FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Liverpool (Mon Aug 26) West Ham | Liverpool 4-1-3-2 N | 5-1-2-2 P Todd Fortune | Graeme Edwards | N_Pope GK | GK S_Bolat J_Teze DF | DF M_Hummels G_Mancini DF | DF K_Mbabu R_Toloi DF | DF M_Akanji A_Christensen DF | DF S_v_den_Berg Fabian_Ruiz DM | DF Jordi_Alba B_Fernandes MF | DM I_Halifa Isco MF | MF S_M_Savic Thiago MF | MF F_de_Jong D_Podence FW | FW M_Rashford C_Palmer FW | FW M_Mudryk | P_Rajkovic SUB | SUB A_Iacobucci B_Benamar SUB | SUB D_Potts A_Malanda SUB | SUB C_De_Norre S_Prcic SUB | SUB Thiago_Maia F_Sene SUB | SUB R_Mahrez Min. 1 :(whu) S_Bolat miskicks! ... Thiago is through! ... A skilful effort from Thiago! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... S_Bolat looks relieved there! Min. 2 :(liv) M_Hummels is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Rashford latches onto the end of it ... An audacious effort from M_Rashford! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 5 :(whu) C_Palmer barges S_v_den_Berg off the ball ... C_Palmer goes for goal! ... But S_Bolat punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 7 :(whu) Isco with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Palmer gets on the end of the pass ... But M_Hummels reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 9 :(whu) G_Mancini changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 9 :(liv) F_de_Jong has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Mudryk goes for goal! ... N_Pope goes down well to save Min. 14 :(liv) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Mudryk is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... A great volley from M_Mudryk! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 15 :(liv) M_Akanji finds a hole in the defence ... M_Akanji attempts a lob! ... N_Pope with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 16 :(liv) S_v_den_Berg crosses to Jordi_Alba ... Jordi_Alba beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... N_Pope comes towards him ... He rounds N_Pope ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... And Liverpool are leading in the game now ... West Ham 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 17 :(whu) B_Fernandes spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to C_Palmer! ... C_Palmer with the punt towards goal! ... S_Bolat fists it away Min. 21 :(liv) Jordi_Alba looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_de_Jong ... But G_Mancini spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 24 :(liv) Jordi_Alba is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong rifles it to the far post! ... N_Pope manages to turn it behind Min. 25 :(liv) Jordi_Alba cuts inside A_Christensen ... He worked that well ... He puts in F_de_Jong! ... F_de_Jong with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It floats over N_Pope ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 29 :(whu) Isco reads the run of B_Fernandes ... I_Halifa cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 30 :(liv) K_Mbabu with an incisive pass to M_Rashford ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Rashford! ... N_Pope is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... West Ham 0-2 Liverpool ... Min. 31 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to A Min. 32 :(liv) M_Akanji leaves J_Teze standing ... J_Teze with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... M_Rashford with the outside of his boot ... N_Pope makes a fine save Min. 35 :(liv) M_Mudryk gains possession ... G_Mancini is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 37 :(liv) M_Hummels 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 I_Halifa ... I_Halifa goes for the top corner! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... N_Pope was beaten there! Min. 39 :(liv) The defender slips up! ... F_de_Jong is through! ... F_de_Jong with a graceful, looping effort! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 40 :(liv) K_Mbabu with a neat pass into I_Halifa ... R_Toloi cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 42 :(whu) B_Fernandes runs towards the goal ... B_Fernandes with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... S_Bolat watches it sail wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(liv) M_Akanji controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Rashford gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Rashford with a thundering drive! ... But N_Pope with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 0-2 Liverpool Min. 46 :(liv) M_Hummels with a byline cross to I_Halifa ... I_Halifa fires off a right-footed shot! ... N_Pope won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 50 :(whu) Isco takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Isco with the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 55 :(whu) C_Palmer reads the run of R_Toloi ... R_Toloi strikes a wicked curler! ... But it goes just over Min. 62 :(whu) Isco slips past his marker I_Halifa ... The ball is whipped into C_Palmer ... M_Akanji wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 63 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: R_Mahrez ... COMING OFF: M_Mudryk Min. 64 :(whu) Isco sidesteps M_Hummels ... Isco lobs S_Bolat! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_Bolat dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_Bolat beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Teze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... Jordi_Alba clears the danger Min. 65 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: F_Sene ... COMING OFF: D_Podence Min. 65 :(whu) R_Toloi back heels to find A_Christensen in space ... A_Christensen hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... S_Bolat with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 66 :(liv) S_M_Savic cuts the ball back to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong with a bicycle kick! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 68 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on S_Bolat! ... S_M_Savic brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! He's already half way down the tunnel! Min. 69 :(whu) F_Sene with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... F_Sene with the side footed shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_Bolat dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_Bolat beaten! ... CORNER! ... Fabian_Ruiz crosses it in! ... B_Fernandes gets his head on it ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 70 :(liv) R_Mahrez with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... F_Sene with an ugly foul Min. 72 :(whu) G_Mancini fires over a low cross to Thiago ... A thundering drive by Thiago! ... S_Bolat makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 73 :(whu) C_Palmer turns past I_Halifa ... He has created space for himself now ... K_Mbabu dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 74 :(whu) Isco sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to F_Sene ... A vicious shot by F_Sene! ... The shot slips through S_Bolat's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 77 :(whu) B_Fernandes runs at goal ... He spots the run of R_Toloi ... He's played him in ... M_Akanji forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Christensen hits it towards the far post! ... C_Palmer with the shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 80 :(liv) Jordi_Alba steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Toloi ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... C_Palmer goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 82 :(whu) A_Christensen with a slide rule pass to J_Teze ... M_Akanji gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 83 :(whu) C_Palmer looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Isco ... A well-placed shot from Isco! ... S_Bolat parries it Min. 83 :(whu) B_Fernandes threads the through ball to Thiago ... M_Rashford with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the West Ham players ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(whu) G_Mancini looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Isco ... K_Mbabu with the block Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(whu) C_Palmer leaves his marker standing ... C_Palmer strikes a wicked curler! ... S_Bolat is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 90 :(liv) R_Mahrez storms past his marker ... R_Mahrez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 92 :(liv) N_Pope miskicks! ... M_Rashford takes control of the ball! ... But he loses control of it ... J_Teze hits it out for a throw Min. 93 :(liv) Jordi_Alba brings it under control ... He takes on Fabian_Ruiz ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Halifa! ... I_Halifa attempts a low drive! ... N_Pope gets up well to catch that one Min. 94 :(whu) R_Toloi whips the ball across to J_Teze ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Teze! ... It looks good ... S_Bolat makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 95 :(whu) Thiago saunters past his marker ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Akanji ... He timed it well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Isco Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jordi_Alba (Man of the Match) Scorers : Jordi_Alba (16), M_Rashford (30) Sent Off : S_M_Savic (68) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 17 | 16 Off target : 11 | 8 On target : 6 | 8 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 0 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 25 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 22 16 12 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 15 G_Mancini DF 1 21 17 4 22 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 0 R_Toloi DF 1 22 17 12 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 24 14 A_Christensen DF 1 22 18 12 19 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 Fabian_Ruiz DM 1 17 21 9 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 22 18 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 Isco MF 1 6 22 19 27 | 98 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 22 Thiago MF 1 9 21 18 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 D_Podence FW 1 5 14 22 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Palmer FW 1 8 18 21 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 27 P_Rajkovic GK 17 1 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Benamar DF 1 14 11 4 23 | 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 S_Prcic MF 1 12 16 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Sene FW 1 6 13 17 29 | 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bolat GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 M_Hummels DF 1 23 17 5 27 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 36 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 21 19 6 27 | 98 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 34 0 M_Akanji DF 1 21 19 10 26 | 98 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 10 17 S_v_den_Berg DF 1 20 17 3 28 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Jordi_Alba DF 1 21 18 13 24 | 98 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 44 34 I_Halifa DM 1 16 17 13 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 0 40 S_M_Savic MF 1 18 21 8 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -15 -7 -15 F_de_Jong MF 1 12 21 19 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 29 M_Rashford FW 1 6 18 23 32 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 M_Mudryk FW 1 9 18 22 21 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Iacobucci GK 13 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Potts DF 1 12 10 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_De_Norre MF 1 10 15 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago_Maia MF 1 6 12 3 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 21 21 22 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1724692266 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40