FMFA, West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United (Sat Oct 22)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  West Ham United
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Neil Rowley  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                           E_Mendy GK  |  GK Alex_Meret
                           O_Kabak DF  |  DF A_Telles
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                           S_Ajayi DF  |  DF F_Fonseca
                        C_Townsend DF  |  DF D_Burn
                           A_Reach MF  |  AM M_Mount
                       J_Livermore MF  |  MF P_Foden
                         A_Pereira MF  |  MF C_Coventry
                        K_Grosicki MF  |  DM N_Vlasic
                           G_Jesus FW  |  FW L_Mothiba
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW H_Wolf
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB Joe_Wollacott
                          A_Hegazy SUB |  SUB B_Wells
                         R_Sawyers SUB |  SUB A_Townsend
                     Matt_Phillips SUB |  SUB K_McKechnie
                            J_Leko SUB |  SUB B_Woodburn

Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Cheshire)


Min. 1  :(whu) West Ham United will now play E 
Min. 2  :(whu) H_Wolf runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  H_Wolf with the header ! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 3  :(wba) G_Jesus takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  G_Jesus with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 3  :(whu) M_Mount drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Wolf 
          ...  O_Kabak slices it 
          ...  E_Mendy moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Coventry lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Gibbs wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 5  :(wba) C_Townsend kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Mount with the foul 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved 
          ...  Neil Rowley is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 8  :(wba) G_Jesus kills the ball dead 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  F_Fonseca hits it out for a throw 
Min. 9  :(wba) K_Grosicki with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past N_Vlasic 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Pereira! 
          ...  A_Pereira drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Lets see if West Bromwich Albion can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-0 West Ham United ...
Min. 9  :(whu) M_Mount unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  E_Mendy moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks dejected! 
          ...  That’s pulled West Ham United level! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 10 :(whu) H_Wolf takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  H_Wolf with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  E_Mendy makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 11 :(wba) A_Pereira finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A_Telles fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 12 :(whu) P_Foden controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  H_Wolf gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Mendy goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  A_Telles plays it short to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  E_Mendy won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 18 :(whu) H_Wolf takes advantage of a mistake by K_Gibbs 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  H_Wolf hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  E_Mendy was beaten there! 
Min. 19 :(wba) N_Pepe floats the ball in to find G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 19 :(whu) A_Telles looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Wolf 
          ...  But C_Townsend comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 20 :(whu) A_Telles with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  C_Townsend with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 25 :(wba) A_Reach looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 25 :(wba) R_Sawyers is being brought on 
          ...  A_Reach is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 26 :(wba) A_Pereira runs at C_Coventry 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Pereira aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 30 :(whu) C_Coventry sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  L_Mothiba runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Gibbs with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(wba) K_Gibbs drives it forward to A_Pereira 
          ...  A_Pereira chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  Alex_Meret narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 33 :(whu) H_Wolf finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  H_Wolf hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He kisses his shirt!! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!! 
          ...  That’s put West Ham United in front! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 35 :(whu) M_Mount slides it through the middle to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden tries to beat E_Mendy! 
          ...  E_Mendy won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 36 :(whu) N_Vlasic gets to the by line and finds L_Mothiba with a beautiful cross 
          ...  S_Ajayi cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 39 :(wba) G_Jesus with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  G_Jesus with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Jesus curls it into the box! 
          ...  Alex_Meret easily claims the ball! 
Min. 41 :(whu) C_Coventry jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 42 :(wba) G_Jesus flicks it over A_Romagnoli's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  G_Jesus has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Alex_Meret's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Alex_Meret looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers curls it into the box! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Telles 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wba) S_Ajayi with a probing pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Pepe ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 45 :(wba) A_Pereira threads the through ball to N_Pepe 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Telles hits it out for a throw 
Min. 45 :(whu) N_Vlasic runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba goes for the top 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! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by H_Wolf 
          ...  E_Mendy jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 46 :(wba) J_Livermore controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  N_Pepe runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret palms it behind 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 47 :(whu) A_Telles controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Gibbs 
          ...  He puts in H_Wolf! 
          ...  H_Wolf with the shot on net ! 
          ...  E_Mendy fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-2 West Ham United

Min. 47 :(wba) O_Kabak plays in N_Pepe with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Romagnoli slices it 
          ...  Alex_Meret moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pereira chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  G_Jesus loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Alex_Meret is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 48 :(wba) R_Sawyers takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Jesus 
          ...  M_Mount is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
Min. 53 :(wba) J_Livermore with a smart pass to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus looks to see where Alex_Meret is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Alex_Meret just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 55 :(whu) H_Wolf nutmegs C_Townsend 
          ...  But K_Gibbs wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(wba) N_Pepe takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Pepe ! 
          ...  Alex_Meret won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 56 :(whu) P_Foden squares it to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It floats over E_Mendy 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 61 :(whu) A_Romagnoli gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at C_Townsend 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor tries to calm him down 
Min. 64 :(whu) C_Coventry looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Mount 
          ...  S_Ajayi takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 65 :(whu) P_Foden with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves C_Townsend behind 
          ...  S_Ajayi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 66 :(wba) K_Gibbs spots G_Jesus who is in acres of space 
          ...  But H_Wolf wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but Anthony_Taylor has none of it. 
Min. 66 :(whu) A_Telles is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  K_Gibbs with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!! 
Min. 66 :(wba) A_Hegazy is coming on for K_Grosicki and will play DF 
Min. 68 :(wba) S_Ajayi with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Telles 
          ...  S_Ajayi with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Neil Rowley 
          ...  That’s given West Bromwich Albion the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 3-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 70 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion restructured their strategy to C 
Min. 70 :(whu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  B_Wells will come on for A_Telles and play DF 
Min. 70 :(whu) A_Townsend replaces M_Mount to play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(whu) K_McKechnie is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_Foden is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 72 :(whu) L_Mothiba sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But S_Ajayi slides in two footed. 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 78 :(wba) J_Livermore finds the run of S_Ajayi 
          ...  C_Coventry gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 80 :(wba) J_Leko replaces G_Jesus to play as a FW 
Min. 86 :(wba) J_Leko beats A_Romagnoli 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Burn plays it back 
          ...  Alex_Meret slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Livermore plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It is kicked away by N_Vlasic 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wba) J_Livermore lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Kabak latches on to it 
          ...  C_Coventry clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 88 :(whu) A_Townsend sidesteps C_Townsend 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Townsend fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But E_Mendy punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 89 :(wba) R_Sawyers holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  B_Wells stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 89 :(wba) N_Pepe runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of J_Leko 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  C_Coventry pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Anthony_Taylor! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 90 :(whu) C_Coventry cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Wolf 
          ...  H_Wolf with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 90 :(whu) D_Burn kicks A_Pereira off the ball 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
Min. 92 :(wba) J_Livermore looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Leko 
          ...  J_Leko flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Alex_Meret narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pereira
Scorers              : A_Pereira (9), N_Pepe (56), S_Ajayi (68)
Sent Off             : K_Gibbs (66)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Reach (25)
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wolf (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Mothiba (9), H_Wolf (33)
Sent Off             : D_Burn (90)
Booked               : C_Coventry (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    West Ham United
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 3 - 2 West Ham United
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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  32   1   1   1  24 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  28   6   3  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  70   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  27  21   1
S_Ajayi        DF   1  26  12   4  24 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  52  10  23
C_Townsend     DF   1  25  11   3  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_Reach        MF   1   3  28  11  25 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  26   3  26 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  26  10  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  27
K_Grosicki     MF   1   1  25   9  26 |  70   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  36   8
G_Jesus        FW   1   2   6  29  23 |  84   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  12  27  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  27
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  26   6   3  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  25   3  24 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  25  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Leko         FW   1   2   4  24  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - West Ham United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Alex_Meret     GK  34   1   1   1  21 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   1  30  13   6  29 |  74   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  30   6   3  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
F_Fonseca      DF   1  29  14   2  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Burn         DF   1  29   6   4  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   6  -7  -7
M_Mount        AM   1   3  31  12  24 |  74   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  48   2
P_Foden        MF   1   3  30  11  23 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
C_Coventry     MF   2  13  29   2  16 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  37  -3
N_Vlasic       DM   2  14  28   2  18 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
L_Mothiba      FW   2   3  10  29  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
H_Wolf         FW   1   3  12  29  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  13   0  34
Joe_Wollacott  GK  31   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wells        DF   1  28   5   2  23 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Townsend     AM   2   3  28  12  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
K_McKechnie    MF   2  12  25   5  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Woodburn     FW   2   2   4  27  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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