Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Paul SimmondsPaul Simmonds Computer Player Computer Player
Adolfo GonzalezA. Gonzalez65
G
1captain
G
65Paolo InceP. Ince
Francisco SolerF. Soler67
D
2
D
67Daniel EadieD. Eadie
Daniel VergesD. Verges66
D
3
D
62Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Alfredo MolownyA. Molowny68
D
4
D
54Ugo SharpeU. Sharpe
Pier G. ColomboP. Colombo72
D
captain5
D
49Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers
Ledley McgovernL. Mcgovern71
M
6
M
62Artur NevesA. Neves
Harry PowerH. Power71
M
7
M
62Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez
Dave SouthgateD. Southgate69
M
8
M
61Adrian RufusA. Rufus
Colin HendryC. Hendry73
A
9
A
66Alistair IzzetA. Izzet
Dario LimaD. Lima67
A
10
A
63Darren BurgessD. Burgess
Ian CampbellI. Campbell70
A
11
A
61Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall
 
Jose CamachoJ. Camacho68
D
12
G
62Arthur TilerA. Tiler
Paul StewartP. Stewart68
M
13
M
60Peter DrydenP. Dryden
Uwe EiltsU. Eilts70
A
14
M
58Francis VenusF. Venus

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,866 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off and get the match underway!
3.13
Alfredo Molowny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Mcgovern. Without breaking stride, Ledley Mcgovern plays the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry passes the ball forward but Ledley Mcgovern is offside!
4.39
Eddie Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez flicks a high pass forward to Darren Burgess who brings the ball under control. Darren Burgess shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.05
Eddie Higginbotham surges forward with the ball. Eddie Higginbotham takes it forward alone. Eddie Higginbotham shoots from distance but Adolfo Gonzalez reads it well. Superb keeping!
8.27
Adrian Rufus flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burgess collects the pass. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Molowny.
10.26
Daniel Verges threads a neat ball through to Dave Southgate. Dave Southgate threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry deftly passes the ball to Dave Southgate, releasing him through on goal. Dave Southgate strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
12.42
Dario Lima flicks a high pass forward to Colin Hendry who brings the ball under control. Colin Hendry runs straight at the defence! Colin Hendry shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Paolo Ince. Excellent save.
15.12
Adrian Rufus catches Ledley Mcgovern on the ankles. The referee brings Adrian Rufus to one side and gives him a warning! Ledley Mcgovern carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.17
Artur Neves sees Darren Burgess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Adolfo Gonzalez is on top of it.
22.17
Ugo Sharpe decides to run forward with the ball. Ugo Sharpe makes a probing pass to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.16
Daniel Verges sees Ian Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ian Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Dario Lima collects the pass. Dario Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Campbell but the linesman indicates offside!
28.20
Alfredo Molowny sees space and advances. Alfredo Molowny knocks the ball to his team mate, Dario Lima. Dario Lima shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.15
Dave Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dario Lima. Dario Lima makes a probing pass between the defence to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.50
Harry Power threads a neat ball through to Ledley Mcgovern. Ledley Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
34.54
Ledley Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Eadie.
36.41
Dave Southgate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Mcgovern. Ledley Mcgovern laces a weighted ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paolo Ince reads it well. Excellent keeping!
40.11
Dave Southgate flicks a high ball forward to Dario Lima who takes it down. Dario Lima tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Paolo Ince!
44.47
Ugo Sharpe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off!
51.54
Dave Southgate sees a break and surges forward. Dave Southgate plays a scrappy one-two with Ian Campbell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Dave Southgate provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.45
Adrian Rufus comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Soler. Adrian Rufus is warned by the referee again! Francisco Soler runs off the knock.
54.22
West Bromwich Albion are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
60.08
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Uwe Eilts replacing Ian Campbell and Paul Stewart replacing Ledley Mcgovern .
61.10
Pier G. Colombo knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Southgate. Seeing a gap ahead, Dave Southgate plays the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paolo Ince is on top of it.
63.12
Colin Hendry hacks Ugo Sharpe from behind! The referee brings Colin Hendry to one side and gives him a warning! Ugo Sharpe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.08
Paul Stewart knocks the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Ince!
71.22
Gabriel Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
72.37
Ugo Sharpe flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Hernandez who takes it down. Gabriel Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
73.32
Paul Stewart takes the throw-in. Harry Power chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
75.41
Jon Wetherall makes a simple pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dave Southgate.
77.22
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jose Camacho replacing Francisco Soler .
84.42
Jose Camacho threads a neat ball through to Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.43
Uwe Eilts threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry plays a quick one-two with Uwe Eilts and rushes in on goal... Colin Hendry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Paolo Ince has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.9%
35.1%
Play Area
25.8%
44.3%
29.9%

Scorers
Colin Hendry 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hendry of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Gonzalez (GK)
6
2.Francisco Soler (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Verges (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Molowny (DEF)
7
5.Pier G. Colombo (DEF)
6
6.Ledley Mcgovern (MID)
8
7.Harry Power (MID)
6
8.Dave Southgate (MID)
8
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Dario Lima (ATT)
7
11.Ian Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Camacho (DEF)
6
13.Paul Stewart (MID)
6
14.Uwe Eilts (ATT)
6

1.Paolo Ince (GK)
8
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
7
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
7
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
6
8.Adrian Rufus (MID)
5
9.Alistair Izzet (ATT)
6
10.Darren Burgess (ATT)
6
11.Jon Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
13.Peter Dryden (MID)
0
14.Francis Venus (MID)
0