Match Report
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 7,419 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-1-4-1 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-1-4-1 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.
0.00
0-0Huddersfield Town kick off the first half!
3.30
0-0Eddie Higginbotham advances with the ball. Eddie Higginbotham threads the ball through to Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso plays a one-two with Kemal Hitchcock and rushes in on goal... Mattia Narciso takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.13
0-0Frederico Costa knocks the ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Markus Riemann. What a save!
12.28
0-0Rainer Emmerlich knocks the ball forward to Jan Polheim. Jan Polheim surges forward with the ball. Jan Polheim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jermaine Vickers.
20.47
Jermaine Wright passes the ball forward to Dion Barrett. Dion Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Eadie.
27.11
James Boertien flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Eadie who brings the ball under control. Daniel Eadie threads the ball through to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.51
Artur Neves decides to run forward with the ball. Artur Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Markus Riemann!
34.35
0-1Eddie Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward to Artur Neves who brings the ball under control. Artur Neves hits a low pass to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Mattia Narciso. Mattia Narciso connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.46
Frederico Costa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Frederico Costa plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Burgess and stumbles forward towards the goal... Frederico Costa shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.02
Kemal Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward to Mattia Narciso who brings the ball under control. Mattia Narciso shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.48
Adam Cope flicks a high pass forward to Jan Polheim who brings the ball under control. Jan Polheim knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Barrett. Dion Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Boertien.
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. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
West Ham United kick off!
53.24
Frederico Costa threads a neat ball through to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
55.42
0-1Frederico Costa catches Jermaine Wright on the ankles. The referee calls over Frederico Costa and shows him a yellow card! Jermaine Wright runs off the knock.
59.26
Mike Patterson sees a break and surges forward. Mike Patterson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.26
Artur Neves makes a simple pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.58
James Boertien hits a low pass to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kemal Hitchcock!
79.54
Neil Dickov surges forward with the ball. Neil Dickov threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.45
Mike Patterson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Moya. Enrique Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.21
Mike Patterson makes a simple pass to Jermaine Wright. Jermaine Wright finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
28.2%
51.3%
20.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kemal Hitchcock of Huddersfield Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Markus Riemann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Adam Cope (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rainer Emmerlich (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Dickov (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Enrique Sanchez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jan Polheim (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mike Patterson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Billy Seaman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dion Barrett (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Enrique Moya (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jermaine Wright (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Anthony Vieira (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Marshall (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paolo Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | James Boertien (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eddie Higginbotham (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jermaine Vickers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Daniel Eadie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rafael Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Artur Neves (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Frederico Costa (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Kemal Hitchcock (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Darren Burgess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mattia Narciso (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Gabriel Hernandez (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Godber (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adrian Rufus (MID) | 0 | |