Match Report
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion |  |  | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Fortune | C. Fortune |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Nikos Gouzanis | N. Gouzanis | |||||||||
| Stan Clapham | S. Clapham | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Paolo Barton | P. Barton | |||||||||
| Henry Benali | H. Benali | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Krunoslav Boban | K. Boban | |||||||||
| Des Carter | D. Carter | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Patrick Bishop | P. Bishop | |||||||||
| Steve Bloomer | S. Bloomer | | 62 | D | | 5 | | M | 75 |  | Pius Vermeulen | P. Vermeulen | |||||||||
| Michael Hibbs | M. Hibbs | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Gavin Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Gilles Jobson | G. Jobson | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Alberto Vieira | A. Vieira | |||||||||
| Anthony Bould | A. Bould | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Edward Laycock | E. Laycock | |||||||||
| Jesper Zimmerman | J. Zimmerman | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Geert Jurion | G. Jurion | |||||||||
| Dion Owen | D. Owen | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Vasilis Diamantidis | V. Diamantidis | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Fonseca | R. Fonseca | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Samuel Campos | S. Campos | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 17,993 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0West Bromwich Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.08
0-0Gilles Jobson knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Fonseca. Rodrigo Fonseca shoots from long range but somehow Nikos Gouzanis manages to keep it out.
3.28
Stan Clapham chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Hibbs. Michael Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Fonseca. Rodrigo Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Nikos Gouzanis is on top of it.
8.48
Paolo Barton flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Naysmith. Gavin Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos plays a perfect one-two with Geert Jurion and rushes in on goal... Samuel Campos shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Carl Fortune is on top of it.
12.45
0-0Des Carter comes in with a late challenge on Vasilis Diamantidis. Des Carter is given a warning by the referee! Vasilis Diamantidis runs off the knock.
21.30
0-0Gilles Jobson threads the ball through to Jesper Zimmerman. Jesper Zimmerman shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.28
Edward Laycock knocks the ball forward to Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.30
Des Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bould. Anthony Bould makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Owen. Dion Owen shoots from 25 yards. Nikos Gouzanis easily smothers it.
32.08
0-0Paolo Barton catches Dion Owen on the ankles. Paolo Barton is given a warning by the referee! Dion Owen gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.08
Alberto Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Carl Fortune is on top of it.
34.21
Pius Vermeulen kicks a strong pass forward to Geert Jurion. Geert Jurion goes all the way! Geert Jurion tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.01
0-0Alberto Vieira surges forward with the ball. Alberto Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Clapham.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Crewe Alexandra kicking off!
47.06
Anthony Bould comes in with a late challenge on Pius Vermeulen. Anthony Bould is warned by the referee! Pius Vermeulen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.27
0-0Gilles Jobson makes a simple pass to Jesper Zimmerman. Jesper Zimmerman knocks the ball forward to Dion Owen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.18
Michael Hibbs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Zimmerman. Jesper Zimmerman shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
53.21
Michael Hibbs passes the ball forward to Jesper Zimmerman. Jesper Zimmerman shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
55.48
Gavin Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Carl Fortune manages to gather it comfortably.
57.46
Des Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Bould. Anthony Bould brings the ball forward. Anthony Bould goes all the way! Anthony Bould takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Nikos Gouzanis manages to gather it comfortably.
60.55
Michael Hibbs makes a simple pass to Dion Owen. Dion Owen plays a perfect one-two with Jesper Zimmerman and rushes in on goal... Dion Owen shoots from just inside the box but somehow Nikos Gouzanis manages to keep it out.
75.03
Paolo Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos shoots from outside the area. Carl Fortune easily smothers it.
87.18
Gavin Naysmith makes a simple pass to Vasilis Diamantidis. Vasilis Diamantidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.14
Edward Laycock knocks the ball forward to Geert Jurion. Geert Jurion shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
25.6%
43.6%
30.8%