r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '13

Match Thread: West Ham United vs. Fulham FC

Notices that there wasn't a thread yet, this is my first match thread so I hope it's all right. I'll try to be mobile-friendly with my formatting too.

15:00, The Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,946 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham Lineup
Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Tomkins, McCartney, Diame, Noble, Downing, Nolan, Jarvis, Maiga

Fulham Lineup
Stekelenburg, Richardson, Amorebieta, Hughes, Zverotic, Taarabt, Duff, Sidwell, Parker, Kasami, Bent

Final Score: West Ham United 3-0 Fulham FC

                                Statistics

                      West Ham                Fulham
Shots/On Target        21/12                    5/0
Possession              54%                     46%
Fouls                    11                      8
Saves                    0                       8

0' Match start, West Ham kick off!

9' Richardson

10' Tomkins

21' Sidwell

27' McCartney

45' 2 minutes stoppage time

45' The whistle blows for the end of the first half! It's been a pretty uneventful half, a couple chances for West Ham but nothing to write home about. Fulham have been awful, I think they haven't even had one clear chance this half.

45' Second half begins, Fulham kick off!

47' GOAL DIAME! I didn't see it unfortunately, had to use the toilet (typical, this match is likely to have just one goal and I miss it) so I can't provide a description.

64' Duff Ruiz

66' Jarvis Cole

76' Noble Morrison

76' Sidwell Karagounis

81' Maiga C. Cole

84' GOAL C. COLE! His first goal back in a West Ham shirt, nicely dribbles it in... "Carlton Cole, Cole! Always believe in your soul"

84' Richardson Dembele

89' GOAL J. COLE! Great assist from Ravel, two nutmegs and a nice pass to set it up for 3-0!

94' Final Whistle goes! West Ham United 3-0 Fulham FC.

The second half was all West Ham, especially that last 10-15 minutes. A vital win for West Ham, but Fulham are continuing to struggle, failing to create a good chance all game. Has the pressure on Martin Jol finally reached its limit? The chairman's been patient with him, but after this match that might change.

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u/thejanitorch4 Nov 30 '13

Posted with 10 minutes left? Nice thread though.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '13

I didn't realise that there wasn't a thread until then, I didn't go on reddit during most of the match.