Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Frank MacleanF. Maclean53
G
1
G
53Henry DuberryH. Duberry
Henry PearceH. Pearce57
D
2
D
48James CotteeJ. Cottee
Alejandro José MariA. José Mari49
D
3
D
47Tony MilburnT. Milburn
Damien JosephD. Joseph49
D
captain4
D
42Omer StoneO. Stone
Del BrownD. Brown57
M
5
M
51Paul HitchcockP. Hitchcock
Eddie SinclairE. Sinclair52
M
6
M
43Scott MiddletonS. Middleton
Michael WindassM. Windass46
M
7
M
43Marvin GreavesM. Greaves
Arthur SmithA. Smith43
M
8captain
M
43Arthur DaviesA. Davies
Nick SinclairN. Sinclair54
A
9
A
43Teddy WoodcockT. Woodcock
Ruel TilerR. Tiler47
A
10
A
36Alberto WallworkA. Wallwork
Kemal FortuneK. Fortune42
A
11
A
34Malcolm PriorM. Prior
 
Tommy KeaneT. Keane49
G
12
D
41Neil GoodwinN. Goodwin
Carl ToddC. Todd42
A
13
G
41Eoin BowyerE. Bowyer
Marc BlakeM. Blake41
G
14
D
40Jason AthertonJ. Atherton

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 2,754 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Woodcock.


0.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
2.31
Del Brown hacks Arthur Davies from behind! Del Brown is given a warning by the referee! Arthur Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.22
Eddie Sinclair threads the ball through to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler plays a scrappy one-two with Kemal Fortune and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ruel Tiler cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
8.53
Alejandro José Mari hacks Malcolm Prior from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Malcolm Prior hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.18
Eddie Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Nick Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nick Sinclair threads the ball through into the box. Ruel Tiler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Henry Duberry. Excellent save.
21.57
Damien Joseph decides to run forward with the ball. Damien Joseph sees Ruel Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair connects with a diving header but slams it into the crowd!
30.01
Henry Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair passes the ball forward to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler plays a scrappy one-two with Nick Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Ruel Tiler rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.41
James Cottee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Greaves. Marvin Greaves passes the ball forward to Teddy Woodcock. Teddy Woodcock shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Frank Maclean.
33.13
Corner kick to Northampton Town. Arthur Davies plays it out to the edge of the box. Omer Stone strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
36.32
With vision, Damien Joseph plays the ball forward to Michael Windass. Michael Windass flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Tiler who brings the ball under control. Ruel Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.27
Alejandro José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Windass. Michael Windass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune edges inside the box! Kemal Fortune looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.11
Alejandro José Mari decides to run forward with the ball. Alejandro José Mari passes the ball forward to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler cuts inside the box! Ruel Tiler rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Jason Atherton replacing Marvin Greaves.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the second half underway!
49.02
Michael Windass flicks a high ball forward to Nick Sinclair who takes it down. Nick Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.09
Eddie Sinclair makes a probing pass to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler makes a great pass forward. Nick Sinclair runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
54.43
Damien Joseph flicks a high pass forward to Michael Windass who brings the ball under control. With vision, Michael Windass laces a weighted ball forward to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Tiler but the linesman indicates offside!
55.53
Michael Windass advances with the ball. Michael Windass edges inside the box! Michael Windass cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
66.11
Michael Windass knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Ham United! That's his third!
73.02
Eddie Sinclair sees Ruel Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Fortune but he's offside!
75.47
Scott Middleton makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Middleton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
81.40
Omer Stone flicks a high ball forward to Jason Atherton who takes it down. Jason Atherton threads the ball through to Teddy Woodcock. Teddy Woodcock finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
84.26
Ruel Tiler barges into Omer Stone. Ruel Tiler is shown the yellow card! Omer Stone gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.14
Arthur Smith flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Fortune holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kemal Fortune makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Sinclair but he's offside!
89.26
Michael Windass hacks Scott Middleton from behind! The referee calls over Michael Windass and shows him a yellow card! Scott Middleton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Henry Pearce makes a simple pass to Michael Windass. Michael Windass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune whips in a cross ball towards Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Northampton Town
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.8%
Play Area
23.8%
40%
36.2%

Scorers
Ruel Tiler 3, 44, 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruel Tiler of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Frank Maclean (GK)
6
2.Henry Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Alejandro José Mari (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Damien Joseph (DEF)
6
5.Del Brown (MID)
5
6.Eddie Sinclair (MID)
7
7.Michael Windass (MID)yellow card
7
8.Arthur Smith (MID)
6
9.Nick Sinclair (ATT)
7
10.Ruel Tiler (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Kemal Fortune (ATT)
6
 
12.Tommy Keane (GK)
0
13.Carl Todd (ATT)
0
14.Marc Blake (GK)
0

1.Henry Duberry (GK)
6
2.James Cottee (DEF)
6
3.Tony Milburn (DEF)
6
4.Omer Stone (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hitchcock (MID)
6
6.Scott Middleton (MID)
6
7.Marvin Greaves (MID)
6
8.Arthur Davies (MID)
6
9.Teddy Woodcock (ATT)
6
10.Alberto Wallwork (ATT)
6
11.Malcolm Prior (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Goodwin (DEF)
0
13.Eoin Bowyer (GK)
0
14.Jason Atherton (DEF)
6