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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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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' In just a few seconds London Stadium will turn into a battlefield for West Ham United FC and Doncaster Rovers FC.
  • 2' A stunning finish from Pablo Fornals — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' Doncaster Rovers FC have won 274 goals from 242 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' Said Benrahma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Reece James is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Ham United FC.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' Fejiri Okenabirhie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrii Yarmolenko makes it 2-0.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Doncaster Rovers FC that had 242 games and scored 274 goals.
  • 47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' Jon Taylor, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' Andy Butler is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' It looks surprising Doncaster Rovers FC does not make any changes. Taylor Richards has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Ham United FC and Doncaster Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Doncaster Rovers FC — Taylor Richards on, Matthew Smith off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Moyes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' Fresh legs for West Ham United FC! Oladapo Afolayan comes on to replace Tomas Soucek.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Ham United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 78' GOAL! Oladapo Afolayan fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 79' Another substitution for Doncaster Rovers FC to replace Joe Wright by Daniel Amos on 79 minute.
  • 83' A change in the West Ham United FC ranks — Lukasz Fabianski exits the field as Nathan Trott enters on 83.
  • 88' Doncaster Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Doncaster Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. West Ham United FC were simply the better side today.

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.