FMFA, West Bromwich Albion vs. West Ham United (Wed Dec 06)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  West Ham United
                            4-4-1-1 E  |  4-1-1-3-1 E
                          Neil Rowley  |  Caretaker Thomas Edvardsen
                                       |
                           E_Mendy GK  |  GK Alex_Meret
                           O_Kabak DF  |  DF M_Gusto
                          A_Hegazy DF  |  DF A_Telles
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DM C_Coventry
                        C_Townsend DF  |  DF F_Fonseca
                           A_Reach MF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                       M_Samuelsen MF  |  AM L_Mothiba
                        K_Grosicki MF  |  AM D_Kemp
                         R_Sawyers MF  |  FW D_Nunez
                     Matt_Phillips AM  |  AM E_Robsie
                           G_Jesus FW  |  MF P_Foden
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB Joe_Wollacott
                          D_O'Shea SUB |  SUB D_Burn
                          R_Harper SUB |  SUB M_Mount
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB K_Mavropanos
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB H_Wolf

Referee: Chris_Kavanagh (Lancashire)


Min. 1  :(wba) R_Sawyers retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  A_Reach gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Romagnoli wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 2  :(whu) M_Gusto plays a long ball to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  The shot slips through E_Mendy's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 3  :(wba) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  Matt_Phillips is through! 
          ...  Matt_Phillips with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The West Ham United fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 5  :(wba) K_Grosicki boots it towards A_Reach 
          ...  A_Telles wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Jesus gets a shot in 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 6  :(whu) E_Robsie sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Samuelsen fouls badly 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh will want to speak to him 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(wba) G_Jesus cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Telles slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 12 :(whu) P_Foden sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Kemp 
          ...  G_Jesus with a superb challenge 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 14 :(whu) D_Nunez takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kabak 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  D_Nunez with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  That’s put West Ham United ahead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 0-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 15 :(whu) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  West Ham United will now play A 
Min. 15 :(wba) K_Grosicki with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Telles 
          ...  K_Grosicki looks to see where Alex_Meret is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 West Ham United ...
Min. 15 :(whu) E_Robsie skips the challenge from A_Hegazy 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  O_Kabak picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 19 :(wba) G_Jesus stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Jesus with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 23 :(whu) E_Robsie takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from E_Mendy 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 25 :(whu) E_Robsie is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  E_Mendy narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 26 :(wba) G_Jesus sidesteps F_Fonseca 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Romagnoli pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 26 :(whu) L_Mothiba runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs O_Kabak 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  O_Kabak slices it 
          ...  E_Mendy moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kemp chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Mothiba loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  E_Mendy dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had E_Mendy beaten! 
Min. 27 :(whu) D_Nunez pushes it past the defender 
          ...  D_Nunez fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  West Ham United go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-2 West Ham United ...
Min. 29 :(wba) Matt_Phillips has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Romagnoli 
          ...  He puts in G_Jesus! 
          ...  A_Telles gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(whu) A_Telles with a first time pass 
          ...  L_Mothiba runs onto it! 
          ...  C_Townsend goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 35 :(whu) L_Mothiba runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Mothiba tries to beat E_Mendy from outside the area! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-3 West Ham United ...
Min. 38 :(whu) D_Nunez comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  O_Kabak with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 39 :(whu) D_Nunez with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from O_Kabak 
          ...  D_Furlong brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But Chris_Kavanagh waves play on!!! 
Min. 40 :(whu) A_Telles loses his marker 
          ...  A_Telles with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 41 :(whu) E_Robsie finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  E_Robsie with a thundering volley! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 42 :(whu) L_Mothiba controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Nunez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Nunez ! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(whu) E_Robsie beats D_Furlong 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Chris_Kavanagh 
          ...  A_Hegazy gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 45 :(whu) D_Nunez flicks it over C_Townsend and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Nunez with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 47 :(whu) C_Coventry retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  F_Fonseca latches onto the end of it 
          ...  F_Fonseca launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-4 West Ham United ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-4 West Ham United

Min. 47 :(wba) A_Reach looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 49 :(wba) A_Reach with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows F_Fonseca a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Reach fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret is equal to it 
Min. 52 :(wba) G_Jesus flicks it over F_Fonseca's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  G_Jesus with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Jesus! 
          ...  Alex_Meret jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 52 :(whu) P_Foden unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Telles 
          ...  Intercepted by O_Kabak 
Min. 54 :(wba) M_Samuelsen is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Matt_Phillips 
          ...  Matt_Phillips must beat Alex_Meret! 
          ...  But Alex_Meret palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 55 :(wba) G_Jesus beats A_Telles 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Jesus ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 55 :(whu) L_Mothiba runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Townsend 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  L_Mothiba looks to see where E_Mendy is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 56 :(whu) L_Mothiba beats C_Townsend 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Chris_Kavanagh 
          ...  L_Mothiba has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 58 :(wba) K_Grosicki comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  F_Fonseca tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Sawyers chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  F_Fonseca wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 58 :(whu) P_Foden knocks the ball past C_Townsend 
          ...  P_Foden keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 60 :(whu) M_Mount is going to be brought on 
          ...  P_Foden is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 60 :(whu) D_Kemp beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds L_Mothiba 
          ...  L_Mothiba attempts to nutmeg E_Mendy! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 62 :(whu) D_Kemp has changed his position on the pitch to a MF 
Min. 63 :(whu) D_Kemp turns past A_Hegazy 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Hegazy reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 64 :(wba) Matt_Phillips kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Gusto wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 66 :(whu) E_Robsie with the nod to L_Mothiba 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from O_Kabak 
Min. 68 :(whu) M_Mount runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez tries to beat E_Mendy! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 70 :(wba) N_Pepe is ready to come on to replace G_Jesus 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(whu) D_Burn takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace M_Gusto as DF 
Min. 70 :(whu) K_Mavropanos will replace A_Telles and play DF 
Min. 71 :(whu) E_Robsie changes position to fill a MF slot 
Min. 71 :(whu) C_Coventry changes position to fill a DF slot 
Min. 73 :(wba) K_Grosicki looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe attempts a lob! 
          ...  Alex_Meret fists it away 
Min. 73 :(whu) D_Nunez knocks it past O_Kabak and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Nunez goes for goal ! 
          ...  E_Mendy is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks very relieved! 
Min. 74 :(whu) L_Mothiba stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from O_Kabak 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 75 :(wba) D_O'Shea is coming on for D_Furlong and playing DF 
Min. 75 :(wba) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion will now play A 
Min. 78 :(whu) D_Nunez takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kabak 
          ...  But D_O'Shea wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Nunez curls it into the box! 
          ...  E_Mendy makes the catch! 
Min. 80 :(wba) R_Harper is being brought on 
          ...  M_Samuelsen is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 85 :(whu) A defence splitting pass from M_Mount to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 86 :(wba) K_Grosicki hoists the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  C_Coventry rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Chris_Kavanagh going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 87 :(whu) E_Robsie kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Nunez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Townsend with a nasty foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh calls him over 
          ...  Chris_Kavanagh is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(whu) D_Kemp with a measured pass to M_Mount 
          ...  O_Kabak with the tackle 
Min. 91 :(whu) M_Mount cuts inside A_Hegazy 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Mount with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : K_Grosicki
Scorers              : K_Grosicki (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Samuelsen (6), G_Jesus (12), C_Townsend (87)
Injured              : N/A
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nunez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Nunez (14,27), L_Mothiba (35), F_Fonseca (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    West Ham United
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       20
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       3
Key Tackles          :          12        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       14
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 4 West Ham United
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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
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E_Mendy        GK  32   1   1   1  24 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  29   6   3  25 |  94   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  91   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  26   6   3  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  25   6   2  25 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
C_Townsend     DF   1  25  11   3  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
A_Reach        MF   1   3  28  11  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Samuelsen    MF   2   2  26   4  21 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
K_Grosicki     MF   1   1  25   9  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  23
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  25   3  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  25  12  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
G_Jesus        FW   1   2   6  29  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   4
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_O'Shea       DF   1  24   5   2  24 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Harper       MF   1   6  25   4  23 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        AM   1   3  25  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  13  29  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

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
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Alex_Meret     GK  35   1   1   1  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
M_Gusto        DF   1  30  13   9  19 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
A_Telles       DF   1  31  13   6  29 |  72   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  10   1
C_Coventry     DF   2  14  30   2  16 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
F_Fonseca      DF   1  31  14   2  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  23
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  31   7   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Mothiba      AM   2   3  10  30  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  33
D_Kemp         MF   2   3  28  14  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Nunez        FW   1   7  13  33  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   8   8  64
E_Robsie       MF   1   1  30  15  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  48  11
P_Foden        MF   1   3  31  12  23 |  62   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
Joe_Wollacott  GK  31   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   1  30   6   4  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   3  31  13  24 |  32   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
K_Mavropanos   DF   1  29   9   4  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wolf         FW   1   3  12  30  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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