FMFA, Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United (Sat Dec 17)


                       Crystal Palace  |  West Ham United
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-2-2-2 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK Alex_Meret
                         O_O'Dwyer DF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                       Joshua_Laws DF  |  DF A_Telles
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF F_Fonseca
                           G_Pique DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          Paulinho MF  |  MF M_Mount
                      Jens_Cajuste MF  |  DM C_Coventry
                            G_Bale AM  |  MF P_Foden
                       J_Rodriguez MF  |  DM N_Vlasic
                         A_Sorloth FW  |  FW L_Mothiba
                      Breel_Embolo FW  |  FW H_Wolf
                                       |
                            M_Ryan SUB |  SUB Joe_Wollacott
                       J_Riedewald SUB |  SUB B_Wells
                           G_Xhaka SUB |  SUB A_Townsend
                          G_Tutino SUB |  SUB D_Kemp
                        J-P_Mateta SUB |  SUB B_Woodburn

Referee: Andre_Marriner (West_Midlands)


Min. 1  :(whu) West Ham United switch to playing P 
Min. 1  :(whu) N_Vlasic controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Maguire 
          ...  He puts in L_Mothiba! 
          ...  L_Mothiba has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  Ederson never had a chance! 
Min. 5  :(cry) G_Pique finds A_Sorloth on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Romagnoli brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 7  :(whu) N_Vlasic with a precise pass to H_Wolf 
          ...  A powerful header from H_Wolf ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 9  :(cry) G_Bale runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Burn back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Burn reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 15 :(whu) F_Fonseca plays a long ball to H_Wolf 
          ...  H_Wolf rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Ederson's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Ederson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 17 :(cry) O_O'Dwyer looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Maguire 
          ...  Blocked by D_Burn 
Min. 18 :(whu) L_Mothiba finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  L_Mothiba with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Ederson is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 20 :(whu) H_Wolf chests it down 
          ...  H_Wolf cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  West Ham United have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 22 :(whu) C_Coventry has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  He puts in H_Wolf! 
          ...  H_Maguire steals the ball of off him 
Min. 25 :(whu) P_Foden wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Telles 
          ...  A_Telles aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Ederson has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 26 :(whu) The West Ham United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E 
Min. 26 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Sorloth 
          ...  C_Coventry attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 27 :(whu) A_Romagnoli with a reverse pass to M_Mount 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  O_O'Dwyer takes possession 
Min. 28 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with the through ball to G_Bale 
          ...  F_Fonseca takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 29 :(cry) G_Bale has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Breel_Embolo collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Mount with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  Andre_Marriner lectures him 
Min. 31 :(whu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  H_Wolf is through! 
          ...  H_Wolf gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 35 :(whu) L_Mothiba turns past H_Maguire 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  G_Pique with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  Andre_Marriner reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  M_Mount plays it short to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 36 :(cry) Paulinho knocks the ball past A_Telles 
          ...  Paulinho goes for goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through Alex_Meret's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 36 :(whu) M_Mount brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on O_O'Dwyer 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in H_Wolf! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Wolf ! 
          ...  Ederson makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 39 :(whu) N_Vlasic with the diagonal pass P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 40 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste passes the ball to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  Alex_Meret makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 40 :(whu) N_Vlasic cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Mothiba 
          ...  H_Maguire takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 42 :(whu) N_Vlasic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to H_Wolf 
          ...  Joshua_Laws wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(whu) N_Vlasic hoofs it up field to find H_Wolf 
          ...  H_Wolf hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(cry) G_Bale runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Rodriguez 
          ...  J_Rodriguez with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Alex_Meret makes a good save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham United

Min. 46 :(cry) G_Bale jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Romagnoli plays the back pass 
          ...  Alex_Meret can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Bale drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But Alex_Meret makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 47 :(cry) A_Sorloth looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  A_Sorloth looks to see where Alex_Meret is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Alex_Meret just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 48 :(whu) M_Mount chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Wolf 
          ...  H_Wolf lobs Ederson! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 50 :(cry) J_Riedewald is going to be brought on 
          ...  G_Pique is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(cry) G_Xhaka replaces G_Bale to play as a AM 
Min. 50 :(cry) J-P_Mateta takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Rodriguez 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 50 :(cry) Paulinho sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Breel_Embolo 
          ...  A left-footer by Breel_Embolo ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Alex_Meret 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 50 :(whu) C_Coventry is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 50 :(whu) A_Townsend comes on for C_Coventry and takes up a DM role 
Min. 58 :(cry) J-P_Mateta beats A_Romagnoli 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Andre_Marriner 
          ...  A glorious effort by J-P_Mateta ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 58 :(whu) M_Mount runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  O_O'Dwyer wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(cry) Paulinho looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Xhaka 
          ...  A_Telles wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Telles wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 67 :(cry) Paulinho with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  A_Romagnoli goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 68 :(whu) A_Townsend looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Wolf 
          ...  Joshua_Laws reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 70 :(whu) B_Wells is ready to come on to replace A_Romagnoli 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(whu) D_Kemp takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace M_Mount as AM 
Min. 70 :(cry) Breel_Embolo turns past N_Vlasic 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  D_Burn attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 70 :(whu) A_Telles plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Telles throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 74 :(whu) P_Foden takes advantage of a mistake by J_Riedewald 
          ...  P_Foden sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Crystal Palace fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 75 :(whu) B_Woodburn is coming on for L_Mothiba and will play FW 
Min. 79 :(whu) D_Burn runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off O_O'Dwyer back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Joshua_Laws 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It is cleared by Joshua_Laws 
Min. 83 :(cry) A_Sorloth plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But D_Burn slides in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cry) H_Maguire runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Sorloth 
          ...  A_Sorloth blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_O'Dwyer crosses it in! 
          ...  Alex_Meret catches it! 
Min. 89 :(whu) N_Vlasic with a slick pass to B_Woodburn 
          ...  B_Woodburn rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  Ederson with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vlasic drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to H_Wolf 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Ederson beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Foden curls it into the box! 
          ...  H_Wolf tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Vlasic! 
          ...  J_Riedewald reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 90 :(cry) O_O'Dwyer with the diagonal pass A_Sorloth 
          ...  But B_Wells sweeps up the threat 
Min. 91 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 91 :(cry) G_Tutino takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Jens_Cajuste 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 92 :(cry) J-P_Mateta runs at B_Wells 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Burn is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  Andre_Marriner reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  A_Sorloth hits it hard 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Xhaka curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Sorloth gets a shot in 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Selhurst Park
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : A_Sorloth
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Pique (35)
Injured              : Jens_Cajuste (91)
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wolf (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Wolf (20), A_Telles (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Burn (92)
Injured              : C_Coventry (50)
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Match Statistics
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                          Crystal Palace  |    West Ham United
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Crystal Palace 0 - 2 West Ham United
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Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  30   1   1   1  20 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
O_O'Dwyer      DF   2  26  11   2  23 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
Joshua_Laws    DF   1  28  11   3  29 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  30   6   5  29 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
G_Pique        DF   2  28   6   2  28 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
Paulinho       MF   2   3  28   2  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Jens_Cajuste   MF   1  10  27   2  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Bale         AM   1   5  31  14  24 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Rodriguez    MF   2   3  31  12  25 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
A_Sorloth      FW   1   3  10  27  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  29  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Ryan         GK  29   2   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Riedewald    DF   1  30  10   2  23 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Xhaka        AM   3   5  29   8  24 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Tutino       MF   1   3  10  27  30 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J-P_Mateta     FW   1   2   5  29  23 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0   0
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  30   6   3  27 |  72   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
A_Telles       DF   1  30  13   6  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  26   0  24
F_Fonseca      DF   1  29  14   2  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Burn         DF   1  29   6   4  26 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  -3  -3
M_Mount        MF   1   3  31  12  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Coventry     DM   2  13  29   2  16 |  52   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
P_Foden        MF   1   3  30  11  23 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  28   2
N_Vlasic       DM   2  14  28   2  18 |  94   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  78   8
L_Mothiba      FW   2   3  10  29  23 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Wolf         FW   1   3  12  29  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
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 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Townsend     DM   2   3  28  12  21 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
D_Kemp         AM   2   3  27  13  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Woodburn     FW   2   2   4  27  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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