Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Stewart ChapmanStewart Chapman Computer Player Computer Player
Colin BlackC. Black63
G
1
G
72Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez59
D
captain2
D
69Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
Rio MasonR. Mason72
D
3
D
66Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera
Carl EadieC. Eadie71
D
4
D
63Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny
Ralph MurrinR. Murrin73
D
5
M
72Andres PeiroA. Peiro
Darius RodgersD. Rodgers60
D
6captain
M
72Kelvin EdworthyK. Edworthy
Kevin MortonK. Morton68
M
7
M
66Jan PolheimJ. Polheim
Konstantinos VakouftsisK. Vakouftsis68
M
8
M
59Kevin CaldwellK. Caldwell
Jacob RowettJ. Rowett66
A
9
A
72Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho
Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs66
A
10
A
71Billy SeamanB. Seaman
Steve MacleanS. Maclean62
A
11
A
70Giordano MazziG. Mazzi
 
Sylvain InceS. Ince68
D
12
A
54Dion BarrettD. Barrett
Bakary SammerB. Sammer63
M
13
G
53Hugo VarelaH. Varela
Mervin RiggottM. Riggott42
A
14
A
46Anthony VieiraA. Vieira

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 7,060 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kemal Banks.


0.00
West Ham United kick off the first half!
8.28
Konstantinos Vakouftsis sees space and advances. Konstantinos Vakouftsis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.39
Kelvin Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Andres Peiro controls it well on his chest. Andres Peiro shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
14.54
Billy Seaman hits a low pass to Kevin Caldwell. Kevin Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.09
Konstantinos Vakouftsis barges into Dietmar Erler. The referee calls over Konstantinos Vakouftsis and shows him a yellow card! Dietmar Erler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.58
Jose Sanchez receives the ball from a throw-in from Darius Rodgers. Jose Sanchez chips the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Vakouftsis. Konstantinos Vakouftsis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
22.08
Wolverhampton Wanderers's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to score.
24.16
Duncan Jacobs catches Dietmar Erler on the ankles. The referee warns Duncan Jacobs to calm down! Dietmar Erler stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.44
Dietmar Erler knocks the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
33.56
Hugo Helguera makes a simple pass to Guillermo Molowny. Guillermo Molowny makes a simple pass to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Sanchez.
36.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Morton plays the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Helguera.
39.52
Rio Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Vakouftsis. Showing composure, Konstantinos Vakouftsis laces a weighted ball forward to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.24
Kelvin Edworthy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
42.11
Kelvin Edworthy comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Jacobs. Kelvin Edworthy is warned by the referee! Duncan Jacobs gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off!
47.14
Kelvin Edworthy flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Moutinho controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Moutinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ralph Murrin.
53.14
Konstantinos Vakouftsis knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.48
Konstantinos Vakouftsis flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Rowett collects the pass. Jacob Rowett plays a one-two with Konstantinos Vakouftsis and rushes in on goal... Hugo Helguera clumsily knocks into Jacob Rowett. Penalty not given!!
60.49
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Bakary Sammer replacing Konstantinos Vakouftsis .
63.31
Giordano Mazzi catches Jose Sanchez on the ankles. Giordano Mazzi is shown the yellow card! Jose Sanchez runs off the knock.
65.23
Bakary Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Morton collects the pass. Kevin Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
67.40
Dietmar Erler threads a neat ball through to Kevin Caldwell. Kevin Caldwell runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Caldwell shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.29
Dietmar Erler sees Kelvin Edworthy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Edworthy knocks the ball forward to Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Seaman but the referee indicates it's offside!
75.22
Carl Eadie makes a strong solo run forward. Carl Eadie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.18
Guillermo Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
81.32
Darius Rodgers kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Rowett. Jacob Rowett knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Helguera.
87.20
Bakary Sammer plays the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Showing composure, Steve Maclean picks a pass forward to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

West Ham United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
31.2%
40.3%
28.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dietmar Erler of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Colin Black (GK)
6
2.Jose Sanchez (DEF)
7
3.Rio Mason (DEF)
6
4.Carl Eadie (DEF)
7
5.Ralph Murrin (DEF)
6
6.Darius Rodgers (DEF)
6
7.Kevin Morton (MID)
6
8.Konstantinos Vakouftsis (MID)yellow card
8
9.Jacob Rowett (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)
5
11.Steve Maclean (ATT)
7
 
12.Sylvain Ince (DEF)
0
13.Bakary Sammer (MID)
7
14.Mervin Riggott (ATT)
0

1.Matt Davidson (GK)
7
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
8
3.Hugo Helguera (DEF)
7
4.Guillermo Molowny (DEF)
7
5.Andres Peiro (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Edworthy (MID)
8
7.Jan Polheim (MID)
6
8.Kevin Caldwell (MID)
7
9.Sebastiao Moutinho (ATT)
6
10.Billy Seaman (ATT)
6
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)yellow card
4
 
12.Dion Barrett (ATT)
0
13.Hugo Varela (GK)
0
14.Anthony Vieira (ATT)
0