Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Lucken Chris Lucken
John VenusJ. Venus59
G
1
G
62Luke BishopL. Bishop
Christian LindnerC. Lindner70
D
2
D
63Shaun JessS. Jess
Alioune MarletA. Marlet65
D
captain3
D
62Torsten WielandT. Wieland
Anthony PallisterA. Pallister64
D
4captain
D
61Del LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Mick KasperM. Kasper56
M
5
D
54Torsten HelmerT. Helmer
Matthias MorlockM. Morlock54
M
6
M
67Martin HendrieM. Hendrie
Gary PeckhamG. Peckham53
M
7
M
72Julian WilliamsJ. Williams
Marvin WestwoodM. Westwood52
M
8
M
72Julian HernandezJ. Hernandez
Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves63
A
9
A
68Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Simon HenryS. Henry58
A
10
A
61Antonio ReyA. Rey
Alfred CharltonA. Charlton54
A
11
A
60Graeme DuberryG. Duberry
 
Henry FletcherH. Fletcher59
D
12
G
47Girolamo GiampaoloG. Giampaolo
Zerbini MazzoccoZ. Mazzocco57
G
13
M
57Daniel TrevinoD. Trevino
Ruben TeixeiraR. Teixeira57
D
14
M
56Julian BouldJ. Bould

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 9,302 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Defoe.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the match underway!
3.55
Martin Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Duberry. Graeme Duberry makes a deft header. Graeme Duberry scores for West Ham United!!
14.34
Marvin Westwood makes a simple pass to Simon Henry. Simon Henry flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Greaves controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Nwankwo Greaves provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
22.55
Without breaking stride, Julian Williams plays the ball forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.22
Torsten Wieland makes a beautiful solo run. Torsten Wieland flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Rey who takes it down. Antonio Rey plays a one-two with Eduardo Santos and advances towards the goal... Antonio Rey makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.20
Julian Williams plays the ball forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
34.42
Matthias Morlock advances with the ball. Matthias Morlock shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.36
Martin Hendrie makes a probing pass to Graeme Duberry. Graeme Duberry knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Venus with no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
42.36
Martin Hendrie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Martin Hendrie plays a one-two with Antonio Rey and rushes in on goal... Martin Hendrie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the second half underway!
47.11
Alioune Marlet threads the ball through to Matthias Morlock. Matthias Morlock plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Henry but he's offside!
48.15
Shaun Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Williams. Julian Williams hits a low pass to Graeme Duberry. Graeme Duberry lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Santos!
53.15
Martin Hendrie hacks Marvin Westwood from behind! Martin Hendrie is shown the yellow card! Marvin Westwood gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.33
Julian Hernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Hernandez shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but John Venus smothers it!
57.35
Martin Hendrie hits a low pass to Graeme Duberry. Graeme Duberry shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
59.18
Julian Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but John Venus is on top of it.
60.36
Martin Hendrie plays the ball forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Spaniard!
63.02
Anthony Pallister hacks Graeme Duberry from behind! Anthony Pallister is given a warning by the referee! Graeme Duberry runs off the knock.
69.21
Alioune Marlet sees a break and surges forward. Alioune Marlet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.57
With vision, Christian Lindner laces a weighted ball forward to Marvin Westwood. Marvin Westwood kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Henry. Simon Henry connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
75.55
Julian Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Duberry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Duberry makes a probing pass to Antonio Rey but he's offside!
77.56
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Daniel Trevino replacing Antonio Rey and Julian Bould replacing Graeme Duberry and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
79.16
Matthias Morlock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Henry. Simon Henry shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.01
Mick Kasper makes a simple pass to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton edges inside the box! Alfred Charlton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

West Ham United
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
32.4%
43.2%
24.3%

Scorers
Alfred Charlton 83
Graeme Duberry 4
Antonio Rey 23, 36, 60
Eduardo Santos 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Rey of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.John Venus (GK)
6
2.Christian Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Alioune Marlet (DEF)
7
4.Anthony Pallister (DEF)
6
5.Mick Kasper (MID)
6
6.Matthias Morlock (MID)
6
7.Gary Peckham (MID)
6
8.Marvin Westwood (MID)
6
9.Nwankwo Greaves (ATT)
6
10.Simon Henry (ATT)
6
11.Alfred Charlton (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Henry Fletcher (DEF)
0
13.Zerbini Mazzocco (GK)
0
14.Ruben Teixeira (DEF)
0

1.Luke Bishop (GK)
6
2.Shaun Jess (DEF)
6
3.Torsten Wieland (DEF)
6
4.Del Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Torsten Helmer (DEF)
6
6.Martin Hendrie (MID)yellow card
6
7.Julian Williams (MID)
6
8.Julian Hernandez (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Santos (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Antonio Rey (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Graeme Duberry (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Girolamo Giampaolo (GK)
0
13.Daniel Trevino (MID)
6
14.Julian Bould (MID)
6