Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Will SullyWill Sully Malcolm Clarke Malcolm Clarke
Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois76
G
1
G
70Jan Vennegoor HillJ. Hill
Thomas KienastT. Kienast78
D
2captain
D
69John RipleyJ. Ripley
Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino78
D
captain3
D
67Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez77
D
4
D
68Daniel WinterburnD. Winterburn
Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso80
M
5
D
65Jermaine LofthouseJ. Lofthouse
Ivan PirriI. Pirri80
M
6
M
81Nicolas AlvarezN. Alvarez
Wes JoachimW. Joachim77
M
7
M
72Hauke EngelsH. Engels
Antonio VelascoA. Velasco81
M
8
A
70Scott BradyS. Brady
Max CarrickM. Carrick77
A
9
A
73Albert VilaA. Vila
Max BoumaM. Bouma77
A
10
A
73Tiago VianaT. Viana
Frederico FonsecaF. Fonseca78
A
11
A
74Alberto MonteiroA. Monteiro
 
Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz78
D
12
D
65Tomˆs VermeulenT. Vermeulen
Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez77
M
13
A
70Norman ScowcroftN. Scowcroft
Nicky OliverN. Oliver72
A
14
M
72Stanley CopeS. Cope

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 20,660 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Impey.


0.00
The first half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
6.18
Albert Vila hacks Santos B.J. Rivelino from behind! The referee warns Albert Vila to calm down! Santos B.J. Rivelino runs off the knock.
8.15
Tiago Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Vila. Albert Vila shoots from 25 yards. Mustapha Courtois gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
14.02
Alberto Monteiro clumsily knocks into Gregorio Hernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregorio Hernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.43
Hauke Engels makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Vila. Albert Vila tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Mustapha Courtois has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.05
Antonio Velasco breaks forward. With vision, Antonio Velasco picks a pass forward to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Jan Vennegoor Hill manages to keep it out.
32.10
Ivan Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Max Carrick. Max Carrick makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
40.13
Hauke Engels makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Monteiro. Alberto Monteiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Ham United kick off!
47.48
John Ripley clumsily knocks into Max Carrick. John Ripley is warned by the referee! Max Carrick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.11
With imagination, Antonio Velasco plays the ball forward to Max Carrick. Max Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma heads the ball goalwards but somehow Jan Vennegoor Hill manages to keep it out.
51.24
Ivan Pirri pushes up the pitch. Ivan Pirri knocks the ball forward to Max Carrick. Max Carrick knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Winterburn.
53.57
Wes Joachim makes a probing pass to Max Carrick. Max Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Jan Vennegoor Hill!
54.03
Kevin Cleland knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Brady. Scott Brady finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Mustapha Courtois!
55.54
Frederico Fonseca catches Nicolas Alvarez on the ankles. Frederico Fonseca is warned by the referee! Nicolas Alvarez stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.51
Carlos Alonso takes a quick throw-in. Ivan Pirri makes a simple pass to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
60.59
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Yurtcan Türkyilmaz replacing Gregorio Hernandez .
61.66
Carlos Alonso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim finds some space and shoots from distance. Jan Vennegoor Hill gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
63.47
Wes Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
65.17
Antonio Velasco passes the ball forward to Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jan Vennegoor Hill is on top of it.
72.46
Ivan Pirri flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
77.15
West Ham United have made 3 substitutions with Tomˆs Vermeulen replacing Jermaine Lofthouse, Stanley Cope replacing Hauke Engels and Norman Scowcroft replacing Alberto Monteiro .
79.30
Frederico Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso shoots from 20 yards but somehow Jan Vennegoor Hill manages to keep it out.
81.56
Antonio Velasco makes a simple pass to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
83.48
Wes Joachim passes the ball forward to Max Carrick. Max Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Superb reactions from Jan Vennegoor Hill. What a save!
84.29
Thomas Kienast knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso threads a neat ball through to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca plays a one-two with Max Carrick and rushes in on goal... Frederico Fonseca strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jan Vennegoor Hill with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

West Ham United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.2%
32.8%
Play Area
19.4%
44.8%
35.8%

Scorers
Max Carrick 32
Frederico Fonseca 84
Albert Vila 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Max Carrick of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings