English Premier League

West Ham United vs Middlesbrough, 2008-2009 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League
West Ham United
  • 33': Carlton Cole
  • 58': Junior Stanislas
FT
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
  • 50': Gary O'Neil

About

West Ham United are hosting Middlesbrough at Boleyn Ground, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 2': Foul by Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gary O'Neil with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Junior Stanislas (West Ham United).
  • 10': Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 11': Offside, West Ham United. Mark Noble tries a through ball, but Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United).
  • 12': Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Carlton Cole (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Robert Huth (Middlesbrough).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Boa Morte following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlton Cole.
  • 19': Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 19': Foul by Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Tuncay (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 20': Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Radoslav Kovac.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Tuncay (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Arca.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 23': Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 23': Foul by Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlton Cole with a headed pass.
  • 28': Foul by Jack Collison (West Ham United).
  • 28': Julio Arca (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United).
  • 29': Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 30': Foul by Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United).
  • 30': David Wheater (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Attempt missed. David Wheater (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gary O'Neil following a fast break.
  • 33': Goal! West Ham United 1, Middlesbrough 0. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga with a cross.
  • 37': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Neill tries a through ball, but Jack Collison is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Collison.
  • 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matthew Upson.
  • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jonathan Spector.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jonathan Spector.
  • 42': Foul by Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United).
  • 42': Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Radoslav Kovac.
  • 44': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Radoslav Kovac.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary O'Neil with a cross.
  • 45': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Walker midfielder replaces Julio Arca.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Joseph Bennett defender replaces Anthony McMahon.
  • 0': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 46': Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 46': Foul by Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Josh Walker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
  • 50': Goal! West Ham United 1, Middlesbrough 1. Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tuncay.
  • 50': Foul by Carlton Cole (West Ham United).
  • 50': David Wheater (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 52': Hand ball by Carlton Cole (West Ham United).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Matthew Bates (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Justin Hoyte.
  • 54': Substitution, West Ham United. Kieron Dyer midfielder replaces Mark Noble because of an injury.
  • 54': Foul by Lucas Neill (West Ham United).
  • 54': Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Stanislas.
  • 56': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Joseph Bennett.
  • 57': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Matthew Bates.
  • 58': Goal! West Ham United 2, Middlesbrough 1. Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Collison.
  • 60': Hand ball by Kieron Dyer (West Ham United).
  • 61': Foul by Lucas Neill (West Ham United).
  • 61': Tuncay (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Kieron Dyer (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Robert Huth (Middlesbrough).
  • 64': Substitution, West Ham United. Diego Tristán forward replaces Carlton Cole because of an injury.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jack Collison (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Offside, West Ham United. Jack Collison tries a through ball, but Diego Tristán is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt missed. David Wheater (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Johnson with a cross.
  • 68': Jonathan Spector (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 68': Foul by Josh Walker (Middlesbrough).
  • 69': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by David Wheater.
  • 70': Foul by Matthew Upson (West Ham United).
  • 70': Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United).
  • 72': Marvin Emnes (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, West Ham United. David Di Michele forward replaces Jack Collison.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Robert Huth (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary O'Neil.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Junior Stanislas (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 78': Foul by Lucas Neill (West Ham United).
  • 78': Tuncay (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Diego Tristán (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Stanislas.
  • 79': Offside, West Ham United. Diego Tristán tries a through ball, but Junior Stanislas is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Kieron Dyer (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Radoslav Kovac (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Tristán.
  • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jonathan Franks midfielder replaces Marvin Emnes.
  • 82': Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Jonathan Spector (West Ham United).
  • 83': Foul by Justin Hoyte (Middlesbrough).
  • 83': Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Joseph Bennett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tuncay.
  • 84': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Neill tries a through ball, but Diego Tristán is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough).
  • 87': Diego Tristán (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Kieron Dyer (West Ham United).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Foul by Jonathan Franks (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Luis Boa Morte (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Bradley Jones.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. David Di Michele (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lucas Neill (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Boa Morte.
  • 90': Attempt missed. David Wheater (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Hoyte with a cross.
  • 90': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 4
47.4 Possession 52.6
18 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 349
387 Passes 430
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
9 Accurate Crosses 3
32 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 32
35 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 18
20 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
8 Effective Clearances 18
14 Clearances 46

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Boleyn Ground
Location: London, England
Attendance: 34,007

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Robert Green (GK)
15 Matt Upson
2 Lucas Neill
3 Herita Ilunga
18 Jonathan Spector
14 Radoslav Kovác
31 Jack Collison
16 Mark Noble
46 Junior Stanislas
12 Carlton Cole
13 Luis Boa Morte
West Ham United Substitutes:
Diego Tristán, Jan Lastuvka, Savio Nsereko, Holmar Orn Eyjolffson, Kieron Dyer, David Di Michele, Walter Lopez, Josh Payne.

MID Middlesbrough (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
22 Brad Jones (GK)
14 Robert Huth
31 David Wheater
2 Justin Hoyte
29 Tony McMahon
20 Julio Arca
26 Matthew Bates
28 Adam Johnson
4 Gary O'Neil
11 Marvin Emnes
17 Tuncay Sanli
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Jonathan Grounds, Jonathan Franks, Joe Bennett, Ross Turnbull, Josh Walker, Mohamed Shawky, Rhys Williams.

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