Football Live

Sunday March 9, 2008 Finished Memorial Stadium

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Bristol Rovers

  • Coles 31’

West Bromwich

  • Morrison 17’
  • Miller 30’, 69’, 85’
  • Phillips 74’
  1. Miller bags hat-trick as Albion win

    Miller bags hat-trick as Albion win

    Ishmael Miller scored a hat-trick as West Bromwich Albion qualified for the semi finals of the FA Cup with a 5-1 win at Bristol Rovers. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bristol Rovers
    • West Bromwich
    • 90' The ref puts Bristol Rovers out of their misery by blowing dead on the 90 minutes, the Baggies into the semis at Wembley.
    • 85' Gera drills the cross from the right, low into Miller on the edge of the box and sees the gap to stroke it into the bottom left for 5-1 and his hat-trick.
    • 84' WEST BROM SUB: Kim on for Morrison.
    • 82' ROVERS SUB: Former Portsmouth and Millwall midfielder Sammy Igoe comes on for Andy Williams.
    • 81' Haldane cuts inside and lets rip with a superb effort that cracks off the post and out! Smashed clear, it seemed that Kiely left it a bit as the shot originally looked to be going wide - he misjudged it though! West brom go down the other end and win a corner.
    • 79' Walker is played through on the left by Haldane but he was just offside when the pass was made.
    • 76' Gera and Hodgkiss combine to chop down Haldane on the left, no card although it was a pretty bad challenge.... the free kick is wasted, cleared well and Miller chases... Rovers have it back though.
    • 74' WEST BROM ARE OFF TO WEMBLEY - Kevin Phillips sweeps home after a counter attack lead by Koren - he tried to play in Miller first but instead the ball fell to Phillips who calmly placed it past his namesake in the Rovers goal.
    • 72' Change for Rovers on comes Richard Walker (who can nick a goal) and Pipe makes way.
    • 71' Williams and Robinson collide mid-air and Mark Clattenburg gives a free kick on the right wing... headed clear...
    • 69' A header over the top, Miller is offside but it comes off the head of a Bristol Rovers defender and he holds off Coles to fire into the bottom right for 3-1! Rovers think that was offside but, as it seems, the ball came off a defender into his path.
    • 66' Decent pressure here from Rovers, more possession than anything clear-cut but they're backing Albion into a corner...
    • 63' WEST BROM DOUBLE SUB: Gera and Phillips off for Bednar and Brunt.
    • 62' Robinson dilly-dallies under pressure from Pipe and it's out for a corner... the ball is sent far post and Albion can't clear, there's a scramble but the visitors get it clear.
    • 61' The corner is swung over and Kiely can't claim but Bednar gets it away.
    • 60' Long throw taken from the right and the rebound galls to Disley who shoots through a crowd of bodies and deflected wide!
    • 59' Jacobson on the left, this is a great run as he hits the byline and sends a low cross in which Kiely makes a hash of but his defence are positioned to clear.
    • 57' Rovers win a corner on the right, Jacobson to take but poor and WBA clear, Koren to Morrison on the left, he holds it up and is tackled by Pipe.
    • 56' Haldane to Pipe on the right who takes a touch wide and it pops up in the air off the full back so he hammers a cross far post and Lambert and Williams fly in but just too far!
    • 55' BRISTOL ROVERS: Haldane - a winger-cum-forward - comes on for Lines.
    • 54' Lines has it though and tees the ball up for Lescott who drills a low shot in but well wide.
    • 54' Miller closes down Jacobson to force a backpass when he was looking to come forward... Rovers do instigate an attack but the ball gets caught between Williams's legs.
    • 52' Greening to Koren who looks one way and plays the ball the other, delightfully through to Miller who takes a touch and hamemrs a shot in that goes just over!
    • 50' Robinson in on the overlap and he puts in a dangerous ball for Bednar but nicked away from him!
    • 48' Morrison on the right, in the corner, digs out a good cross which Phillips flaps at but hacked off the line!
    • 47' Morrison tries to round Jacobson but he stands firm, Lines now down the left, Williams back to Lines and over the top for Pipe but too long, he keeps it from going for a goal kick though, throw to WBA in the corner... and a foul throw. Rovers keep the pressure on.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+2 And the whistle goes, half-time, West Brom lead 2-1.
    • 45' Koren plays it through to Miller, who rounds the keeper and must score but he slips after losing his balance and goes down! No penalty and rightly so, his foot got caught in a divet.
    • 43' Some off-the-ball tastiness between Lambert and Barnett but no action taken...
    • 42' Campbell charges forward, the Baggies defence back off him and he sends a superb curler just wide with Kiely at full stretch!
    • 41' Brilliant sliding tackle from Paul Robinson breaks up a Rovers attack and releases Morrison but he messes up the attempted through ball to Miller, out for a goal kick.
    • 39' Coles can't get the clearance away, Morrison takes the ball down and tries the shot but Lines and then Hinton clear.
    • 38' Bednar puts pressire on Hinton who gives it away, West Brom keeping pressure on but have to go backwards to the halfway line...
    • 34' Another Bristol Rovers corner but too deep this time.
    • 33' Morisson is down after a strong challenge...
    • 31' Corner swung into the near post, flicked-on AND COLES UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST TO FINISH WITH APLOMB FOR 2-1! Rovers right back in it!!
    • 31' Long ball for Williams, a quite wonderful Bergkamp-esque touch to bring it down but the shot is blocked and a corner.
    • 30' Long ball aimed at Miller on the rightm back to goal with Jacobson on him, he holds him off, turns and hammers the ball into the top left! Cracking strike!
    • 29' Ball over the top on the left, Bednar races onto it, holds off Pipe and smashes a right-foot shot in but parried by Philips!!
    • 28' Bednar swings a cross over which Phillips can't hold onto but his defence help him out.
    • 27' Ball over from Campbell the left and Barnett misses it and Lambert is in but the finish is weak and into Kiely's arms! Real chance for Rovers.
    • 25' Miller on the run again, cuts in from the left wing and slides it in for Bednar but hoofed behind for a corner.
    • 21' Lambert plays a ball through to Williams who has the legs on Barnett an goes down under his challenge but the ref waves them on! Looked like a foul to me, but nothing given and Williams is furious!
    • 20' Rovers free kick, headed up in the air and the ball is poked on goal but a great save from Kiely and Brunt slides in to complete the clearance!
    • 17' Brunt with a supebr pass splitting the Rovers defence, Bednar runs through, holds off the first challenge and fires a shot in low which Phillips can't hold onto and MORISSON COMES IN FOR THE REBOUND AND HAMMERS IT INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET! 1-0, great ball by Brunt but the keeper was culpable.
    • 14' Ball over the top, Rovers caught flat-footed, Miller in the area is clean through but Phillips comes out bravely to block and Greening with the follow-up but blocked by Phillips again!
    • 11' Brunt gets in space on the left and swings in a low cross FOR BEDNAR WHO SLIDES IN BUT SAVED BY PHILLIPS! Great chance, best so far.
    • 9' Rovers clear the corner and then Koren miscontrols the attempt to play it back in and the hosts bring the ball away...
    • 8' Miller cuts in from the right, bustling past two defenders and firing in a shot which is deflected and goes just wide! Corner.
    • 6' Lambert on the edge of the box tries to dig the cross out, then wide to Lescott who swings a good cross in which Barnett clears... still Rovers attacking and DISLEY WITH THE SHOT but he blasts over from the edge of the box!
    • 4' Lambert with a mazy dribble but cannot go all the way through as Albrechtsen hoofs clear.
    • 3' Pipe gets a kick from Robinson - that should be a pretty interesting stand-off - and it's swung in far post and a Rovers player goes down but play-on...
    • 2' Barnett with a backpass to Kiely which he clears well. The pitch at Horfield is rotten.
    • 1' First half underway!
    • - Referee: Mark Clattenburg
    • - WEST BROM TEAM: Kiely, Hodgkiss, Barnett, Albrechtsen, Robinson, Morrison, Koren, Greening, Brunt, Bednar, Miller; Subs: Danek, Gera, Kim, Phillips, Pele
    • - BRISTOL ROVERS TEAM: Phillips, Lescott, Hinton, Coles, Jacobson, Pipe, Campbell, Disley, Lines, Lambert, Williams; Subs: Mike Green, Igoe, Walker, Anthony, Haldane

  • Summary

    • 85' Gera drills the cross from the right, low into Miller on the edge of the box and sees the gap to stroke it into the bottom left for 5-1 and his hat-trick.
    • 81' Haldane cuts inside and lets rip with a superb effort that cracks off the post and out! Smashed clear, it seemed that Kiely left it a bit as the shot originally looked to be going wide - he misjudged it though! West brom go down the other end and win a corner.
    • 74' WEST BROM ARE OFF TO WEMBLEY - Kevin Phillips sweeps home after a counter attack lead by Koren - he tried to play in Miller first but instead the ball fell to Phillips who calmly placed it past his namesake in the Rovers goal.
    • 69' A header over the top, Miller is offside but it comes off the head of a Bristol Rovers defender and he holds off Coles to fire into the bottom right for 3-1! Rovers think that was offside but, as it seems, the ball came off a defender into his path.
    • 62' Robinson dilly-dallies under pressure from Pipe and it's out for a corner... the ball is sent far post and Albion can't clear, there's a scramble but the visitors get it clear.
    • 60' Long throw taken from the right and the rebound galls to Disley who shoots through a crowd of bodies and deflected wide!
    • 59' Jacobson on the left, this is a great run as he hits the byline and sends a low cross in which Kiely makes a hash of but his defence are positioned to clear.
    • 56' Haldane to Pipe on the right who takes a touch wide and it pops up in the air off the full back so he hammers a cross far post and Lambert and Williams fly in but just too far!
    • 52' Greening to Koren who looks one way and plays the ball the other, delightfully through to Miller who takes a touch and hamemrs a shot in that goes just over!
    • 45' Koren plays it through to Miller, who rounds the keeper and must score but he slips after losing his balance and goes down! No penalty and rightly so, his foot got caught in a divet.
    • 42' Campbell charges forward, the Baggies defence back off him and he sends a superb curler just wide with Kiely at full stretch!
    • 31' Corner swung into the near post, flicked-on AND COLES UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST TO FINISH WITH APLOMB FOR 2-1! Rovers right back in it!!
    • 31' Long ball for Williams, a quite wonderful Bergkamp-esque touch to bring it down but the shot is blocked and a corner.
    • 30' Long ball aimed at Miller on the rightm back to goal with Jacobson on him, he holds him off, turns and hammers the ball into the top left! Cracking strike!
    • 29' Ball over the top on the left, Bednar races onto it, holds off Pipe and smashes a right-foot shot in but parried by Philips!!
    • 27' Ball over from Campbell the left and Barnett misses it and Lambert is in but the finish is weak and into Kiely's arms! Real chance for Rovers.
    • 25' Miller on the run again, cuts in from the left wing and slides it in for Bednar but hoofed behind for a corner.
    • 21' Lambert plays a ball through to Williams who has the legs on Barnett an goes down under his challenge but the ref waves them on! Looked like a foul to me, but nothing given and Williams is furious!
    • 20' Rovers free kick, headed up in the air and the ball is poked on goal but a great save from Kiely and Brunt slides in to complete the clearance!
    • 17' Brunt with a supebr pass splitting the Rovers defence, Bednar runs through, holds off the first challenge and fires a shot in low which Phillips can't hold onto and MORISSON COMES IN FOR THE REBOUND AND HAMMERS IT INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET! 1-0, great ball by Brunt but the keeper was culpable.
    • 14' Ball over the top, Rovers caught flat-footed, Miller in the area is clean through but Phillips comes out bravely to block and Greening with the follow-up but blocked by Phillips again!
    • 11' Brunt gets in space on the left and swings in a low cross FOR BEDNAR WHO SLIDES IN BUT SAVED BY PHILLIPS! Great chance, best so far.
    • 8' Miller cuts in from the right, bustling past two defenders and firing in a shot which is deflected and goes just wide! Corner.
    • 6' Lambert on the edge of the box tries to dig the cross out, then wide to Lescott who swings a good cross in which Barnett clears... still Rovers attacking and DISLEY WITH THE SHOT but he blasts over from the edge of the box!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Clattenburg

  • Bristol Rovers

    Manager: Paul Trollope

    Captain: Stuart Campbell

    On the Field

    • Phillips
    • Lescott
    • Hinton
    • Coles Goal
    • Jacobson
    • Pipe Substitution Out (72′)
    • Campbell
    • Disley
    • Lines Substitution Out (55′)
    • Lambert
    • Williams Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • Walker Substitution In (72′)
    • Haldane Substitution In (55′)
    • Igoe Substitution In (82′)
    • Green
    • Anthony

    Injured

    • Elliott
    • Green

    Suspended

    None

  • West Bromwich

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Captain: Jonathan Greening

    On the Field

    • Kiely
    • Hodgkiss
    • Barnett
    • Albrechtsen
    • Robinson
    • Morrison Goal Substitution Out (84′)
    • Greening
    • Koren
    • Brunt Substitution Out (63′)
    • Bednar Substitution Out (63′)
    • Miller Goals×3

    Subs

    • Phillips Substitution In (63′) Goal
    • Gera Substitution In (63′)
    • Pele
    • Danek
    • Kim Substitution In (84′)

    Injured

    • Teixeira

    Suspended

    None