FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Leicester City (Mon Jul 08)


                             West Ham  |  Leicester City
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 L
                         Todd Fortune  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK A_Areola
                            J_Teze DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                         G_Mancini DF  |  DF Sequeira
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DM F_Kessie
                           R_Toloi DF  |  DF L_Dunk
                       Fabian_Ruiz DM  |  DF A_Marusic
                            Thiago MF  |  MF F_Torres
                              Isco AM  |  MF N_Kante
                       B_Fernandes AM  |  FW G_Simeone
                        M_Politano FW  |  FW K_Dolberg
                          C_Palmer FW  |  MF A_Elanga
                                       |
                        P_Rajkovic SUB |  SUB M_Van_Damme
                          D_Lovren SUB |  SUB P_Comuzzo
                         A_Malanda SUB |  SUB W_Collar
                           K_Kampl SUB |  SUB M_Almiron
                           A_Silva SUB |  SUB P_Musa




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(whu) G_Mancini brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Politano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Marusic wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Toloi 
          ...  R_Toloi blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Areola parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 7  :(whu) G_Mancini with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  But N_Kante slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 8  :(lei) G_Simeone beats A_Christensen with absolute ease! 
          ...  G_Simeone tries to beat N_Pope! 
          ...  But N_Pope punches it away 
Min. 12 :(whu) C_Palmer with a one-touch layoff to M_Politano 
          ...  G_Simeone with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 13 :(whu) B_Fernandes gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Fernandes fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Areola falls over 
          ...  But A_Areola is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 17 :(whu) C_Palmer with a byline cross to M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat A_Areola! 
          ...  West Ham have the advantage! 
          ...  West Ham 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 19 :(whu) J_Teze floats the ball in to find Isco 
          ...  Isco belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Areola beats the ball away 
Min. 19 :(lei) F_Torres with a measured ball to G_Simeone 
          ...  Fine tackle by Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 20 :(lei) G_Simeone leaves B_Fernandes standing 
          ...  J_Teze is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 20 :(lei) N_Semedo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Mancini 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 24 :(lei) F_Torres plays a first time ball through the defence to Sequeira 
          ...  Sequeira with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  N_Pope with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 25 :(whu) Thiago kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_Fernandes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Fernandes cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 25 :(lei) F_Torres takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Kessie 
          ...  R_Toloi wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 26 :(whu) C_Palmer takes on G_Simeone 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Palmer has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 29 :(whu) B_Fernandes saunters past A_Marusic 
          ...  B_Fernandes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(lei) N_Semedo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Semedo tries to chip the ball over N_Pope! 
          ...  But N_Pope is equal to it 
Min. 33 :(lei) G_Simeone finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  G_Simeone with the overhead! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 41 :(whu) Thiago with an early cross to M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  West Ham 2-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 42 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 42 :(whu) G_Mancini flights the ball to C_Palmer 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Sequeira 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lei) G_Simeone loses Thiago 
          ...  G_Simeone hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The West Ham fans laugh at him 
Min. 46 :(lei) A_Elanga is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Simeone latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Christensen wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 47 :(whu) M_Politano hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Toloi latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Toloi throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham 2-0 Leicester City

Min. 46 :(lei) F_Torres takes advantage of a mistake by Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  F_Torres has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Elanga! 
          ...  N_Semedo with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 53 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Palmer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Palmer fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_Areola claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  West Ham 3-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 55 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz 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 Thiago 
          ...  Thiago with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 56 :(whu) C_Palmer with a penetrating pass to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago with a little chip! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 56 :(lei) N_Kante with a precise ball to F_Torres 
          ...  B_Fernandes goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 57 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Fernandes 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Dunk 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Isco with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Sequeira clears the danger 
Min. 58 :(whu) R_Toloi lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Isco latches on to it 
          ...  Isco with the header! 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 58 :(lei) K_Dolberg controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Mancini!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 59 :(whu) C_Palmer beats Sequeira with absolute ease! 
          ...  Sequeira recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 59 :(lei) Sequeira chips the ball forward to L_Dunk 
          ...  L_Dunk attempts the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 61 :(lei) K_Dolberg nutmegs Fabian_Ruiz, he continues to run forward 
          ...  But Thiago wins the tackle 
Min. 63 :(lei) L_Dunk with an early cross to F_Torres 
          ...  A_Christensen beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 64 :(whu) Isco flicks it over N_Semedo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  But A_Marusic wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Fernandes loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 70 :(whu) J_Teze cuts inside 
          ...  J_Teze with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Areola is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Marusic reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 71 :(whu) Thiago drives it across the face of the goal M_Politano 
          ...  M_Politano with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Musa 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Kessie 
Min. 73 :(lei) G_Simeone is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to F_Torres 
          ...  G_Mancini with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 73 :(lei) K_Dolberg looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Marusic 
          ...  A_Marusic bears down on goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 76 :(whu) R_Toloi moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Isco 
          ...  Isco attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Areola recovers to save!! 
Min. 78 :(whu) B_Fernandes with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Sequeira does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 79 :(lei) N_Kante sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Musa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Palmer tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 80 :(whu) Isco brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  F_Torres fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 81 :(whu) A_Christensen gets to the byline and finds G_Mancini with a beautiful cross 
          ...  G_Mancini with a little chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The West Ham fans celebrate! 
          ...  West Ham 4-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 83 :(whu) J_Teze finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Semedo 
          ...  But N_Kante spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 83 :(lei) Sequeira beats R_Toloi 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Teze bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 84 :(whu) B_Fernandes lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Politano latches on to it 
          ...  M_Politano with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Areola with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 84 :(lei) K_Dolberg beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  K_Dolberg with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 87 :(whu) A_Christensen knocks the ball past L_Dunk 
          ...  Now he crosses to Isco! 
          ...  Isco with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Areola's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz finds Thiago with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Thiago tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 89 :(lei) N_Semedo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 90 :(whu) Thiago beats Sequeira 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Thiago has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Areola was beaten there! 
Min. 91 :(whu) C_Palmer hoofs it upfield to find Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Areola guesses right 
Min. 92 :(lei) G_Simeone takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  G_Simeone flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to N_Kante 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 96 :(lei) K_Dolberg gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Mancini with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 

*************  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          : M_Politano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Politano (17,41), C_Palmer (53), G_Mancini (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Palmer (79), G_Mancini (96)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Kante
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Torres (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                West Ham  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       13
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :          14        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : West Ham 4 - 0 Leicester City
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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  24   1   1   1  25 | 101   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
J_Teze         DF   1  22  15  12  20 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  14  14
G_Mancini      DF   1  21  17   4  22 | 101   0   2   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  39  20  48
A_Christensen  DF   1  22  17  11  19 | 101   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  40   0
R_Toloi        DF   1  22  17  12  27 | 101   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  24  30
Fabian_Ruiz    DM   1  16  21   9  29 | 101   0   1   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  52  18
Thiago         MF   1   9  21  18  25 | 101   0   1   3   1   4   0   0   0   0  27  36  33
Isco           AM   1   6  22  18  27 | 101   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
B_Fernandes    AM   1   5  22  17  24 | 101   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   7  39
M_Politano     FW   1   1  13  21  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  16  47
C_Palmer       FW   1   8  17  21  23 | 101   0   0   3   1   2   1   1   0   0  -4  48  19
P_Rajkovic     GK  17   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Malanda      DF   1  14  13   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Kampl        MF   1  15  19   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  22  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Leicester City
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_Areola       GK  24   1   1   1  25 | 101  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  22  16  12  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  29
Sequeira       DF   1  21  14   9  28 | 101   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  15  18
F_Kessie       DM   1  13  20   8  27 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dunk         DF   1  21  15  10  22 | 101   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  14  16
A_Marusic      DF   1  20  13  11  24 | 101   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  16
F_Torres       MF   1   5  20  17  26 | 101   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  23   5
N_Kante        MF   1  13  21  12  25 | 101   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  16  14
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  20  27 | 101   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  17  26
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  14  19  27 | 101   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
A_Elanga       MF   1   6  20  18  24 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
M_Van_Damme    GK  15   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  17  13  13  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Collar       MF   1  12  16  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   7  18  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Musa         FW   1   2  12  18  26 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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