Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Tomi Salomaa | Tomi Salomaa | manager | Steve Dawson | Steve Dawson | |||||||||||||||||
| Davide Fiore | D. Fiore |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 | | Gabriele Malagò | G. Malagò | |||||||||
| Chris Fowler | C. Fowler |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Ian Gascoigne | I. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Johan Haeldermans | J. Haeldermans |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Omer Brown | O. Brown | |||||||||
| Stephen Tiatto | S. Tiatto |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 | | James Mustoe | J. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Rafik Kermali | R. Kermali |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Ronnie Guppy | R. Guppy | |||||||||
| Ebi Deyna | E. Deyna |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 |  | Alex White | A. White | |||||||||
| Brutil De Jong | B. De Jong |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 | | Graham Charles | G. Charles | |||||||||
| Diego Vásquez | D. Vásquez |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Les Grondin | L. Grondin | |||||||||
| Alonso Aravena | A. Aravena | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Billy Ince | B. Ince | |||||||||
| Shaun Oakes | S. Oakes | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Alvaro Miller | A. Miller | |||||||||
| Carl Marsden | C. Marsden | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Fredrik Sherwood | F. Sherwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 18,933 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Arsenal kicking off!
2.54
0-0Chris Fowler passes the ball forward to Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
3.38
0-0Johan Haeldermans knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez makes a simple pass to Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Oakes but the linesman indicates offside!
8.23
Omer Brown sees space and advances. Omer Brown sees space and advances. Omer Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
9.21
1-0Rafik Kermali sees a break and surges forward. Rafik Kermali takes it forward alone. Rafik Kermali lofts in a cross ball towards Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alonso Aravena scores for Arsenal!!
12.09
1-0Alex White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johan Haeldermans.
16.08
Graham Charles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Ince. Billy Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.19
1-0Billy Ince catches Johan Haeldermans on the ankles. Billy Ince is warned by the referee! Johan Haeldermans hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.46
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.24
Diego Vásquez advances with the ball. Diego Vásquez threads the ball through to Alonso Aravena but he's offside!
26.19
Stephen Tiatto sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Tiatto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alonso Aravena but he's offside!
34.43
Ebi Deyna chips the ball to his team mate, Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Oakes but he's offside!
42.40
Alex White makes a simple pass to Fredrik Sherwood. Fredrik Sherwood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafik Kermali.
44.54
Alvaro Miller catches Stephen Tiatto on the ankles. The referee calls over Alvaro Miller and warns him to calm down! Stephen Tiatto stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
1-0Stephen Tiatto threads the ball through to Brutil De Jong. Brutil De Jong kicks a strong pass forward to Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United kick off!
47.55
Graham Charles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller whips in a cross ball towards Billy Ince. Billy Ince powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
49.15
Rafik Kermali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez threads the ball through to Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Mustoe.
51.26
Graham Charles flicks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller plays a perfect one-two with Billy Ince and rushes in on goal... Alvaro Miller shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.57
Johan Haeldermans makes a simple pass to Ebi Deyna. Ebi Deyna makes a beautiful solo run. Ebi Deyna shoots from distance but somehow Gabriele Malagò manages to keep it out.
73.02
Ebi Deyna makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.02
Alex White threads the ball through to Billy Ince. Billy Ince knocks in a cross ball towards Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.36
Diego Vásquez threads the ball through to Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Gabriele Malagò.
83.35
Les Grondin sees space and advances. Les Grondin finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.59
Graham Charles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Miller. Alvaro Miller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Davide Fiore who gathers it comfortably.
85.48
Ebi Deyna knocks the ball forward to Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden passes the ball forward to Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena takes a shot at goal but somehow Gabriele Malagò manages to keep it out.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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