Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Watford. A crowd of 19,086 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Watford kick off and get the match underway!
2.51
1-0Alex White takes it forward alone. Alex White whips in a cross ball towards Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller powers a header at goal. Jeffery Russell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.29
1-0Ronnie Schouten decides to run forward with the ball. Ronnie Schouten passes the ball forward to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic goes all the way! Davor Petrovic makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.28
Pascal Frei knocks the ball forward to Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
16.44
Les Grondin makes a probing pass to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.42
Ivan Bergkamp knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan lofts in a cross ball towards Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.10
2-0Graham Charles kicks a strong pass forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Fidatof.
24.09
2-0Omer Brown surges forward with the ball. Omer Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller shoots from 25 yards. Jeffery Russell easily smothers it.
26.22
Alex White kicks a strong pass forward to Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.58
Ivan Bergkamp takes it forward alone. Ivan Bergkamp plays a perfect one-two with Davor Petrovic and rushes in on goal... Ivan Bergkamp rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.52
Omer Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Charles. Graham Charles flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeffery Russell who gathers it comfortably.
33.34
Mitica Lazar knocks the ball to his team mate, Evangelos Kamaras. Evangelos Kamaras tries a spectacular long range effort but Gabriele Malagò is on top of it.
36.14
3-0Ronnie Guppy clumsily knocks into Stephan Gyan. Ronnie Guppy is shown the yellow card! Stephan Gyan stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.02
Jose Fortes Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Frei. Pascal Frei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Evangelos Kamaras. Evangelos Kamaras sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.29
Graham Charles knocks the ball forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
42.46
Ivan Bergkamp kicks a strong pass forward to Evangelos Kamaras. Evangelos Kamaras goes all the way! Evangelos Kamaras shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.15
3-0Ivan Bergkamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan makes a probing pass to Evangelos Kamaras but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the second half underway!
47.25
3-0Alex White catches Ivan Bergkamp on the ankles. Alex White is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Bergkamp stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.33
Les Grondin knocks the ball forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeffery Russell who gathers it comfortably.
53.37
Mitica Lazar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evangelos Kamaras. Evangelos Kamaras plays a perfect one-two with Stephan Gyan and rushes in on goal... Evangelos Kamaras makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Gabriele Malagò is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.25
Graham Charles passes the ball forward to Gharib Abdellaoui. Gharib Abdellaoui tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
61.45
Graham Charles comes in with a late challenge on Mitica Lazar. Graham Charles is shown the yellow card! Mitica Lazar stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.23
Les Grondin passes the ball forward to Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller goes all the way! Alvaro Miller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.55
Graham Charles makes a simple pass to Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeffery Russell who gathers it comfortably.
69.41
Pascal Frei surges forward with the ball. Pascal Frei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evangelos Kamaras but he's offside!
71.44
4-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.23
Stefan Fidatof controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Frei. Pascal Frei knocks the ball to his team mate, Evangelos Kamaras. Evangelos Kamaras lofts in a cross ball towards Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.09
Alex White chips the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller shoots from 20 yards but somehow Jeffery Russell manages to keep it out.
89.12
Fredrik Sherwood hacks Ronnie Schouten from behind! Fredrik Sherwood is warned by the referee! Ronnie Schouten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Stefan Fidatof makes a probing pass to Pascal Frei. Pascal Frei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Davor Petrovic. Davor Petrovic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronnie Guppy.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.7%
42.5%
28.7%
Scorers
| Alvaro Miller 3, 63 Fredrik Sherwood 16, 26 | Evangelos Kamaras 53 |