Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     ChelseaChelsea
gavin Hallgavin Hall Astor James Astor James
Harry EmertonH. Emerton79
G
1
G
75Piotr DeynaP. Deyna
Runar IversenR. Iversen77
D
2
D
70Nick MeijerN. Meijer
Nelson SeversN. Severs72
D
3
D
74Sebastian RosadoS. Rosado
Yuri OnopkoY. Onopko77
D
4
D
72Claus MyssingC. Myssing
Quavas RogersQ. Rogers77
D
captain5
M
75Silvio GuillenS. Guillen
Vitor OliveiraV. Oliveira70
D
6
M
69Stefan FriedmannS. Friedmann
Fredrik DrakeF. Drake72
M
7
M
73Christian LowryC. Lowry
Altti GaddA. Gadd77
M
8captain
M
78Hachemi RahmaniH. Rahmani
Daniel GranttD. Grantt74
A
9
A
74Jaime QuaresmaJ. Quaresma
Eduardo VergesE. Verges77
A
10
A
80Gialuca PandolfiG. Pandolfi
Claus LeonhardsenC. Leonhardsen79
A
11
A
66Alfredo MenendezA. Menendez
 
Gialuca VenturaG. Ventura72
M
12
D
73Nikolas BorchardN. Borchard
Michel FrijtersM. Frijters73
A
13
M
67Ivan DublinI. Dublin
Jacob JamesJ. James76
A
14
A
74Sjaak MaasS. Maas

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 18,611 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Harley.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the first half underway!
10.54
Sebastian Rosado flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Friedmann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Friedmann flicks a high ball forward to Gialuca Pandolfi who gracefully takes it down. Gialuca Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Quaresma. Jaime Quaresma makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
15.10
Nick Meijer flicks a high pass forward. Christian Lowry controls it well on his chest. Christian Lowry flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Menendez controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Menendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Harry Emerton is on top of it.
16.17
Stefan Friedmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Quaresma. Jaime Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Altti Gadd plays the ball forward to Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
20.21
Fredrik Drake barges into Christian Lowry. Fredrik Drake is shown the yellow card! Christian Lowry grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.45
Nelson Severs sees Fredrik Drake in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fredrik Drake threads the ball through to Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Piotr Deyna!
30.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.02
Showing composure, Fredrik Drake plays the ball forward to Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
33.47
Altti Gadd makes a probing pass to Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Piotr Deyna.
45.00
Fredrik Drake chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Verges. Eduardo Verges shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
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. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
47.46
Altti Gadd chips the ball to his team mate, Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
48.36
Silvio Guillen laces a through ball forward to Gialuca Pandolfi. Gialuca Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Emerton who gathers it comfortably.
54.57
Jaime Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Quavas Rogers. The referee warns Jaime Quaresma to calm down! Quavas Rogers runs off the knock.
55.46
Christian Lowry comes in with a late challenge on Runar Iversen. The referee warns Christian Lowry to calm down! Runar Iversen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.08
Runar Iversen knocks the ball forward to Altti Gadd. Altti Gadd chips the ball to his team mate, Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Daniel Grantt scores for West Ham United!!
63.59
Vitor Oliveira flicks the ball to his team mate, Altti Gadd. Altti Gadd flicks the ball to his team mate, Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Piotr Deyna who gathers it comfortably.
69.12
Vitor Oliveira picks a pass forward to Fredrik Drake. Fredrik Drake knocks the ball forward to Claus Leonhardsen. Claus Leonhardsen whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
77.09
Chelsea have made 3 substitutions with Nikolas Borchard replacing Nick Meijer, Ivan Dublin replacing Hachemi Rahmani and Sjaak Maas replacing Alfredo Menendez .
78.09
Nikolas Borchard advances with the ball. Nikolas Borchard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nikolas Borchard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.22
Claus Myssing clumsily knocks into Eduardo Verges. The referee brings Claus Myssing to one side and gives him a warning! Eduardo Verges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.08
Christian Lowry makes a simple pass to Gialuca Pandolfi. Gialuca Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Sjaak Maas. Nelson Severs catches Sjaak Maas on the ankles. Sjaak Maas appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
87.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Rosado plays the ball forward to Silvio Guillen. Silvio Guillen makes a simple pass to Sjaak Maas. Sjaak Maas sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
89.26
Altti Gadd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Grantt. Daniel Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claus Myssing.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Chelsea
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%

Scorers
Daniel Grantt 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Grantt of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Harry Emerton (GK)
6
2.Runar Iversen (DEF)
7
3.Nelson Severs (DEF)
6
4.Yuri Onopko (DEF)
6
5.Quavas Rogers (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Oliveira (DEF)
7
7.Fredrik Drake (MID)yellow card
7
8.Altti Gadd (MID)
8
9.Daniel Grantt (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Eduardo Verges (ATT)
7
11.Claus Leonhardsen (ATT)
8
 
12.Gialuca Ventura (MID)
0
13.Michel Frijters (ATT)
0
14.Jacob James (ATT)
0

1.Piotr Deyna (GK)
8
2.Nick Meijer (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Rosado (DEF)
7
4.Claus Myssing (DEF)
6
5.Silvio Guillen (MID)
6
6.Stefan Friedmann (MID)
7
7.Christian Lowry (MID)
6
8.Hachemi Rahmani (MID)
6
9.Jaime Quaresma (ATT)
6
10.Gialuca Pandolfi (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Menendez (ATT)
6
 
12.Nikolas Borchard (DEF)
7
13.Ivan Dublin (MID)
6
14.Sjaak Maas (ATT)
6