Match Report
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gilles Vieira | G. Vieira |  | 75 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Dale Anderton | D. Anderton | ||||||||
| Gilles Swift | G. Swift | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Kevin Thielemann | K. Thielemann | |||||||||
| Oleg Atherton | O. Atherton | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Adriano Myrtaj | A. Myrtaj | |||||||||
| Cesar Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Ivan Bridge | I. Bridge | |||||||||
| Les Morris | L. Morris | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Jack Promes | J. Promes | |||||||||
| Harvey Venus | H. Venus | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Brian Newton | B. Newton | |||||||||
| Paolo Delaney | P. Delaney | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Syd Deane | S. Deane | |||||||||
| Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Chris Johnson | C. Johnson | |||||||||
| Oleg Adams | O. Adams | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Ruel Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Gareth Tiler | G. Tiler | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Nick Roberts | N. Roberts | |||||||||
| Malcolm Fenton | M. Fenton | | 44 | A | | 11 | | | A | 65 | | Jacob Fletcher | J. Fletcher | ||||||||
| Nigel Luzhny | N. Luzhny | | 67 | G | | 12 | | D | 52 | | James Perry | J. Perry | |||||||||
| Neil Shaw | N. Shaw | | 59 | D | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Duncan Woodcock | D. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Steven Vieira | S. Vieira | | 57 | D | | 14 | | D | 48 | | Spencer Prior | S. Prior | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Millwall. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Lumsdon.
0.00
0-0Millwall kick off and get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Gilles Swift breaks forward. Gilles Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dale Anderton who gathers it comfortably.
6.35
0-0Adriano Myrtaj catches Gareth Tiler on the ankles. Adriano Myrtaj is given a warning by the referee! Gareth Tiler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.45
0-0Chris Johnson flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Gascoigne collects the pass. Ruel Gascoigne shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Gilles Vieira manages to gather it.
10.08
Ivan Bridge flicks a high ball forward to Brian Newton who takes it down. Brian Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Gilles Vieira reads it well. Great save!
14.02
0-0Harvey Venus catches Chris Johnson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Johnson stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.55
0-0Adriano Myrtaj makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Johnson. Chris Johnson threads a neat ball through to Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne plays a quick one-two with Jacob Fletcher and rushes in on goal... Ruel Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Gilles Swift plays the ball forward to Paolo Delaney. Paolo Delaney kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Fenton. Malcolm Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
27.34
0-0Paul Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Adams but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.46
1-0Les Morris hits a low pass to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Tiler. With a superhuman jump, Gareth Tiler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.58
Jack Promes kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Deane. Syd Deane makes an attacking run forward. Syd Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
42.51
Kevin Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Syd Deane controls it well on his chest. Syd Deane flicks a high pass forward. Nick Roberts collects the pass. Nick Roberts shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.49
Ivan Bridge breaks forward. Ivan Bridge flicks a high pass forward to Nick Roberts who brings the ball under control. Nick Roberts tries a spectacular long range effort. Gilles Vieira effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
Jack Promes hits a low pass to Syd Deane. Syd Deane threads the ball through to Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off the second half!
51.04
Kevin Thielemann flicks a high pass forward. Brian Newton controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Brian Newton plays the ball forward to Jacob Fletcher. Jacob Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.52
Nick Roberts clumsily knocks into Cesar Ribeiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesar Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.06
Adriano Myrtaj advances with the ball. Without breaking stride, Adriano Myrtaj plays the ball forward to Jacob Fletcher. Jacob Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Gilles Vieira is on top of it.
60.02
1-0West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.12
Les Morris threads a neat ball through to Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Thielemann.
63.02
Chris Johnson hacks Gilles Swift from behind! Chris Johnson is shown the yellow card! Gilles Swift gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.07
Paolo Delaney decides to run forward with the ball. Paolo Delaney knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Dale Anderton, sees it late!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
71.57
Kevin Thielemann threads a neat ball through to Brian Newton. Brian Newton flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Gascoigne who takes it down. Ruel Gascoigne shoots from 20 yards but Gilles Vieira is on top of it.
77.04
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Luzhny replacing Harvey Venus and Neil Shaw replacing Paolo Delaney .
79.38
Nigel Luzhny sees space and advances. Nigel Luzhny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.37
Syd Deane makes a simple pass to Ruel Gascoigne. Ruel Gascoigne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.36
Gilles Swift hacks Jacob Fletcher from behind! Gilles Swift is shown the yellow card! Jacob Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.30
Brian Newton flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Ruel Gascoigne finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
2-0Malcolm Fenton clumsily knocks into Ivan Bridge. Malcolm Fenton is warned by the referee! Ivan Bridge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
28.2%
42.3%
29.5%
Scorers
| Gareth Tiler 28 Oleg Adams 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oleg Adams of West Bromwich Albion |
Match Ratings
| 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) | | 5 |
| 7. | Paolo Delaney (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paul Lowe (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Oleg Adams (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Gareth Tiler (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Malcolm Fenton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nigel Luzhny (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Shaw (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Steven Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dale Anderton (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Thielemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adriano Myrtaj (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ivan Bridge (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jack Promes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Newton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Syd Deane (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Chris Johnson (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Ruel Gascoigne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nick Roberts (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Jacob Fletcher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | James Perry (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duncan Woodcock (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Spencer Prior (DEF) | 0 | |