FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Jul 21)


                             West Ham  |  Blackburn Rovers
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Todd Fortune  |  Chris Spero Caretaker
                                       |
                           Alisson GK  |  GK A_Onana
                            J_Teze DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF M_Acuna
                           R_Toloi DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                         R_De_Paul MF  |  DM K_Phillips
                        M_Llorente DM  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  MF L_Sane
                            Thiago MF  |  MF M_Fernandes
                          C_Palmer FW  |  FW S_Mane
                         R_Hojlund FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                             Cesar SUB |  SUB B_Bertinato
                             P_Max SUB |  SUB W_Bouma
                           L_Grimi SUB |  SUB A_Candreva
                         D_D_Rossi SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                            F_Sene SUB |  SUB E_Demirovic




Min. 1  :(whu) M_Llorente sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Toloi 
          ...  R_Toloi sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 4  :(bla) K_Phillips with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Acuna gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Palmer does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 6  :(bla) M_Acuna cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Acuna curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But Alisson is equal to it 
Min. 13 :(bla) S_Mane finds B_Guimaraes in acres of space 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But Alisson with the difficult save 
Min. 14 :(whu) M_Llorente cuts inside M_Acuna 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in B_Fernandes! 
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Fernandes! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 15 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 18 :(whu) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  R_Hojlund takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  R_Hojlund aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 20 :(whu) A_Laporte plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Palmer decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  C_Palmer must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  West Ham take the lead! 
          ...  West Ham 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 21 :(bla) K_Phillips knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Laporte 
          ...  A delightful ball in to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by J_Teze 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Llorente reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 23 :(bla) R_Le_Normand sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Lenglet 
          ...  A_Laporte is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 25 :(whu) C_Palmer controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 28 :(whu) A_Laporte takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Palmer 
          ...  C_Palmer with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Onana just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 29 :(whu) B_Fernandes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Palmer 
          ...  But K_Phillips comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 31 :(whu) M_Llorente looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 31 :(bla) M_Acuna holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees S_Mane in space! 
          ...  B_Fernandes with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
Min. 32 :(bla) R_Le_Normand runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Acuna 
          ...  But A_Christensen barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 36 :(whu) M_Llorente knocks it past A_Rrahmani and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Llorente with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Onana recovers to save!! 
Min. 37 :(whu) Thiago looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Toloi 
          ...  B_Guimaraes pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 38 :(whu) Thiago takes advantage of a mistake by R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He puts in C_Palmer! 
          ...  C_Palmer blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 39 :(bla) L_Sane holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Fernandes 
          ...  M_Fernandes hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 40 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 41 :(bla) C_Lenglet with a short pass to find L_Sane 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Llorente 
Min. 42 :(whu) B_Fernandes wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 42 :(bla) C_Lenglet plays in M_Oyarzabal with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Thiago is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bla) C_Lenglet has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Llorente! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Lenglet with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Alisson gathers it easily 
Min. 46 :(whu) B_Fernandes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Teze 
          ...  L_Sane wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 46 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a neat pass into M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  C_Palmer gets to the ball first 
Min. 48 :(bla) L_Sane loses R_Toloi 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Teze 
Min. 49 :(bla) C_Lenglet looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Sane 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Laporte 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 50 :(whu) R_Hojlund controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  C_Palmer gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Palmer aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Onana turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_De_Paul lofts the ball in! 
          ...  C_Palmer makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But A_Onana with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Toloi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It is cleared by A_Rrahmani 
Min. 53 :(bla) K_Phillips flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  K_Phillips leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 54 :(bla) L_Sane with a short pass to find M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 58 :(whu) Thiago knocks it past K_Phillips and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A cracking drive from Thiago! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Onana is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Llorente hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Hojlund gets his head on it 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 59 :(bla) M_Fernandes bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Lenglet 
          ...  C_Lenglet chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Alisson parries it 
Min. 61 :(whu) Thiago plays it forward to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 63 :(whu) A_Christensen with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Thiago gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Thiago chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 69 :(whu) C_Palmer hits a hard pass to R_De_Paul 
          ...  R_De_Paul has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 69 :(bla) C_Lenglet turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Laporte wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
Min. 69 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal runs at C_Palmer 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  Alisson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Demirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 70 :(whu) R_Toloi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A_Rrahmani can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  R_Toloi drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Onana just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 70 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with a simple pass to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane sees Alisson off his line! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 71 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal beats A_Christensen 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Alisson 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. 72 :(whu) A_Christensen with a neat pass into B_Fernandes 
          ...  But C_Lenglet wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 74 :(whu) A_Laporte turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  A_Laporte with a little chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  West Ham 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 75 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Sene 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Hojlund 
Min. 75 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 76 :(whu) C_Palmer looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Toloi 
          ...  R_Toloi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 79 :(bla) A_Rrahmani uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  M_Llorente steals the ball of off him 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 80 :(whu) Thiago sidesteps M_Acuna 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Thiago with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Llorente with the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 81 :(whu) C_Palmer sidesteps M_Acuna 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(whu) R_De_Paul brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Laporte gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Laporte attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(bla) L_Sane spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Wulff! 
          ...  R_De_Paul with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 94 :(bla) B_Guimaraes steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Palmer 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 96 :(bla) C_Lenglet flights the ball to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  Thiago with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 96 :(bla) L_Sane jinks through the defence 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Sane! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have narrowed the deficit! 
          ...  squeaky bum time for West Ham now 
          ...  West Ham 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 97 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 97 :(whu) C_Palmer skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  C_Palmer pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_Onana won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 97 :(bla) K_Phillips 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! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal drives the ball low! 
          ...  Alisson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 

*************  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          : C_Palmer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Palmer (20), A_Laporte (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_De_Paul (90), Thiago (96)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : L_Sane
Scorers              : L_Sane (96)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Guimaraes (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                West Ham  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       6
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       15
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Final Score          : West Ham 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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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Alisson        GK  27   1   1   1  30 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Teze         DF   1  23  16  13  20 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  23  18  16  25 |  99   0   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  15  50  48
R_Toloi        DF   1  23  17  12  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  52
A_Christensen  DF   1  23  18  13  19 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  30   0
R_De_Paul      MF   1   4  22  18  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   9   8
M_Llorente     DM   1  13  23  17  22 |  99   0   3   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  75  30  26
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  23  19  24 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Thiago         MF   1   9  23  19  25 |  99   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  28  25
C_Palmer       FW   1   9  19  22  23 |  99   0   2   2   0   6   1   0   0   0  58  28  60
R_Hojlund      FW   1   8  19  23  29 |  77   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  14  27
Cesar          GK  22   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  19  16   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grimi        DF   1  17  15   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_D_Rossi      MF   1  14  18   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Sene         FW   1   6  13  18  29 |  22   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
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A_Onana        GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  99   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  45  34
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  15   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  30  14
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  99   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  34  33  33
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  82   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  19  13  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  19  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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