Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 18,629 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both West Ham United and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.


0.00
The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
3.47
Pierre G. Lantignotti threads a neat ball through to Fabian Natale Olivi. Fabian Natale Olivi plays the ball forward to Phil Hackworth. Phil Hackworth shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
4.06
Bill Philips makes a probing pass to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Alin Dobos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.28
Shaun Ward hits a low pass to Scott Pearson. Scott Pearson knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Moore and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alfredo Moya provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Alin Dobos had no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
12.40
Scott Pearson hacks Ian Zonneveld from behind! Scott Pearson is given a warning by the referee! Ian Zonneveld runs off the knock.
20.30
Shaun Ward makes a probing pass to Bill Philips. Bill Philips makes a probing pass to Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray skips past Pierre G. Lantignotti! Robert Mowbray looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Alin Dobos had no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
30.20
Fabian Natale Olivi makes an attacking run forward. Fabian Natale Olivi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.04
Scott Pearson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya plays a one-two with Robert Mowbray and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Moya side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Alin Dobos is on top of his game. Good save!
38.06
Steven Sheringham passes the ball forward to Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray cuts inside the box! Robert Mowbray muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
44.29
With imagination, Scott Pearson picks a pass forward to Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half. The Liverpool players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with West Ham United kicking off!
48.20
Bill Philips barges into Rodrigo Varela. The referee brings Bill Philips to one side and gives him a warning! Rodrigo Varela carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.40
Steven Sheringham flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Moya who takes it down. Alfredo Moya shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.47
Ian Zonneveld controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Pardo. Victor Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Vegard Johnsen reads it well. Good save!
61.38
Scott Pearson threads a neat ball through to Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.24
Scott Pearson threads the ball through to Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore plays a one-two with Alfredo Moya and rushes in on goal... Ralph Moore shoots from just inside the box but Alin Dobos is on top of it.
67.49
Ian Zonneveld clumsily knocks into Scott Pearson. The referee brings Ian Zonneveld to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Pearson runs off the knock.
75.17
Shaun Ward advances with the ball. Shaun Ward flicks a high pass forward. Robert Mowbray collects the pass. Robert Mowbray controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ralph Moore through on goal. Pierre G. Lantignotti comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
77.28
West Ham United have made 3 substitutions with Clifton Tierney replacing Ralph Moore, Neves Capucho Cribari replacing Alfredo Moya and Darren Boateng replacing Robert Mowbray .
81.29
Steven Sheringham flicks a high pass forward to Neves Capucho Cribari who brings the ball neatly under control. Neves Capucho Cribari plays a one-two with Darren Boateng and rushes in on goal... Neves Capucho Cribari makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Duncan Brady.
82.46
It's a corner kick. Scott Pearson loops the ball in to towards the near post. Alin Dobos scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
85.04
Ian Zonneveld changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ian Zonneveld tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Steven Sheringham clumsily knocks into Fabian Natale Olivi. Steven Sheringham is given a warning by the referee! Fabian Natale Olivi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

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

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
19%
50.8%
30.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Mowbray of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Vegard Johnsen (GK)
6
2.Alex Collins (DEF)
6
3.Meziane Ramdani (DEF)
6
4.Shaun Ward (DEF)
7
5.Pedro Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Bill Philips (MID)
6
7.Steven Sheringham (MID)
6
8.Scott Pearson (MID)
6
9.Ralph Moore (ATT)
7
10.Robert Mowbray (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Alfredo Moya (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Clifton Tierney (ATT)
6
13.Neves Capucho Cribari (ATT)
6
14.Darren Boateng (ATT)
6

1.Alin Dobos (GK)
6
2.Nicola C. De Rosa (DEF)
6
3.Gunnar El-Fakiri (DEF)
6
4.Pierre G. Lantignotti (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Brady (DEF)
6
6.Ian Zonneveld (MID)
6
7.Fabian Natale Olivi (MID)
6
8.Rodrigo Varela (MID)
6
9.Victor Pardo (ATT)
6
10.Phil Hackworth (ATT)
6
11.Arno Winkler (ATT)
6
 
12.Nils Weigel (MID)
0
13.John Moffat (MID)
0
14.Rio Burgess (DEF)
0