Match Report


ArsenalArsenal     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Max JennerMax Jenner Computer Player Computer Player
Cyrille BedrossianC. Bedrossian72
G
1captain
G
75Gilles VieiraG. Vieira
Francois MaquaF. Maqua71
D
2
D
67Gilles SwiftG. Swift
Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado68
D
3
D
61Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Adam MercerA. Mercer65
D
4
D
61Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Jose Javier MartinezJ. Martinez68
M
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Greg LawtonG. Lawton67
M
captain6
M
65Harvey VenusH. Venus
Alan HarleyA. Harley66
M
7
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Carl MustoeC. Mustoe65
M
8
M
54Paul LoweP. Lowe
Jon EtheringtonJ. Etherington69
A
9
A
70Oleg AdamsO. Adams
Danny ButtD. Butt68
A
10
A
54Gareth TilerG. Tiler
Dean OwenD. Owen67
A
11
A
53Chris GodberC. Godber
 
Lars LindnerL. Lindner67
G
12
G
67Nigel LuzhnyN. Luzhny
Darren Le TissierD. Le Tissier67
A
13
D
59Neil ShawN. Shaw
Sol WallworkS. Wallwork66
A
14
D
57Steven VieiraS. Vieira

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 9,857 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Scholes.


0.00
The first half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
2.53
Alan Harley knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.42
Francois Maqua flicks a high pass forward. Greg Lawton controls it well on his chest. Greg Lawton makes a beautiful solo run. Greg Lawton whips in a cross ball towards Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.58
Cesar Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Les Morris. Les Morris flicks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Cyrille Bedrossian.
12.48
Oleg Atherton catches Jon Etherington on the ankles. The referee calls over Oleg Atherton and warns him to calm down! Jon Etherington stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.56
Greg Lawton knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Arsenal are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
16.49
Paul Lowe sees a break and surges forward. Paul Lowe finds some space and shoots from distance. Cyrille Bedrossian gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
18.50
Carl Mustoe flicks a high pass forward. Danny Butt collects the pass. Danny Butt plays a one-two with Jon Etherington and rushes in on goal... Danny Butt muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Gilles Vieira gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
20.56
Adolfo Delgado knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Lawton. Greg Lawton brings the ball forward. Greg Lawton shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
21.10
Alan Harley passes the ball forward to Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
27.38
Francois Maqua flicks a high pass forward. Alan Harley controls it well on his chest. Alan Harley flicks a high ball forward to Danny Butt who gracefully takes it down. Danny Butt whips in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.44
Paolo Delaney makes an attacking run forward. Paolo Delaney knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francois Maqua.
34.02
Harvey Venus passes the ball forward to Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler shoots from distance but it flies wide!
42.58
Greg Lawton makes a probing pass to Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.31
Alan Harley passes the ball forward to Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gilles Vieira who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
47.04
Adolfo Delgado advances with the ball. Showing composure, Adolfo Delgado plays the ball forward to Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Butt. Danny Butt powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
48.32
Paul Lowe barges into Greg Lawton. Paul Lowe is given a warning by the referee! Greg Lawton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.41
Oleg Atherton hits a low pass to Paolo Delaney. Paolo Delaney threads the ball through to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams threads the ball through into the box. Chris Godber makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Cyrille Bedrossian!
54.08
Oleg Atherton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus makes a probing pass to Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion! That brings them back into the game!
57.06
Alan Harley surges forward with the ball. Alan Harley plays a quick one-two with Danny Butt and rushes in on goal... Oleg Atherton hacks Alan Harley from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.52
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.58
Greg Lawton catches Paolo Delaney on the ankles. The referee calls over Greg Lawton and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Delaney runs off the knock.
67.10
Jose Javier Martinez threads the ball through to Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Danny Butt controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Danny Butt provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gilles Vieira.
68.24
Jose Javier Martinez takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Danny Butt. Some world-class footwork from Danny Butt provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball ricochets off Steven Vieira and flashes wide of the near post.
75.06
Adolfo Delgado flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Harley. Alan Harley makes a simple pass to Dean Owen. Dean Owen plays a quick one-two with Danny Butt and rushes in on goal... Dean Owen strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Gilles Vieira reads it well. Well saved!
77.45
Arsenal have made 2 substitutions with Lars Lindner replacing Francois Maqua and Sol Wallwork replacing Dean Owen .West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Luzhny replacing Harvey Venus and Neil Shaw replacing Paolo Delaney .
79.23
Cesar Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Luzhny who takes it down. Nigel Luzhny threads a neat ball through to Chris Godber. Chris Godber tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
83.27
Alan Harley flicks a high ball forward to Sol Wallwork who takes it down. Sol Wallwork controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.05
Carl Mustoe makes an attacking run forward. Carl Mustoe shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
87.29
Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Danny Butt controls it well on his chest. Danny Butt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gilles Vieira who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
With vision, Alan Harley plays the ball forward to Sol Wallwork. Sol Wallwork finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Gilles Vieira manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Arsenal

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.5%
29.5%
Play Area
20.5%
43.6%
35.9%

Scorers
Jon Etherington 6
Oleg Adams 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alan Harley of Arsenal

Match Ratings
1.Cyrille Bedrossian (GK)
7
2.Francois Maqua (DEF)
6
3.Adolfo Delgado (DEF)
8
4.Adam Mercer (DEF)
6
5.Jose Javier Martinez (MID)
6
6.Greg Lawton (MID)yellow card
8
7.Alan Harley (MID)
9
8.Carl Mustoe (MID)
6
9.Jon Etherington (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Danny Butt (ATT)
7
11.Dean Owen (ATT)
7
 
12.Lars Lindner (GK)
6
13.Darren Le Tissier (ATT)
0
14.Sol Wallwork (ATT)
6

1.Gilles Vieira (GK)
8
2.Gilles Swift (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
8.Paul Lowe (MID)
6
9.Oleg Adams (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gareth Tiler (ATT)
6
11.Chris Godber (ATT)
7
 
12.Nigel Luzhny (GK)
6
13.Neil Shaw (DEF)
6
14.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6