FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Stoke City (Fri May 23) West Brom | Stoke City 4-3-1-2 A | 4-1-3-2 L Frank Deeming | - | D_Iversen GK | GK D_Ward F_Clerc DF | DF E_Stevens N_Milenkovic DF | DF F_Medina Ruben_Vezo DF | DM I_Sunjic J_Poyth DF | DF B_Wilmot S_Longstaff MF | DF M_Rose S_Morsy MF | MF A_Vidigal Marc_Roca MF | MF B_Pearson A_Mulele AM | FW Wesley R_Bozenik FW | FW T_Campbell Lucas_Moura FW | MF M_Leris | T_Hasal SUB | SUB B_Nna_Noukeu M_Bola SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu Y_Konoplia SUB | SUB W_Burger J_Jordan SUB | SUB J_Koumas R_Brewster SUB | SUB S_Doumbia Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(sto) B_Pearson spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Wesley! ... A thundering drive by Wesley! ... D_Iversen is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 4 :(sto) B_Wilmot comes accross to cover, good skills ... D_Ward advances out towards the looping ball ... GOAL!! ... Header over the keeper! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... That's got to be one of the best own goals I've ever seen. ... He must feel like a right pillock! ... West Brom 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 5 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to A Min. 5 :(wba) S_Morsy rushes through the defence ... S_Morsy with the 40 yard drive! ... D_Ward 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. 7 :(sto) I_Sunjic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Wesley ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... Wesley is all alone ... D_Iversen comes towards him ... D_Iversen makes his move ... D_Iversen catches the ball ... Good save ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson plays it into the danger area! ... D_Iversen comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Wesley with the shot! ... D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Wilmot! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Iversen Min. 8 :(wba) S_Morsy kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Lucas_Moura gets on the end of the pass ... Lucas_Moura hits a great drive! ... D_Ward gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 8 :(sto) Wesley 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! ... Wesley with the overhead! ... But D_Iversen reaches the ball. Good save Min. 9 :(wba) Lucas_Moura cuts inside M_Rose ... He worked that well ... Lucas_Moura with the punt towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Ward beaten! ... CORNER! ... F_Clerc dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Ward thumps the ball away! Min. 9 :(sto) The ball is passed in from M_Rose, he finds Wesley ... Wesley has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But D_Iversen makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 10 :(wba) J_Poyth spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Mulele! ... A_Mulele attempts a lob! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... West Brom 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 14 :(sto) T_Campbell has it on the edge of the box ... But R_Bozenik slides in Min. 15 :(sto) A_Vidigal with the towering header to Wesley ... Wesley has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits D_Iversen and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... West Brom 2-1 Stoke City ... Min. 16 :(sto) T_Campbell controls the ball with ease ... T_Campbell with a thundering drive! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for D_Iversen ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... D_Iversen looks embarrassed! ... But it's been disallowed! The linesman raised his flag ... The Stoke City fans are hurling abuse at the officials Min. 18 :(wba) F_Clerc fires over a low cross to R_Bozenik ... But M_Rose clears the danger Min. 19 :(sto) I_Sunjic has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Bozenik! ... He has some space now! ... I_Sunjic with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... D_Iversen with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 20 :(sto) B_Pearson with a long pass to T_Campbell ... But F_Clerc wins the ball Min. 21 :(sto) A_Vidigal pushes it past the defender ... A_Vidigal with the drive! ... But D_Iversen with the difficult save Min. 24 :(wba) S_Longstaff with the nod to Marc_Roca ... Marc_Roca hits a curling shot! ... Looks like it should be D_Ward's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Mulele flights it in! ... D_Ward catches it! Min. 25 :(sto) F_Medina has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Milenkovic ... He knocks it to T_Campbell! ... R_Bozenik dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 28 :(wba) Lucas_Moura skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Mulele ... E_Stevens wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 28 :(sto) Wesley sidesteps N_Milenkovic ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Wesley has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Iversen with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 29 :(sto) B_Pearson moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 30 :(sto) Wesley with a one-touch layoff to F_Medina ... F_Medina with a terrific drive! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Leris with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Iversen catches it! Min. 32 :(wba) A defence splitting pass from S_Longstaff to A_Mulele ... A_Mulele pounds a rocket on goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 33 :(sto) M_Leris looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Wesley ... F_Clerc anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 34 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... Lucas_Moura hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 34 :(sto) F_Medina is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Wesley ... A glorious effort by Wesley! ... The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands ... But D_Iversen recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 35 :(wba) J_Poyth takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... E_Stevens wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 37 :(sto) M_Leris sprints past Ruben_Vezo ... M_Leris with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But D_Iversen hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 39 :(wba) R_Bozenik runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... D_Ward dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... A_Mulele chips the ball in towards the far post! ... B_Wilmot gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 40 :(sto) A_Vidigal turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... A_Vidigal tries to lob the keeper! ... D_Iversen with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 41 :(wba) S_Longstaff chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Mulele ... A_Mulele has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But D_Ward makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 41 :(sto) E_Stevens takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... D_Iversen makes a good save Min. 42 :(wba) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Lucas_Moura is through! ... What a mistake by M_Rose! ... Lucas_Moura with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... What agility from D_Ward Min. 42 :(sto) E_Stevens gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Leris is unmarked ... M_Leris cracks a laser towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wba) Lucas_Moura eases past B_Pearson ... B_Wilmot wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 45 :(sto) A_Vidigal holds the ball up and waits 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_Vidigal chases it through, he must score! ... D_Iversen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 47 :(sto) B_Pearson spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to Wesley! ... Wesley tries the lob from 30 yards! ... D_Iversen won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 49 :(wba) Lucas_Moura dribbles past M_Rose ... E_Stevens with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Brom 2-1 Stoke City Min. 46 :(wba) N_Milenkovic boots it towards A_Mulele ... A_Mulele rifles it to the far post! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... West Brom 3-1 Stoke City ... Min. 47 :(wba) J_Poyth sidesteps B_Wilmot ... That was too easy ... J_Poyth with a low drive through the rain! ... But it goes wide Min. 49 :(sto) B_Pearson spots his team mate making a run ... He finds B_Wilmot with a lovely pass! ... B_Wilmot sees D_Iversen off his line! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 54 :(sto) A_Vidigal has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... Wesley gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Wesley controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Medina ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Iversen ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 57 :(wba) Lucas_Moura brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... T_Campbell wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 58 :(wba) Marc_Roca pulls it back to F_Clerc ... F_Clerc looks to see where D_Ward is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 59 :(sto) Wesley brushes F_Clerc aside and breaks free ... Wesley attempts a lob! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Iversen dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Iversen beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Vidigal lofts the ball in! ... D_Iversen comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 60 :(wba) Lucas_Moura nutmegs B_Wilmot, he continues to run forward ... E_Stevens bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 60 :(sto) Wesley has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Iversen! ... N_Milenkovic hacks him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 64 :(sto) Wesley finds his way through ... Ruben_Vezo had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: S_Doumbia ... COMING OFF: T_Campbell Min. 66 :(sto) B_Pearson puts in A_Vidigal ... A cracking drive from A_Vidigal! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... West Brom 3-2 Stoke City ... Min. 68 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo chips the ball over the defence and finds Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... D_Ward makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 68 :(sto) F_Medina hoofs it upfield to find M_Rose ... M_Rose tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... A_Vidigal will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... M_Leris will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(wba) N_Milenkovic can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Lucas_Moura ... M_Rose pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 73 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with a flicked pass to F_Clerc ... F_Clerc tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 74 :(wba) R_Bozenik turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Poyth ... J_Poyth with the cheeky shot! ... D_Ward makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... Marc_Roca swings it in! ... D_Ward makes the catch! Min. 77 :(wba) J_Poyth crosses into the box, finding A_Mulele ... I_Sunjic with the tackle Min. 79 :(sto) E_Stevens plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Vidigal keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A cheeky lob from A_Vidigal! ... D_Iversen with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 83 :(sto) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Wesley is through! ... What a mistake by Ruben_Vezo! ... Wesley fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... A_Vidigal plays it towards the near post! ... Wesley gets something on it! ... D_Iversen can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... And Stoke City have squared it up late on!! ... West Brom 3-3 Stoke City ... Min. 84 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to P Min. 85 :(sto) I_Sunjic threads the through ball to Wesley ... But S_Morsy wins the ball Min. 86 :(wba) Marc_Roca runs at B_Wilmot ... He takes it past him ... Marc_Roca sends it flying towards goal! ... D_Ward makes a difficult save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wba) S_Morsy rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to F_Clerc ... F_Clerc flings a shot at goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 89 :(sto) B_Pearson with a precise pass to E_Stevens ... E_Stevens attempts to drive it home! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted - ... What a time to score!! ... That must be the winner ... West Brom 3-4 Stoke City ... Min. 90 :(wba) Lucas_Moura flicks it past E_Stevens ... He runs forward ... Lucas_Moura tries to beat D_Ward from outside the area! ... Looks like it should be easy for D_Ward ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... D_Ward looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 90 :(sto) Wesley gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson goes for the top corner! ... D_Iversen can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_Iversen makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 91 :(wba) S_Morsy runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Mulele ... A_Mulele lobs D_Ward! ... D_Ward with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 92 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Mulele ... A_Mulele with the shot! ... D_Ward won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawthorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Mulele Scorers : B_Wilmot (4 og), A_Mulele (10,46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Milenkovic (60), Ruben_Vezo (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Wesley (Man of the Match) Scorers : Wesley (15,83), A_Vidigal (66), E_Stevens (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Stevens (49), T_Campbell (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 21 | 29 Off target : 11 | 9 On target : 10 | 20 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 18 | 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Brom 3 - 4 Stoke 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 24 1 1 1 24 | 97 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 F_Clerc DF 1 18 14 8 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 15 54 N_Milenkovic DF 1 21 14 10 31 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 60 -4 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 22 15 8 35 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 24 -4 J_Poyth DF 1 20 12 10 25 | 97 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 33 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 19 6 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Morsy MF 1 14 20 6 30 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 27 20 Marc_Roca MF 1 3 19 14 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 25 A_Mulele AM 1 6 17 18 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 82 R_Bozenik FW 1 8 13 19 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 32 0 Lucas_Moura FW 1 4 14 22 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 18 15 8 21 | 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 J_Jordan MF 1 7 19 14 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Brewster FW 1 5 10 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 97 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 20 15 6 24 | 97 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 44 38 44 F_Medina DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 14 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 19 5 26 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 20 22 B_Wilmot DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -10 21 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 17 16 A_Vidigal AM 1 5 18 14 20 | 97 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 52 96 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 13 31 | 97 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 98 13 Wesley FW 1 9 14 22 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 30 84 T_Campbell FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 10 M_Leris AM 1 8 19 14 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 25 B_Nna_Noukeu GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 11 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Koumas MF 1 9 18 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 6 13 17 20 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1748036667 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40