FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Bristol City (Fri Sep 27) West Brom | Bristol City 4-4-2 C | 5-2-1-2 C Frank Deeming | - | D_Iversen GK | GK J_Pickford Ruben_Vezo DF | DF E_Pinnock N_Milenkovic DF | DF C_Cresswell M_Bola DF | DF K_Naismith J_Poyth DF | DF A_Grimaldo S_Longstaff MF | DF L_Davis T_Pobega MF | MF J_Williams J_Jordan MF | MF M_Llorente S_Khaoui MF | AM N_Pepe R_Brewster FW | FW Munir Lucas_Moura FW | FW A_Gudmundsson | T_Hasal SUB | SUB M_OLeary Y_Konoplia SUB | SUB W_Harding G_May SUB | SUB Campana J_Rudoni SUB | SUB Pepe A_Mulele SUB | SUB R_Beliandjou Min. 3 :(wba) R_Brewster has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Pickford! ... E_Pinnock hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 11 :(wba) S_Khaoui plays it long to T_Pobega ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Grimaldo ... He made it look easy Min. 11 :(brc) J_Williams plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Well intercepted by S_Longstaff Min. 17 :(wba) R_Brewster finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled K_Naismith ... R_Brewster with a scorcher of a shot! ... But J_Pickford is equal to it Min. 17 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson chests it down ... M_Bola hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Pinnock ... L_Davis rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 20 :(wba) J_Poyth spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Khaoui! ... Brilliantly taken away by K_Naismith!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 20 :(brc) J_Williams saunters past J_Jordan ... J_Williams blasts it at the goal! ... D_Iversen is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 21 :(brc) M_Llorente with a byline cross to Munir ... Munir attempts a chip! ... D_Iversen makes a good save Min. 25 :(wba) S_Longstaff finds R_Brewster in acres of space ... R_Brewster hits a great shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 26 :(brc) Munir takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Vezo ... R_Brewster with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 28 :(wba) S_Longstaff with the header on ... He finds J_Poyth in space ... J_Poyth beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... J_Pickford comes towards him ... He nutmegs J_Pickford ... J_Pickford does well to save it!! Min. 28 :(brc) K_Naismith curls the ball out wide to N_Pepe ... J_Poyth does well to intercept the ball Min. 40 :(brc) J_Williams flicks it past N_Milenkovic ... He runs forward ... J_Williams shapes up for a shot! ... But D_Iversen makes an easy save Min. 41 :(wba) M_Bola beats A_Grimaldo ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Llorente hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... S_Khaoui plays it into the danger area! ... J_Pickford thumps the ball away! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Brom 0-0 Bristol City Min. 47 :(wba) M_Bola gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Lucas_Moura ... A thundering drive by Lucas_Moura! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 51 :(wba) J_Jordan looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to R_Brewster ... R_Brewster attempts a low drive! ... The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands ... But J_Pickford recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 55 :(wba) R_Brewster is too quick for K_Naismith ... But he loses control of it ... A_Grimaldo takes possession Min. 55 :(brc) N_Pepe comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... S_Longstaff with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 59 :(wba) Curled in dangerously from S_Longstaff to R_Brewster ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... A_Grimaldo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: R_Beliandjou ... COMING OFF: J_Williams Min. 64 :(brc) M_Llorente cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... M_Llorente with the attempt at goal! ... D_Iversen with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 67 :(brc) E_Pinnock gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to L_Davis ... L_Davis has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... D_Iversen parries it Min. 68 :(brc) L_Davis finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... J_Jordan stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 69 :(wba) Lucas_Moura finds his way through ... Lucas_Moura has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 69 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson jumps over S_Longstaff's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But M_Bola slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Campana ... COMING OFF: N_Pepe Min. 71 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 72 :(brc) K_Naismith with a penetrating pass to R_Beliandjou ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Beliandjou! ... D_Iversen makes a good save Min. 78 :(brc) A_Grimaldo brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Munir gets on the end of the pass ... N_Milenkovic with a pull on the shirt ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... - looks annoyed that there was no card there ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... A_Gudmundsson knocks it forward ... R_Beliandjou gets on the end of it ... R_Beliandjou fires the shot in! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 82 :(wba) J_Jordan knocks the ball past the defender ... J_Jordan with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Bristol City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 82 :(brc) Campana over hits his pass ... He finds R_Beliandjou though ... That was fortunate ... R_Beliandjou tries to lob the keeper! ... But D_Iversen with the difficult save Min. 83 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: W_Harding ... COMING OFF: C_Cresswell Min. 84 :(brc) M_Llorente is rolling on the ground! ... No, he's back on his feet again! ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 85 :(brc) L_Davis plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Davis tries one from the edge of the box! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Gudmundsson flights it in! ... D_Iversen comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 87 :(brc) Campana sidesteps J_Poyth ... He showed great skill there ... J_Poyth goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson beats M_Bola ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Gudmundsson goes for goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 92 :(wba) S_Longstaff nutmegs A_Grimaldo, he continues to run forward ... S_Longstaff smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! Min. 92 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A_Gudmundsson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... The Bristol City fans are going crazy! ... The West Brom fans are just stunned in silence! ... West Brom 0-1 Bristol City ... Min. 93 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom ... West Brom have changed their playing style to N Min. 95 :(wba) S_Longstaff holds the ball up ... He sees S_Khaoui in space! ... S_Khaoui fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura hits it into the box! ... J_Pickford catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 97 :(brc) Munir drives it forward to M_Llorente ... M_Llorente hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 97 :(wba) J_Jordan brings it under control ... He takes on L_Davis ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Lucas_Moura! ... A_Gudmundsson with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... R_Brewster swings it in ... Lucas_Moura takes control of it! ... Lucas_Moura with a stunning strike! ... But J_Pickford pulls out a save of the game ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawthorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Longstaff Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Longstaff (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Grimaldo (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gudmundsson (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Pinnock (3), A_Gudmundsson (97) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 13 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Brom 0 - 1 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Brom Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Iversen GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 101 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 21 15 7 35 | 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Milenkovic DF 1 20 14 9 31 | 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 17 14 8 21 | 101 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 0 J_Poyth DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 101 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 16 17 S_Longstaff MF 1 11 19 6 24 | 101 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 32 15 T_Pobega MF 1 11 18 13 22 | 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Jordan MF 1 7 18 14 21 | 101 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 20 11 S_Khaoui MF 1 3 12 10 24 | 101 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 R_Brewster FW 1 4 10 18 28 | 101 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Lucas_Moura FW 1 4 13 21 24 | 101 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Konoplia DF 1 16 12 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_May MF 1 7 15 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rudoni MF 1 8 17 12 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mulele FW 1 6 16 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 101 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 E_Pinnock DF 1 21 14 9 27 | 101 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 10 -4 C_Cresswell DF 1 19 14 12 20 | 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 20 15 10 22 | 101 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 21 16 11 31 | 101 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 12 0 L_Davis DF 1 18 13 11 26 | 101 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 J_Williams MF 1 12 20 14 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 101 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 6 21 N_Pepe AM 1 2 20 19 22 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Munir FW 1 3 16 22 24 | 101 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 16 20 22 | 101 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 19 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Harding DF 1 14 10 9 20 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana AM 1 12 19 17 23 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Pepe MF 1 10 16 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Beliandjou FW 1 5 13 17 24 | 37 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1727465349 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40