FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Sunderland (Mon Apr 20) West Brom | Sunderland 4-1-3-2 P | 5-0-3-2 L Frank Deeming | Chris W | D_Iversen GK | GK J_Pickford Ruben_Vezo DF | DF D_Spence M_Holgate DF | DF R_Vlaar N_Milenkovic DF | DF T_Hume M_Bola DF | DF O_Boscagli J_Poyth DM | DF G_Cahill C_Gomes MF | AM R_Mundle S_Longstaff MF | AM D_Neil J_Jordan MF | AM M_Nunes L_Podolski FW | FW M_Harris R_Bozenik FW | FW E_Mayenda | T_Hasal SUB | SUB C_Diop Y_Konoplia SUB | SUB N_Mukiele F_Clerc SUB | SUB I_Sangare J_Rudoni SUB | SUB A_Alese D_Solanke SUB | SUB W_Isidor Min. 1 :(sun) D_Spence races into the box ... He sees E_Mayenda lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Ruben_Vezo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 4 :(wba) R_Bozenik with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... R_Bozenik sees J_Pickford off his line! ... J_Pickford with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 5 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(sun) M_Harris back heels to find R_Mundle in space ... R_Mundle carves a shot towards goal! ... D_Iversen makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 8 :(wba) C_Gomes knocks the ball past G_Cahill ... Now he crosses to S_Longstaff! ... S_Longstaff hits a great shot! ... J_Pickford with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 11 :(wba) S_Longstaff moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Podolski ... L_Podolski rifles it to the far post! ... J_Pickford manages to turn it behind Min. 13 :(wba) M_Holgate with the cross-field pass to N_Milenkovic ... N_Milenkovic drives the shot in! ... J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 18 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo feeds the ball to R_Bozenik ... Good sliding challenge from R_Mundle and it had to be Min. 18 :(sun) R_Vlaar with the dribble ... M_Holgate is easily beaten ... R_Vlaar with his head down lets it go! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that D_Iversen got a touch Min. 29 :(wba) C_Gomes takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... C_Gomes runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The West Brom fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... West Brom have the advantage! ... West Brom 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 34 :(wba) M_Bola gains possession ... A vicious shot by M_Bola! ... It's beaten J_Pickford ... It goes wide!! Min. 34 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Bozenik ... E_Mayenda with a bad challenge Min. 35 :(sun) R_Vlaar chips the ball forward to D_Neil ... D_Neil hits the ball on the bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Mayenda hits it into the box! ... D_Iversen thumps the ball away! Min. 35 :(wba) R_Bozenik jinks through the defence ... E_Mayenda with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 36 :(sun) R_Vlaar crosses to E_Mayenda ... But Ruben_Vezo puts the ball out of play Min. 41 :(sun) D_Spence holds the ball up ... He sees G_Cahill in space! ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Holgate!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Brom 1-0 Sunderland Min. 48 :(wba) S_Longstaff passes the ball to J_Jordan ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Jordan! ... It looks good ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Bola dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Pickford makes the catch! Min. 50 :(wba) J_Poyth beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Poyth with the punt towards goal! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 51 :(wba) R_Bozenik with a deep cross to L_Podolski ... L_Podolski drives the ball low! ... Brilliant save from J_Pickford Min. 51 :(sun) T_Hume is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Mayenda ... What a fantastic interception by J_Poyth Min. 55 :(wba) S_Longstaff with a reverse pass to L_Podolski ... D_Spence intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... C_Gomes lofts the ball in! ... T_Hume with the clearance Min. 56 :(wba) A defence splitting pass from N_Milenkovic to J_Jordan ... J_Jordan goes for goal! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... L_Podolski swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Pickford easily catches it! Min. 57 :(sun) E_Mayenda sprints past M_Bola ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Bola with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 58 :(wba) C_Gomes with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past O_Boscagli ... G_Cahill gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 59 :(sun) D_Spence races into the box ... He sees R_Mundle lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Ruben_Vezo with the block Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: I_Sangare ... COMING OFF: R_Mundle Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(wba) J_Jordan is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 63 :(wba) M_Holgate with an inswinging cross to R_Bozenik ... R_Bozenik leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... J_Pickford tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 66 :(sun) I_Sangare flicks the ball on to N_Mukiele ... J_Poyth reads the play well Min. 70 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom ... West Brom have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 71 :(wba) J_Jordan pass splits open the defence and finds M_Bola ... T_Hume with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 78 :(sun) G_Cahill kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Nunes gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Bola pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 81 :(wba) M_Bola chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Poyth ... J_Poyth looks to see where J_Pickford is! ... He shoots! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 83 :(wba) J_Jordan makes a run into space ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Spence ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 84 :(sun) O_Boscagli plays the early ball across the box to find M_Harris in space ... Cleared by M_Holgate Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wba) C_Gomes hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Podolski latches onto it! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Hume ... He had to get that one right! Min. 89 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 93 :(wba) J_Jordan with a probing through ball M_Holgate ... D_Spence hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... J_Jordan curls it into the box! ... M_Bola gets something on it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawthorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ruben_Vezo (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Gomes (29) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Bola (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Spence Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , E_Mayenda (35)T_Hume (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 13 | 3 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Brom 1 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 24 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 22 16 7 35 | 99 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 18 0 M_Holgate DF 1 23 16 12 28 | 99 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 36 0 N_Milenkovic DF 1 22 16 10 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 M_Bola DF 1 18 15 9 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 17 36 J_Poyth DM 1 21 14 11 25 | 99 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 C_Gomes MF 1 12 19 5 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 58 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 20 6 24 | 99 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 24 J_Jordan MF 1 7 19 14 21 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 L_Podolski FW 1 10 15 21 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 R_Bozenik FW 1 8 13 20 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 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 F_Clerc DM 1 19 15 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rudoni MF 1 9 17 12 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Solanke FW 1 2 14 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 28 1 1 1 19 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 22 18 7 21 | 99 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 48 0 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 15 7 25 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 23 T_Hume DF 1 21 17 10 21 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 15 -2 O_Boscagli DF 1 22 15 4 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 G_Cahill DF 1 19 14 7 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 R_Mundle AM 1 5 20 17 29 | 62 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 13 D_Neil AM 1 9 21 17 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_Nunes AM 1 10 22 15 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 14 21 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sangare MF 1 17 22 10 20 | 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Alese DF 1 15 10 2 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776712163 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40