FMFA, Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Aug 10) Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion 4-1-3-1-1 C | 5-3-2 C Ray Wallace | Neil Rowley | Justin_Bijlow GK | GK E_Mendy J_Walker DF | DF O_Kabak T_Chalobah DF | DF K_Gibbs K_Knoyle DF | DF K_Bartley Jan_Gyamerah DF | DF A_Hegazy E_Ampadu DM | DF C_Townsend A_S-Maximin MF | MF A_Reach J_Sancho MF | MF J_Livermore A_Diallo MF | MF Matt_Phillips E_Dennis AM | FW G_Jesus G_Martinelli FW | FW C_Austin | J_Butland SUB | SUB S_Johnstone A_Christense SUB | SUB S_Ajayi C_Chambers SUB | SUB K_Grosicki A_Edmundsson SUB | SUB A_Pereira A_Correa SUB | SUB N_Pepe Referee: Robert_Jones (Merseyside) Min. 3 :(sto) E_Dennis finds himself with plenty of time ... C_Townsend takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 12 :(sto) E_Ampadu hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Diallo latches onto it! ... A_Diallo rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Diallo swings it in! ... C_Townsend reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 16 :(wba) A_Reach holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Austin ... But E_Ampadu puts it in row Z! Min. 21 :(wba) G_Jesus with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Walker ... E_Dennis pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... Matt_Phillips shapes to shoot ... He plays it to C_Austin instead ... A_S-Maximin cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 23 :(sto) A_Diallo breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on E_Mendy! ... C_Austin brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... G_Martinelli fires it towards the goal ... But E_Mendy just gets his fingers to that one ... Robert_Jones has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 24 :(sto) A_S-Maximin plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Dennis keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... E_Dennis with a powerful downward header! ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy shouts at his defenders ... That’s given Stoke City the advantage! ... Stoke City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 36 :(wba) Matt_Phillips is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 40 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion will now play E after the order comes from the dugout Min. 41 :(sto) K_Knoyle with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Sancho ... J_Sancho with a powerful downward header! ... E_Mendy with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(sto) G_Martinelli pushes it past the defender ... G_Martinelli with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 48 :(wba) J_Livermore chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Jesus ... G_Jesus attempts a chip! ... It's way wide ... The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 50 :(sto) A_Christense comes on for T_Chalobah and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 53 :(sto) A_Diallo plays in G_Martinelli with a beautiful ball ... J_Livermore with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 55 :(sto) A_Edmundsson replaces A_Diallo and will play MF Min. 55 :(sto) A_Correa will come on for E_Dennis and play AM Min. 55 :(sto) E_Ampadu plays in G_Martinelli with a beautiful ball ... G_Martinelli with a powerful downward header! ... E_Mendy guesses right Min. 56 :(sto) J_Sancho runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Mendy with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... Robert_Jones warned him ... PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me ... But Robert_Jones has given it ... G_Martinelli will take it ... E_Mendy dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... Stoke City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion... Min. 58 :(sto) A_Correa sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... K_Gibbs reads the play well Min. 60 :(wba) Matt_Phillips reads the run of G_Jesus ... But he loses control of it ... J_Walker belts it clear Min. 62 :(wba) C_Townsend runs forward ... C_Townsend goes for goal ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 65 :(wba) K_Grosicki will come on for J_Livermore and play MF Min. 65 :(wba) A_Pereira replaces K_Grosicki to play as a AM Min. 69 :(wba) Matt_Phillips retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Jesus latches onto the end of it ... K_Knoyle knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But Robert_Jones just turns away! Min. 70 :(wba) S_Ajayi is coming on and O_Kabak is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 70 :(sto) J_Sancho feeds the ball through the middle ... E_Ampadu runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... E_Ampadu sends it flying towards goal! ... E_Mendy is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... Stoke City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 71 :(wba) A_Reach looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Pereira ... A left-footer by A_Pereira ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Justin_Bijlow plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 73 :(wba) G_Jesus beats A_Christense ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Jan_Gyamerah slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 76 :(sto) A_Edmundsson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside K_Bartley! ... He has some space now! ... A_Edmundsson gets his head to the ball ! ... E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 77 :(sto) G_Martinelli finds himself in a good position ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Hegazy ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 78 :(sto) A_Christense with a neat pass into A_S-Maximin ... K_Gibbs steals the ball of off him Min. 80 :(wba) S_Ajayi with a precise ball to A_Pereira ... Jan_Gyamerah gets to the ball first Min. 82 :(sto) J_Sancho lobs it over K_Bartley ... J_Sancho hits a crisp volley! ... E_Mendy can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Stoke City 4-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 86 :(sto) J_Sancho fires over a low cross to G_Martinelli ... Excellent sliding challenge by K_Bartley ... He timed it well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(wba) A_Pereira brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Pereira with the 40 yard drive ! ... But he puts it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Sancho (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Dennis (24), G_Martinelli (56 pen), E_Ampadu (70), J_Sancho (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Reach Scorers : N/A Sent Off : C_Austin (23) Booked : J_Livermore (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 10 | 4 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 8 | 1 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 4 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 J_Walker DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Chalobah DF 1 29 11 4 27 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Knoyle DF 1 29 12 2 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Jan_Gyamerah DF 1 28 11 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 E_Ampadu DM 1 13 28 2 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 28 31 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 28 12 27 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 J_Sancho MF 1 3 30 12 25 | 93 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 38 26 A_Diallo MF 1 3 29 10 22 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 E_Dennis AM 1 2 12 28 22 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 29 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 8 38 J_Butland GK 29 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Chambers DF 1 28 10 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 27 14 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Correa AM 2 2 4 28 22 | 37 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 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -32 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 28 6 3 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 25 11 3 23 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 A_Reach MF 1 3 27 11 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 3 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 Matt_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 29 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Austin FW 1 2 7 26 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 26 12 4 24 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 1 25 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pereira AM 1 3 26 10 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1660161671 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35