Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Nick Kemp Nick Kemp
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson72
G
1
G
71Gavin McStayG. McStay
Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny63
D
2
D
69Dominic ClelandD. Cleland
Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera66
D
3captain
D
67Jose Fortes GonzalezJ. Gonzalez
Steven Le TissierS. Le Tissier52
D
4
D
66Jon RobinsonJ. Robinson
Andres PeiroA. Peiro71
M
5
D
64Simon RichterS. Richter
Jan PolheimJ. Polheim63
M
captain6
M
73Alistair WilliamsA. Williams
Clive FletcherC. Fletcher64
M
7
M
66Nicol˜ Dal CantoN. Dal Canto
Christian JanesC. Janes61
M
8
M
66Gilles FortuneG. Fortune
Billy SeamanB. Seaman70
A
9
A
72Kelvin MannK. Mann
Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho72
A
10
A
70Miguel MedinaM. Medina
Giordano MazziG. Mazzi69
A
11
A
69Dave BallD. Ball
 
Mike PattersonM. Patterson42
M
12
A
67Salvatore DeflorioS. Deflorio
Dion BarrettD. Barrett54
A
13
A
67Kuami VahiruaK. Vahirua
Hugo VarelaH. Varela51
G
14
M
66Jose OrtizJ. Ortiz

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 9,559 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the match underway!
3.32
Alistair Williams knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicol˜ Dal Canto. Nicol˜ Dal Canto strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.55
Alistair Williams flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina passes the ball forward to Kelvin Mann. Kelvin Mann tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.01
Jan Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.46
Billy Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Janes. Christian Janes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.23
Jan Polheim flicks a high pass forward to Sebastiao Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Ham United!
26.58
Jan Polheim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.49
Dominic Cleland makes a probing pass to Nicol˜ Dal Canto. Nicol˜ Dal Canto chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Ball. Dave Ball shoots from 25 yards but Matt Davidson reads it well. Quality keeping!
36.53
Christian Janes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Billy Seaman!
44.13
Alistair Williams plays the ball forward to Kelvin Mann. Kelvin Mann cuts inside the box! Kelvin Mann side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
45.00
Dominic Cleland barges into Clive Fletcher. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Clive Fletcher grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
AFC Bournemouth start the second half!
47.39
Jose Fortes Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Cleland threads a neat ball through to Gilles Fortune. Gilles Fortune makes a simple pass, allowing Miguel Medina to run into the box. Miguel Medina muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.01
Clive Fletcher sees space and advances. Clive Fletcher shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
55.35
Gilles Fortune controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kelvin Mann. Kelvin Mann makes a probing pass to Miguel Medina but he's offside!
59.42
Clive Fletcher flicks a high pass forward to Giordano Mazzi who brings the ball under control. Giordano Mazzi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.55
AFC Bournemouth have made 3 substitutions with Salvatore Deflorio replacing Jose Fortes Gonzalez, Kuami Vahirua replacing Gilles Fortune and Jose Ortiz replacing Miguel Medina .
63.03
Billy Seaman hits a low pass to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.37
Christian Janes catches Alistair Williams on the ankles. Christian Janes is shown the yellow card! Alistair Williams stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.42
Clive Fletcher threads the ball through to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.24
Jon Robinson makes a probing pass to Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.48
Hugo Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim knocks the ball forward to Clive Fletcher. Clive Fletcher shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.17
Salvatore Deflorio takes the throw-in. Nicol˜ Dal Canto kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.09
Kuami Vahirua threads the ball through to Kelvin Mann. Kelvin Mann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
85.19
Hugo Helguera catches Nicol˜ Dal Canto on the ankles. Hugo Helguera is shown the yellow card! Nicol˜ Dal Canto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.31
Guillermo Molowny darts forward. Guillermo Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiao Moutinho knocks the ball forward, putting Billy Seaman through on goal. Billy Seaman looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Gavin McStay has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

AFC Bournemouth
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
25%
47.1%
27.9%

Scorers
Sebastiao Moutinho 14
Billy Seaman 37, 63, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Seaman of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Matt Davidson (GK)
6
2.Guillermo Molowny (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Helguera (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Steven Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Andres Peiro (MID)
6
6.Jan Polheim (MID)
7
7.Clive Fletcher (MID)
6
8.Christian Janes (MID)yellow card
5
9.Billy Seaman (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Sebastiao Moutinho (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)
6
 
12.Mike Patterson (MID)
0
13.Dion Barrett (ATT)
0
14.Hugo Varela (GK)
0

1.Gavin McStay (GK)
6
2.Dominic Cleland (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Jose Fortes Gonzalez (DEF)
6
4.Jon Robinson (DEF)
6
5.Simon Richter (DEF)
6
6.Alistair Williams (MID)
6
7.Nicol˜ Dal Canto (MID)
6
8.Gilles Fortune (MID)
6
9.Kelvin Mann (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Medina (ATT)
6
11.Dave Ball (ATT)
6
 
12.Salvatore Deflorio (ATT)
6
13.Kuami Vahirua (ATT)
6
14.Jose Ortiz (MID)
6