FMFA League, West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal (Wed Jan 13)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Arsenal
                              4-5-1 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Neil Rowley  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                           E_Mendy GK  |  GK A_Lopes+
                         K_Bartley DF  |  DF F_Musonda
                          A_Hegazy DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DF M_Pongracic
                           S_Ajayi DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                        K_Grosicki MF  |  DM F_Geraldes
                        M_Phillips MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                         R_Sawyers MF  |  MF S_El-Shaarawy
                         A_Pereira MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                          R_Harper MF  |  FW A_Correa
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW M_Chouiar
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB J_Pickford
                        C_Townsend SUB |  SUB J_Gomez
                           S_Field SUB |  SUB C_Eriksen
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB G_Barbosa
                     H_Robson-Kanu SUB |  SUB Galeno




Min. 1  :(wba) M_Phillips sidesteps M_Pongracic 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Phillips with the chance ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 1  :(ars) E_Konsa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  R_Harper stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 1  :(ars) F_Geraldes with the towering header to M_Chouiar 
          ...  But S_Ajayi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 2  :(wba) K_Grosicki gets to the by line and finds K_Bartley with a beautiful cross 
          ...  F_Musonda steals the ball of off him 
Min. 2  :(ars) F_Musonda finds E_Konsa with a ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Ajayi wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 4  :(ars) M_Ozil with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  E_Mendy gathers it comfortably 
Min. 5  :(wba) A_Pereira latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  A_Pereira heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  And West Bromwich Albion are leading in the game now 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 5  :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 5  :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a MF 
Min. 5  :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Y_Bisseck 
          ...  Y_Bisseck with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 6  :(ars) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing C 
Min. 6  :(ars) F_Geraldes seems to have switched to a DM role 
Min. 6  :(wba) A_Pereira jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Pereira bears down on goal! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  And West Bromwich Albion are leading in the game now 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 7  :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(ars) It seems F_Geraldes has switched to a MF 
Min. 8  :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy miskicks! 
          ...  He finds I_Gundogan though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Furlong hits it out for a throw 
Min. 11 :(wba) K_Bartley plays the early ball across the box to find C_Austin in space 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Austin ! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Hegazy loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 12 :(wba) C_Austin takes possession 
          ...  S_El-Shaarawy with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 18 :(ars) M_Chouiar is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Correa 
          ...  S_Ajayi with the block 
Min. 19 :(ars) I_Gundogan chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 20 :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play C 
Min. 20 :(ars) F_Geraldes is changing his role to a DM 
Min. 20 :(wba) M_Phillips brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Pongracic gets to the ball first 
Min. 22 :(ars) M_Chouiar beats K_Bartley 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Austin with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 22 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Correa latches onto the ball 
          ...  K_Bartley slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 23 :(ars) A_Correa steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Austin 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Correa swings in the shot! 
          ...  But E_Mendy tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 32 :(ars) I_Gundogan has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Furlong 
          ...  He puts in F_Musonda! 
          ...  F_Musonda goes for goal ! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(wba) K_Grosicki whips the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ never had a chance! 
Min. 36 :(ars) E_Konsa slices it 
          ...  A_Lopes+ moves quickly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 37 :(ars) Arsenal changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 37 :(ars) F_Geraldes moves to MF 
Min. 38 :(ars) Y_Bisseck with a simple pass to I_Gundogan 
          ...  I_Gundogan rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  E_Mendy just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 41 :(wba) C_Austin slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_Austin throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lopes+'s hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 42 :(ars) E_Konsa knocks the ball past S_Ajayi 
          ...  But D_Furlong clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wba) C_Austin with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Austin ! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers floats the ball in! 
          ...  Y_Bisseck gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 43 :(ars) Y_Bisseck changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Correa 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Correa ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 44 :(wba) M_Phillips looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Pereira receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Pereira with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ guesses right 
Min. 44 :(ars) I_Gundogan feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Chouiar runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Chouiar swings in the shot! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 45 :(wba) R_Sawyers kills the ball dead 
          ...  M_Pongracic stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 45 :(ars) F_Musonda looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  E_Mendy acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_El-Shaarawy hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to F_Musonda 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Mendy's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 46 :(ars) M_Pongracic pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Pongracic looks to see where E_Mendy is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight! 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 47 :(ars) Arsenal are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 47 :(ars) F_Geraldes is changing his role to a DM 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Arsenal

Min. 49 :(ars) F_Geraldes sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Correa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Phillips fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(ars) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  I_Gundogan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  I_Gundogan hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 51 :(ars) E_Konsa has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Furlong 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Chouiar! 
          ...  M_Chouiar rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks relieved there! 
Min. 62 :(wba) M_Phillips watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  F_Musonda with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 65 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion restructured their strategy to E 
Min. 65 :(ars) J_Gomez is coming on for E_Konsa and playing DF 
Min. 66 :(ars) M_Chouiar chips the ball over the defence and finds S_El-Shaarawy 
          ...  K_Bartley with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 67 :(ars) C_Eriksen is ready to come on to replace M_Ozil 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF 
Min. 67 :(wba) R_Sawyers with a measured ball to S_Ajayi 
          ...  S_Ajayi with the drive! 
          ...  A_Lopes+ with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 69 :(ars) Galeno will come on for M_Chouiar and play FW 
Min. 70 :(wba) C_Townsend will replace A_Hegazy and play DF 
Min. 70 :(wba) O_Burke is being brought on 
          ...  R_Harper is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 70 :(wba) A_Pereira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  R_Sawyers gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Y_Bisseck rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 71 :(ars) E_Mendy miss-kicks! 
          ...  Galeno is through! 
          ...  C_Austin with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 72 :(ars) I_Gundogan runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Galeno 
          ...  Galeno tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 74 :(ars) I_Gundogan takes advantage of a mistake by C_Townsend 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  I_Gundogan fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But E_Mendy is equal to it 
Min. 75 :(wba) O_Burke looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 75 :(ars) C_Eriksen fires over a low cross to Galeno 
          ...  But K_Bartley comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 76 :(wba) A_Pereira crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Furlong in the box 
          ...  D_Furlong with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 76 :(ars) A_Correa knocks the ball past A_Pereira 
          ...  D_Furlong with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 77 :(ars) Galeno pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Galeno with the side footed shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-4 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(ars) S_El-Shaarawy sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Correa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Townsend gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 81 :(wba) R_Sawyers is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 84 :(wba) M_Phillips brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  C_Austin gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Galeno with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Neil Rowley looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wba) C_Townsend has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Musonda 
          ...  He puts in C_Austin! 
          ...  C_Austin could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pereira plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  K_Grosicki gets on the end of it 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes+ dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lopes+ beaten! 
Min. 90 :(ars) M_Pongracic looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  E_Mendy dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had E_Mendy beaten! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
Attendance           : 40,000
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pereira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Pereira (5,6), E_Konsa (36 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Austin (22), M_Phillips (49), D_Furlong (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : I_Gundogan
Scorers              : Y_Bisseck (5), A_Correa (19), M_Pongracic (46), Galeno (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_El-Shaarawy (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       20
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 3 - 4 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Mendy        GK  31   1   1   1  24 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
K_Bartley      DF   1  25   7   3  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  25   6   3  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_Furlong      DF   1  24   5   2  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -2
S_Ajayi        DF   1  25  12   4  24 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   3
K_Grosicki     MF   1   2  25  10  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Phillips     MF   1   3  24  12  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  24   3  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  25  10  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  20  49
R_Harper       MF   1   6  23   4  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Austin       FW   1   3   7  26  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   7
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Townsend     DF   1  24  11   3  23 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_Field        MF   1   8  23   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        MF   1   3  23  11  22 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Robson-Kanu  FW   1   2   8  25  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes+       GK  30   2   2   1  26 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
F_Musonda      DF   1  27  10   3  30 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  20   4
E_Konsa        DF   1  28  10   9  27 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   8   0
M_Pongracic    DF   1  29  12   3  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  26  10  23
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  27  14   2  23 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  26  20  23
F_Geraldes     DM   1  13  28   2  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  29   8  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  58   5
S_El-Shaarawy  MF   2   4  27   8  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -3  55  -3
M_Ozil         MF   2   4  28  12  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Correa       FW   2   2   4  27  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  13  28  20 |  71   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   8  28  13
J_Pickford     GK  28   1   2   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   2  25  11   2  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Eriksen      MF   2   4  28  12  28 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Barbosa      AM   2   3   3  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         FW   1   3  10  27  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   8   8  32
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