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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
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 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
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against West Ham United FC and Doncaster Rovers FC has kicked off!
  • 2' GOAL! Pablo Fornals scores on 2. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks
  • 7' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Doncaster Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Doncaster Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Ham United FC and Doncaster Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' Jason Lokilo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Ham United FC tonight.
  • 27' The 31-year-old Joe Wright has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Brilliant from the ! Andrii Yarmolenko makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 32.
  • 37' The travelling Doncaster Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Doncaster Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Doncaster Rovers FC have won 278 goals from 246 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' What composure from Andy Butler! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at London Stadium. Doncaster Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' Taylor Richards has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matthew Smith on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' A tactical swap from West Ham United FC — Oladapo Afolayan on, Tomas Soucek off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' West Ham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' What a strike from Oladapo Afolayan! The score is 3-1.
  • 79' The whistle greets Joe Wright as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Amos.
  • 83' The West Ham United FC manager makes a substitution. Lukasz Fabianski departs to be replaced by Nathan Trott.
  • 88' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.