FMFA, West Ham United vs. Brentford (Wed Nov 16) West Ham United | Brentford 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 A Mike McLeod | VACANT | Alex_Meret GK | GK M_ter_Stegen A_Romagnoli DF | DF J_Tarkowski B_Wells DF | DF T_Koopmeiners F_Fonseca DF | DF T_Mings D_Burn DF | DF F_Alves M_Mount MF | MF G_Lo_Celso A_Townsend AM | MF H_Ongenda P_Foden MF | MF A_Lokonga N_Vlasic DM | MF Jack_Clarke L_Mothiba FW | FW J_Vardy H_Wolf FW | FW Neymar | Joe_Wollacott SUB | SUB D_Raya Gabriel SUB | SUB R_Henry K_McKechnie SUB | SUB N_Sule T_Alonso SUB | SUB J_Lyden A_Odubeko SUB | SUB C_Wilson Referee: Michael_Oliver (Northumberland) Min. 1 :(whu) M_Mount has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Tarkowski ... He knocks it to A_Townsend! ... T_Koopmeiners slices it ... M_ter_Stegen moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Townsend hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to H_Wolf ... He fires it towards to goal ... What agility from M_ter_Stegen Min. 3 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso plays the early ball across the box to find Neymar in space ... Neymar attempts to nutmeg Alex_Meret! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Alex_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Alex_Meret beaten! Min. 5 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso pass splits open the defence and finds J_Vardy ... Alex_Meret with the high feet ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... That looked like a dive! ... PENALTY !! ... Michael_Oliver was tricked there! ... J_Vardy is the man who takes it ... He's put it wide! Min. 16 :(whu) H_Wolf with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... The cross hits H_Wolf on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 16 :(bre) J_Vardy makes the tackle ... F_Fonseca stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! Min. 18 :(bre) T_Koopmeiners slices it ... M_ter_Stegen moves quickly!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... West Ham United 1-0 Brentford ... Min. 18 :(bre) Jack_Clarke is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Neymar ... Neymar tries to beat Alex_Meret! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Brentford are back level! ... West Ham United 1-1 Brentford ... Min. 21 :(whu) M_Mount with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Townsend ... A_Townsend with a powerful downward header! ... M_ter_Stegen parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 29 :(bre) J_Vardy with the dribble ... D_Burn is easily beaten ... A_Romagnoli is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Michael_Oliver calls him over ... Michael_Oliver is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(bre) Neymar nutmegs A_Romagnoli ... Neymar sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... Alex_Meret with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 31 :(whu) H_Wolf gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Tarkowski ... He could be off!! ... Michael_Oliver calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to H_Ongenda ... H_Ongenda with the shot on net ! ... Alex_Meret makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 40 :(whu) P_Foden can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_Mothiba ... L_Mothiba launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The shot slips through M_ter_Stegen's hands ... But M_ter_Stegen recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 41 :(bre) F_Alves knocks the ball back to M_ter_Stegen ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... West Ham United 2-1 Brentford ... Min. 41 :(bre) Jack_Clarke flicks it over B_Wells's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... H_Wolf with a bad challenge ... FREE KICK! ... Jack_Clarke swings it in ... J_Vardy gets on the end of it ... J_Vardy from 20 yards ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 42 :(bre) H_Ongenda lays the ball back to J_Vardy ... F_Fonseca seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bre) There's going to be a change ... C_Wilson will come on for Neymar and play FW Min. 45 :(whu) A_Townsend moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Mount ... M_Mount keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_ter_Stegen fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 48 :(whu) N_Vlasic curls the ball out wide to L_Mothiba ... J_Tarkowski with a reckless challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 2-1 Brentford Min. 47 :(whu) L_Mothiba skips the challenge from T_Mings ... But F_Alves wins the tackle cleanly Min. 50 :(whu) N_Vlasic with the cross-field pass to M_Mount ... M_Mount attempts a low drive! ... Looks like it should be M_ter_Stegen's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... M_ter_Stegen looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 51 :(bre) C_Wilson takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Fonseca ... M_Mount rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 53 :(whu) P_Foden miskicks! ... He finds L_Mothiba though ... That was fortunate ... L_Mothiba keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_ter_Stegen saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 54 :(whu) P_Foden with the first time pass to A_Townsend ... Superbly timed tackle by T_Koopmeiners ... He made it look easy Min. 54 :(bre) Jack_Clarke miskicks! ... He finds J_Vardy though ... That was fortunate ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Vardy ! ... Alex_Meret parries it Min. 55 :(bre) a big roar from the crowd as J_Lyden comes on for Jack_Clarke to play MF Min. 56 :(whu) M_Mount passes the ball to H_Wolf ... A thundering drive by H_Wolf ! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a fine save Min. 60 :(whu) A_Townsend takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... A_Townsend has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But M_ter_Stegen punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 61 :(whu) A_Townsend looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Wells ... B_Wells with the chance ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 63 :(whu) N_Vlasic hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Mount latches onto it! ... M_Mount has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... M_ter_Stegen with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 65 :(whu) H_Wolf beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... H_Wolf sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 68 :(whu) L_Mothiba plays it forward to P_Foden ... P_Foden hits a crisp volley! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 70 :(whu) L_Mothiba sidesteps T_Mings ... He showed great skill there ... T_Koopmeiners wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 70 :(bre) J_Lyden unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Lokonga ... A_Lokonga with a thundering shot! ... Alex_Meret won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 71 :(whu) N_Vlasic with an incisive pass to P_Foden ... P_Foden hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_ter_Stegen can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 74 :(whu) A_Townsend kills the ball dead ... F_Alves wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 75 :(whu) Gabriel replaces A_Romagnoli and will play DF Min. 75 :(whu) K_McKechnie comes on for M_Mount and takes up a AM role Min. 75 :(whu) A_Odubeko is going to be brought on ... H_Wolf is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 79 :(whu) P_Foden finds A_Odubeko with a perfectly weighted pass ... From long range A_Odubeko bends the ball towards goal! ... M_ter_Stegen with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 80 :(whu) A_Townsend with a slick pass to K_McKechnie ... K_McKechnie with a low drive through the rain! ... But M_ter_Stegen pulls out a save of the game Min. 81 :(whu) F_Fonseca has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Mings ... He puts in A_Townsend! ... A_Townsend attempts to drive it home! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 84 :(whu) A_Townsend picks out L_Mothiba with the cross ... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Mings Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(whu) N_Vlasic curls the ball out wide to A_Odubeko ... A_Odubeko hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_ter_Stegen gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 88 :(whu) K_McKechnie is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... L_Mothiba latches onto the end of it ... J_Lyden with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... VACANT looks relieved ... Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision Min. 90 :(bre) H_Ongenda drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Vardy ... J_Vardy hits the ball first time! ... But it goes wide of the post ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Townsend Scorers : T_Koopmeiners (18 og), F_Alves (41 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Alex_Meret (5), A_Romagnoli (29), H_Wolf (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Neymar (Man of the Match) Scorers : Neymar (18) Sent Off : J_Tarkowski (48) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 18 | 8 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 1 | 6 Key Passes : 19 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 2 - 1 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex_Meret GK 34 1 1 1 21 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 0 0 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 30 6 3 27 | 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 B_Wells DF 1 28 5 2 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 F_Fonseca DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Burn DF 1 29 6 4 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mount MF 1 3 31 12 24 | 79 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7 A_Townsend AM 2 3 28 12 21 | 97 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 5 P_Foden MF 1 3 30 11 23 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2 N_Vlasic DM 2 14 28 2 18 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 58 8 L_Mothiba FW 2 3 10 29 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 H_Wolf FW 1 3 12 29 23 | 79 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 5 Joe_Wollacott GK 31 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 3 28 4 2 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_McKechnie AM 2 12 25 5 21 | 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 T_Alonso FW 2 2 3 25 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Odubeko FW 1 7 12 25 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0