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West Ham United FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 4

FA Cup · 2020-21
West Ham United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC London Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC — FA Cup at London Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Head-to-Head

1
West Ham United FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-23 West Ham United FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC H 4–0 W
19 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
16 Jan Burnley FC H 1–0 W
11 Jan Stockport County FC A 1–0 W
01 Jan Everton FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Southampton FC A 0–0 D
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan West Ham United FC A 0–4 L
19 Jan Rochdale AFC H 1–0 W
16 Jan Swindon Town FC A 2–1 W
09 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–1 L
19 Dec Burton Albion FC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Ham United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
Owen Bailey 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Ham United FC to score. At the same time, Doncaster Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' The Spain Pablo Fornals breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' West Ham United FC have won 462 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' It’s high time David Moyes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 22' Paraguay international Fabian Balbuena has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. West Ham United FC in their trying to find a way past Doncaster Rovers FC's compact .
  • 32' The Ukraine Andrii Yarmolenko breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 2-0!
  • 37' 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 Fejiri Okenabirhie suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Issa Diop has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Ham United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 52' West Ham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andy Butler makes it 2-1.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Matthew Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Ham United FC tonight.
  • 64' Matthew Smith makes way for Taylor Richards at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Doncaster Rovers FC.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' Oladapo Afolayan is replacing Tomas Soucek for the West Ham United FC side.
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' Oladapo Afolayan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 79' A tactical swap from Doncaster Rovers FC — Daniel Amos on, Joe Wright off on 79 minutes.
  • 83' A tactical swap from West Ham United FC — Nathan Trott on, Lukasz Fabianski off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' 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.
  • Full Time. West Ham United FC beats Doncaster Rovers FC

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Moyes

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrii Yarmolenko 1
Pablo Fornals 1
Oladapo Afolayan 1
Andy Butler 1

Head to Head

2021-01-23 West Ham United FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC

West Ham United FC Form

2021-01-23 West Ham United FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-01-19 West Ham United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-01-16 West Ham United FC 1–0 Burnley FC W 2021-01-11 Stockport County FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2021-01-01 Everton FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-29 Southampton FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2021-01-23 West Ham United FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2021-01-19 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Rochdale AFC W 2021-01-16 Swindon Town FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-01-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2020-12-22 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-12-19 Burton Albion FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.14 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: West Ham United FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC64% Draw21% Doncaster Rovers FC15%
Actual: West Ham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
36%
West Ham United FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC48% Draw41% Doncaster Rovers FC11%
Actual: West Ham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 23% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.