Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Stoke CityStoke City
Malcolm ClarkeMalcolm Clarke Steve Collins Steve Collins
Jan Vennegoor HillJ. Hill70
G
1
G
72Sebastian MerinoS. Merino
Tomˆs VermeulenT. Vermeulen65
D
2
D
72Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland67
D
captain3
D
73Nwankwo ShiltonN. Shilton
Daniel WinterburnD. Winterburn68
D
4
D
73Antonio PerezA. Perez
Jermaine LofthouseJ. Lofthouse64
D
5
M
71Stefano CarboneS. Carbone
Nicolas AlvarezN. Alvarez81
M
6captain
M
74Fabian ZieglF. Ziegl
Hauke EngelsH. Engels72
M
7
M
74Vitor PinheiroV. Pinheiro
Scott BradyS. Brady70
A
8
M
77Craig FergusonC. Ferguson
Albert VilaA. Vila73
A
9
A
60Steve ThompsonS. Thompson
Tiago VianaT. Viana73
A
10
A
74Eduardo MarquitosE. Marquitos
Alberto MonteiroA. Monteiro74
A
11
A
69Fredrik BallF. Ball
 
Norman ScowcroftN. Scowcroft70
A
12
D
68Craig HarrisonC. Harrison
Daniel MorenoD. Moreno71
M
13
M
41Mast H. AkinbiyiM. Akinbiyi
Stanley CopeS. Cope72
M
14
A
73Tomasz ZaidanT. Zaidan

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 16,947 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Middleton.


0.00
The first half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
2.12
Nwankwo Shilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomˆs Vermeulen.
14.34
Stefano Carbone takes it forward alone. Stefano Carbone lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.24
Fabian Ziegl makes a probing pass to Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Thompson. With a superhuman jump, Steve Thompson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jan Vennegoor Hill easily picks it out of the air!
20.12
Kevin Cleland takes it forward alone. Kevin Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Monteiro. Alberto Monteiro shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.26
Fabian Ziegl flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Thompson. Steve Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
34.39
Stefano Carbone runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stefano Carbone knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Lofthouse.
42.16
Kevin Cleland passes the ball forward to Albert Vila. Albert Vila kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Brady. Scott Brady is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Sebastian Merino has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
West Ham United start the second half!
53.01
Eduardo Marquitos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Thompson. Steve Thompson finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
54.30
Craig Ferguson barges into Nicolas Alvarez. The referee warns Craig Ferguson to calm down! Nicolas Alvarez runs off the knock.
59.38
Hauke Engels sees Nicolas Alvarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas Alvarez knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.04
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Norman Scowcroft replacing Alberto Monteiro and Stanley Cope replacing Nicolas Alvarez .
61.07
Hauke Engels clumsily knocks into Stefano Carbone. The referee calls over Hauke Engels and warns him to calm down! Stefano Carbone runs off the knock.
65.18
Jermaine Lofthouse flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Engels controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Hauke Engels plays the ball forward to Stanley Cope. Stanley Cope whips in a cross ball towards Scott Brady. Scott Brady makes a deft header but it flies wide!
66.16
Fabian Ziegl passes the ball forward to Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Vennegoor Hill who gathers it comfortably.
67.47
Eduardo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Ball holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fredrik Ball lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball strikes Jermaine Lofthouse's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
77.48
West Ham United have made a substitution with Daniel Moreno replacing Hauke Engels and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
83.47
Stanley Cope darts forward. Stanley Cope tries a spectacular long range effort. Sebastian Merino easily gets down and covers it.
84.57
Vitor Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Ball. Fredrik Ball shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Stoke City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.3%
62.7%
Play Area
33.9%
47.5%
18.6%

Scorers
Scott Brady 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Brady of West Ham United

Match Ratings