FMFA Manager, West Bromwich Albion vs. Southampton (Sat Oct 31) West Bromwich Albion | Southampton 4-4-2 L | 4-4-1-1 P Neil Rowley | P Alberti | S_Johnstone GK | GK J_Oblak K_Gibbs DF | DF F_Miguel C_Townsend DF | DF S_McLoughlin D_Furlong DF | DF C_Jenkinson S_Ajayi DF | DF K_Koulibaly K_Grosicki MF | MF S_Tonali M_Phillips MF | MF M_Hamsik R_Sawyers MF | MF G_Gaudino A_Pereira MF | MF A_Lallana G_Jesus FW | AM K_Grant C_Austin FW | FW J_King | A_Palmer SUB | SUB M_Sels K_Bartley SUB | SUB B_Davies S_Field SUB | SUB G_Sigurdsson O_Burke SUB | SUB V_Wanyama A_Zohore SUB | SUB O_Giroud Min. 1 :(sou) J_King nutmegs D_Furlong, he continues to run forward ... R_Sawyers wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 1 :(sou) A_Lallana puts in K_Grant ... K_Grant sends it flying towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... S_Johnstone is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Gaudino lofts the ball in! ... S_Ajayi reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 5 :(sou) K_Grant kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Koulibaly gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Koulibaly goes for the top corner ! ... S_Johnstone with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 11 :(sou) J_King knocks it past D_Furlong and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... C_Townsend reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 22 :(wba) C_Austin knocks the ball past the lunge of S_McLoughlin ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Hamsik ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... K_Grosicki chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Gibbs gets to it! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 22 :(sou) F_Miguel gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at G_Jesus ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 23 :(sou) A_Lallana backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Hamsik latches onto the end of it ... A delicate chip from M_Hamsik ! ... But S_Johnstone just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 26 :(sou) S_Johnstone miskicks! ... J_King is takes control of the ball! ... C_Townsend wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... S_Tonali hoists it forward ... F_Miguel gets on the end of it ... F_Miguel tries to lob the keeper ! ... S_Johnstone won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 28 :(sou) A_Lallana beats S_Ajayi ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Lallana blasts it at the goal ! ... But S_Johnstone punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 31 :(wba) K_Grosicki drives the ball across field ... It comes to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus tries the shot ! ... J_Oblak fists it away Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(wba) C_Townsend looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Austin ... K_Koulibaly reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 44 :(sou) K_Grant plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... S_Ajayi wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Southampton Min. 48 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion changed their strategy to play E Min. 49 :(sou) J_King sprints forward with the ball ... J_King with the punt towards goal! ... But S_Johnstone palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 52 :(sou) G_Gaudino kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_King gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_King with the 40 yard drive ! ... S_Johnstone gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 55 :(sou) S_Tonali floats the ball in to find F_Miguel ... F_Miguel controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... S_Johnstone has to pick the ball out of the net ... Southampton go ahead in this match now! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Southampton ... Min. 60 :(sou) B_Davies is coming on and C_Jenkinson is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 61 :(wba) A_Pereira hits a hard pass to C_Austin ... But F_Miguel wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 62 :(wba) K_Grosicki beats his man ... K_Grosicki unleashes a pile driver ! ... J_Oblak just watches it drift out of play! Min. 62 :(sou) M_Hamsik takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Hamsik curls it towards the top corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_Johnstone dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_Johnstone beaten! ... CORNER! ... G_Gaudino plays it into the danger area! ... S_Tonali tries to place the shot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 64 :(wba) A_Pereira looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Gibbs ... K_Gibbs is clean through, he is one on one with J_Oblak ... He nutmegs J_Oblak ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... That’s got West Bromwich Albion back level! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton ... Min. 65 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson replaces S_Tonali to play as a MF Min. 66 :(wba) M_Phillips controls it well ... He nutmegs B_Davies ... He puts in C_Austin! ... C_Austin drives the shot in! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 66 :(wba) K_Grosicki runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Pereira ... M_Hamsik rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... A_Pereira hoists it forward ... G_Jesus gets on the end of it ... But K_Koulibaly slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 68 :(sou) A_Lallana hoofs it up field to find J_King ... S_Ajayi brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 69 :(wba) M_Phillips flicks it past F_Miguel ... He runs forward ... Brilliantly taken away by K_Koulibaly !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 70 :(wba) K_Bartley will replace the useless D_Furlong and will play DF Min. 71 :(sou) G_Gaudino has the ball ... He knocks the ball past K_Gibbs ... He puts in G_Sigurdsson! ... R_Sawyers muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 71 :(sou) K_Grant beats C_Townsend ... He showed great skill there ... K_Grant uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 75 :(sou) M_Hamsik with a 50-yard pass to K_Grant ... K_Grant flings a shot at goal ! ... But S_Johnstone just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 76 :(wba) G_Jesus beats J_King ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... K_Koulibaly with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 77 :(wba) K_Bartley looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Gibbs ... B_Davies tackles cleanly Min. 77 :(sou) J_King jumps over the defender's challenge ... J_King drives the ball low ! ... S_Johnstone with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 79 :(sou) J_King times his run well ... J_King tries to beat S_Johnstone! ... S_Johnstone makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 80 :(wba) A_Pereira runs into space ... A_Pereira curls the ball in on goal ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Phillips floats the ball in! ... J_Oblak easily claims the ball! Min. 82 :(sou) K_Grant leaves K_Bartley standing ... K_Grant with the header ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Pereira (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Gibbs (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_King Scorers : F_Miguel (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Miguel (22), M_Hamsik (66), K_Koulibaly (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 6 | 15 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 2 | 9 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 26 10 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Furlong DF 1 24 5 2 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 24 12 4 24 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 M_Phillips MF 1 3 24 12 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 24 3 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 24 10 23 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 1 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 27 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 C_Austin FW 1 3 7 26 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Palmer GK 26 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 AM 1 3 23 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 27 10 3 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 10 -3 21 S_McLoughlin DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 25 12 3 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Koulibaly DF 2 25 5 2 27 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -3 0 S_Tonali MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 66 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 7 1 G_Gaudino MF 2 12 25 3 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 K_Grant AM 1 3 4 25 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 J_King FW 2 2 3 27 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 12 27 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Giroud FW 2 2 11 22 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1604172857 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35