FFO Prem, West Ham vs. Chelsea (Mon Apr 27) West Ham | Chelsea 5-1-0-4 C | 5-1-0-1-3 A Todd Fortune | Steve Talbot | Alisson GK | GK G_Restes J_Teze DF | DF D_Furlong A_Christensen DF | DF M_Lacroix M_Acuna DF | DF P_Estupinan R_Toloi DF | DF Y_Couto A_Laporte DF | DF A_Robinson Joao_Palhinha DM | DM M_Caicedo B_Fernandes FW | FW R_Firmino Thiago FW | FW K_Mbappe J_Bowen FW | AM X_Simons B_Johnson FW | FW W_Gnonto | C_Gordon SUB | SUB T_Sylva V_Kompany SUB | SUB W_Faes M_Etuin SUB | SUB V_Janelt G_Lo_Celso SUB | SUB J_Sargent V_Love SUB | SUB L_Boa_Morte Min. 6 :(che) W_Gnonto can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_Firmino ... Joao_Palhinha robs him of the ball Min. 7 :(che) M_Caicedo crosses to X_Simons ... X_Simons hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But Alisson gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... X_Simons with an outswinging corner into the box ... Alisson comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... W_Gnonto with the header ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Right in the postage stamp! ... Chelsea have taken the lead! ... West Ham 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 10 :(che) M_Lacroix is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Furlong ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Joao_Palhinha Min. 12 :(whu) J_Teze lobs it over the defender ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Teze! ... It looks good ... G_Restes with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 13 :(che) X_Simons floats the ball in to find K_Mbappe ... B_Johnson with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 14 :(whu) Thiago squares it to A_Laporte ... P_Estupinan beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 16 :(whu) R_Toloi takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes hits a crisp volley! ... G_Restes parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 18 :(che) K_Mbappe stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... K_Mbappe tries one from the edge of the box! ... It's way wide ... The West Ham fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 20 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Christensen ... D_Furlong forces him off the ball Min. 23 :(whu) B_Johnson takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Robinson ... He's through on goal ... B_Johnson with the cheeky shot! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Now it's all square! ... West Ham 1-1 Chelsea ... Min. 26 :(che) W_Gnonto runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off Joao_Palhinha back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Gnonto with the crafty shot! ... Alisson gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... M_Lacroix lofts the ball in! ... It comes to R_Firmino ... He fires it towards to goal ... Alisson has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Alisson reacts well to save!! Min. 29 :(che) P_Estupinan with an incisive pass to M_Lacroix ... A_Christensen with the tackle Min. 30 :(che) K_Mbappe runs at goal ... He spots the run of W_Gnonto ... He's played him in ... W_Gnonto drives it low! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Lacroix plays it into the danger area! ... X_Simons gets on the end of it ... Alisson makes a difficult save Min. 31 :(whu) J_Bowen brings it under control ... He takes on M_Lacroix ... He gets past him! ... He puts in B_Fernandes! ... B_Fernandes with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Acuna hits it into the box! ... G_Restes reads it well, and claims it! Min. 34 :(whu) J_Bowen flicks it past D_Furlong ... He runs forward ... A_Robinson takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 37 :(whu) J_Teze barges the defender off the ball ... J_Teze with the chance! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... G_Restes never had a chance! ... West Ham go ahead in this match now! ... West Ham 2-1 Chelsea ... Min. 38 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... B_Fernandes will now play as a MF Min. 42 :(che) X_Simons flicks it past A_Christensen ... He runs forward ... X_Simons attempts to drive it home! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... X_Simons chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Christensen deals with the danger and clears Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(whu) A_Laporte jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Bowen ... But P_Estupinan clears the ball to safety Min. 45 :(che) R_Firmino sprints forward with the ball ... R_Firmino smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot slips through Alisson's hands ... But Alisson recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 46 :(che) R_Firmino pushes it past J_Teze ... An audacious effort from R_Firmino! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 2-1 Chelsea Min. 47 :(whu) M_Acuna finds B_Fernandes with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Fernandes tries to chip the ball over G_Restes! ... G_Restes makes a fine save Min. 47 :(che) M_Caicedo spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to R_Firmino! ... R_Firmino tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It floats over Alisson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 48 :(che) R_Firmino searches out X_Simons ... Thiago makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 50 :(whu) Curled in dangerously from Joao_Palhinha to R_Toloi ... A thundering drive by R_Toloi! ... G_Restes manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... M_Acuna hits it into the box! ... G_Restes fists it away! Min. 67 :(whu) The ball is passed in from Thiago, he finds B_Fernandes ... But W_Gnonto barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 68 :(whu) R_Toloi lobs the ball over the defence ... Thiago latches on to it ... Thiago hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But he somehow misses ... The Chelsea fans laugh at him Min. 69 :(whu) J_Bowen squares up to A_Robinson ... He's headbutted him! ... That's unforgivable! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 69 :(che) P_Estupinan crosses to Y_Couto ... Y_Couto drives the shot in! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 70 :(whu) A_Laporte with a first time pass ... B_Johnson runs onto it! ... B_Johnson hits the ball on the bounce! ... G_Restes is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... G_Restes looks very relieved! Min. 70 :(che) P_Estupinan retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... W_Gnonto latches onto the end of it ... A_Christensen takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 72 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: W_Faes ... COMING OFF: P_Estupinan Min. 74 :(whu) J_Bowen gets possession in his own half ... J_Bowen fires a shot at goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 76 :(che) M_Lacroix with a 50-yard pass to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino with a scorcher of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Chelsea fans are delighted! ... And Chelsea have squared it up late on!! ... West Ham 2-2 Chelsea ... Min. 77 :(che) K_Mbappe runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 80 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: L_Boa_Morte ... COMING OFF: R_Firmino Min. 80 :(che) Substitution by Chelsea ... COMING ON: J_Sargent ... COMING OFF: K_Mbappe Min. 80 :(whu) A_Christensen backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Bowen gets on the end of it ... A_Robinson wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 84 :(whu) J_Bowen looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to Thiago ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Caicedo ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Teze swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Fernandes makes a firm connection with his head ... G_Restes beats the ball away Min. 85 :(che) M_Lacroix 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! ... W_Gnonto receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... W_Gnonto with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it goes just over Min. 87 :(che) M_Caicedo finds L_Boa_Morte in acres of space ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Acuna ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(whu) J_Bowen with a 40-yard pass to A_Laporte ... Y_Couto dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 89 :(whu) A_Christensen sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Joao_Palhinha ... Driven towards goal by Joao_Palhinha! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 90 :(whu) J_Bowen beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... A_Robinson with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Steve Talbot looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... J_Bowen fires it towards the goal ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... A_Laporte swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... G_Restes comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 92 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha over hits his pass ... He finds B_Johnson though ... That was fortunate ... M_Caicedo dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 94 :(che) X_Simons is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to L_Boa_Morte ... L_Boa_Morte with the 40 yard drive! ... Alisson won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Joao_Palhinha Scorers : B_Johnson (23), J_Teze (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Johnson (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Firmino (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Gnonto (7), R_Firmino (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 13 | 16 Off target : 6 | 9 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 2 - 2 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 1 1 1 30 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 25 18 14 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 62 A_Christensen DF 1 25 20 14 19 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 32 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 19 0 R_Toloi DF 1 24 18 13 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 19 A_Laporte DF 1 25 19 17 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 Joao_Palhinha DM 1 21 25 4 25 | 95 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 33 26 B_Fernandes MF 1 6 24 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 Thiago FW 1 10 24 21 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 24 9 J_Bowen FW 1 4 21 25 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 B_Johnson FW 1 4 17 24 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 28 C_Gordon GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 1 19 13 10 29 | 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 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 24 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Love FW 1 9 17 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 30 1 1 1 26 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 23 17 8 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Lacroix DF 1 24 22 15 22 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 P_Estupinan DF 1 24 21 17 27 | 73 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 45 0 Y_Couto DF 1 23 22 15 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 15 A_Robinson DF 1 23 22 5 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 M_Caicedo DM 1 22 23 15 30 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 39 0 R_Firmino FW 1 5 22 27 23 | 81 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 14 37 K_Mbappe FW 1 5 22 26 27 | 81 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 X_Simons AM 1 10 23 23 31 | 95 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 25 W_Gnonto FW 1 7 20 26 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 33 16 34 T_Sylva GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Faes DF 1 20 14 4 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Janelt MF 1 14 15 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sargent FW 1 8 14 17 25 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Boa_Morte FW 1 9 13 17 20 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1777319820 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40