Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     SouthamptonSouthampton
Firoz MohamedFiroz Mohamed Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Patricio CarrascoP. Carrasco54
G
1captain
G
78William WrightW. Wright
Cristiano FerreiraC. Ferreira65
D
2
D
70Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho
Jean-Pierre CharvetJ. Charvet65
D
3
D
72Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay
Mike NaylorM. Naylor55
D
4
D
70Phil McgovernP. Mcgovern
Mark JonesM. Jones55
M
5
D
56Ian KrijgsmanI. Krijgsman
Gilles FoxG. Fox65
M
6
M
67Hubert CombinH. Combin
Kevin HendryK. Hendry52
M
7
M
73Olivier DoukantieO. Doukantie
Ighli ZampagnaI. Zampagna53
M
captain8
M
78Bert ChivuB. Chivu
Mitchell BrouwersM. Brouwers61
A
9
A
68Uwe OverathU. Overath
Artur NevesA. Neves70
A
10
A
71Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings
Alpay AyazA. Ayaz63
A
11
A
72Arnold DouglasA. Douglas
 
Dale MorrisD. Morris57
D
12
D
69Duncan RaeD. Rae
Arturo JimenezA. Jimenez49
M
13
M
76Philipp HamannP. Hamann
Eddie YoudsE. Youds55
A
14
A
72Ted MoustaïdT. Moustaïd

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Southampton. A crowd of 10,493 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Riza.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion get the match underway!
3.14
With some swift thinking, Bert Chivu plays the ball forward to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas knocks the ball forward to Uwe Overath but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.12
With a delightful solo run, Matt Mckinlay stretches the opposition's defence. Matt Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.35
Bert Chivu flicks a high pass forward to Nick Pfennings who brings the ball under control. Nick Pfennings lofts in a cross ball towards Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas makes a looping header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.48
Bert Chivu plays the ball forward to Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath shoots from distance. Patricio Carrasco gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
30.01
Bert Chivu sees space and advances. Bert Chivu whips in a cross ball towards Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.27
Jean-Pierre Charvet makes a probing pass to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Artur Neves who takes it down. Artur Neves whips in a cross ball towards Mitchell Brouwers. Mitchell Brouwers makes a looping header on goal but somehow William Wright manages to keep it out.
38.28
Alpay Ayaz flicks a high pass forward. Mitchell Brouwers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mitchell Brouwers threads the ball through to Alpay Ayaz but he's offside!
39.18
Alpay Ayaz darts forward. Alpay Ayaz passes the ball forward but Artur Neves is offside!
40.10
Cristiano Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry passes the ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.57
Kevin Hendry advances with the ball. Kevin Hendry makes a probing pass to Alpay Ayaz but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
51.03
Paulo Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.26
With vision, Olivier Doukantie plays the ball forward to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.57
Arnold Douglas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Patricio Carrasco manages to gather it effortlessly.
60.02
Southampton have made a substitution with Philipp Hamann replacing Hubert Combin .
69.41
Matt Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Hamann easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With imagination, Philipp Hamann laces a weighted ball forward to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Patricio Carrasco reads it well. Excellent keeping!
72.05
Philipp Hamann flicks a high pass forward. Bert Chivu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bert Chivu knocks the ball forward to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas whips in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
75.22
Philipp Hamann knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas plays a one-two with Uwe Overath and rushes in on goal... Arnold Douglas looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Patricio Carrasco.
76.08
Olivier Doukantie takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Cristiano Ferreira reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
77.02
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Duncan Rae replacing Phil Mcgovern and Ted Moustaïd replacing Arnold Douglas .
78.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.04
Olivier Doukantie receives the ball from a throw-in from Philipp Hamann. Olivier Doukantie brings the ball forward. Olivier Doukantie whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.27
Duncan Rae threads a neat ball through to Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Ferreira.
83.42
Philipp Hamann flicks a high pass forward to Nick Pfennings who brings the ball under control. Nick Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.26
Philipp Hamann hits a low pass to Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.59
With vision, Artur Neves laces a weighted ball forward to Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz tries a spectacular long range effort. William Wright gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
89.42
Mitchell Brouwers chips the ball to his team mate, Artur Neves. Artur Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but William Wright is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Southampton
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
26%
49.3%
24.7%

Scorers
Nick Pfennings 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nick Pfennings of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Patricio Carrasco (GK)
8
2.Cristiano Ferreira (DEF)
6
3.Jean-Pierre Charvet (DEF)
6
4.Mike Naylor (DEF)
6
5.Mark Jones (MID)
6
6.Gilles Fox (MID)
7
7.Kevin Hendry (MID)
7
8.Ighli Zampagna (MID)
6
9.Mitchell Brouwers (ATT)
6
10.Artur Neves (ATT)
7
11.Alpay Ayaz (ATT)
7
 
12.Dale Morris (DEF)
0
13.Arturo Jimenez (MID)
0
14.Eddie Youds (ATT)
0

1.William Wright (GK)
8
2.Paulo Carvalho (DEF)
6
3.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
7
4.Phil Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Ian Krijgsman (DEF)
6
6.Hubert Combin (MID)
6
7.Olivier Doukantie (MID)
7
8.Bert Chivu (MID)
8
9.Uwe Overath (ATT)
7
10.Nick Pfennings (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Arnold Douglas (ATT)
8
 
12.Duncan Rae (DEF)
6
13.Philipp Hamann (MID)
7
14.Ted Moustaïd (ATT)
6