FFO DPT, West Ham vs. Lens (Wed Jan 21) West Ham | Lens 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-2-2-1-1 E Todd Fortune | Chris Spero | Alisson GK | GK B_Samba J_Teze DF | DF J_Djourou R_Toloi DF | DF J_Gimenez A_Laporte DF | DF C_Gunter A_Christensen DF | DF T_Buchmann Joao_Palhinha DM | DM S_Lobotka M_Llorente MF | DM Y_Fofana Thiago MF | MF J_McGinn B_Fernandes AM | MF I_Saibari J_Bowen FW | AM I_Sainz C_Gakpo FW | FW A_Sorloth | C_Gordon SUB | SUB A_Schlager W_Orban SUB | SUB B_Sagna M_Etuin SUB | SUB A_Hutton Arthur SUB | SUB N_de_Jong I_Jesus SUB | SUB H_Boua_Die Min. 3 :(len) I_Saibari with a short pass to find J_Djourou ... Good sliding challenge from A_Christensen Min. 6 :(len) S_Lobotka searches out J_McGinn ... Thiago fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 8 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha with a 30-yard pass to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... B_Samba moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... That's put West Ham ahead! ... West Ham 1-0 Lens ... Min. 8 :(len) A_Sorloth plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Joao_Palhinha wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 13 :(whu) M_Llorente finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... M_Llorente hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 13 :(len) A_Sorloth with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Llorente ... R_Toloi wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 14 :(len) A_Sorloth had to stretch to reach the pass ... What a fantastic interception by Thiago Min. 16 :(whu) A_Laporte is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... B_Fernandes latches onto the end of it ... B_Fernandes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... B_Samba takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 23 :(whu) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Christensen is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... A_Christensen drives it towards goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 27 :(whu) C_Gakpo is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes with a bomb of a shot! ... B_Samba fists it away Min. 28 :(len) I_Sainz sprints forward with the ball ... I_Sainz could have let it bounce! ... Alisson parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 29 :(whu) M_Llorente unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Toloi ... R_Toloi with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 31 :(whu) Thiago plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Christensen keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A powerful shot by A_Christensen! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 31 :(len) T_Buchmann slips past his marker Joao_Palhinha ... The ball is whipped into A_Sorloth ... Intercepted by A_Christensen Min. 33 :(len) T_Buchmann cuts inside A_Laporte ... He worked that well ... T_Buchmann drives it towards goal! ... But Alisson pulls out a save of the game Min. 34 :(len) Y_Fofana hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Sorloth collects the loose ball! ... A_Sorloth with a little chip! ... Alisson parries it, he follows it up ... And Alisson recovers to save!! Min. 35 :(len) J_McGinn with a 50-yard pass to S_Lobotka ... S_Lobotka rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 37 :(whu) C_Gakpo with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Bowen ... I_Sainz fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 39 :(whu) B_Fernandes finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... J_Djourou cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 1-0 Lens Min. 46 :(len) I_Saibari feeds the ball to I_Sainz ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from I_Sainz! ... It looks good ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 47 :(len) I_Sainz is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Sorloth ... Thiago wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 48 :(whu) R_Toloi could get a shot on goal here ... R_Toloi attempts a chip! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... B_Samba moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... West Ham 2-0 Lens ... Min. 48 :(whu) J_Bowen retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Laporte latches onto the end of it ... A_Sorloth fouls ... That was disgusting ... He got away with just a warning Min. 49 :(len) I_Sainz with a neat pass into J_Djourou ... J_Djourou swings in the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 51 :(len) S_Lobotka turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_McGinn ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Teze picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 51 :(whu) R_Toloi has broken clear! Just B_Samba to beat! ... I_Saibari brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... C_Gakpo drives it in ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... West Ham 3-0 Lens ... Min. 52 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to D Min. 53 :(whu) A_Christensen is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Thiago ... Thiago sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past B_Samba and the London Stadium comes alive! ... West Ham 4-0 Lens ... Min. 59 :(len) J_McGinn is first to the ball ... R_Toloi anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 60 :(len) A_Sorloth holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to I_Sainz ... A well-placed shot from I_Sainz! ... Alisson is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 62 :(len) A_Sorloth gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Llorente! ... He has some space now! ... Another tackle close to the line by A_Laporte ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... S_Lobotka swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Teze with a great clearance! Min. 63 :(whu) A_Laporte with the through ball to M_Llorente ... A_Sorloth is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... B_Fernandes passes to J_Bowen ... S_Lobotka forces him off the ball Min. 65 :(len) S_Lobotka finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Bowen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 78 :(len) Y_Fofana takes advantage of a mistake by R_Toloi ... He puts in J_Djourou! ... Joao_Palhinha with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 79 :(len) J_McGinn picks up the pass ... J_McGinn with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 87 :(len) A_Sorloth takes advantage of a mistake by A_Christensen ... It's a lucky break ... A_Christensen goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(whu) J_Teze with a smart pass to M_Llorente ... M_Llorente with the cheeky shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 94 :(whu) Thiago is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 94 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: Arthur ... COMING OFF: Thiago ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Christensen (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Gakpo (8,51), R_Toloi (48), Thiago (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Palhinha (78) Injured : Thiago (94) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Sainz Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , I_Saibari (51)A_Sorloth (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Lens Attempts on Goal : 11 | 8 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 12 | 2 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 4 - 0 Lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 24 17 13 20 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 0 R_Toloi DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 99 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 51 0 63 A_Laporte DF 1 24 18 16 25 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 36 0 A_Christensen DF 1 24 20 13 19 | 99 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 48 36 34 Joao_Palhinha DM 1 20 24 4 25 | 99 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 26 -2 M_Llorente MF 1 14 24 17 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 Thiago MF 1 10 23 20 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 60 13 32 B_Fernandes AM 1 5 23 19 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 J_Bowen FW 1 4 20 24 25 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 19 24 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 48 C_Gordon GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 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 M_Etuin DF 1 15 12 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arthur MF 1 6 22 17 23 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Jesus FW 1 7 17 21 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 J_Djourou DF 1 20 15 9 30 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 21 J_Gimenez DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gunter DF 1 23 16 8 32 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Buchmann DF 1 21 17 16 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 S_Lobotka DM 1 18 24 9 21 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 24 21 Y_Fofana DM 1 17 22 4 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 J_McGinn MF 1 14 22 21 30 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 I_Saibari MF 1 5 21 17 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2 I_Sainz AM 1 7 17 20 20 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 32 A_Sorloth FW 1 2 19 25 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15 5 A_Schlager GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sagna DF 1 19 16 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hutton DF 1 20 14 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_de_Jong MF 1 14 19 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Boua_Die FW 1 5 14 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769032659 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40