FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Fri Jul 26)


                             West Ham  |  Sheffield Wednesday
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                         Todd Fortune  |  Mike Bradwell
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                          D_Lovren DF  |  DF E_Dier
                            J_Teze DF  |  DF M_Targett
                         G_Mancini DF  |  DF B_Engels
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                       Fabian_Ruiz DM  |  MF H_Calhanoglu
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  MF M_de_Roon
                              Isco AM  |  MF N_Zaniolo
                            Thiago MF  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                           A_Silva FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                          C_Palmer FW  |  FW Joao_Pedro
                                       |
                        P_Rajkovic SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                           R_Toloi SUB |  SUB Danilo
                         A_Malanda SUB |  SUB Wendell
                           S_Prcic SUB |  SUB S_Diabate
                        M_Politano SUB |  SUB S_Hogan




Min. 3  :(shw) O_Watkins leaves D_Lovren standing 
          ...  O_Watkins pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 4  :(shw) M_de_Roon looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Watkins 
          ...  Isco tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 7  :(whu) Isco leaves his marker standing 
          ...  Isco with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Gunn saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 7  :(shw) H_Calhanoglu kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  O_Watkins gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Great challenge by Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan swings it in! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 9  :(whu) C_Palmer runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Dier 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  C_Palmer goes for goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 9  :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan flights the ball to B_Engels 
          ...  B_Engels sees N_Pope off his line! 
          ...  N_Pope gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 11 :(whu) J_Teze takes advantage of a mistake by B_Engels 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But M_Targett barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 11 :(shw) O_Watkins with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Thiago 
          ...  Thiago with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 11 :(shw) B_Engels takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Sheffield Wednesday fans!! 
          ...  Todd Fortune is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  West Ham 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 16 :(whu) A_Silva 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 B_Fernandes 
          ...  B_Fernandes attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  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. 17 :(whu) B_Fernandes with a 40-yard pass to A_Christensen 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Christensen! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  West Ham 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 18 :(whu) C_Palmer gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Tierney! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 21 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz breaks free from K_Tierney 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Engels 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  C_Palmer makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  West Ham take the lead! 
          ...  West Ham 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 22 :(whu) B_Fernandes with a byline cross to Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Targett 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Teze 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Gunn goes down well to save 
Min. 23 :(whu) C_Palmer with an inswinging cross to J_Teze 
          ...  Intercepted by E_Dier 
Min. 24 :(whu) B_Fernandes with the through ball to A_Silva 
          ...  N_Zaniolo pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 25 :(whu) A_Christensen sprints past the defender 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  A_Silva smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Gunn recovers to save!! 
Min. 28 :(shw) Joao_Pedro is in some pain 
          ...  It looks like he'll carry on though 
Min. 29 :(whu) Isco lobs it over K_Tierney 
          ...  Isco carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Sheffield Wednesday fans taunt him! 
Min. 29 :(shw) E_Dier loses his marker 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Dier! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo crosses it in! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan gets a shot in 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 30 :(shw) E_Dier takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Teze 
          ...  E_Dier runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 35 :(whu) B_Fernandes holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Teze 
          ...  N_Zaniolo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 36 :(whu) A_Silva beats M_Targett 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Dier with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 37 :(shw) K_Tierney can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  K_Tierney goes for goal! 
          ...  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. 39 :(whu) B_Fernandes takes advantage of a mistake by M_Targett 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  B_Fernandes carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 39 :(whu) A_Silva comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(whu) Fabian_Ruiz cuts the ball back to D_Lovren 
          ...  B_Engels with a bad challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Thiago floats it forward 
          ...  B_Fernandes latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Fernandes with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 46 :(shw) M_Targett cuts inside D_Lovren 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in Joao_Pedro! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro with the overhead! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Min. 47 :(whu) D_Lovren eases past M_Targett 
          ...  D_Lovren attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Gunn blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 47 :(shw) N_Zaniolo is spitting at C_Palmer 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 49 :(whu) A_Silva jinks past E_Dier 
          ...  A_Silva has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 49 :(shw) B_Engels is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Watkins 
          ...  C_Palmer with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 51 :(whu) A_Silva finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A_Silva aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 52 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan pulls it back to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  D_Lovren with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 53 :(whu) Isco finds A_Silva in the box 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Silva! 
          ...  A_Gunn was lucky there 
Min. 55 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Hogan 
          ...  COMING OFF: Joao_Pedro 
Min. 56 :(whu) B_Fernandes chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Silva 
          ...  B_Engels wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 61 :(whu) D_Lovren finds C_Palmer in the box 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  C_Palmer plays it short to A_Silva 
          ...  K_Tierney anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 62 :(whu) A_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves N_Zaniolo behind 
          ...  A_Silva flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Gunn's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 63 :(whu) G_Mancini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to C_Palmer 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 65 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Malanda 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Lovren 
Min. 65 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Diabate 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Mkhitaryan 
Min. 66 :(shw) N_Zaniolo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Tierney 
          ...  K_Tierney with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 70 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu pulls it back to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 73 :(shw) E_Dier floats the ball in to find O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 75 :(whu) Curled in dangerously from Isco to J_Teze 
          ...  J_Teze with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But A_Gunn parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 76 :(shw) N_Zaniolo with a deep cross to O_Watkins 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Christensen and it had to be 
Min. 79 :(shw) M_de_Roon with an inswinging cross to B_Engels 
          ...  But Thiago puts the ball out of play 
Min. 80 :(shw) S_Hogan breaks free from A_Malanda 
          ...  S_Hogan with the drive! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 81 :(whu) Isco finds A_Silva with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Silva with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 83 :(shw) S_Diabate plays in K_Tierney with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Isco 
Min. 84 :(whu) Thiago sidesteps E_Dier 
          ...  Thiago drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 84 :(shw) S_Hogan knocks it past Isco and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Hogan tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  N_Pope with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 84 :(whu) A_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves K_Tierney behind 
          ...  M_Targett with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 86 :(whu) B_Fernandes squares it to Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  K_Tierney hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz swings it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by B_Engels 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Engels 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Teze 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 92 :(whu) J_Teze eases past S_Diabate 
          ...  N_Zaniolo is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be the first to trouble the showers! 
Min. 96 :(shw) B_Engels looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope just watches it float over the bar! 

*************  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          : B_Fernandes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Christensen (17), C_Palmer (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Isco (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield Wednesday Match Info
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Best player          : O_Watkins
Scorers              : O_Watkins (11)
Sent Off             : N_Zaniolo (92)
Booked               : H_Calhanoglu (61), M_Targett (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                West Ham  |    Sheffield Wednesday
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          13        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : West Ham 2 - 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  24   1   1   1  25 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  14  29 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  13
J_Teze         DF   1  22  15  12  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  30
G_Mancini      DF   1  21  17   4  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  22  17  11  19 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  14   0  38
Fabian_Ruiz    DM   1  16  21   9  29 |  98   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  22  18  24 |  98   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  46  24
Isco           AM   1   6  22  19  27 |  98   0   1   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  26  17  11
Thiago         MF   1   9  21  18  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   0   8
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  22  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  17  27
C_Palmer       FW   1   8  18  21  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  11  23
P_Rajkovic     GK  17   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Toloi        DF   1  22  17  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Malanda      DF   1  14  13   4  23 |  32   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
M_Politano     FW   1   1  13  22  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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  25   1   1   1  21 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  22  14   9  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  15  34
M_Targett      DF   1  21  13   9  31 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  12  -4
B_Engels       DF   1  21  16  11  28 |  98   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  43  16
K_Tierney      DF   1  21  17   8  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  36
H_Calhanoglu   MF   1   4  20  16  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  23  -4
M_de_Roon      MF   1  15  20   6  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
N_Zaniolo      MF   1  10  19  19  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  11   5 -15
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  19  13  27 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
O_Watkins      FW   1   6  11  22  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   8  15  20  28 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Diabate      MF   1  15  17   4  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Hogan        FW   1   4  15  19  29 |  42   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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