FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Cardiff City (Fri Sep 26) West Ham | Cardiff City 3-2-2-1-2 E | 4-2-2-2 P Todd Fortune | Matt Rose Caretaker | Alisson GK | GK A_Kinsky J_Teze DF | DF N_Osborne A_Laporte DF | DF J_Vestergaard R_Toloi DF | DF H_Westermann A_Christensen DM | DF P_Comuzzo M_Llorente DM | MF S_Ralston Thiago MF | MF R_Gomis B_Fernandes MF | AM T_Lemar I_Jesus AM | AM M_Gotze C_Palmer FW | FW I_Thiago R_Hojlund FW | FW S_Floccari | Cesar SUB | SUB M_Freese W_Orban SUB | SUB A_Traore L_Grimi SUB | SUB H_Losada M_Pjanic SUB | SUB J_Lens F_Sene SUB | SUB M_Palermo Min. 2 :(car) R_Gomis chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard with the attempt at goal! ... But Alisson punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 3 :(whu) C_Palmer cuts inside ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Comuzzo Min. 3 :(car) I_Thiago passes the ball to H_Westermann ... H_Westermann strikes a wicked curler! ... Alisson with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 4 :(whu) A_Christensen looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to I_Jesus ... I_Jesus tries to chip the ball over A_Kinsky! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 12 :(whu) I_Jesus barges H_Westermann off the ball ... I_Jesus with the shot on net! ... A_Kinsky falls over ... But A_Kinsky is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 18 :(whu) M_Llorente sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Thiago ... Thiago drives it towards goal! ... The shot slips through A_Kinsky's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 19 :(whu) C_Palmer with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past S_Floccari ... C_Palmer with a little chip! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 19 :(car) J_Vestergaard runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to P_Comuzzo ... P_Comuzzo attempts a lob! ... Alisson won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 20 :(car) M_Gotze cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Osborne ... N_Osborne with a little chip! ... It floats over Alisson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 21 :(whu) C_Palmer beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... C_Palmer has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Kinsky reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_Laporte chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Gotze gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 22 :(whu) B_Fernandes flicks it past N_Osborne ... He runs forward ... B_Fernandes throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Kinsky saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Thiago drives it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to C_Palmer ... He gets the shot away ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 24 :(car) S_Ralston looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Vestergaard ... J_Vestergaard with a stunning strike! ... But Alisson reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Alisson anyway Min. 25 :(whu) A_Christensen with the first time pass to Thiago ... Thiago drives the ball low! ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 26 :(whu) A_Christensen is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to R_Hojlund ... P_Comuzzo read the danger and stops the pass Min. 27 :(whu) R_Toloi with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... B_Fernandes gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Fernandes attempts a chip! ... A_Kinsky tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes plays it towards the near post! ... J_Teze tries to place the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Kinsky is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Christensen crosses it in! ... It comes to Thiago ... He fires it towards to goal ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 28 :(whu) The defender underhits the back pass! ... I_Jesus is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... I_Jesus strikes a wicked curler! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Teze curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... A_Kinsky catches it with ease Min. 29 :(whu) A defence splitting pass from Thiago to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes has a dig at goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 29 :(car) J_Vestergaard turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Comuzzo ... A_Laporte tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Comuzzo hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of Alisson ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 30 :(whu) I_Jesus finds the run of J_Teze ... J_Teze has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Kinsky fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 31 :(car) J_Vestergaard with the header on ... He finds S_Floccari in space ... A wicked drive by S_Floccari! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... Todd Fortune is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... West Ham 0-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 32 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to A Min. 32 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... A_Christensen will now play as a DF Min. 34 :(whu) I_Jesus knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard ... H_Westermann makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 35 :(whu) C_Palmer runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Toloi ... R_Toloi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 35 :(car) N_Osborne is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to R_Gomis ... I_Jesus plays it back ... Alisson slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Vestergaard ... Alisson thumps the ball away! Min. 37 :(whu) R_Toloi moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to I_Jesus ... I_Jesus uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Kinsky tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes plays it towards the near post! ... P_Comuzzo clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 37 :(car) I_Thiago sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Thiago knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 37 :(car) R_Gomis with a precise ball to T_Lemar ... B_Fernandes tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Ralston drives it into the box! ... N_Osborne gets his head on it ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Matt Rose Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 38 :(whu) B_Fernandes spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Christensen! ... A_Christensen with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... The shot slips through A_Kinsky's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(whu) Thiago beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... J_Vestergaard wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... I_Jesus flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Kinsky catches it with ease Min. 45 :(car) S_Floccari is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to T_Lemar ... T_Lemar with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... West Ham 0-2 Cardiff City ... Min. 46 :(whu) M_Llorente plays it forward to C_Palmer ... H_Westermann read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 0-2 Cardiff City Min. 47 :(whu) M_Llorente volleys it forward. He finds R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... A_Kinsky makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 48 :(whu) Thiago plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Laporte decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A well-placed shot from A_Laporte! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 51 :(car) P_Comuzzo sprints past A_Christensen ... P_Comuzzo tries one from the edge of the box! ... But it goes just over Min. 55 :(car) S_Floccari with an early cross to N_Osborne ... Good sliding challenge from A_Laporte and it had to be Min. 56 :(whu) B_Fernandes pushes it past H_Westermann ... B_Fernandes with a thundering drive! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 58 :(whu) B_Fernandes turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Thiago ... Thiago is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round A_Kinsky ... He nutmegs A_Kinsky ... GOAL!! Hello... Hello! ... Here we go! ... West Ham 1-2 Cardiff City ... Min. 58 :(car) S_Floccari finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... S_Floccari uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Alisson was lucky there Min. 59 :(car) S_Floccari takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... Thiago with a poor challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 60 :(whu) C_Palmer pulls it back to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund pounds a rocket on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 62 :(car) T_Lemar takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... I_Jesus with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 65 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City ... Cardiff City have changed their playing style to D Min. 67 :(whu) J_Teze spits at S_Ralston ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... The Referee warned him Min. 68 :(whu) B_Fernandes with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Hojlund ... But P_Comuzzo wins the ball Min. 69 :(whu) A_Laporte with a slide rule pass to M_Llorente ... M_Llorente plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... A_Kinsky won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Traore ... COMING OFF: P_Comuzzo Min. 73 :(car) S_Ralston loses A_Laporte ... S_Ralston hits a curling shot! ... Alisson fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 76 :(whu) A_Laporte runs at J_Vestergaard ... He takes it past him ... A_Laporte with a low drive through the rain! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... A_Christensen floats the ball in! ... R_Hojlund gets on the end of it ... But A_Kinsky punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 76 :(car) S_Ralston bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Floccari ... J_Teze with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 77 :(whu) M_Llorente whips the ball across to R_Hojlund ... A left-footer by R_Hojlund! ... A_Kinsky gathers it easily Min. 79 :(car) M_Gotze with the through ball to S_Floccari ... A_Laporte beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 86 :(car) T_Lemar knocks the ball past A_Laporte ... T_Lemar fires a shot at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... Alisson acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... R_Gomis flights it in! ... Alisson fists it away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Fernandes Scorers : Thiago (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , Thiago (59)I_Jesus (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Floccari (Man of the Match) Scorers : , S_Floccari (31)T_Lemar (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 26 | 12 Off target : 13 | 4 On target : 13 | 8 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 8 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 18 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 1 - 2 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 30 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 24 17 13 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 32 A_Laporte DF 1 24 18 16 25 | 96 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 15 24 R_Toloi DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 A_Christensen DF 1 23 19 13 19 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 15 M_Llorente DM 1 14 23 17 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 11 Thiago MF 1 10 23 20 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 18 52 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 23 19 24 | 96 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 33 45 40 I_Jesus AM 1 7 17 21 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 29 14 30 C_Palmer FW 1 9 19 23 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 19 R_Hojlund FW 1 8 19 23 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Orban DF 1 21 16 11 24 | 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 M_Pjanic MF 1 10 20 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Sene FW 1 6 13 18 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 96 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 20 16 10 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 36 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 96 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 17 77 34 H_Westermann DF 1 19 15 10 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 0 20 P_Comuzzo DF 1 19 15 14 30 | 72 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 76 0 28 S_Ralston MF 1 7 19 15 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 15 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 T_Lemar AM 1 4 20 19 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 M_Gotze AM 1 6 20 15 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 26 0 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 23 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 S_Floccari FW 1 5 14 19 23 | 96 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 62 41 M_Freese GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Traore DF 1 19 16 6 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 18 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lens FW 1 5 14 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1758910414 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40