FMFA Manager Wolf League, West Ham United vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Dec 18) West Ham United | Crystal Palace 4-1-1-2-2 A | 4-2-1-3 P Mike McLeod | Hoa Duong | J_Butland GK | GK S_Mandanda D_Yedlin DF | DF P_van_Aanholt B_Ivanovic DF | DF J_Schlupp A_Cresswell DF | DF J_Ward W_Reid DF | DF P_Suare D_Payet MF | MF A_O-C'berlain A_Valencia AM | MF Y_Cabaye C_Eriksen AM | AM W_Zaha B_Close DM | FW C_Wickham W_Grigg FW | FW C_Benteke Jese FW | FW F_Ladapo | Adrian SUB | SUB W_Hennessey S_Byram SUB | SUB M_Kelly M_Noble SUB | SUB J_Tomkins A_Song SUB | SUB B_Sako D_Sakho SUB | SUB K_Anderson Referee: Oliver_Langford (Level_2) Min. 1 :(cry) W_Zaha with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Wickham ... C_Wickham fires off a right-footed shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Y_Cabaye curls it into the box! ... D_Yedlin wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 5 :(cry) Y_Cabaye holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Wickham ... A_Valencia is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 14 :(cry) A_O-C'berlain runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_O-C'berlain with a graceful, looping effort ! ... J_Butland with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(cry) W_Zaha pulls it back to C_Wickham ... C_Wickham curls the ball in on goal ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 18 :(whu) D_Payet moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to W_Grigg ... W_Grigg with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But S_Mandanda reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on S_Mandanda anyway Min. 21 :(whu) D_Payet has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past P_Suare! ... He has some space now! ... P_Suare reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 23 :(cry) J_Schlupp finds C_Wickham with a perfectly weighted pass ... But he loses control of it ... W_Reid hits it out for a throw Min. 24 :(whu) D_Payet runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Jese ... Jese with the 40 yard drive ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the West Ham United fans!! ... And West Ham United are leading in the game now ... West Ham United 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 25 :(cry) It seems Crystal Palace are making a tactical change to C Min. 27 :(whu) B_Close looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Jese ... J_Ward reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 34 :(whu) A_Valencia with a 40-yard pass to D_Yedlin ... A vicious shot by D_Yedlin ! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position Min. 35 :(whu) D_Yedlin plays the early ball across the box to find A_Valencia in space ... A_Valencia has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... S_Mandanda saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 36 :(whu) C_Eriksen runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Jese ... Jese with his head down lets it go ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... West Ham United 2-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 37 :(whu) The West Ham United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(cry) C_Benteke sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to C_Wickham ... Jese takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 46 :(whu) Jese knocks it past P_Suare and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... P_Suare with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He got away with just a warning Min. 47 :(whu) A_Valencia threads the through ball to W_Grigg ... W_Grigg must beat S_Mandanda! ... But S_Mandanda punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Eriksen ... J_Schlupp clears the danger Min. 47 :(cry) A_O-C'berlain finds the run of C_Benteke ... C_Benteke chases it through, he must score ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 47 :(cry) C_Wickham is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 47 :(cry) K_Anderson will replace C_Wickham and play FW ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 2-0 Crystal Palace Min. 47 :(whu) W_Grigg kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... W_Grigg aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... S_Mandanda gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen curls it into the box! ... A_Cresswell makes a firm connection with his head ... Looks like it should be S_Mandanda's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... S_Mandanda looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Yedlin hits it into the box! ... S_Mandanda comes out and claims it! Min. 47 :(cry) W_Zaha takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Benteke ... C_Benteke with a screamer of a shot ! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... J_Butland grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 48 :(cry) W_Zaha gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at A_Cresswell ... He could be off!! ... Oliver_Langford calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 51 :(whu) D_Yedlin kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Jese gets on the end of the pass ... Jese aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 54 :(cry) J_Schlupp unselfishly heads the ball back to F_Ladapo ... A well-placed shot from F_Ladapo ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 62 :(cry) M_Kelly is going to be brought on ... P_Suare is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(cry) B_Sako will come on for Y_Cabaye and play MF Min. 66 :(whu) C_Eriksen jumps over J_Ward's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Schlupp reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 67 :(whu) W_Grigg plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... K_Anderson with the foul ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... A_Valencia shapes to shoot ... He plays it to C_Eriksen instead ... C_Eriksen has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... S_Mandanda makes a good save Min. 70 :(whu) A_Song is coming on for C_Eriksen and playing MF Min. 70 :(whu) Jese beats J_Ward ... He muscled him off the ball ... Jese bears down on goal! ... S_Mandanda makes a fine save Min. 71 :(whu) The defender under hits the back pass! ... Jese is through! ... Jese throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But S_Mandanda tips it behind ... Oliver_Langford has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 74 :(cry) K_Anderson loses his marker ... K_Anderson aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... West Ham United 2-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 76 :(cry) J_Ward gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Benteke ... But D_Yedlin with the fine tackle Min. 79 :(whu) There's going to be a change ... D_Sakho will come on for W_Grigg and play FW Min. 79 :(whu) Jese pushes it past M_Kelly ... J_Ward attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 79 :(cry) A_O-C'berlain has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past D_Yedlin ... He knocks it to C_Benteke! ... C_Benteke drives it low ! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 80 :(whu) S_Byram takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Yedlin ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 80 :(whu) Jese finds the space intelligently ... J_Schlupp plays the back pass ... S_Mandanda can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Jese plays it into the danger area! ... S_Mandanda makes the catch! Min. 83 :(cry) W_Zaha brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Benteke makes himself available ... C_Benteke has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with J_Butland ... He rounds J_Butland ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... GOAL!! ... He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... West Ham United 2-2 Crystal Palace ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(whu) D_Payet kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Jese gets on the end of the pass ... Jese with the goal bound shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 91 :(whu) D_Payet moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to D_Sakho ... J_Ward attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 91 :(cry) B_Sako squares it to F_Ladapo ... F_Ladapo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... GOAL !! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... That surely hands Crystal Palace victory!! ... West Ham United 2-3 Crystal Palace ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium Attendance : 34,718 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jese (Man of the Match) Scorers : Jese (24,36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Zaha Scorers : K_Anderson (74), C_Benteke (83), F_Ladapo (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Zaha (48) Injured : C_Wickham (47) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 13 | 10 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 2 - 3 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland GK 25 3 2 3 24 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -25 0 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 21 5 2 23 | 82 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 20 3 B_Ivanovic DF 3 23 2 3 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 2 22 7 3 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 W_Reid DF 2 21 4 2 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Payet MF 2 3 23 5 25 | 93 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 A_Valencia AM 3 5 22 10 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 C_Eriksen AM 2 3 24 11 28 | 72 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 B_Close DM 2 10 21 3 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_Grigg FW 3 2 3 20 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jese FW 2 2 6 22 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 13 0 54 Adrian GK 23 3 2 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Byram DF 2 20 5 2 24 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Noble MF 2 6 22 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Song MF 2 10 21 2 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sakho FW 2 3 3 21 26 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Mandanda GK 27 3 2 2 27 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 22 10 4 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 23 10 2 23 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 J_Ward DF 1 21 5 2 26 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 P_Suare DF 2 21 6 3 24 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_O-C'berlain MF 2 3 23 10 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 Y_Cabaye MF 2 3 22 5 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Zaha AM 2 3 22 10 28 | 93 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 55 -3 C_Wickham FW 2 2 3 21 24 | 47 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 10 C_Benteke FW 2 3 4 22 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 26 F_Ladapo FW 2 2 2 20 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 W_Hennessey GK 25 3 2 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kelly DF 2 21 10 2 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tomkins DF 1 22 4 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sako MF 2 3 22 7 26 | 26 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 K_Anderson FW 1 2 3 20 22 | 46 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1513603893 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35