FMFA, West Ham United vs. Stoke City (Sat Nov 26) West Ham United | Stoke City 4-2-2-2 E | 4-3-3 P Mike McLeod | Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen | Joe_Wollacott GK | GK Justin_Bijlow A_Romagnoli DF | DF Jan_Gyamerah A_Telles DF | DF J_Walker F_Fonseca DF | MF A_Diallo D_Burn DF | DF K_Knoyle M_Mount MF | DF A_Christense C_Coventry DM | FW E_Dennis P_Foden MF | MF J_Sancho N_Vlasic DM | FW G_Martinelli L_Mothiba FW | MF A_S-Maximin H_Wolf FW | FW A_Correa | F_Alastra SUB | SUB J_Butland B_Wells SUB | SUB T_Chalobah A_Townsend SUB | SUB E_Ampadu D_Kemp SUB | SUB F_Pereria B_Woodburn SUB | SUB A_Edmundsson Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire) Min. 1 :(whu) West Ham United changed their strategy to play A Min. 3 :(whu) M_Mount knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Mount has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But Justin_Bijlow tips it over ... Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 4 :(sto) Jan_Gyamerah is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_S-Maximin latches onto the ball ... A_S-Maximin with the shot ! ... But Joe_Wollacott palms it behind ... Michael_Salisbury has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 7 :(sto) A_S-Maximin with a probing pass to J_Sancho ... Fine tackle by D_Burn ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 10 :(sto) E_Dennis barges the defender off the ball ... D_Burn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Martinelli chips the ball into the area! ... Joe_Wollacott makes the catch! Min. 16 :(whu) A_Romagnoli has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past K_Knoyle ... He knocks it to H_Wolf! ... H_Wolf launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... West Ham United go ahead in this match now! ... West Ham United 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 18 :(whu) P_Foden crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Mount in the box ... Driven towards goal by M_Mount ! ... Justin_Bijlow falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 21 :(whu) F_Fonseca cuts the ball back to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba with a powerful header ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Justin_Bijlow moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 22 :(sto) A_Correa barges the defender off the ball ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Romagnoli !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 23 :(whu) H_Wolf with an inch perfect pass to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... Justin_Bijlow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... A_Telles chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Justin_Bijlow easily catches it! Min. 26 :(whu) L_Mothiba finds himself in a good position ... L_Mothiba tries to beat Justin_Bijlow! ... It's beaten Justin_Bijlow ... GOAL !! ... West Ham United 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 26 :(whu) It seems West Ham United are making a tactical change to E Min. 26 :(sto) J_Walker with an inch perfect pass to G_Martinelli ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Fonseca Min. 29 :(sto) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Correa is through! ... H_Wolf with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 35 :(whu) Justin_Bijlow miss-kicks! ... H_Wolf is through! ... Good sliding challenge from K_Knoyle ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Mount floats the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to H_Wolf ... He gets the shot away ... Justin_Bijlow claws it off the line ... Michael_Salisbury consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... West Ham United 3-0 Stoke City ... Min. 36 :(whu) West Ham United are switching their playing style to P Min. 40 :(whu) M_Mount with the first time flick to H_Wolf ... H_Wolf has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... Justin_Bijlow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic chips the ball into the area! ... It comes to H_Wolf ... He fires it towards to goal ... It's way wide ... The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 42 :(sto) A_S-Maximin has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Correa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Correa gets up high for the header ! ... Joe_Wollacott blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(whu) C_Coventry sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to N_Vlasic ... What a shot from N_Vlasic ! ... It could go anywhere ... Justin_Bijlow tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic plays it into the danger area! ... H_Wolf gets on the end of it ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Justin_Bijlow grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 3-0 Stoke City Min. 46 :(sto) A_S-Maximin takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Correa ... A_Correa is clean through! ... He rounds Joe_Wollacott ... He dinks it over Joe_Wollacott ... GOAL !! ... But it's been disallowed. ... The reason is unclear! ... The manager is involved down on the touchline!! ... He is shown the red card! Min. 50 :(whu) H_Wolf jumps over J_Walker's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... H_Wolf tries one from the edge of the box ! ... Looks like it should be Justin_Bijlow's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Justin_Bijlow looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Mothiba floats the ball in! ... Justin_Bijlow comes out and claims it! Min. 50 :(sto) G_Martinelli sidesteps F_Fonseca ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Telles Min. 50 :(whu) M_Mount with the towering header to P_Foden ... A_Christense with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He is warned by Michael_Salisbury ... It’s just a warning Min. 53 :(sto) A_Diallo finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Telles !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 54 :(whu) H_Wolf finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... H_Wolf swings in the shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 54 :(whu) N_Vlasic unselfishly heads the ball back to H_Wolf ... J_Walker with a reckless challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 54 :(sto) T_Chalobah will come on for E_Dennis and play DF ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... M_Mount with the thundering drive ... Saved by Justin_Bijlow Min. 55 :(whu) F_Fonseca with a smart pass to L_Mothiba ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Knoyle ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Mount crosses it in! ... A_Correa wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 56 :(whu) C_Coventry with a probing pass to L_Mothiba ... A_Diallo with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... Michael_Salisbury calls him over ... Michael_Salisbury is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(whu) F_Fonseca moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... Justin_Bijlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Justin_Bijlow is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 57 :(sto) A_Diallo with the first time flick to A_Correa ... Good sliding challenge from A_Telles and it had to be Min. 60 :(sto) A_Edmundsson comes on for A_S-Maximin and will play MF to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(sto) E_Ampadu takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace J_Sancho as MF Min. 61 :(whu) A_Romagnoli with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... A_Romagnoli with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Justin_Bijlow dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Justin_Bijlow beaten! ... CORNER! ... P_Foden plays it towards the near post! ... H_Wolf with the header ... Justin_Bijlow with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 63 :(whu) C_Coventry moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Mothiba ... A powerful header from L_Mothiba ! ... It looks good ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 64 :(whu) H_Wolf sidesteps Jan_Gyamerah ... That was too easy ... H_Wolf tries to catch the keeper out! ... Looks like it should be Justin_Bijlow's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Justin_Bijlow looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 65 :(sto) E_Ampadu finds A_Correa on the edge of the box ... A_Correa aims for the top right corner ! ... Joe_Wollacott won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 67 :(whu) H_Wolf gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But Justin_Bijlow makes an easy save Min. 70 :(whu) B_Wells is going to be brought on ... A_Romagnoli is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(whu) D_Kemp comes on for M_Mount and takes up a AM role Min. 70 :(whu) Up goes the substitution board - A_Townsend on for P_Foden as a MF Min. 71 :(whu) F_Fonseca finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Jan_Gyamerah ... F_Fonseca aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Justin_Bijlow catches the ball Min. 74 :(whu) H_Wolf kills the ball dead ... A delicate header from H_Wolf ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 75 :(whu) B_Woodburn is coming on and L_Mothiba is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 84 :(whu) C_Coventry with a flicked pass to A_Townsend ... Good sliding challenge from A_Christense ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Kemp curls it into the box! ... Justin_Bijlow jumps well to claim it! Min. 85 :(whu) N_Vlasic 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 ... H_Wolf with his head down lets it go ! ... Justin_Bijlow falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... Justin_Bijlow looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... D_Burn crosses it in! ... Justin_Bijlow comes out and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(whu) B_Woodburn takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... But T_Chalobah clears the ball to safety Min. 92 :(whu) H_Wolf with a pinpoint pass to N_Vlasic ... N_Vlasic swings in the shot! ... But Justin_Bijlow is equal to it ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Wolf (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Wolf (16,35), L_Mothiba (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Wolf (29) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_S-Maximin Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Walker (54) Booked : A_Diallo (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 24 | 4 Off target : 11 | 1 On target : 13 | 3 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 9 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 4 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 16 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 3 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe_Wollacott GK 31 1 1 1 21 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 30 6 3 27 | 72 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 28 1 A_Telles DF 1 30 13 6 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 F_Fonseca DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 D_Burn DF 1 29 6 4 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Mount MF 1 3 31 12 24 | 72 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 7 C_Coventry DM 2 13 29 2 16 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 P_Foden MF 1 3 30 11 23 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Vlasic DM 2 14 28 2 18 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 10 29 23 | 77 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 H_Wolf FW 1 3 12 29 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 11 2 1 0 0 -3 27 58 F_Alastra GK 22 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wells DF 1 28 5 2 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 A_Townsend MF 2 3 28 12 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kemp AM 2 3 27 13 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Woodburn FW 2 2 4 27 23 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin_Bijlow GK 34 1 1 1 22 | 95 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Jan_Gyamerah DF 1 28 11 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Walker DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 A_Diallo MF 1 3 29 10 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 K_Knoyle DF 1 29 12 2 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Dennis FW 1 2 12 29 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sancho MF 1 3 31 12 25 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 29 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 28 12 27 | 62 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 28 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 7 J_Butland GK 29 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 29 11 4 27 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Ampadu MF 1 13 28 2 23 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 F_Pereria MF 2 12 27 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 27 14 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1669492983 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35