Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle
Computer Player Computer Player Steven Pedlow Steven Pedlow
Liam ClarkeL. Clarke60
G
1
G
78Yves-A. DufresnesY. Dufresnes
Stanley ByrneS. Byrne73
D
2
D
73Michael HakanssonM. Hakansson
Ugo CampbellU. Campbell60
D
3captain
D
75Gary JamesG. James
Wayne PottsW. Potts59
D
4
D
78Jaime SullivanJ. Sullivan
Gaspar VelosoG. Veloso57
D
5
M
81Mast H. OkparaM. Okpara
Richard PriorR. Prior61
M
captain6
M
80Dave GreavesD. Greaves
Carmine LannaC. Lanna61
M
7
M
84Felipe DíazF. Díaz
Miguel GaladamesM. Galadames59
M
8
M
82P. Gilberto FanesiP. Fanesi
Alun BoltonA. Bolton78
A
9
A
74Stephan DugbateyS. Dugbatey
Brian LloydB. Lloyd57
A
10
A
76Nicolas HitzlspergerN. Hitzlsperger
Robert WilcoxR. Wilcox56
A
11
A
80Jermaine BrescianoJ. Bresciano
 
Jody GrimandiJ. Grimandi56
D
12
D
78Gustavo SantosG. Santos
Scott ThirlwellS. Thirlwell55
M
13
M
81Bakary BahB. Bah
Jose MonteiroJ. Monteiro54
M
14
A
72Garry SounessG. Souness

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Plymouth Argyle. A crowd of 18,754 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Plymouth Argyle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Dryden.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle kick off the first half!
2.16
Ugo Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Galadames. With vision, Miguel Galadames plays the ball forward to Robert Wilcox. Robert Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yves-A. Dufresnes who gathers it comfortably.
6.42
Ugo Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Galadames collects the pass. Miguel Galadames threads a neat ball through to Brian Lloyd. Brian Lloyd shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
8.39
Robert Wilcox catches Michael Hakansson on the ankles. The referee calls over Robert Wilcox and shows him a yellow card! Michael Hakansson runs off the knock.
15.00
Gary James plays the ball forward to Felipe Díaz. Felipe Díaz flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Hitzlsperger who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.36
Richard Prior threads the ball through to Brian Lloyd. Brian Lloyd runs straight at the defence! Michael Hakansson clumsily knocks into Brian Lloyd. Brian Lloyd appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.23
Mast H. Okpara darts forward. Mast H. Okpara tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
22.36
Dave Greaves barges into Miguel Galadames. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Miguel Galadames stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.32
Carmine Lanna chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Wilcox. Robert Wilcox whips in a cross ball towards Alun Bolton. Alun Bolton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Yves-A. Dufresnes. Excellent save.
26.49
Michael Hakansson threads the ball through to Mast H. Okpara. Mast H. Okpara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Bresciano. Without breaking stride, Jermaine Bresciano plays the ball forward to Stephan Dugbatey who has made a great run into the box. Stephan Dugbatey rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.43
With a delightful solo run, Dave Greaves stretches the opposition's defence. Dave Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Dugbatey but he's offside!
28.07
Gary James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mast H. Okpara. Mast H. Okpara chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Dugbatey. Stephan Dugbatey whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
33.26
P. Gilberto Fanesi advances with the ball. P. Gilberto Fanesi shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Liam Clarke comfortably smothers it!
34.14
Wayne Potts threads the ball through to Carmine Lanna. Carmine Lanna knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Wilcox. Robert Wilcox knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.06
Dave Greaves knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger threads the ball through to Jermaine Bresciano but he's offside!
39.18
Mast H. Okpara knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Dugbatey. Stephan Dugbatey finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.43
With great vision, Michael Hakansson plays the ball forward to Dave Greaves. Dave Greaves threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Dugbatey. Stephan Dugbatey finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
44.24
Carmine Lanna makes a simple pass to Robert Wilcox. Robert Wilcox shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
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. Plymouth Argyle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Plymouth Argyle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off!
49.35
Mast H. Okpara deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.08
Jaime Sullivan sees Felipe Díaz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Díaz chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
57.32
Brian Lloyd catches Michael Hakansson on the ankles. The referee calls over Brian Lloyd and shows him a yellow card! Michael Hakansson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.44
Plymouth Argyle have made a substitution with Gustavo Santos replacing Michael Hakansson .
61.44
Gustavo Santos hits a low pass to Mast H. Okpara. Mast H. Okpara knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano makes a probing pass between the defence to Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but is blocked by Wayne Potts's leg.
65.37
Mast H. Okpara sees a break and surges forward. Mast H. Okpara shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.28
Miguel Galadames clumsily knocks into Mast H. Okpara. The referee calls over Miguel Galadames and warns him to calm down! Mast H. Okpara carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.02
Mast H. Okpara chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Dugbatey. Stephan Dugbatey knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.48
Plymouth Argyle are dictating the run of play here today.
72.12
Gustavo Santos makes a strong solo run forward. Gustavo Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Hitzlsperger. Nicolas Hitzlsperger runs straight at the defence! Nicolas Hitzlsperger shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
75.16
Jaime Sullivan hacks Alun Bolton from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alun Bolton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.53
P. Gilberto Fanesi makes a probing pass to Jermaine Bresciano. Jermaine Bresciano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.41
Miguel Galadames flicks a high ball forward to Robert Wilcox who takes it down. Robert Wilcox finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Yves-A. Dufresnes manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Plymouth Argyle
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
34.5%
40.2%
25.3%

Scorers
Jermaine Bresciano 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine Bresciano of Plymouth Argyle

Match Ratings
1.Liam Clarke (GK)
8
2.Stanley Byrne (DEF)
6
3.Ugo Campbell (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Potts (DEF)
6
5.Gaspar Veloso (DEF)
6
6.Richard Prior (MID)
6
7.Carmine Lanna (MID)
6
8.Miguel Galadames (MID)
6
9.Alun Bolton (ATT)
6
10.Brian Lloyd (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Robert Wilcox (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Jody Grimandi (DEF)
0
13.Scott Thirlwell (MID)
0
14.Jose Monteiro (MID)
0

1.Yves-A. Dufresnes (GK)
7
2.Michael Hakansson (DEF)
6
3.Gary James (DEF)
7
4.Jaime Sullivan (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Mast H. Okpara (MID)
9
6.Dave Greaves (MID)yellow card
6
7.Felipe Díaz (MID)
6
8.P. Gilberto Fanesi (MID)
7
9.Stephan Dugbatey (ATT)
7
10.Nicolas Hitzlsperger (ATT)
7
11.Jermaine Bresciano (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gustavo Santos (DEF)
7
13.Bakary Bah (MID)
0
14.Garry Souness (ATT)
0