Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Williamson | M. Williamson |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 | | Carl Barmby | C. Barmby | |||||||||
| Greg Bowyer | G. Bowyer | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Robbie Moncur | R. Moncur | |||||||||
| Brian Croft | B. Croft | | 59 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 53 |  | David Faria | D. Faria | ||||||||
| Marvin Bellamy | M. Bellamy | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 |  | Vinicio E. Pirri | V. Pirri | |||||||||
| Fredrik Ball | F. Ball | | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 |  | Stephen Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Adam Mills | A. Mills | | 68 | M | | 6 | | | M | 73 | | Fredrik Fowler | F. Fowler | ||||||||
| Francis Smithe | F. Smithe | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Noel Gallagher | N. Gallagher | |||||||||
| David Mendonca | D. Mendonca | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Steve Youds | S. Youds | |||||||||
| Gavin Richards | G. Richards | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Lennart Basler | L. Basler | |||||||||
| Sol Galli | S. Galli | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Evans Grossi | E. Grossi | |||||||||
| Bill Haynes | B. Haynes | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Matthew Mccann | M. Mccann | |||||||||
| Claudio Rey | C. Rey |  | 58 | D | | 12 | | G | 67 | | Mike Brown | M. Brown | |||||||||
| Darren Copping | D. Copping | | 58 | G | | 13 | | G | 65 | | Ashley Riggott | A. Riggott | |||||||||
| Nicholas Luzhny | N. Luzhny | | 57 | D | | 14 | | M | 60 | | Isaiah Goodwin | I. Goodwin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 8,496 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Burnley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Cole.
The pitch is in good condition.
Burnley are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Cole.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Burnley kick off!
2.06
0-0Brian Croft threads a neat ball through to Francis Smithe. Francis Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Sol Galli controls it well on his chest. Sol Galli plays a one-two with Gavin Richards and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Sol Galli provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
4.11
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Noel Gallagher plays the ball forward to Evans Grossi. Evans Grossi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Williamson who gathers it comfortably.
9.21
Noel Gallagher makes a probing pass to Evans Grossi. Evans Grossi makes a defence splitting pass to Lennart Basler. Lennart Basler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.50
0-1Steve Youds knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Basler. Lennart Basler plays a one-two with Matthew Mccann and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Lennart Basler provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.41
Brian Croft takes a quick throw-in. Greg Bowyer advances with the ball. Greg Bowyer threads a neat ball through to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
22.06
Brian Croft flicks a high pass forward. Francis Smithe collects the pass. Francis Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Sol Galli who takes it down. Sol Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Barmby who gathers it comfortably.
28.46
0-1Vinicio E. Pirri hits a low pass to Steve Youds. Steve Youds makes a probing pass to Evans Grossi. Evans Grossi lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Basler. With a superhuman jump, Lennart Basler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Max Williamson gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
30.52
Marvin Bellamy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Mills. Adam Mills decides to run forward with the ball. Adam Mills finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.11
David Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Bill Haynes collects the pass. Bill Haynes shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.37
0-1Matthew Mccann hacks Greg Bowyer from behind! The referee brings Matthew Mccann to one side and gives him a warning! Greg Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.31
Francis Smithe chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.23
Fredrik Ball threads a neat ball through to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards cuts inside the box! Gavin Richards strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Burnley players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with West Bromwich Albion kicking off!
48.23
Fredrik Fowler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evans Grossi. Evans Grossi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.47
Stephen Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Youds. Steve Youds flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Basler controls it well on his chest. Lennart Basler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.39
David Mendonca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Barmby who gathers it comfortably.
59.01
1-1Noel Gallagher clumsily knocks into Adam Mills. The referee calls over Noel Gallagher and shows him a yellow card! Adam Mills gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.11
1-1West Bromwich Albion have made 3 substitutions with Ashley Riggott replacing Evans Grossi, Mike Brown replacing Matthew Mccann and Isaiah Goodwin replacing Lennart Basler .
69.59
Adam Mills makes a probing pass to Sol Galli. Sol Galli shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
71.18
1-1Francis Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Richards controls it well on his chest. Gavin Richards passes the ball forward but Sol Galli is offside!
72.17
Adam Mills hits a low pass to Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
75.07
Brian Croft threads a neat ball through to Adam Mills. With some swift thinking, Adam Mills plays the ball forward to Gavin Richards. Gavin Richards lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Haynes. Bill Haynes connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.07
2-1West Bromwich Albion appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
79.32
Fredrik Ball passes the ball forward to Sol Galli. Sol Galli shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.36
Greg Bowyer flicks a high ball forward to Adam Mills who takes it down. Adam Mills flicks a high ball forward to Sol Galli who takes it down. Sol Galli plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Richards and advances towards the goal... Sol Galli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Carl Barmby is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
27.8%
39.2%
32.9%
Scorers
| Gavin Richards 40 Bill Haynes 75 Sol Galli 79 | Lennart Basler 15 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Richards of Burnley |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Max Williamson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Greg Bowyer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Brian Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Bellamy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Fredrik Ball (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Adam Mills (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Francis Smithe (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | David Mendonca (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Richards (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Sol Galli (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Bill Haynes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Claudio Rey (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Darren Copping (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicholas Luzhny (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carl Barmby (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Robbie Moncur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Vinicio E. Pirri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Ferguson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fredrik Fowler (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Noel Gallagher (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Steve Youds (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Lennart Basler (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Evans Grossi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matthew Mccann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mike Brown (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ashley Riggott (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Isaiah Goodwin (MID) | 6 | |