FFO2 Premiership, West Ham vs. Aston Villa (Wed May 17) West Ham | Aston Villa 4-2-4 D | 5-2-3 P Todd Fortune | Ian Greaves | N_Pope GK | GK O_Baumann R_Toloi DF | DF Eder_Militao J_Teze DF | DF M_Hermoso E_Konsa DF | DF H_Hateboer R_Baku DF | DF J_Lascelles I_Bennacer MF | DF J_Todibo J_Brandt MF | MF W_Ndidi R_Malinovskyi FW | MF I_Gundogan J_Bowen FW | FW L_Martinez M_Sabitzer FW | FW M_Salah S_Berghuis FW | FW L_Jovic | M_Dewhurst SUB | SUB A_Bachmann C_Trimmel SUB | SUB K_Narey R_Thomas SUB | SUB G_Hall C_Soler SUB | SUB N_Hofler M_Ihattaren SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 1 :(ast) J_Todibo lays the ball back to M_Salah ... M_Salah sends it flying towards goal! ... But N_Pope punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that N_Pope got a touch Min. 2 :(whu) M_Sabitzer slides the ball across to J_Brandt ... W_Ndidi is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 4 :(ast) M_Salah squares up to his marker ... He spits at M_Sabitzer ... The Referee warns him Min. 5 :(whu) J_Teze finds the run of R_Toloi ... But H_Hateboer spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 9 :(whu) J_Teze comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... Eder_Militao takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 10 :(ast) I_Gundogan flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... Cleaned up by E_Konsa Min. 16 :(ast) L_Jovic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from R_Baku ... But E_Konsa puts it in row Z! Min. 16 :(ast) W_Ndidi I think his hamstrings gone after that wicked challenge ... He's unable to continue Min. 16 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Hofler ... COMING OFF: W_Ndidi Min. 19 :(ast) J_Lascelles slides the ball across to I_Gundogan ... I_Gundogan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Aston Villa fans!! ... Todd Fortune is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 20 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 29 :(ast) L_Jovic finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... E_Konsa with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 31 :(ast) N_Hofler finds the run of M_Salah ... M_Salah with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But N_Pope makes an easy save Min. 32 :(whu) J_Bowen runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Hermoso hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... S_Berghuis floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... O_Baumann catches it with ease Min. 33 :(whu) J_Brandt cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 35 :(ast) N_Hofler feeds the ball to M_Salah ... M_Salah curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 39 :(ast) L_Martinez runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... I_Bennacer is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK ... L_Martinez floats it forward ... L_Jovic latches onto the end of it ... Cleaned up by E_Konsa Min. 39 :(ast) L_Jovic beats R_Baku ... He showed great skill there ... L_Jovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... N_Pope gets up well to catch that one Min. 42 :(ast) M_Salah jumps over R_Baku's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But J_Teze puts the ball out of play Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(whu) J_Brandt runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Baku ... Eder_Militao tackles cleanly Min. 46 :(whu) R_Toloi runs at N_Hofler ... The defender slips and falls over ... But M_Hermoso wins the ball with a sliding challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ast) L_Jovic takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Toloi ... He's through on goal ... L_Jovic has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... N_Pope parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 50 :(ast) L_Martinez leaves his marker standing ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_Toloi Min. 50 :(whu) M_Sabitzer finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Todibo fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 51 :(ast) I_Gundogan takes advantage of a mistake by R_Baku ... He puts in M_Salah! ... A well-placed shot from M_Salah! ... N_Pope gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 54 :(ast) M_Salah knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Teze ... M_Salah tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 54 :(whu) J_Bowen takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... L_Martinez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Todd Fortune looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 55 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: C_Soler ... COMING OFF: J_Brandt Min. 57 :(whu) J_Teze heads the ball back to J_Bowen ... M_Hermoso with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 64 :(whu) I_Bennacer drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Bowen ... But he loses control of it ... Eder_Militao takes possession Min. 65 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: M_Ihattaren ... COMING OFF: S_Berghuis Min. 65 :(ast) M_Salah knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Baku gathers up the loose ball Min. 66 :(ast) J_Lascelles with the heel pass to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic looks to see where N_Pope is! ... He shoots! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... West Ham 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 67 :(ast) L_Martinez takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Toloi ... He's through on goal ... L_Martinez with the goal bound shot! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... He's scored his 30th goal of the campaign! ... West Ham 0-3 Aston Villa ... Min. 69 :(ast) L_Jovic finds L_Martinez in the box ... L_Martinez attempts the shot! ... N_Pope just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 74 :(ast) J_Todibo beats R_Toloi with absolute ease! ... M_Ihattaren with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 76 :(ast) M_Salah sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Martinez ... Driven towards goal by L_Martinez! ... N_Pope makes a good save Min. 77 :(ast) L_Martinez barges the defender off the ball ... I_Bennacer with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 83 :(ast) L_Martinez makes himself available ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Martinez! ... It looks good ... But it goes wide Min. 84 :(ast) L_Jovic with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Bennacer Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(whu) R_Toloi eases past J_Lascelles ... L_Jovic with the murderous challenge ... That's a foul!! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 90 :(ast) N_Hofler unselfishly lays the ball back to Eder_Militao ... E_Konsa with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 90 :(ast) M_Salah takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... But M_Ihattaren wins the ball Min. 91 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... R_Malinovskyi has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... West Ham have narrowed the deficit! ... West Ham 1-3 Aston Villa ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Malinovskyi Scorers : R_Malinovskyi (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Bennacer (77), E_Konsa (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Jovic (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Gundogan (19), L_Jovic (66), L_Martinez (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Todibo (50), L_Jovic (88) Injured : W_Ndidi (16) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 2 | 13 Off target : 1 | 4 On target : 1 | 9 Possession : 30 | 70 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 15 | 11 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 1 - 3 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 R_Toloi DF 1 19 15 11 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 19 14 10 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0 E_Konsa DF 1 18 13 9 23 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 86 -2 -2 R_Baku DF 1 18 13 8 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 I_Bennacer MF 1 13 19 6 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 11 -2 J_Brandt MF 1 1 19 16 23 | 58 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 3 13 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 J_Bowen FW 1 6 11 19 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sabitzer FW 1 1 18 15 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Berghuis FW 1 5 15 14 28 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Dewhurst GK 15 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Trimmel DF 1 15 12 7 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Thomas DF 1 11 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Soler MF 1 11 18 7 27 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren FW 1 7 16 12 26 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Baumann GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 20 16 3 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 19 15 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 19 16 3 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 19 14 3 25 | 96 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 J_Todibo DF 1 19 15 3 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15 -2 W_Ndidi MF 1 15 19 3 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 11 20 3 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 58 L_Martinez FW 1 7 16 20 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 M_Salah FW 1 1 14 21 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 27 L_Jovic FW 1 6 16 19 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 14 42 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Hall DF 1 10 8 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 80 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1684312788 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40