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West Ham United FC vs Birmingham City FC, FA Cup 2024 ROUND 3

West Ham United FC
Birmingham City FC
2 : 0
5th of January 2019 12:30
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45

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  • 0' - In just a few seconds London Stadium will turn into a battlefield for West Ham United FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 2' - GOAL! Marko Arnautovic scores on 2.
  • 7' - Samir Nasri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 12' - Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
  • 17' - The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary Gardner on 19.
  • 20' - The whistle greets Marko Arnautovic as he departs to be replaced by Andy Carroll.
  • 25' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' - It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 282 games and scored 302 goals.
  • 40' - The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pedro Obiang suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' - Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' - The supporters are chanting for Craig Gardner. He replaces Gary Gardner on 46 minute.
  • 51' - A meaty challenge results in booking for Issa Diop on 51.
  • 56' - While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' - The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Samir Nasri departs to be replaced by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 63' - It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' - The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Mahoney departs to be replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • 78' - It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Lukas Jutkiewicz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' - Another change for West Ham United FC made on 79 minute. Xande Silva leaves to be changed by Felipe Anderson.
  • 84' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' - Maikel Kieftenbeld needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' - What a strike from Andy Carroll! The score is 2-0.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for West Ham United FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Today 2019-01-05 West Ham United FC vs Birmingham City FC are fighting FA Cup league on London Stadium.

West Ham United FC had 0 games and get got 0 points in Season (2018/19)

Birmingham City FC had 0 games and get got 0 points in Season (2018/19)

Todays referees are: Alan Young, Dan Cook, Derek Eaton, Lee Probert, Roger East, Scott Ledger