Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Leyton OrientLeyton Orient
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
James BartonJ. Barton81
G
captain1
G
64Lee TaylorL. Taylor
Lomano GuppyL. Guppy66
D
2
D
69Damien HulmeD. Hulme
Oleg AthertonO. Atherton59
D
3
D
57Arthur RobertsA. Roberts
Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro59
D
4
D
56Gerhard EberleG. Eberle
Les MorrisL. Morris66
M
5
D
48Ruel ShearerR. Shearer
Harvey VenusH. Venus63
M
6
M
55Gavin MortonG. Morton
Fadel TresorF. Tresor63
M
7captain
M
55Malcolm GrimandiM. Grimandi
Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie60
M
8
A
71Dean NewtonD. Newton
Matthias KirschnerM. Kirschner64
A
9
A
65Jody LumsdonJ. Lumsdon
Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham58
A
10
A
53Stuart JosephS. Joseph
Ian BishopI. Bishop52
A
11
A
50Nwankwo JeffersN. Jeffers
 
Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney59
M
12
G
57Matt LawrenceM. Lawrence
Steven VieiraS. Vieira56
D
13
G
54Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga
Jason NewtonJ. Newton54
G
14
M
54Jody JeffersJ. Jeffers

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 9,394 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Benali.


0.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the match underway!
2.56
Ruel Shearer darts forward. Ruel Shearer threads the ball through to Dean Newton. Dean Newton tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.02
Ronnie Sheringham catches Gerhard Eberle on the ankles. The referee warns Ronnie Sheringham to calm down! Gerhard Eberle carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.39
Gavin Morton comes in with a late challenge on Les Morris. The referee calls over Gavin Morton and shows him a yellow card! Les Morris runs off the knock.
16.30
Showing composure, Arthur Roberts plays the ball forward to Gavin Morton. Gavin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Dean Newton controls it well on his chest. Dean Newton shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from James Barton!
18.56
Arthur Roberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Grimandi. Malcolm Grimandi hits a low pass to Jody Lumsdon. Jody Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.53
Gavin Morton advances with the ball. Gavin Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.34
Cesar Ribeiro barges into Jody Lumsdon. The referee warns Cesar Ribeiro to calm down! Jody Lumsdon stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.36
Malcolm Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Dean Newton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Newton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.46
Cesar Ribeiro catches Dean Newton on the ankles. Cesar Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Dean Newton stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.56
Lomano Guppy hits a low pass to Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Harvey Venus advances inside the box! Harvey Venus comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.14
Harvey Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Lee Taylor. Excellent save.
33.05
Harvey Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lee Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
34.08
Malcolm Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Jeffers. Nwankwo Jeffers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Leyton Orient are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
36.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Malcolm Grimandi plays the ball forward to Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
39.54
Stuart Hendrie threads the ball through to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
40.05
Gavin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Joseph controls it well on his chest. Stuart Joseph shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.37
Les Morris flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Lee Taylor.
43.20
It's a corner kick. Stuart Hendrie kicks a low ball out wide. Damien Hulme reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
Gavin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Joseph collects the pass. Stuart Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Newton. Dean Newton makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Leyton Orient kicking off!
51.05
Gavin Morton surges forward with the ball. Gavin Morton shoots from distance. James Barton comfortably gets down and covers it.
57.04
Malcolm Grimandi kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Newton. Dean Newton shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
60.12
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.18
Fadel Tresor flicks a high pass forward to Matthias Kirschner who brings the ball under control. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
66.51
Gavin Morton flicks a high pass forward. Jody Lumsdon controls it well on his chest. Jody Lumsdon shoots from distance. James Barton comfortably gets down and covers it.
67.55
Gerhard Eberle makes a probing pass to Malcolm Grimandi. Malcolm Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph shoots from distance. It curls slightly but James Barton manages to gather it comfortably.
71.44
Fadel Tresor knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruel Shearer.
72.07
Arthur Roberts threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Grimandi. Malcolm Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Stuart Joseph. Stuart Joseph sees Nwankwo Jeffers just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Nwankwo Jeffers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball is deflected off Jason Newton and goes out of play.
77.57
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .
78.63
Paolo Delaney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
85.01
Steven Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham plays a one-two with Matthias Kirschner and advances towards the goal... Ronnie Sheringham rockets a shot on goal but Lee Taylor reads it well. Great save!
90.00
Lomano Guppy sees Steven Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steven Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Leyton Orient
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
27.8%
44.3%
27.8%

Scorers
Harvey Venus 27
Ian Bishop 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harvey Venus of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.James Barton (GK)
8
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)goal scored
9
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
6
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)
7
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
7
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
7
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
7
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6

1.Lee Taylor (GK)
7
2.Damien Hulme (DEF)
6
3.Arthur Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Gerhard Eberle (DEF)
6
5.Ruel Shearer (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Morton (MID)yellow card
7
7.Malcolm Grimandi (MID)
7
8.Dean Newton (ATT)
6
9.Jody Lumsdon (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Joseph (ATT)
6
11.Nwankwo Jeffers (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Lawrence (GK)
0
13.Cristiano Postiga (GK)
0
14.Jody Jeffers (MID)
0