Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
John RamsayJohn Ramsay Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson72
G
1
G
68John LecocqJ. Lecocq
Dietmar ErlerD. Erler69
D
2
D
64Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli
Giampiero SacchettiG. Sacchetti42
D
3
D
68John InceJ. Ince
Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera66
D
4
D
65Tony GaillotT. Gaillot
Andres PeiroA. Peiro72
M
5
M
66Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Mike PattersonM. Patterson42
M
captain6captain
M
72Kelvin LampardK. Lampard
Kevin CaldwellK. Caldwell59
M
7
M
65Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita
Alan BrambleA. Bramble44
M
8
M
64Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Billy SeamanB. Seaman71
A
9
A
70Brahim SilvaB. Silva
Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho72
A
10
A
67Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Giordano MazziG. Mazzi70
A
11
A
67Rio ScalesR. Scales
 
Adam CopeA. Cope37
D
12
D
26Del StockdaleD. Stockdale
Dion BarrettD. Barrett54
A
13
M
67Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Ian MarshallI. Marshall35
M
14
A
50Ian JosephI. Joseph

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 9,184 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Ham United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Froggatt.


0.00
Birmingham City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.02
Andres Peiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman puts a great ball through. Giordano Mazzi runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
3.38
Mario Carvalho plays the ball forward to Rio Scales. Rio Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.40
Kelvin Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Yasushi Kaita who takes it down. Yasushi Kaita cuts inside the box! Yasushi Kaita side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.41
Kelvin Lampard knocks the ball forward to Yasushi Kaita. Yasushi Kaita plays a one-two with Brahim Silva and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Yasushi Kaita provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.40
Mario Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva cuts inside the box! Brahim Silva comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Matt Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
15.57
Kelvin Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rio Scales but the linesman indicates offside!
16.07
Dietmar Erler flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
24.38
John Ince flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Lampard controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Kelvin Lampard plays the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva passes the ball forward but Mario Carvalho is offside!
30.29
Sebastiao Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
36.48
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Mcinnes passes the ball forward but Rio Scales is offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
West Ham United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.44
Giampiero Sacchetti makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho flicks a high pass forward to Andres Peiro who brings the ball under control. Andres Peiro shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
53.56
Kevin Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.22
Sebastiao Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tony Gaillot.
61.23
John Ince flicks a high ball forward to Andy Mcinnes who takes it down. Andy Mcinnes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Duncan McCoist through on goal. Duncan McCoist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
65.03
With great vision, Cristian Vignaroli plays the ball forward to Kelvin Lampard. Kelvin Lampard hits a low pass to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
66.25
Cristian Vignaroli breaks forward. Cristian Vignaroli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Cristian Vignaroli knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.18
Cristian Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Lampard who brings the ball neatly under control. Kelvin Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes shoots from outside the area. Matt Davidson gets down and covers it.
78.04
Kevin Caldwell hacks Andy Mcinnes from behind! Kevin Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Andy Mcinnes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.21
John Ince makes a probing pass to Tony Gaillot. Tony Gaillot flicks a high pass forward. Rio Scales controls it well on his chest. Rio Scales makes a probing pass to Mario Carvalho but he's offside!
83.49
Kelvin Lampard flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.39
Andres Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by John Lecocq!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Birmingham City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
28.7%
43.8%
27.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kelvin Lampard of Birmingham City

Match Ratings
1.Matt Davidson (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Helguera (DEF)
7
5.Andres Peiro (MID)
7
6.Mike Patterson (MID)
7
7.Kevin Caldwell (MID)yellow card
5
8.Alan Bramble (MID)
7
9.Billy Seaman (ATT)
6
10.Sebastiao Moutinho (ATT)
7
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)
6
 
12.Adam Cope (DEF)
0
13.Dion Barrett (ATT)
0
14.Ian Marshall (MID)
0

1.John Lecocq (GK)
6
2.Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
9
3.John Ince (DEF)
7
4.Tony Gaillot (DEF)
7
5.Mario Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Lampard (MID)
9
7.Yasushi Kaita (MID)
7
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
6
9.Brahim Silva (ATT)
7
10.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
11.Rio Scales (ATT)
6
 
12.Del Stockdale (DEF)
0
13.Heitor De Souza (MID)
0
14.Ian Joseph (ATT)
0