Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
James BartonJ. Barton81
G
captain1captain
G
65Michael PattersonM. Patterson
Lomano GuppyL. Guppy66
D
2
D
70Richard SimonsenR. Simonsen
Oleg AthertonO. Atherton59
D
3
D
67Jon RufusJ. Rufus
Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro59
D
4
D
60Kemal FoxK. Fox
Les MorrisL. Morris66
M
5
D
54Ugo RufusU. Rufus
Harvey VenusH. Venus63
M
6
M
64Nicola ScarlatoN. Scarlato
Fadel TresorF. Tresor63
M
7
M
63Stanley GowerS. Gower
Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie60
M
8
M
60Sylvain MiddletonS. Middleton
Matthias KirschnerM. Kirschner64
A
9
A
69Gavin JamesG. James
Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham58
A
10
A
63Quim QuaresmaQ. Quaresma
Ian BishopI. Bishop52
A
11
A
58Anthony MersonA. Merson
 
Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney59
M
12
G
60Tonino GattusoT. Gattuso
Steven VieiraS. Vieira56
D
13
M
57Paolo StroppaP. Stroppa
Jason NewtonJ. Newton54
G
14
M
53Steven SturridgeS. Sturridge

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 9,418 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
West Bromwich Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.


0.00
West Bromwich Albion start the match!
2.35
Nicola Scarlato barges into Stuart Hendrie. Nicola Scarlato is shown the yellow card! Stuart Hendrie stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.33
Sylvain Middleton comes in with a late challenge on Les Morris. The referee calls over Sylvain Middleton and shows him a yellow card! Les Morris runs off the knock.
6.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Harvey Venus plays the ball forward to Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Fox.
10.44
Stanley Gower runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stanley Gower whips in a cross ball towards Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
20.51
Jon Rufus knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Scarlato. Nicola Scarlato threads a neat ball through to Gavin James. Gavin James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by James Barton!
21.37
Stanley Gower flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Merson controls it well on his chest. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Ribeiro.
22.09
Cesar Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Hendrie. Stuart Hendrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jon Rufus.
27.29
Fadel Tresor sees space and advances. Fadel Tresor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.26
Les Morris sees Ronnie Sheringham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Patterson who gathers it comfortably.
44.54
Cesar Ribeiro takes the throw-in. Oleg Atherton passes the ball forward to Stuart Hendrie. Stuart Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Sheringham controls it well on his chest. Ronnie Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Michael Patterson with no chance!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
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. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Oxford United start the second half!
47.58
Lomano Guppy knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus threads a neat ball through to Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Michael Patterson is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
49.39
Sylvain Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin James. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Ribeiro.
55.11
With a delightful solo run, Sylvain Middleton stretches the opposition's defence. Sylvain Middleton finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
57.09
Fadel Tresor brings the ball forward. Fadel Tresor deftly passes the ball to Matthias Kirschner, releasing him through on goal. Matthias Kirschner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Michael Patterson. Excellent save.
60.45
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.46
Richard Simonsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Gower. Stanley Gower threads a neat ball through to Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma puts a great ball through. Anthony Merson runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.30
Sylvain Middleton makes a simple pass to Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Ribeiro.
67.33
Jason Newton hits a low pass to Fadel Tresor. Fadel Tresor flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham puts a great ball through. Ian Bishop runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
71.15
Nicola Scarlato kicks a strong pass forward to Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma shoots from distance. Magnificent save by James Barton!
73.47
Jason Newton hits a low pass to Stuart Hendrie. Stuart Hendrie chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.22
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Tonino Gattuso replacing Richard Simonsen, Paolo Stroppa replacing Gavin James and Steven Sturridge replacing Sylvain Middleton .
78.24
Nicola Scarlato chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Stroppa. Paolo Stroppa whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paolo Stroppa!
83.03
Steven Sturridge knocks the ball forward to Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson cuts inside the box! Anthony Merson tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Stanley Gower threads a neat ball through to Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Oxford United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
30.8%
47.4%
21.8%

Scorers
Ian Bishop 45
Paolo Stroppa 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ian Bishop of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.James Barton (GK)
7
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
7
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
8
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
7
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)
7
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
7
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6

1.Michael Patterson (GK)
7
2.Richard Simonsen (DEF)
6
3.Jon Rufus (DEF)
7
4.Kemal Fox (DEF)
6
5.Ugo Rufus (DEF)
6
6.Nicola Scarlato (MID)yellow card
6
7.Stanley Gower (MID)
8
8.Sylvain Middleton (MID)yellow card
6
9.Gavin James (ATT)
6
10.Quim Quaresma (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Merson (ATT)
8
 
12.Tonino Gattuso (GK)
6
13.Paolo Stroppa (MID)goal scored
9
14.Steven Sturridge (MID)
6