Match Report
| West Ham United | West Ham United |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Kev Verlander | Kev Verlander | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Arek Swierczewski | A. Swierczewski |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Darren Insley | D. Insley | |||||||||
| Mads Laursen | M. Laursen |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Ruel Rankin | R. Rankin | |||||||||
| Ichirou Nanami | I. Nanami |  | 84 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Phil Crooks | P. Crooks | |||||||||
| Thierry Mowbray | T. Mowbray | | 23 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Giampaolo Comotto | G. Comotto | |||||||||
| Jermaine Robinson | J. Robinson | | 26 | M | | 5 | | D | 66 | | Rio Moffat | R. Moffat | |||||||||
| Martin Seric | M. Seric |  | 84 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Sven Helmer | S. Helmer | |||||||||
| James Izzet | J. Izzet | | 25 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 |  | Quim Oliveira | Q. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Alejandro Del Sol | A. Del Sol |  | 79 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 |  | Kevin Liddell | K. Liddell | |||||||||
| Anthony Proctor | A. Proctor | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Duncan Cleland | D. Cleland | |||||||||
| Joel Polviander | J. Polviander |  | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Marc Cooke | M. Cooke | |||||||||
| Nico Micheli | N. Micheli |  | 82 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Thomas Elzinga | T. Elzinga | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
West Ham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
West Ham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
3.56
0-0Mads Laursen sees space and advances. Mads Laursen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
6.54
0-0Martin Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Darren Insley manages to keep it out.
8.12
0-0Marc Cooke barges into Mads Laursen. Marc Cooke is shown the yellow card! Mads Laursen runs off the knock.
10.20
0-0Sven Helmer makes a probing pass to Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.15
0-1Quim Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Cooke. Marc Cooke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.28
Mads Laursen makes a probing pass to Martin Seric. Martin Seric knocks the ball forward to Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli goes all the way! Nico Micheli shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.21
0-1James Izzet makes a beautiful solo run. James Izzet makes a probing pass to Nico Micheli but he's offside!
30.46
Mads Laursen passes the ball forward to Martin Seric. Martin Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Proctor. Anthony Proctor whips in a cross ball towards Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.40
0-1James Izzet catches Sven Helmer on the ankles. James Izzet is given a warning by the referee! Sven Helmer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.44
Alejandro Del Sol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Darren Insley!
42.46
James Izzet makes a beautiful solo run. James Izzet shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
West Ham United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.32
Sven Helmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.32
Ichirou Nanami kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Del Sol. Alejandro Del Sol passes the ball forward to Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli shoots from 25 yards but Darren Insley is on top of it.
54.40
Quim Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Arek Swierczewski.
55.23
0-1West Ham United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
57.22
Ichirou Nanami makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Izzet. James Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Insley who gathers it comfortably.
61.17
Jermaine Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Proctor. Anthony Proctor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.28
Phil Crooks chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Oliveira. Quim Oliveira threads the ball through to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland threads the ball through to Marc Cooke but he's offside!
71.53
Phil Crooks knocks the ball forward to Kevin Liddell. Kevin Liddell makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Liddell goes all the way! Kevin Liddell shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
77.36
Mads Laursen kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Seric. Martin Seric makes a simple pass to Joel Polviander. Joel Polviander makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Proctor but he's offside!
78.24
Phil Crooks advances with the ball. Phil Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Elzinga. Thomas Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Arek Swierczewski manages to gather it comfortably.
79.02
1-1Thierry Mowbray comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Elzinga. Thierry Mowbray is given a warning by the referee! Thomas Elzinga stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.03
Martin Seric makes a simple pass to Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli goes all the way! Nico Micheli shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.45
Ichirou Nanami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Seric. Martin Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Proctor. Anthony Proctor knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Micheli. Nico Micheli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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