FMFA, West Bromwich Albion vs. Manchester City (Sat Jan 20) West Bromwich Albion | Manchester City 4-4-2 D | 4-1-3-2 L Neil Rowley | Caretaker Darren Lear | E_Mendy GK | GK G_Grando O_Kabak DF | DF O_Zinchenko K_Gibbs DF | DF N_Semedo S_Ajayi DF | DM W_Ndidi K_Bartley DF | DF R_Yates A_Reach MF | DF Y_Ribeiro A_Pereira MF | MF M_Ozil J_Livermore MF | MF A_MacAllister M_Samuelsen MF | FW A_Griezmann G_Jesus FW | FW R_Firmino N_Pepe FW | MF N_Holland | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB A_Areola A_Hegazy SUB | SUB D_Sidibe D_Furlong SUB | SUB S_McTominay B_Adekanye SUB | SUB C_Pulisic C_Austin SUB | SUB L_Stindl Referee: Kevin_Friend (Leicestershire) Min. 1 :(mnc) The Manchester City manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 2 :(wba) A_Pereira is first to the ball ... N_Semedo knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But Kevin_Friend just turns away! Min. 15 :(mnc) A_Griezmann leaves O_Kabak standing ... A_Pereira with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Ozil plays in N_Holland with a beautiful ball ... N_Holland with the side footed shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Firmino runs towards the goal ... N_Pepe leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 28 :(mnc) N_Holland slides it through the middle to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino flings a shot at goal ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Manchester City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 31 :(wba) G_Jesus uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... G_Jesus with the overhead ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 40 :(mnc) A_MacAllister flicks it over O_Kabak's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_MacAllister with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But E_Mendy stops that one easily Min. 40 :(wba) A_Reach drives the ball across field ... It comes to N_Pepe ... R_Yates fouls ... That was disgusting ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 41 :(wba) M_Samuelsen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Y_Ribeiro muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) A_Griezmann chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Firmino ... K_Gibbs wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 45 :(wba) B_Adekanye takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Samuelsen ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 45 :(wba) A_Hegazy is coming on and K_Bartley is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 49 :(mnc) The defender slips and falls over! ... A_Griezmann is through! ... S_Ajayi forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It comes to R_Yates ... He fires it towards to goal ... E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Manchester City Min. 48 :(mnc) R_Firmino with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... A delicate chip from R_Firmino ! ... Saved by E_Mendy Min. 49 :(wba) N_Pepe with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Y_Ribeiro with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He had to endure a strong lecture from Kevin_Friend Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Yates finds A_Griezmann with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Adekanye seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 57 :(mnc) W_Ndidi hoofs it up field to find A_MacAllister ... Fine tackle by S_Ajayi ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 57 :(mnc) G_Grando throws a punch ... A_Reach slumps to the ground ... Kevin_Friend calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 65 :(mnc) N_Holland runs forward ... A wicked drive by N_Holland ! ... E_Mendy won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(wba) A_Pereira sidesteps R_Yates ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Holland fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... A_Pereira swings it in ... G_Jesus takes control of it! ... G_Jesus aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... G_Grando is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Livermore lofts the ball in! ... G_Grando makes the catch! Min. 67 :(mnc) R_Firmino with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... R_Firmino has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(mnc) N_Holland with a slide rule pass to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann has a dig at goal! ... He hits the side netting Min. 75 :(wba) A_Reach passes the ball to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with a thundering volley! ... G_Grando tips it over ... CORNER! ... B_Adekanye plays it towards the near post! ... O_Zinchenko gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 75 :(mnc) W_Ndidi holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Firmino ... K_Gibbs takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Ozil jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Firmino ... But he loses control of it ... K_Gibbs belts it clear Min. 80 :(wba) J_Livermore controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Semedo ... He puts in N_Pepe! ... But R_Yates slides in two footed. ... Kevin_Friend has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 80 :(mnc) N_Holland squares it to A_MacAllister ... A_Hegazy wins the ball well ... Kevin_Friend has given a free kick ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 82 :(wba) B_Adekanye has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Yates ... He knocks it to N_Pepe! ... W_Ndidi with the foul ... Kevin_Friend wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 83 :(mnc) M_Ozil sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_MacAllister ... A left-footer by A_MacAllister ! ... But E_Mendy just gets his fingers to that one Min. 85 :(mnc) W_Ndidi with electric pace ... He eases past O_Kabak ... O_Kabak reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 86 :(wba) B_Adekanye brings the ball into the opposing area ... N_Pepe makes himself available ... R_Yates slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Adekanye Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Pepe (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Yates (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Firmino (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 3 | 9 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 1 | 5 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 5 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 30 7 3 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 27 13 4 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Reach MF 1 3 28 11 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 27 10 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 2 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Samuelsen MF 2 2 26 4 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 30 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 N_Pepe FW 1 6 13 29 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 S_Johnstone GK 30 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 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 25 6 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Adekanye MF 1 8 26 9 21 | 51 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 C_Austin FW 1 2 6 26 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 36 1 1 1 23 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 31 14 8 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 N_Semedo DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 14 30 3 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 3 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 M_Ozil MF 2 3 30 12 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_MacAllister MF 1 13 32 14 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 30 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 N_Holland MF 2 3 30 13 23 | 96 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 2 A_Areola GK 31 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 31 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 30 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Stindl FW 1 6 17 28 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705781380 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35