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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,701 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with West Ham United kicking off!
3.03
Samuele Gallo flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Seric. Martin Seric deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Ferry Piqué.
12.54
Mads Laursen makes a probing pass to Alejandro Del Sol. Alejandro Del Sol knocks the ball to his team mate, Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dale Mendonca.
14.27
Piotr Boniek kicks a strong pass forward to Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian knocks in a cross ball towards Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ferry Piqué.
16.19
Les Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Harrison. Robert Harrison plays a perfect one-two with Darius Mercer and rushes in on goal... Robert Harrison shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.24
Martin Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.37
Harry Wood makes a simple pass to Piotr Boniek. Piotr Boniek flicks the ball to his team mate, Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.20
Martin Seric sees a break and surges forward. Martin Seric deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei but the linesman indicates offside!
30.27
Dale Mendonca catches Joel Polviander on the ankles. Dale Mendonca is given a warning by the referee! Joel Polviander stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.49
Piotr Boniek kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.44
Samuele Gallo makes a simple pass to Piotr Boniek. Piotr Boniek chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ferry Piqué who gathers it comfortably.
34.55
Les Oliver hacks Martin Seric from behind! Les Oliver is given a warning by the referee! Martin Seric carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.45
Martin Seric knocks the ball forward to Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.52
Harry Wood passes the ball forward to Piotr Boniek. Piotr Boniek makes a probing pass to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander flicks the ball to his team mate, Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Tottenham Hotspur kicking off!
51.52
Eric Mawene controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Croft. Darren Croft plays a perfect one-two with Robert Harrison and rushes in on goal... Darren Croft shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Arek Swierczewski!
53.36
Goro Ishigawa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Simonian. Igor Simonian knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.55
Martin Seric threads the ball through to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
57.35
Dale Mendonca makes a probing pass to Robert Owen. Robert Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Mercer. Darius Mercer passes the ball forward but Robert Harrison is offside!
59.00
Christian Cziommer flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Croft. Darren Croft deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Mercer. Darius Mercer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Arek Swierczewski manages to gather it comfortably.
60.37
Goro Ishigawa knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.09
Martin Seric flicks the ball to his team mate, Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander plays a perfect one-two with Igor Simonian and rushes in on goal... Joel Polviander makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.10
Dale Mendonca hacks Mohammed Edusei from behind! The referee calls over Dale Mendonca again and warns him to calm down! Mohammed Edusei runs off the knock.
66.40
Mads Laursen makes a probing pass to Alejandro Del Sol. Alejandro Del Sol advances with the ball. Alejandro Del Sol shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ferry Piqué!
69.55
Igor Simonian clumsily knocks into Eric Mawene. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eric Mawene runs off the knock.
71.00
Goro Ishigawa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.22
Martin Seric flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Igor Simonian but he's offside!
75.02
Eric Mawene kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Owen. Robert Owen sees space and advances. Robert Owen threads the ball through to Robert Harrison but he's offside!
79.16
Les Oliver flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Harrison. Robert Harrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arek Swierczewski who gathers it comfortably.
85.16
Dale Mendonca knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Oliver. Les Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Mercer. Darius Mercer plays a perfect one-two with Darren Croft and rushes in on goal... Darius Mercer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
89.58
Martin Seric makes a probing pass to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander shoots from 20 yards but Ferry Piqué is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Igor Simonian of West Ham United

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 67.4698795180723 vs 32.5301204819277
Play Area
Home team third: 19.28%, Midfield: 44.58%, Away team third: 36.14%