Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United
Alex HutchingsAlex Hutchings Nicholas Macleod Nicholas Macleod
Adolfo GonzalezA. Gonzalez65
G
1
G
63Marc FletcherM. Fletcher
Jose CamachoJ. Camacho67
D
2
D
53Roberto AmbrosiniR. Ambrosini
Pier G. PiacentiniP. Piacentini67
D
3
D
52Des PalmerD. Palmer
Alfredo MolownyA. Molowny67
D
4
D
51Alberto ClemenceA. Clemence
Pier G. ColomboP. Colombo69
D
5
M
70Stanley WatersS. Waters
Dave SouthgateD. Southgate69
M
6captain
M
68Fredrik WilsonF. Wilson
Ledley McgovernL. Mcgovern71
M
captain7
M
65Harvey JacobsH. Jacobs
Paul StewartP. Stewart68
M
8
M
64Frank LoweF. Lowe
Colin HendryC. Hendry72
A
9
A
61Dennis BurgessD. Burgess
Ian CampbellI. Campbell69
A
10
A
60Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Uwe EiltsU. Eilts70
A
11
A
52Nicholas MilliganN. Milligan
 
Daniel VergesD. Verges65
D
12
M
61Terry GuppyT. Guppy
Harry PowerH. Power67
M
13
G
59Graham BanksG. Banks
Dario LimaD. Lima67
A
14
M
57Danny BrownD. Brown

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 8,693 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Peterborough United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kemal Banks.


0.00
Peterborough United kick off and get the match underway!
2.32
Pier G. Colombo makes a simple pass to Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Mcgovern collects the pass. Ledley Mcgovern finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
10.36
Pier G. Piacentini punts the ball hopefully upfield. Paul Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
18.10
Des Palmer makes a probing pass to Fredrik Wilson. Fredrik Wilson flicks a high pass forward to Isaiah Chadwick who brings the ball under control. Isaiah Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.56
Pier G. Colombo threads the ball through to Dave Southgate. Dave Southgate threads a neat ball through to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
22.33
Fredrik Wilson catches Ledley Mcgovern on the ankles. Fredrik Wilson is shown the yellow card! Ledley Mcgovern hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.40
Pier G. Piacentini hits a low pass to Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart plays the ball forward to Dave Southgate. Dave Southgate lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts directs the ball goalwards with his head but Marc Fletcher is on top of it.
28.20
Roberto Ambrosini comes in with a late challenge on Pier G. Colombo. Roberto Ambrosini is shown the yellow card! Pier G. Colombo stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.47
Ledley Mcgovern hits a low pass to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts shoots from distance. Marc Fletcher gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
36.47
Colin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
39.19
Ian Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Hendry skips past Des Palmer! Colin Hendry strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but Roberto Ambrosini blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
42.42
Seeing Paul Stewart's attacking run, Dave Southgate quickly throws the ball into his path. Paul Stewart laces a through ball forward to Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts whips in a cross ball towards Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Dave Southgate threads a neat ball through to Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion have changed their lineup with Daniel Verges replacing Pier G. Colombo. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with West Bromwich Albion kicking off!
47.05
With some swift thinking, Ledley Mcgovern plays the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts beats his man to it with a header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
48.15
Harvey Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Frank Lowe. Frank Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.53
West Bromwich Albion are in full control of this game.
55.10
Daniel Verges chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Molowny. Alfredo Molowny controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Uwe Eilts. Uwe Eilts kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Hendry but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.12
Roberto Ambrosini takes it forward alone. Roberto Ambrosini flicks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Gonzalez who gathers it comfortably.
59.35
Dave Southgate runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dave Southgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Clemence.
60.35
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Dario Lima replacing Uwe Eilts .
61.35
Ledley Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Dario Lima. Dario Lima makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
63.37
Jose Camacho flicks a high pass forward. Paul Stewart holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Stewart changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Lima. Roberto Ambrosini hacks Dario Lima from behind! Dario Lima appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
65.27
Dave Southgate makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Dario Lima. Dario Lima makes a deft header but it flies wide!
67.49
Alfredo Molowny threads a neat ball through to Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart sees Ian Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ian Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.47
Pier G. Piacentini sweeps the ball long. Ledley Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
75.48
Alfredo Molowny sees Paul Stewart in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Stewart sees Ledley Mcgovern in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ledley Mcgovern makes a probing pass between the defence to Dario Lima. Dario Lima side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Roberto Ambrosini. Excellent block.
77.04
Isaiah Chadwick hacks Daniel Verges from behind! Isaiah Chadwick is warned by the referee! Daniel Verges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.14
Harvey Jacobs makes a probing pass to Fredrik Wilson. Fredrik Wilson whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Milligan. Nicholas Milligan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.20
Ledley Mcgovern takes it forward alone. Ledley Mcgovern edges inside the box! Ledley Mcgovern tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.51
Colin Hendry hits a low pass to Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell threads the ball through to Colin Hendry but he's offside!
85.18
Fredrik Wilson catches Daniel Verges on the ankles. The referee calls over Fredrik Wilson and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Daniel Verges stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.01
Alfredo Molowny knocks the ball to his team mate, Dario Lima. Dario Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Peterborough United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
73.8%
26.2%
Play Area
23.8%
42.9%
33.3%

Scorers
Ledley Mcgovern 2, 81
Ian Campbell 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Mcgovern of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Gonzalez (GK)
6
2.Jose Camacho (DEF)
6
3.Pier G. Piacentini (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Pier G. Colombo (DEF)
6
6.Dave Southgate (MID)
6
7.Ledley Mcgovern (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Paul Stewart (MID)
7
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Ian Campbell (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Uwe Eilts (ATT)
6
 
12.Daniel Verges (DEF)
6
13.Harry Power (MID)
0
14.Dario Lima (ATT)
6

1.Marc Fletcher (GK)
6
2.Roberto Ambrosini (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Des Palmer (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Clemence (DEF)
6
5.Stanley Waters (MID)
6
6.Fredrik Wilson (MID)red card
3
7.Harvey Jacobs (MID)
6
8.Frank Lowe (MID)
6
9.Dennis Burgess (ATT)
6
10.Isaiah Chadwick (ATT)
5
11.Nicholas Milligan (ATT)
6
 
12.Terry Guppy (MID)
0
13.Graham Banks (GK)
0
14.Danny Brown (MID)
0