Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Luton TownLuton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Frank MacleanF. Maclean53
G
1
G
59Les KeaneL. Keane
Damien JosephD. Joseph50
D
2
D
53Darren PlowrightD. Plowright
Alejandro José MariA. José Mari49
D
3captain
D
52John MiddletonJ. Middleton
Robert PriestleyR. Priestley41
D
captain4
D
39Peter LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Del BrownD. Brown57
M
5
D
37Shaun VenusS. Venus
Eddie SinclairE. Sinclair53
M
6
M
47Alun GeorgeA. George
Michael WindassM. Windass46
M
7
M
46Darren TolleyD. Tolley
Arthur SmithA. Smith43
M
8
M
44Darius PearceD. Pearce
Nick SinclairN. Sinclair54
A
9
A
51Matthew BowerM. Bower
Ruel TilerR. Tiler47
A
10
A
49Carlton LloydC. Lloyd
Kemal FortuneK. Fortune42
A
11
A
42Adam JoachimA. Joachim
 
Tommy KeaneT. Keane49
G
12
G
51Harvey WainwrightH. Wainwright
Carl ToddC. Todd42
A
13
M
44Wayne BarrettW. Barrett
Damien McleodD. Mcleod41
A
14
M
43Mick ShearerM. Shearer

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Luton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Stockdale.


0.00
Luton Town kick off!
4.35
Darren Tolley plays the ball forward to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
6.23
Darius Pearce makes a simple pass to Adam Joachim. Adam Joachim shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.14
John Middleton hits a low pass to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley makes a simple pass to Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd passes the ball forward but Matthew Bower is offside!
15.52
Eddie Sinclair sees Nick Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nick Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
18.56
John Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Darius Pearce collects the pass. Darius Pearce decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Pearce shoots from long range but it flies wide!
20.22
Eddie Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ruel Tiler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
24.26
Del Brown passes the ball forward to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.20
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.55
Michael Windass knocks the ball forward to Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair but the linesman indicates offside!
32.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.11
Eddie Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune skips past Shaun Venus! Some awkward footwork from Kemal Fortune provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.58
Eddie Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.16
John Middleton threads the ball through to Darius Pearce. Darius Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damien Joseph.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
West Ham United start the second half!
47.54
Del Brown flicks a high pass forward. Nick Sinclair collects the pass. Nick Sinclair shoots from distance but it is miles over!
49.34
Michael Windass flicks a high pass forward to Nick Sinclair who brings the ball under control. Nick Sinclair edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Nick Sinclair provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
54.04
Kemal Fortune clumsily knocks into John Middleton. Kemal Fortune is warned by the referee! John Middleton stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.07
Michael Windass flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Lofthouse.
67.11
Michael Windass threads the ball through to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler plays a scrappy one-two with Kemal Fortune and advances towards the goal... John Middleton hacks Ruel Tiler from behind! Penalty not given!!
69.15
Alun George barges into Michael Windass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Michael Windass runs off the knock.
71.07
Arthur Smith threads a neat ball through to Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. West Ham United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.24
Peter Lofthouse threads the ball through to Darren Tolley. Darren Tolley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darren Tolley lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Frank Maclean had no chance!! Goal for Luton Town!
78.42
Robert Priestley takes a quick throw-in, which Alejandro José Mari takes on the chest. Alejandro José Mari runs forward with the ball. Alejandro José Mari takes it forward alone. Alejandro José Mari plays a quick one-two with Ruel Tiler and rushes in on goal... John Middleton comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro José Mari. Alejandro José Mari appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
89.16
Del Brown sees Nick Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nick Sinclair chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Les Keane.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Luton Town
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
17.1%
48.6%
34.3%

Scorers
Matthew Bower 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Bower of Luton Town

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

1.Les Keane (GK)
6
2.Darren Plowright (DEF)
6
3.John Middleton (DEF)
7
4.Peter Lofthouse (DEF)
7
5.Shaun Venus (DEF)
6
6.Alun George (MID)yellow card
4
7.Darren Tolley (MID)
8
8.Darius Pearce (MID)
7
9.Matthew Bower (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Carlton Lloyd (ATT)
6
11.Adam Joachim (ATT)
6
 
12.Harvey Wainwright (GK)
0
13.Wayne Barrett (MID)
0
14.Mick Shearer (MID)
0