FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Sheffield United (Fri Feb 06)


                            West Brom  |  Sheffield United
                              5-4-1 N  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                        Frank Deeming  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF T_Cora
                         M_Lanzaro DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  DM A_Diawara
                         A_Palombo MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                           C_Gomes MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                          T_Pobega MF  |  FW D_Drogba
                         D_Solanke FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                           T_Hasal SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                           F_Clerc SUB |  SUB P_Okon
                          J_Jordan SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                         Marc_Roca SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                          A_Mulele SUB |  SUB S_Leto




Min. 5  :(wba) A_Palombo slips past his marker T_Cora 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Urbig 
          ...  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. 7  :(wba) A_Palombo with a byline cross to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Sykes with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 10 :(wba) D_Solanke slips past his marker 
          ...  M_Sykes scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 11 :(wba) A_Palombo jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Sykes gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 16 :(shu) M_Sykes with the first time flick to D_Drogba 
          ...  A_Palombo with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 17 :(wba) A_Palombo hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  T_Pobega collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Bagan 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 19 :(wba) T_Pobega beats C_Cresswell 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  M_Sykes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Palombo flights it in! 
          ...  T_Cora cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 21 :(shu) C_Cresswell is too quick for N_Milenkovic 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 23 :(wba) D_Solanke with a clever shimmy 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Mascherano 
Min. 27 :(shu) M_Ozil with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past S_Longstaff 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Cora! 
          ...  T_Cora hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits D_Iversen and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  That's put Sheffield United into the lead! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 28 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 28 :(wba) J_Poyth chips the ball forward to M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Holgate attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 31 :(shu) D_Drogba finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  D_Solanke with an over the top challenge 
Min. 32 :(shu) E_Osong dribbles past N_Milenkovic 
          ...  E_Osong throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Iversen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it with style! 
Min. 42 :(shu) E_Osong with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Poyth 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Cresswell! 
          ...  M_Lanzaro takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wba) S_Longstaff looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Palombo 
          ...  A_Palombo with the side footed shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 43 :(shu) M_Sykes unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 46 :(wba) C_Gomes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Pobega 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Pobega! 
          ...  J_Urbig saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-1 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(wba) D_Solanke runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Bagan 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Solanke has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But J_Urbig parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 47 :(wba) J_Poyth boots it towards D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 48 :(wba) D_Solanke brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Solanke with a little chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 
Min. 50 :(wba) C_Gomes crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Lanzaro in the box 
          ...  D_Drogba with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 51 :(shu) E_Osong breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat D_Iversen now! 
          ...  C_Gomes trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 55 :(wba) D_Solanke runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  The ball hits T_Cora in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 56 :(shu) J_Mascherano skips the challenge from N_Milenkovic 
          ...  J_Mascherano with the overhead! 
          ...  Saved by D_Iversen 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Leto 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Okon 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Boateng 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Sykes 
Min. 65 :(wba) J_Poyth turns past J_Boateng 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A great volley from J_Poyth! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 65 :(shu) S_Leto with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  But M_Lanzaro wins the tackle 
Min. 68 :(shu) T_Cora takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Longstaff 
          ...  M_Holgate with an ugly foul 
Min. 75 :(shu) A_Diawara takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Leto 
          ...  S_Leto tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  D_Iversen parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 79 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo plays a long ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Urbig was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 84 :(wba) D_Solanke gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside T_Cora! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wba) J_Poyth beats T_Cora with absolute ease! 
          ...  S_Leto with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 90 :(shu) A_Diawara whips the ball across to S_Leto 
          ...  S_Leto with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Okon floats the ball in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 92 :(wba) S_Longstaff has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Boateng 
          ...  He puts in D_Solanke! 
          ...  But C_Cresswell spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 94 :(shu) P_Okon with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Ozil 
          ...  M_Ozil drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with D_Iversen 
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Iversen 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : A_Palombo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gomes (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cora (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cora (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Sykes (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : West Brom 0 - 1 Sheffield United
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  22  15  12  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  19
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  20  15  12  24 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  15   7  35 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  21
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  20   6  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Palombo      MF   1  12  20   5  31 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  25
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  19   5  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
T_Pobega       MF   1  11  19  14  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Clerc        DF   1  19  15   9  29 |   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
Marc_Roca      MF   1   3  19  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mulele       FW   1   7  18  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  28
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
T_Cora         DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  36   0  44
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  13  11  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  67   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  36  -2
A_Diawara      DM   1  16  22   7  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  20  11  23 |  67   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  19
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  18  25 |  98   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  10
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  10
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Okon         MF   1  16  19   5  26 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
D_Saric        AM   1  13  16  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Leto         FW   1   6  13  18  21 |  31   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  24
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