FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon May 26) West Ham | Blackburn Rovers 3-1-2-2-2 C | 4-1-3-2 N Todd Fortune | - | Alisson GK | GK A_Onana R_Toloi DF | DF C_Lenglet J_Teze DF | DF C_Starfelt M_Moormann DF | DF A_Rrahmani A_Christensen DM | DF R_Le_Normand T_Frings MF | DM K_Phillips Isco MF | MF B_Guimaraes Thiago AM | MF L_Johanns B_Fernandes AM | MF N_Fekir C_Palmer FW | FW W_Ben_Yedder K_Konate FW | FW J_Kelly | P_Rajkovic SUB | SUB G_Shelvey S_Hutchinson SUB | SUB N_Cadden M_Etuin SUB | SUB J_Wulff S_Ralston SUB | SUB N_Nartey F_Sene SUB | SUB M_Oyarzabal Min. 1 :(whu) B_Fernandes brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Thiago gets on the end of the pass ... Thiago with a bicycle kick! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Isco dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to B_Fernandes ... He gets the shot away ... A_Onana just watches it drift out of play! Min. 2 :(whu) Curled in dangerously from A_Christensen to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer with a stunning strike! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... T_Frings with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Onana jumps well to claim it! Min. 3 :(bla) K_Phillips crosses to L_Johanns ... L_Johanns goes for goal! ... Alisson heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 4 :(whu) K_Konate is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to T_Frings ... T_Frings with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... R_Toloi crosses it in! ... A_Onana jumps well to claim it! Min. 4 :(bla) K_Phillips knocks the ball past Isco ... Now he crosses to C_Lenglet! ... R_Toloi is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Alisson misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Guimaraes dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Teze deals with the danger and clears Min. 5 :(bla) N_Fekir has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Teze! ... He has some space now! ... B_Fernandes dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 6 :(whu) A_Christensen knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Rrahmani ... A delightful ball in to B_Fernandes ... But C_Starfelt will cut out the threat Min. 10 :(whu) J_Teze sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Konate ... K_Konate is clean through, he is one on one with A_Onana ... He tries to round past A_Onana ... But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! ... Whenever I watch him play ... It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! Min. 13 :(whu) B_Fernandes chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Moormann ... C_Starfelt takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 14 :(bla) R_Le_Normand takes advantage of a mistake by R_Toloi ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to W_Ben_Yedder! ... W_Ben_Yedder with a stunning strike! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Alisson dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Alisson beaten! Min. 15 :(bla) J_Kelly finds the run of N_Fekir ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Christensen ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 20 :(whu) Thiago with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... A_Rrahmani with a bad challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 21 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! ... W_Ben_Yedder is through! ... What a mistake by M_Moormann! ... W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... Alisson acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Guimaraes ... W_Ben_Yedder makes a firm connection with his head ... Alisson can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Alisson makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 21 :(whu) Thiago pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... C_Starfelt with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... B_Fernandes bends it in ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... A_Onana moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Onana tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Frings chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Onana thumps the ball away! Min. 22 :(bla) J_Kelly loses his marker! ... J_Kelly has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... Alisson never had a chance! Min. 23 :(whu) Thiago holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to K_Konate ... K_Konate with the side footed shot! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 23 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside C_Palmer! ... He has some space now! ... W_Ben_Yedder fires a shot at goal! ... Alisson won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 31 :(whu) A_Christensen with a first time pass ... K_Konate runs onto it! ... K_Konate attempts to drive it home! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Onana's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 33 :(whu) Thiago hits a hard pass to C_Palmer ... C_Lenglet dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 34 :(bla) K_Phillips knocks the ball past R_Toloi ... K_Phillips with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But Alisson punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 36 :(whu) A_Christensen is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to C_Palmer ... A vicious shot by C_Palmer! ... A_Onana catches the ball Min. 38 :(whu) T_Frings with a real burst of pace ... B_Guimaraes with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Oyarzabal ... COMING OFF: J_Kelly Min. 41 :(bla) K_Phillips floats the ball in to find L_Johanns ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Johanns! ... It looks good ... Alisson with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bla) K_Phillips has time and space on the edge of the box ... K_Phillips with the overhead! ... Alisson can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Alisson makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 44 :(whu) J_Teze turns nicely onto the ball ... J_Teze with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 46 :(whu) R_Toloi plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... L_Johanns stands his ground and wins the tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 0-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(whu) Isco sidesteps K_Phillips ... That was too easy ... M_Oyarzabal 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 ... Todd Fortune looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 47 :(whu) Thiago finds the run of K_Konate ... K_Konate controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 47 :(bla) C_Lenglet is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to M_Oyarzabal ... C_Palmer gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir plays it towards the near post! ... W_Ben_Yedder tries to place the shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... W_Ben_Yedder crosses it in! ... It is cleared by R_Toloi Min. 49 :(bla) B_Guimaraes volleys it forward. He finds M_Oyarzabal ... The ball hits R_Toloi in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 50 :(whu) B_Fernandes spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to K_Konate! ... R_Le_Normand dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 50 :(bla) N_Fekir with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... Thiago pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(bla) C_Starfelt runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Starfelt! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alisson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Alisson catches it with style! Min. 52 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... T_Frings with a reckless challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... PENALTY!! ... W_Ben_Yedder takes it ... Alisson dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had absolutely no chance there! ... Blackburn Rovers go in front now with that goal! ... West Ham 0-1 Blackburn Rovers... Min. 53 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 53 :(whu) J_Teze sprints forward with the ball ... J_Teze hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It floats over A_Onana ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 55 :(whu) T_Frings slows the ball down 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! ... T_Frings with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 56 :(whu) J_Teze flicks the ball through ... C_Palmer runs onto it! ... C_Palmer tries to lob the keeper! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 56 :(whu) Thiago flicks it past K_Phillips ... He runs forward ... M_Oyarzabal with an awful challenge ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 58 :(bla) A_Rrahmani slides it through the middle to N_Fekir ... J_Teze wins the ball Min. 60 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to M_Oyarzabal ... K_Konate with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 63 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes advantage of a mistake by K_Konate ... He crosses to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder drives it towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 67 :(bla) B_Guimaraes off the woodwork! ... N_Fekir picks up the deflection ... N_Fekir sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 73 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal has time and space on the edge of the box ... But J_Teze slides in Min. 75 :(bla) B_Guimaraes unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Oyarzabal ... Isco is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee warned him Min. 79 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Phillips collects the loose ball! ... The ball hits M_Moormann in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 83 :(bla) B_Guimaraes slides it through the middle to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal curls it towards the top corner! ... Alisson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 85 :(bla) L_Johanns spots his team mate making a run ... He finds W_Ben_Yedder with a lovely pass! ... W_Ben_Yedder with the shot on net! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... West Ham 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 86 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to A Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with a short pass to find W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder bears down on goal! ... Alisson makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Guimaraes gets a shot in ... The shot slips through Alisson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 91 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Frings ... B_Guimaraes hits the ball first time! ... What agility from Alisson Min. 92 :(whu) B_Fernandes slips past his marker K_Phillips ... The ball is whipped into C_Palmer ... Intercepted by R_Le_Normand Min. 92 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal beats J_Teze ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Oyarzabal hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot slips through Alisson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 93 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a Cruyff turn ... R_Toloi gathers up the loose ball Min. 95 :(whu) Thiago wins possession ... He plays the ball across to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer sends it flying towards goal! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 95 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder runs at the heart of the defence ... W_Ben_Yedder hits a great drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... R_Le_Normand drives it into the box! ... Alisson thumps the ball away! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Fernandes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Konate (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ben_Yedder (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Ben_Yedder (52 pen,85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Starfelt (21), B_Guimaraes (38), M_Oyarzabal (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 15 | 21 Off target : 11 | 11 On target : 4 | 10 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 4 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 11 | 6 Key Passes : 15 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 27 1 1 1 30 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 R_Toloi DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 99 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 23 16 13 20 | 99 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 28 28 M_Moormann DF 1 17 11 4 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 A_Christensen DM 1 23 18 12 19 | 99 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 48 0 T_Frings MF 1 11 18 14 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Isco MF 1 6 21 19 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago AM 1 9 22 19 25 | 99 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8 B_Fernandes AM 1 5 23 19 24 | 99 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 28 17 C_Palmer FW 1 9 18 22 23 | 99 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 28 0 21 K_Konate FW 1 7 20 22 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 6 17 P_Rajkovic GK 17 1 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hutchinson DF 1 18 12 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Etuin DF 1 15 12 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ralston MF 1 7 17 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Sene FW 1 6 13 17 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 18 13 25 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 17 12 28 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24 -4 12 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 0 K_Phillips DM 1 19 22 13 26 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 29 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 18 28 | 99 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 31 15 L_Johanns MF 1 13 18 14 20 | 99 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 28 28 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 20 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 19 25 20 | 99 0 0 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 22 42 J_Kelly FW 1 5 14 17 14 | 40 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wulff MF 1 12 14 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nartey MF 1 9 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 22 27 | 59 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 9 7 1748290536 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40