FMFA, Manchester City vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sat Nov 26) Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion 5-2-3 P | 5-3-2 C Matthew Bethell | Neil Rowley | G_Grando GK | GK E_Mendy R_Yates DF | DF O_Kabak N_Semedo DF | DF K_Gibbs Pipa DF | DF K_Bartley V_Chiriches DF | DF A_Hegazy K_Tierney+ DF | DF S_Ajayi S_McTominay MF | MF A_Reach W_Ndidi MF | MF J_Livermore R_Firmino FW | MF A_Pereira A_Griezmann FW | FW G_Jesus L_Stindl FW | FW N_Pepe | A_Areola SUB | SUB S_Johnstone M_Targett SUB | SUB C_Townsend O_Borg SUB | SUB K_Grosicki M_Ozil SUB | SUB Matt_Phillips L_Gonzalez SUB | SUB C_Austin Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire) Min. 1 :(mnc) R_Yates with a simple pass to L_Stindl ... L_Stindl with the cheeky shot! ... E_Mendy parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 1 :(wba) J_Livermore can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to G_Jesus ... K_Tierney+ reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 4 :(wba) N_Pepe picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... N_Pepe fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Grando is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Ajayi curls it into the box! ... G_Grando easily catches it! Min. 6 :(wba) N_Pepe with an incisive pass to G_Jesus ... S_McTominay seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 10 :(mnc) S_McTominay nutmegs the defender ... S_McTominay swings in the shot! ... E_Mendy watches it sail wide! Min. 10 :(wba) G_Jesus beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Jesus gets his head to the ball ! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... But it's been disallowed. There was a foul in the move ... That looked like a harsh decision Min. 11 :(wba) A_Reach sidesteps K_Tierney+ ... A_Reach with the side footed shot! ... G_Grando parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 17 :(mnc) Pipa feeds the ball through the middle ... L_Stindl runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... O_Kabak takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 18 :(mnc) R_Firmino steps over the ball ... He nutmegs K_Gibbs ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... N_Pepe pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... V_Chiriches plays it short to A_Griezmann ... Blocked by K_Gibbs Min. 20 :(mnc) S_McTominay with a flicked pass to A_Griezmann ... O_Kabak cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 24 :(mnc) W_Ndidi fires over a low cross to A_Griezmann ... A_Hegazy anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 26 :(mnc) R_Yates crosses into the box, finding R_Firmino ... R_Firmino has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with E_Mendy ... He tries to beat E_Mendy ... E_Mendy dives on the ball !! Min. 26 :(wba) J_Livermore finds G_Jesus on the edge of the box ... But K_Tierney+ will cut out the threat Min. 27 :(mnc) W_Ndidi is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... L_Stindl latches onto the end of it ... K_Gibbs intercepts the pass Min. 37 :(mnc) L_Stindl takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Ajayi ... But K_Gibbs wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... L_Stindl chips the ball into the area! ... E_Mendy easily claims the ball! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnc) M_Ozil replaces S_McTominay to play as a MF Min. 48 :(mnc) N_Semedo moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann with a screamer of a shot ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 46 :(wba) G_Jesus skips the challenge from the defender ... N_Semedo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 47 :(mnc) V_Chiriches runs towards the goal ... V_Chiriches strikes a wicked curler ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... The Manchester City fans chant his name! ... And Manchester City are leading in the game now ... Manchester City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 48 :(wba) It seems West Bromwich Albion are making a tactical change to E Min. 48 :(mnc) M_Ozil floats the ball in to find A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann with a bomb of a shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Manchester City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 49 :(mnc) Manchester City restructured their strategy to L Min. 49 :(mnc) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Firmino ... Cleared by K_Bartley Min. 50 :(wba) A_Reach brings the ball into the opposing area ... N_Pepe makes himself available ... V_Chiriches anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Griezmann turns past K_Gibbs ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Hegazy wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 55 :(mnc) M_Targett replaces R_Yates to play as a DF Min. 56 :(wba) A_Pereira looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Grando tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... K_Bartley curls it into the box! ... G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! Min. 58 :(wba) J_Livermore is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to N_Pepe ... But V_Chiriches sweeps up the threat Min. 70 :(wba) K_Grosicki takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace A_Pereira as MF Min. 70 :(mnc) Pipa finds the run of A_Griezmann ... Fine tackle by A_Hegazy ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 75 :(wba) C_Townsend is coming on for S_Ajayi and playing DF Min. 75 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion's manager orders his side to play A Min. 75 :(wba) G_Grando miss-kicks! ... G_Jesus is through! ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Targett ... He made it look easy Min. 77 :(mnc) M_Targett looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann drives it low ! ... E_Mendy was lucky there Min. 80 :(wba) C_Austin takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace N_Pepe as FW Min. 85 :(mnc) Pipa curls the ball out wide to M_Ozil ... But O_Kabak wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(wba) J_Livermore has it now ... He takes on N_Semedo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Austin! ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Austin ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 93 :(mnc) V_Chiriches catches J_Livermore with an elbow! ... He could be off!! ... Simon_Hooper calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Chiriches (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Chiriches (47), A_Griezmann (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Chiriches (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Livermore Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Pepe (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 7 | 5 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 28 11 3 22 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 N_Semedo DF 1 29 13 3 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Pipa DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 28 9 4 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 23 -3 20 K_Tierney+ DF 1 28 13 2 21 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 8 8 S_McTominay MF 1 10 29 6 27 | 45 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 W_Ndidi MF 1 12 29 3 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 29 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Areola GK 30 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 39 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 O_Borg DF 2 26 11 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 29 12 25 | 53 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 L_Gonzalez FW 2 2 4 25 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 32 1 1 1 24 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 28 6 3 25 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 26 12 4 24 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Reach MF 1 3 28 11 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 3 26 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 26 10 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 29 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 84 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 7 1 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 25 11 3 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 1 26 9 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt_Phillips AM 1 3 25 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Austin FW 1 2 7 26 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1669492991 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35