Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     MillwallMillwall
gavin Hallgavin Hall James Hayes James Hayes
Hannes SchrammH. Schramm69
G
1
G
74Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan
Mamar LeroyM. Leroy72
D
2
D
74Dietmar GleisensteinD. Gleisenstein
Florian GimplF. Gimpl71
D
3
D
69Rainer HankeR. Hanke
Tim GreenT. Green70
D
4
D
73Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt
Alun PlowrightA. Plowright76
D
captain5
M
80Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes
Stan WiltordS. Wiltord74
M
6captain
M
81Mario SamsonM. Samson
Gavin GemmellG. Gemmell76
M
7
M
82Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher
Teddy InceT. Ince78
M
8
M
75Quim RamosQ. Ramos
Gianfranco ZanettiG. Zanetti72
A
9
A
83Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi
Pius WisgerhofP. Wisgerhof78
A
10
A
73Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher
David AdamsD. Adams73
A
11
A
78Andy HarleyA. Harley
 
Ruud SluiterR. Sluiter68
D
12
D
65Matteo MaterazziM. Materazzi
Harvey DeanH. Dean65
M
13
M
78Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus
Jody McgrealJ. Mcgreal65
A
14
A
73Edgar NunesE. Nunes

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Millwall in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ronnie Harley.


0.00
Millwall kick off and get the first half underway!
2.02
Eirik Soltvedt clumsily knocks into Pius Wisgerhof. Eirik Soltvedt is given a warning by the referee! Pius Wisgerhof stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.54
Rainer Hanke threads a neat ball through to Mario Samson. Mario Samson flicks a high pass forward to Dean Thatcher who brings the ball under control. Dean Thatcher skips past Gavin Gemmell! Some good footwork from Dean Thatcher provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Hannes Schramm.
4.21
Mario Samson threads a neat ball through to Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley but the linesman indicates offside!
6.24
Rainer Hanke flicks a high ball forward to Dean Thatcher who takes it down. Dean Thatcher chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Gimpl.
9.52
David Adams clumsily knocks into Rainer Hanke. The referee calls over David Adams and warns him to calm down! Rainer Hanke stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.38
Mamar Leroy flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Ince controls it well on his chest. Teddy Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Gemmell. Gavin Gemmell knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Kubilay Özalan manages to gather it.
16.50
Stan Wiltord passes the ball forward to Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.12
Kenichi Kobayashi advances with the ball. Kenichi Kobayashi shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.33
Stan Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dietmar Gleisenstein.
28.38
Mamar Leroy knocks the ball to his team mate, David Adams. David Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Kubilay Özalan is on top of it.
30.06
Fredrik Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher tries a spectacular long range effort. Hannes Schramm gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
32.12
Tim Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Gimpl. With imagination, Florian Gimpl plays the ball forward to Gavin Gemmell. Gavin Gemmell runs straight at the defence! Gavin Gemmell rockets a shot on goal. Kubilay Özalan gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.48
Rainer Hanke flicks a high pass forward to Kenichi Kobayashi who brings the ball under control. Kenichi Kobayashi whips in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Alun Plowright is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
39.33
Gavin Gemmell makes a probing pass to Teddy Ince. Teddy Ince shoots from distance. Kubilay Özalan gets down and covers it.
42.48
Mario Samson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley. Andy Harley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Eirik Soltvedt threads a neat ball through to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Gallagher controls it well on his chest. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
51.05
Tim Green flicks a high pass forward to Teddy Ince who brings the ball under control. Teddy Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Samson.
57.38
Alun Plowright knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Wiltord. Stan Wiltord sees Pius Wisgerhof in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pius Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dietmar Gleisenstein.
59.26
Mario Samson hits a low pass to Andy Harley. Andy Harley shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.08
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Ruud Sluiter replacing Mamar Leroy and Harvey Dean replacing Stan Wiltord .Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Matthäus replacing Mario Samson and Edgar Nunes replacing Kenichi Kobayashi .
63.28
Teddy Ince threads the ball through to Harvey Dean. Harvey Dean whips in a cross ball towards David Adams. David Adams powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
65.16
Fredrik Scholes hacks Teddy Ince from behind! Fredrik Scholes is warned by the referee! Teddy Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.22
Alun Plowright launches a long ball forward. David Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.18
Alun Plowright barges into Edgar Nunes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edgar Nunes runs off the knock.
69.44
Teddy Ince hacks Fredrik Scholes from behind! Teddy Ince is given a warning by the referee! Fredrik Scholes stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.56
Fredrik Scholes clumsily knocks into Tim Green. The referee brings Fredrik Scholes to one side and gives him another warning! Tim Green runs off the knock.
73.46
Hauke Matthäus threads a neat ball through to Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes plays a quick one-two with Ronnie Gallagher and rushes in on goal... Edgar Nunes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Hannes Schramm.
74.48
Dietmar Gleisenstein takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Dean Thatcher takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.04
Millwall have made a substitution with Matteo Materazzi replacing Rainer Hanke .
79.04
Eirik Soltvedt surges forward with the ball. Eirik Soltvedt tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.43
Fredrik Scholes advances with the ball. Fredrik Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Hannes Schramm gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
Matteo Materazzi surges forward with the ball. Matteo Materazzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tim Green.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Millwall
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.3%
62.7%
Play Area
33.7%
43.4%
22.9%

Scorers
Andy Harley 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Harley of Millwall

Match Ratings
1.Hannes Schramm (GK)
9
2.Mamar Leroy (DEF)
6
3.Florian Gimpl (DEF)
6
4.Tim Green (DEF)
6
5.Alun Plowright (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Stan Wiltord (MID)
6
7.Gavin Gemmell (MID)
7
8.Teddy Ince (MID)
6
9.Gianfranco Zanetti (ATT)
6
10.Pius Wisgerhof (ATT)
6
11.David Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruud Sluiter (DEF)
6
13.Harvey Dean (MID)
6
14.Jody Mcgreal (ATT)
0

1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Gleisenstein (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
7
4.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
7
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
6
6.Mario Samson (MID)
8
7.Dean Thatcher (MID)
8
8.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
9.Kenichi Kobayashi (ATT)
7
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
7
11.Andy Harley (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Matteo Materazzi (DEF)
6
13.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
7