FMFA League, West Bromwich Albion vs. Norwich City (Thu Jul 29) West Bromwich Albion | Norwich City 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 P Neil Rowley | Vacant | E_Mendy GK | GK K_Darlow K_Gibbs DF | DF N_Clyne K_Bartley DF | DF Pipa+ A_Hegazy DF | DF J_Young S_Ajayi DF | DF A_Koiki J_Livermore MF | MF H_Barnes K_Grosicki MF | MF M_Odegaard A_Pereira MF | MF K_Ly M_Phillips MF | MF M_Pereira C_Austin FW | FW A_Ndiaye G_Jesus FW | FW M_Rashford | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB T_Krul O_Kabak SUB | SUB M_Aarons R_Harper SUB | SUB Y_Tielemans O_Burke SUB | SUB O_Hernandez A_Zohore SUB | SUB T_Werner Min. 9 :(nor) M_Odegaard runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye with the goal bound shot! ... E_Mendy is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And E_Mendy reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... A_Koiki crosses it in! ... E_Mendy reads it well, and claims it! Min. 10 :(nor) M_Odegaard brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Rashford gets on the end of the pass ... M_Rashford has a dig at goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 16 :(wba) J_Livermore with a 50-yard pass to K_Grosicki ... K_Grosicki must beat K_Darlow! ... K_Darlow is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... That’s given West Bromwich Albion the advantage! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 19 :(wba) M_Phillips takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Austin ... J_Young reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 21 :(nor) K_Ly turns nicely onto the ball ... K_Bartley body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 21 :(wba) K_Grosicki loses his marker ... M_Pereira with an awful challenge Min. 22 :(wba) G_Jesus takes advantage of a mistake by Pipa+ ... It's a lucky break ... A powerful shot by G_Jesus ! ... But K_Darlow punches it away Min. 30 :(wba) K_Grosicki looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Austin ... C_Austin runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That looked like the wrong decision ... The West Bromwich Albion fans celebrate though! ... West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Norwich City ... Min. 35 :(wba) M_Phillips unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Austin ... N_Clyne makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 38 :(wba) M_Phillips 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 K_Grosicki ... K_Grosicki with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 39 :(wba) G_Jesus with the mazy run ... G_Jesus flings a shot at goal ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 41 :(nor) M_Odegaard gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside S_Ajayi! ... He has some space now! ... But A_Hegazy wins the ball Min. 42 :(nor) M_Pereira holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Ly ... K_Ly tries to place it in the corner ! ... E_Mendy blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(wba) A_Pereira with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from N_Clyne ... A_Pereira carves a shot towards goal ! ... K_Darlow is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 47 :(wba) S_Ajayi runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Phillips latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Phillips ! ... K_Darlow with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Norwich City Min. 47 :(nor) Pipa+ hits a hard pass to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford goes for goal ! ... Saved by E_Mendy Min. 50 :(wba) K_Grosicki with an incisive pass to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with a terrific drive ! ... K_Darlow makes a difficult save Min. 54 :(wba) G_Jesus takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... A delicate chip from G_Jesus ! ... Wide of goal Min. 62 :(nor) M_Pereira 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 A_Ndiaye ... S_Ajayi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 63 :(nor) J_Young with a slick pass to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye pounds a rocket on goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Norwich City ... Min. 64 :(wba) G_Jesus leaves A_Koiki standing ... G_Jesus aims for the top right corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... K_Darlow dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had K_Darlow beaten! ... CORNER! ... K_Grosicki lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of K_Darlow Min. 68 :(nor) M_Odegaard drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Ndiaye ... A great volley from A_Ndiaye ! ... E_Mendy gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 70 :(wba) R_Harper replaces A_Pereira and will play MF Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons will come on for Pipa+ and play DF Min. 75 :(wba) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... O_Kabak will come on for K_Bartley and play DF Min. 75 :(nor) Y_Tielemans is being prepared to come on ... M_Odegaard is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 75 :(nor) T_Werner takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace M_Rashford as FW Min. 77 :(wba) R_Harper knocks it past N_Clyne and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Harper with the attempt at goal! ... K_Darlow falls over ... But K_Darlow is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 79 :(nor) Y_Tielemans plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Y_Tielemans tries to place it in the corner ! ... E_Mendy has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... E_Mendy reacts well to save!!! Min. 80 :(wba) A_Zohore is going to be brought on ... G_Jesus is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 84 :(wba) A_Zohore takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A_Zohore runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... K_Darlow never had a chance! Min. 85 :(wba) M_Phillips sprints past the defender ... M_Phillips shoots towards goal ! ... But K_Darlow punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 85 :(nor) Y_Tielemans with the diagonal pass A_Ndiaye ... S_Ajayi wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wba) R_Harper slides it through the middle to C_Austin ... C_Austin with a little chip! ... K_Darlow fists it away Min. 93 :(wba) A_Hegazy with a reverse pass to M_Phillips ... M_Phillips hits a curling shot! ... K_Darlow won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Grosicki (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Grosicki (16), C_Austin (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Ndiaye Scorers : A_Ndiaye (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 7 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 3 | 2 Key Passes : 9 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Norwich 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 31 1 1 1 24 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 25 12 4 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 25 3 26 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 38 24 A_Pereira MF 1 3 25 10 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 38 15 C_Austin FW 1 3 7 26 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 34 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 28 23 | 82 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 27 6 3 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Harper MF 1 6 24 4 23 | 23 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 27 10 4 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Pipa+ DF 1 27 10 3 26 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Young DF 2 26 10 1 17 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 A_Koiki DF 2 25 12 2 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 28 11 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 28 11 26 | 77 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Pereira MF 1 3 27 11 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 29 23 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 25 8 2 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 O_Hernandez MF 1 3 24 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 25 28 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1627557399 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35