Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Aston VillaAston Villa
Malcolm ClarkeMalcolm Clarke Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Jan Vennegoor HillJ. Hill70
G
1
G
82Carl LinekerC. Lineker
John RipleyJ. Ripley69
D
captain2
D
88Miguel PonceM. Ponce
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland67
D
3
D
85Olivier BattlesO. Battles
Daniel WinterburnD. Winterburn68
D
4
D
88Scott GalliS. Galli
Jermaine LofthouseJ. Lofthouse65
D
5
D
86Gionatha TattiG. Tatti
Nicolas AlvarezN. Alvarez81
M
6
M
106Alan UnsworthA. Unsworth
Hauke EngelsH. Engels72
M
7captain
M
98Felipe AzevedoF. Azevedo
Scott BradyS. Brady70
A
8
A
88Ronald MatthijsR. Matthijs
Albert VilaA. Vila73
A
9
A
85Hayder GamezH. Gamez
Tiago VianaT. Viana74
A
10
A
89Thanassis KamarasT. Kamaras
Alberto MonteiroA. Monteiro74
A
11
A
81Mick KeeganM. Keegan
 
Tomˆs VermeulenT. Vermeulen65
D
12
M
86Chritophe GravelaineC. Gravelaine
Stanley CopeS. Cope72
M
13
M
87Andres SotoA. Soto
Norman ScowcroftN. Scowcroft70
A
14
D
81Mehamha ZeraraM. Zerara

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,497 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Impey.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.42
Scott Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Alvarez. Nicolas Alvarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.55
Jermaine Lofthouse breaks forward. Jermaine Lofthouse threads the ball through to Albert Vila. Albert Vila shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
4.41
Nicolas Alvarez passes the ball forward to Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Vila. Albert Vila gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
9.40
With a delightful solo run, Felipe Azevedo stretches the opposition's defence. Felipe Azevedo kicks a strong pass forward to Ronald Matthijs but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.22
Nicolas Alvarez kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels shoots from outside the area but is denied by Carl Lineker. Excellent save.
15.23
Kevin Cleland hits a low pass to Nicolas Alvarez. Nicolas Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Scott Brady collects the pass. Scott Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Alvarez. Nicolas Alvarez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reactions from Scott Galli blocks the shot!
22.17
Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Hayder Gamez. Hayder Gamez plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Keegan and advances towards the goal... Hayder Gamez tries a spectacular strike. Jan Vennegoor Hill easily gets down and covers it.
24.19
Nicolas Alvarez threads a neat ball through to Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.46
Nicolas Alvarez plays the ball forward to Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
30.16
Daniel Winterburn decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Winterburn makes a probing pass to Hauke Engels. Hauke Engels sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
33.56
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alan Unsworth controls it well on his chest. Alan Unsworth whips in a cross ball towards Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
34.57
Hauke Engels plays the ball forward to Nicolas Alvarez. Nicolas Alvarez whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Monteiro. Alberto Monteiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Carl Lineker!
40.24
Alan Unsworth hacks Nicolas Alvarez from behind! Alan Unsworth is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Alvarez runs off the knock.
44.23
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward to Mick Keegan who brings the ball under control. Mick Keegan shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
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. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Olivier Battles makes a strong solo run forward. Olivier Battles runs straight at the opposition's defence. Olivier Battles knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
48.49
Scott Galli sees Alan Unsworth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Unsworth threads a neat ball through to Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Azevedo but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.35
Olivier Battles sees Felipe Azevedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Azevedo advances with the ball. Felipe Azevedo shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
53.57
Nicolas Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Monteiro collects the pass. Alberto Monteiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.14
Miguel Ponce flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Hayder Gamez controls it well on his chest. Hayder Gamez shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
65.58
Alan Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hayder Gamez. Hayder Gamez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.08
Miguel Ponce threads a neat ball through to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Thanassis Kamaras controls it well on his chest. Thanassis Kamaras finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
72.49
Felipe Azevedo hacks Hauke Engels from behind! Felipe Azevedo is shown the yellow card! Hauke Engels stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.01
Olivier Battles flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Azevedo who takes it down. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward to Alan Unsworth who brings the ball under control. Alan Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Ronald Matthijs but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.37
West Ham United have made 3 substitutions with Tomˆs Vermeulen replacing Jermaine Lofthouse, Norman Scowcroft replacing Nicolas Alvarez and Stanley Cope replacing Alberto Monteiro and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.39
Felipe Azevedo receives the ball from a throw-in from Alan Unsworth. Felipe Azevedo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Felipe Azevedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jan Vennegoor Hill.
80.36
Felipe Azevedo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Tiago Viana reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
81.04
Alan Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Hayder Gamez controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Hayder Gamez plays the ball forward to Ronald Matthijs who has made a great run into the box. Ronald Matthijs takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Hauke Engels takes a short throw-in bringing Scott Brady into play. With great vision, Scott Brady plays the ball forward to Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana whips in a cross ball towards Albert Vila. Albert Vila knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Aston Villa
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Albert Vila 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Azevedo of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Jan Vennegoor Hill (GK)
8
2.John Ripley (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Cleland (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Winterburn (DEF)
7
5.Jermaine Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6.Nicolas Alvarez (MID)
8
7.Hauke Engels (MID)
8
8.Scott Brady (ATT)
6
9.Albert Vila (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tiago Viana (ATT)
6
11.Alberto Monteiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Tomˆs Vermeulen (DEF)
6
13.Stanley Cope (MID)
6
14.Norman Scowcroft (ATT)
6

1.Carl Lineker (GK)
7
2.Miguel Ponce (DEF)
6
3.Olivier Battles (DEF)
8
4.Scott Galli (DEF)
6
5.Gionatha Tatti (DEF)
6
6.Alan Unsworth (MID)
7
7.Felipe Azevedo (MID)yellow card
9
8.Ronald Matthijs (ATT)
6
9.Hayder Gamez (ATT)
7
10.Thanassis Kamaras (ATT)
6
11.Mick Keegan (ATT)
6
 
12.Chritophe Gravelaine (MID)
0
13.Andres Soto (MID)
0
14.Mehamha Zerara (DEF)
0