FFO Premier League, West Ham vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Mon Feb 19)


                             West Ham  |  Sheffield Wednesday
                          3-2-1-3-1 E  |  4-3-1-2 A
                         Todd Fortune  |  Mike Bradwell
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF L_Dubois
                           R_Toloi DM  |  DF E_Dier
                            J_Teze DF  |  DF M_Targett
                          A_Hickey DF  |  DF B_Engels
                          D_Lovren DM  |  MF M_de_Roon
                        M_Sabitzer AM  |  MF Fred
                         A_Golovin AM  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                            Thiago AM  |  AM H_Calhanoglu
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  FW O_Watkins
                            W_Zaha FW  |  FW Joao_Pedro
                                       |
                        P_Rajkovic SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                           J_Aidoo SUB |  SUB S_Hogan
                           M_Etuin SUB |  SUB P_Placheta
                          J_Onomah SUB |  SUB C_Soler
                        Iago_Aspas SUB |  SUB P_Martino




Min. 1  :(whu) Thiago flicks it over M_Targett and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Thiago could have let it bounce! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Gunn got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  West Ham go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  West Ham 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 3  :(shw) O_Watkins beats R_Toloi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Toloi moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 6  :(shw) M_Targett spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds L_Dubois with a lovely pass! 
          ...  L_Dubois sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 7  :(whu) R_Toloi hoofs it upfield to find D_Lovren 
          ...  D_Lovren plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Gunn moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Gunn looks dejected! 
          ...  West Ham 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 8  :(whu) D_Lovren nutmegs the defender 
          ...  D_Lovren with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  West Ham 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 11 :(shw) Fred hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  O_Watkins latches onto it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Hickey takes possession 
Min. 12 :(shw) Fred with a deep cross to O_Watkins 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from O_Watkins! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 13 :(whu) M_Sabitzer slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  M_Targett forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  E_Dier gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 18 :(shw) O_Watkins runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Golovin leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 21 :(shw) E_Dier flicks it over D_Lovren's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A_Golovin is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Joao_Pedro bends it in 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 25 :(whu) J_Teze slips past his marker L_Dubois 
          ...  The ball is whipped into A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Gunn parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 25 :(shw) E_Dier sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Saved by N_Pope 
Min. 26 :(shw) M_Targett gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  E_Dier is unmarked 
          ...  A_Hickey reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 28 :(whu) M_Sabitzer with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  M_Sabitzer leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 29 :(shw) O_Watkins breaks free from A_Hickey 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Bennacer 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 30 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan finds O_Watkins with a ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Watkins with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope was lucky there 
Min. 31 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  A vicious shot by Joao_Pedro! 
          ...  N_Pope with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 32 :(whu) Thiago is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to W_Zaha 
          ...  A great volley from W_Zaha! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a fine save 
Min. 34 :(whu) D_Lovren finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  D_Lovren with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(whu) Thiago is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Teze 
          ...  L_Dubois robs him of the ball 
Min. 36 :(whu) A_Golovin flicks it past M_Targett 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  The ball hits E_Dier in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 40 :(whu) M_Sabitzer finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  E_Dier takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 40 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of H_Calhanoglu 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(whu) W_Zaha looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A thundering drive by W_Zaha! 
          ...  A_Gunn gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 46 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Toloi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 47 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu pass splits open the defence and finds B_Engels 
          ...  D_Lovren leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Todd Fortune looks relieved 
          ...  Mike Bradwell is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 48 :(whu) C_Soyuncu threads the through ball to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 48 :(shw) Joao_Pedro runs at R_Toloi 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Joao_Pedro cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Min. 46 :(whu) M_Sabitzer kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Toloi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Toloi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Gunn with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 48 :(whu) W_Zaha takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Dubois 
          ...  W_Zaha with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Hickey gets to it! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(shw) M_de_Roon has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_Toloi 
          ...  He knocks it to Joao_Pedro! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 50 :(whu) W_Zaha picks up the pass 
          ...  W_Zaha keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 50 :(shw) Joao_Pedro gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside C_Soyuncu! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 51 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan sidesteps R_Toloi 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_de_Roon lofts the ball in! 
          ...  B_Engels gets something on it! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  N_Pope grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 53 :(whu) A_Hickey runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A_Hickey has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Gunn looks relieved there! 
Min. 55 :(whu) M_Sabitzer dribbles past M_Targett 
          ...  M_Sabitzer goes for goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 56 :(whu) A_Golovin runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Targett back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Golovin blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 56 :(shw) O_Watkins runs at C_Soyuncu 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Teze slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 57 :(shw) L_Dubois spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to H_Calhanoglu! 
          ...  I_Bennacer body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 58 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu finds H_Mkhitaryan in the box 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat 
          ...  He tries to beat N_Pope 
          ...  N_Pope pulls off a save!! 
Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Hogan 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_de_Roon 
Min. 60 :(whu) I_Bennacer is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  W_Zaha latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Zaha hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 62 :(shw) O_Watkins times his run well 
          ...  O_Watkins attempts a lob! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 64 :(whu) R_Toloi whips the ball across to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin bears down on goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  West Ham 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 64 :(shw) E_Dier finds Fred with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Fred bears down on goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 66 :(whu) I_Bennacer sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Gunn palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 66 :(shw) Fred gets to the byline and finds O_Watkins with a beautiful cross 
          ...  O_Watkins is clean through, he is one on one with N_Pope 
          ...  N_Pope charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  West Ham 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 70 :(whu) W_Zaha breaks free from M_Targett 
          ...  W_Zaha runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn falls over 
          ...  But A_Gunn is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 72 :(shw) Joao_Pedro has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Teze! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Hickey with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 72 :(shw) E_Dier moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Engels 
          ...  But A_Hickey barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 73 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a deep cross to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Gunn 
          ...  It's heading in! 
          ...  M_Targett somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 74 :(shw) Fred with a glorious long pass to O_Watkins 
          ...  D_Lovren goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 75 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham 
          ...  COMING ON: Iago_Aspas 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 78 :(shw) S_Hogan retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Lovren muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  S_Hogan plays it short to H_Calhanoglu 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  N_Pope never had a chance! 
Min. 81 :(shw) Joao_Pedro runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Hogan latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Iago_Aspas with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 82 :(shw) E_Dier with the majestic dribble 
          ...  E_Dier cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(shw) S_Hogan runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Targett 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Thiago hits it out for a throw 
Min. 89 :(whu) Thiago kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  Thiago with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 90 :(whu) D_Lovren with a reverse pass to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  But B_Engels slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 90 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But Thiago comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : London Stadium
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West Ham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Toloi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Thiago (1), D_Lovren (7,8), A_Golovin (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Golovin (21), D_Lovren (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield Wednesday Match Info
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Best player          : Fred
Scorers              : O_Watkins (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                West Ham  |    Sheffield Wednesday
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       19
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Final Score          : West Ham 4 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
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Player Statistics - West Ham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  20  13   9  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Toloi        DM   1  21  17  12  27 |  94   0   2   2   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  48  14
J_Teze         DF   1  21  15  11  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  20  15  11  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  48   0  26
D_Lovren       DM   1  21  16  13  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   2   1   0   0  10   7  66
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  20  17  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  10  18  33
A_Golovin      AM   1   7  19  14  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   5   5  67
Thiago         AM   1   9  21  17  25 |  94   0   2   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  54  14  36
I_Bennacer     MF   1  14  20   7  31 |  78   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  24   0
W_Zaha         FW   1   3  14  23  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_Rajkovic     GK  17   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Aidoo        DF   1  16  11   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Etuin        DF   1  15  12   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Onomah       MF   1  10  13   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Iago_Aspas     FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Gunn         GK  23   1   1   1  21 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dubois       DF   1  18  15   9  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   3   5
E_Dier         DF   1  21  14   9  25 |  94   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  42  15
M_Targett      DF   1  21  13   9  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  30   0
B_Engels       DF   1  20  15  10  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  14
M_de_Roon      MF   1  15  19   6  27 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  -1 -10
Fred           MF   1   3  19  12  26 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  47  12
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  24
H_Calhanoglu   AM   1   4  19  15  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
O_Watkins      FW   1   6  11  22  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   8  15  19  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  13  38
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hogan        MF   1   4  14  18  29 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
P_Placheta     MF   1   5  13  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soler        MF   1  12  19   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Martino      DF   1  15  10   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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