FMFA Premier Division, West Bromwich Albion vs. Fulham (Fri May 02) West Bromwich Albion | Fulham 5-3-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 C Neil Rowley | VACANT | E_Mendy GK | GK D_Raya K_Gibbs DF | DF T_Castagne S_Ajayi DF | DF A_Robinson K_Bartley DF | DF I_Diop A_Hegazy DF | DF T_Ream D_Furlong DF | MF Willian S_Wilding MF | AM A_Traore A_Gilbert MF | AM A_Iwobi G_Diangana MF | DM H_Reed N_Pepe FW | FW C_Wood J_Adedeji FW | FW B_D-Reid | B_House SUB | SUB B_Leno A_White SUB | SUB S_Lukic B_Adekanye SUB | SUB K_Mbabu O_Burke SUB | SUB T_Cairney K_Edwards SUB | SUB R_Jimenez Min. 2 :(wba) N_Pepe beats T_Ream ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Pepe hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... D_Raya makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 5 :(ful) H_Reed slides the ball across to C_Wood ... But he loses control of it ... K_Gibbs hits it out for a throw Min. 7 :(wba) K_Gibbs runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Wood slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 8 :(wba) A_Gilbert with the header on ... He finds N_Pepe in space ... A_Robinson dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 11 :(ful) Willian plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Iwobi decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Iwobi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But E_Mendy punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 15 :(wba) S_Wilding is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... J_Adedeji latches onto the end of it ... But I_Diop spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 17 :(wba) K_Bartley is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 17 :(ful) A_Iwobi beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... Cleaned up by N_Pepe Min. 26 :(wba) The defender under hits the back pass! ... K_Bartley is through! ... T_Castagne with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 27 :(wba) A_Gilbert is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Hegazy ... T_Ream attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 27 :(ful) A_Iwobi moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Traore ... A_Traore uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... E_Mendy narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 30 :(ful) Willian controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... C_Wood gets onto the end of the pass! ... A vicious shot by C_Wood ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 34 :(wba) G_Diangana plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Pepe ... A vicious shot by N_Pepe ! ... D_Raya catches the ball Min. 39 :(wba) D_Furlong looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe unleashes a pile driver ! ... D_Raya is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 40 :(wba) G_Diangana with a glorious long pass to J_Adedeji ... J_Adedeji with the shot ! ... But D_Raya just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 41 :(wba) S_Wilding beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Hegazy ... A_Hegazy with the header ! ... D_Raya parries it, he follows it up ... And D_Raya recovers to save!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wba) S_Ajayi looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Pepe ... A_Robinson takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 44 :(ful) C_Wood with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... C_Wood hits the ball on the bounce ! ... E_Mendy falls over ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy looks a little embarrassed now! ... Fulham go ahead in this match now! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Fulham ... Min. 45 :(ful) S_Lukic will replace the useless T_Ream and will play DF Min. 48 :(ful) A_Robinson holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Traore ... A_Traore with a thundering volley! ... E_Mendy has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... E_Mendy is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Fulham Min. 46 :(ful) S_Lukic is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Iwobi latches onto the ball ... A_Hegazy goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 50 :(ful) T_Cairney is coming on for Willian and playing MF Min. 54 :(ful) T_Cairney is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to B_D-Reid ... B_D-Reid hits a crisp volley! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by I_Diop! ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Mendy Min. 55 :(wba) N_Pepe cuts through the defence ... A glorious effort by N_Pepe ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Wilding lofts the ball in! ... D_Raya easily claims the ball! Min. 57 :(wba) N_Pepe finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... T_Castagne seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 60 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion are switching their playing style to E Min. 60 :(ful) R_Jimenez replaces B_D-Reid to play as a FW Min. 60 :(ful) T_Cairney turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Wood ... E_Mendy with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away ... C_Wood with the spot kick ... E_Mendy dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Fulham... Min. 62 :(wba) J_Adedeji knocks it forward ... T_Castagne slips ... N_Pepe gets to it! ... Good sliding challenge from A_Robinson ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Gibbs lofts the ball in! ... D_Raya makes the catch! Min. 64 :(ful) R_Jimenez plays it forward to T_Cairney ... T_Cairney with a bicycle kick ! ... But E_Mendy parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 65 :(ful) A_Iwobi boots it towards I_Diop ... I_Diop gets his head to the ball ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 66 :(wba) N_Pepe runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... N_Pepe blasts it at the goal ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 70 :(wba) K_Edwards is being brought on ... J_Adedeji is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(wba) B_Adekanye is being prepared to come on ... S_Wilding is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(wba) B_Adekanye runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to N_Pepe ... C_Wood clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 73 :(wba) B_Adekanye with the towering header to N_Pepe ... T_Castagne with the block Min. 75 :(wba) K_Edwards holds the ball up ... He sees A_Gilbert in space! ... A_Gilbert drives it low ! ... But D_Raya parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 75 :(ful) R_Jimenez finds his way through ... R_Jimenez with a terrific drive ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 76 :(wba) G_Diangana pass splits open the defence and finds N_Pepe ... N_Pepe looks to see where D_Raya is! ... He shoots! ... D_Raya with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... S_Ajayi curls it into the box! ... D_Raya easily claims the ball! Min. 76 :(ful) A_Traore takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... K_Bartley with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 76 :(ful) T_Castagne takes on S_Ajayi ... He runs past him ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Adekanye Min. 80 :(wba) A_White is ready to come on to replace K_Bartley ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 81 :(ful) T_Castagne backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... C_Wood latches onto the end of it ... Good sliding challenge from S_Ajayi and it had to be Min. 84 :(wba) A_Gilbert with a probing through ball G_Diangana ... Good sliding challenge from R_Jimenez Min. 84 :(ful) S_Lukic holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Wood ... D_Furlong slices it ... E_Mendy moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Wood chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Lukic with the shot! ... E_Mendy goes down well to save Min. 86 :(ful) H_Reed runs at goal ... He spots the run of R_Jimenez ... He's played him in ... A cracking drive from R_Jimenez ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Fulham fans to celebrate! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Fulham ... Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(wba) A_Gilbert takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Gilbert gets up high for the header ! ... But D_Raya stops that one easily Min. 92 :(wba) K_Edwards beats T_Castagne ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Lukic with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... K_Gibbs with the thundering drive ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Pepe Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Mendy (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Wood (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Wood (44,60 pen), R_Jimenez (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 3 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 0 - 3 Fulham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -33 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 17 10 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 S_Ajayi DF 1 17 13 4 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Bartley DF 1 16 7 2 27 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 16 6 2 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 D_Furlong DF 1 16 6 2 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Wilding MF 1 11 20 3 23 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Gilbert MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 G_Diangana MF 1 3 18 10 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Pepe FW 1 6 13 19 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 J_Adedeji FW 1 3 4 21 24 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 B_House GK 23 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_White DF 1 20 13 3 24 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Adekanye MF 1 8 17 9 21 | 22 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 15 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Edwards FW 1 2 5 17 23 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 23 12 5 24 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 18 8 A_Robinson DF 1 23 13 2 23 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 18 8 I_Diop DF 1 22 8 6 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 T_Ream DF 1 21 10 2 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Willian MF 1 3 23 10 23 | 54 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Traore AM 1 7 23 11 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Iwobi AM 1 5 23 12 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 H_Reed DM 1 11 22 5 21 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 C_Wood FW 1 9 13 25 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 26 0 47 B_D-Reid FW 1 7 12 23 25 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B_Leno GK 23 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Lukic DF 1 21 9 6 24 | 51 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 K_Mbabu DF 1 20 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cairney MF 1 7 21 8 22 | 42 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 10 22 23 | 32 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 10 24 1746211806 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35