Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     BarnsleyBarnsley
Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Alistair PallisterA. Pallister47
G
1
G
52Steven MorrisS. Morris
Adam PriorA. Prior47
D
2
D
56Simon MarsdenS. Marsden
Chris GoodwinC. Goodwin47
D
3
D
51Kevin PallisterK. Pallister
Gilles PetersG. Peters42
D
4captain
D
46Matt SinclairM. Sinclair
Ian OliverI. Oliver52
D
5
M
50George LightfootG. Lightfoot
Shaun RobertsS. Roberts44
M
6
M
48Jonathan WhelanJ. Whelan
Michael CraddockM. Craddock62
M
7
M
48Aniello MarascoA. Marasco
Graham SinclairG. Sinclair50
M
captain8
M
44Chris DaviesC. Davies
Danny BallD. Ball47
M
9
A
57Darius DaviesD. Davies
Mick ElliottM. Elliott50
A
10
A
49Frank ThirlwellF. Thirlwell
Graeme VassellG. Vassell43
A
11
A
44Michael CooperM. Cooper
 
Alexander MannA. Mann38
G
12
D
46Peter LjungbergP. Ljungberg
Joe DaviesJ. Davies40
D
13
G
44Ross MccannR. Mccann
David ElliottD. Elliott42
A
14
M
42Stan WainwrightS. Wainwright

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 2,970 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Summerbell.


0.00
Barnsley kick off!
3.06
Graham Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.13
Kevin Pallister hits a low pass to Aniello Marasco. Aniello Marasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Davies. Darius Davies shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
6.13
Danny Ball hits a low pass to Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.06
Michael Cooper clumsily knocks into Gilles Peters. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gilles Peters hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.35
Danny Ball hits a low pass to Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.30
Gilles Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Sinclair. Graham Sinclair makes a probing pass to Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Marsden.
27.02
Chris Davies flicks a high pass forward to Frank Thirlwell who brings the ball under control. Frank Thirlwell shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Alistair Pallister.
28.51
Michael Craddock flicks a high pass forward to Graeme Vassell who brings the ball under control. Graeme Vassell knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott makes a deft header. Steven Morris manages to gather it easily.
30.27
George Lightfoot brings the ball forward. George Lightfoot knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alistair Pallister gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
40.01
Gilles Peters hits a low pass to Graham Sinclair. Graham Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Mick Elliott controls it well on his chest. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Marsden.
42.09
Aniello Marasco passes the ball forward to Darius Davies. Darius Davies finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
44.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Davies plays the ball forward to Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
48.27
Graham Sinclair makes a simple pass to Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.22
Michael Craddock flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Vassell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.26
Michael Craddock threads a neat ball through to Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
60.22
Chris Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
66.02
Aniello Marasco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Thirlwell. Frank Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.25
Gilles Peters threads a neat ball through to Michael Craddock. Michael Craddock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.49
Aniello Marasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darius Davies. Darius Davies shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.29
Graeme Vassell barges into Simon Marsden. Graeme Vassell is shown the yellow card! Simon Marsden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.14
Mick Elliott hacks Kevin Pallister from behind! Mick Elliott is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Pallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.53
Gilles Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Craddock. Michael Craddock sees Graeme Vassell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Vassell knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Elliott. Mick Elliott directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
79.04
Gilles Peters plays a long ball forward. Mick Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Morris who gathers it comfortably.
84.51
Michael Craddock barges into Chris Davies. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Davies hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.50
Ian Oliver gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Mick Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell makes a convincing header. Good keeping from Steven Morris as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Graham Sinclair takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Graeme Vassell rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Barnsley
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
30.3%
42.4%
27.3%

Scorers
Mick Elliott 57
Michael Cooper 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mick Elliott of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Alistair Pallister (GK)
8
2.Adam Prior (DEF)
6
3.Chris Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Gilles Peters (DEF)
7
5.Ian Oliver (DEF)
6
6.Shaun Roberts (MID)
6
7.Michael Craddock (MID)yellow card
7
8.Graham Sinclair (MID)
8
9.Danny Ball (MID)
6
10.Mick Elliott (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Graeme Vassell (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Alexander Mann (GK)
0
13.Joe Davies (DEF)
0
14.David Elliott (ATT)
0

1.Steven Morris (GK)
7
2.Simon Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Pallister (DEF)
6
4.Matt Sinclair (DEF)
6
5.George Lightfoot (MID)
7
6.Jonathan Whelan (MID)
6
7.Aniello Marasco (MID)
7
8.Chris Davies (MID)
7
9.Darius Davies (ATT)
6
10.Frank Thirlwell (ATT)
8
11.Michael Cooper (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Peter Ljungberg (DEF)
0
13.Ross Mccann (GK)
0
14.Stan Wainwright (MID)
0