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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' - The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Ham United FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 2' - GOAL! Marko Arnautovic scores on 2.
  • 7' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Mahoney, as he is very good at scoring at London Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 12' - Xande Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' - West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 19' - Gary Gardner is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 20' - The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Marko Arnautovic departs to be replaced by Andy Carroll.
  • 25' - 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.
  • 30' - 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.
  • 35' - West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' - 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.
  • 45' - 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 Gary Gardner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' - Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Craig Gardner is hanging Gary Gardner on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' - The referee calls foul for Issa Diop. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' - Robert Snodgrass is replacing Samir Nasri for the West Ham United FC side.
  • 63' - Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Gardner made 282 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' - Viv Solomon-Otabor is replacing Connor Mahoney for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 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' - West Ham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Anderson is hanging Xande Silva on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' - Pedro Obiang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' - It’s high time Manuel Pellegrini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' - What a strike from Andy Carroll! The score is 2-0.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

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