Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 9,490 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both West Ham United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both West Ham United and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0West Ham United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.30
0-0Orlando Diallo knocks the ball forward to Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.23
0-0Louis Le Lan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marcus Matthews manages to gather it comfortably.
9.19
Carlos Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Tavares. Bruno Tavares passes the ball forward to Alistair Deane. Alistair Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.13
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
18.07
0-0Louis Le Lan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Guyot. Jonathan Guyot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Fuentes.
20.47
0-0Robert Mcgovern clumsily knocks into Danny Davies. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Danny Davies carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.42
0-0Ihor Sakhnevych hacks Isaiah Priestley from behind! Ihor Sakhnevych is given a warning by the referee! Isaiah Priestley stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.55
Carlos Suarez knocks the ball forward to Robert Mcgovern. Robert Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marcus Matthews manages to gather it comfortably.
30.04
0-0Darius Shearer passes the ball forward to Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod threads the ball through to Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Gallagher but he's offside!
32.22
Louis Le Lan chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Deane. Alistair Deane finds some space and shoots from distance. Marcus Matthews easily smothers it.
33.53
Danny Davies knocks the ball forward to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych makes a probing pass to Jonathan Gallagher but he's offside!
36.24
Orlando Diallo surges forward with the ball. Orlando Diallo lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
39.53
0-1Clive Mcleod brings the ball forward. Clive Mcleod knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Billy Christie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Tavares. Bruno Tavares knocks the ball forward to Alistair Deane. Alistair Deane passes the ball forward to Jonathan Guyot. Jonathan Guyot 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
Birmingham City start the second half!
47.26
1-1Billy Christie barges into Nick Unsworth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nick Unsworth stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.03
Darius Shearer makes a simple pass to Orlando Diallo. Orlando Diallo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gallagher. Jonathan Gallagher connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Noel Summerbell easily picks it out of the air!
53.25
Edward Butt decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Butt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth goes all the way! Nick Unsworth shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.36
West Ham United are easily keeping Birmingham City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
57.08
Darius Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Davies. Danny Davies sees space and advances. Danny Davies goes all the way! Danny Davies rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.59
Jose Javier Fuentes chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Mcleod. Clive Mcleod passes the ball forward to Nick Unsworth. Nick Unsworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.56
Orlando Diallo sees space and advances. Orlando Diallo shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.38
Danny Davies knocks the ball forward to Ihor Sakhnevych. Ihor Sakhnevych knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Noel Summerbell who gathers it comfortably.
71.54
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
75.09
Robert Mcgovern controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Rufus. Tommy Rufus lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Guyot. Jonathan Guyot connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.10
Clive Mcleod surges forward with the ball. Clive Mcleod shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Noel Summerbell easily smothers it!
85.50
Robert Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Alistair Deane. Alistair Deane shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
89.29
Carlos Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Louis Le Lan. Louis Le Lan makes a simple pass to Alistair Deane. Alistair Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcus Matthews who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Clive Mcleod sees a break and surges forward. Clive Mcleod makes a probing pass to Ihor Sakhnevych but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Jonathan Guyot 45, 75 | Nick Unsworth 40 |