Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Maini | A. Maini |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 81 |  | James Barton | J. Barton | ||||||||
| Danny Andrews | D. Andrews | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Lomano Guppy | L. Guppy | |||||||||
| Oberdan Caruso | O. Caruso | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Oleg Atherton | O. Atherton | |||||||||
| John Shearer | J. Shearer | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Cesar Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Thierry Venus | T. Venus | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Les Morris | L. Morris | |||||||||
| Oleg Bolton | O. Bolton | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Harvey Venus | H. Venus | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Haynes | N. Haynes | | 64 | M | | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Fadel Tresor | F. Tresor | ||||||||
| Tommy Hibbs | T. Hibbs | | 58 | A | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Stuart Hendrie | S. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Vitor Faria | V. Faria | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Ronnie Sheringham | R. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Darren Greaves | D. Greaves | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Matt Middleton | M. Middleton | |||||||||
| Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Chris Godber | C. Godber | |||||||||
| Shaun Dodd | S. Dodd | | 55 | M | | 12 | | G | 75 | | Gilles Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Martin Vickers | M. Vickers | | 51 | M | | 13 | | M | 59 | | Paolo Delaney | P. Delaney | |||||||||
| Robbie Jackson | R. Jackson | | 50 | G | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Steven Vieira | S. Vieira | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 9,530 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Robson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Robson.
0.00
0-0West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
2.17
0-0Fadel Tresor flicks a high pass forward to Matt Middleton who brings the ball under control. Matt Middleton shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
8.42
0-0Nwankwo Haynes sees Darren Greaves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Greaves makes a great pass forward. Tommy Hibbs runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
10.40
Oberdan Caruso chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes sees a break and surges forward. Nwankwo Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Greaves but he's offside!
14.26
Stuart Hendrie takes the throw-in. Fadel Tresor threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.52
0-0Stuart Hendrie clumsily knocks into Oleg Bolton. Stuart Hendrie is warned by the referee! Oleg Bolton runs off the knock.
16.01
0-1Cesar Ribeiro hits a low pass to Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Venus lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.43
0-1Harvey Venus threads a neat ball through to Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.40
0-1Nwankwo Haynes darts forward. Nwankwo Haynes plays a scrappy one-two with Juan Ruiz and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nwankwo Haynes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. James Barton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
40.42
0-1Lomano Guppy barges into Nwankwo Haynes. Lomano Guppy is shown the yellow card! Nwankwo Haynes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.44
Thierry Venus sees Oleg Bolton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oleg Bolton brings the ball forward. Oleg Bolton advances inside the box! Oleg Bolton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Ipswich Town kicking off!
48.12
Showing composure, Oleg Bolton plays the ball forward to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Juan Ruiz. With a superhuman jump, Juan Ruiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.02
Oberdan Caruso makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes threads a neat ball through to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by James Barton!
53.24
Oleg Bolton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria makes a great pass forward. Darren Greaves runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
57.58
Harvey Venus knocks the ball forward to Chris Godber. Chris Godber tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
60.05
0-1Ipswich Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .
63.16
Harvey Venus sees Ronnie Sheringham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronnie Sheringham shoots from long range. Solid save from Alberto Maini.
66.49
Les Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.33
Harvey Venus flicks a high pass forward. Matt Middleton collects the pass. Matt Middleton shoots from distance but is denied by Alberto Maini. Excellent save.
72.52
Danny Andrews drives a long ball upfield. Vitor Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Hibbs but he's offside!
73.47
0-1Steven Vieira hits it upfield. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Oberdan Caruso comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Sheringham. Penalty not given!!
75.13
Fadel Tresor runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fadel Tresor knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Godber. Chris Godber powers a header at goal. Alberto Maini manages to gather it.
77.10
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Gilles Vieira replacing Harvey Venus and Paolo Delaney replacing Fadel Tresor .
78.15
Paolo Delaney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton shoots from long range. Alberto Maini gets down and covers it.
81.49
0-1Chris Godber barges into Oberdan Caruso. Chris Godber is warned by the referee! Oberdan Caruso grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.51
John Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes flicks a high pass forward to Juan Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Juan Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Barton who gathers it comfortably.
87.03
Paolo Delaney runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paolo Delaney whips in a cross ball towards Chris Godber. Danny Andrews hacks Chris Godber from behind! Penalty not given!!
89.45
Paolo Delaney passes the ball forward to Chris Godber. Chris Godber whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham makes a looping header on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
33.3%
41%
25.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nwankwo Haynes of Ipswich Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alberto Maini (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Danny Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oberdan Caruso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thierry Venus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Bolton (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nwankwo Haynes (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Tommy Hibbs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Vitor Faria (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Darren Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Shaun Dodd (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Martin Vickers (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Robbie Jackson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | James Barton (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Lomano Guppy (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Oleg Atherton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cesar Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Morris (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Harvey Venus (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Fadel Tresor (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart Hendrie (MID) | 5 | |
| 9. | Ronnie Sheringham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Middleton (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Chris Godber (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gilles Vieira (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Paolo Delaney (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Steven Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |