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Saturday April 19, 2008 Finished Upton Park

2 - 1

West Ham United

  • Zamora 20’
  • Cole 77’

Derby County

  • Mears 65’

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    Cole strike downs Rams

    Carlton Cole's second-half strike earned West Ham a 2-1 victory over a spirited Derby side at Upton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham United
    • Derby County
    • 90+4' Lewis gets in down the left but Cole produces a superb tackle to deny him! Corner to Derby. Up comes Carroll! The corner is played to him at the back post, he volleys the ball goalwards, it bobbles around before finally being cleared and the full-time whistle goes! Very enjoyable second half here. West Ham the victors by two goals to nil.
    • 90+3' Carroll lifts the ball into the home side's box from deep, the ball falls for Miller but he curls a weak effort straight at Green!
    • 90+2' West Ham make their final change. Luis Boa Morte comes on for Ljungberg.
    • 90+1' Chance for Derby! Savage gets on the end of a right-wing cross at the back post but can't keep his header down!
    • 88' It's nearly three! Zamora gets ahead of his man to divert a right-wing cross goalwards with his head but Carroll drops to his right to save!
    • 86' West Ham will have some defending to do in the closing stages. Derby are completely in command of possession at the moment.
    • 84' Villa cracks a shot wide from about 25 yards.
    • 83' Derby introduce Jay McEveley in place of Andy Todd.
    • 82' Parker joins his team-mate in the book after chopping down Mears.
    • 80' Noble is cautioned for impeding Sterjovski.
    • 78' Another change for the home side. Nolberto Solano replaces Faubert.
    • 77' GOAL! 2-1 West Ham! Ljungberg exchanges passes with Noble on the left before clipping in a cross that Cole volleys into the roof of the net from about three yards! An immediate impact by the substitute!
    • 75' Derby respond with a change of their own, and it's an attacking one. Midfielder David Jones is replaced by striker Emanuel Villa.
    • 74' Substitution for West Ham: Carlton Cole comes on for Sears.
    • 72' Zamora snatches at the ball inside the Derby box and sends a mis-hit left-footed effort straight at Carroll. Replays of the Ljungberg chance in the 69th minute show that Savage did tug at his shirt ever so slightly, but the Swede went down far too easily. He's still complaining about it though.
    • 70' Derby win a corner on the left, which Savage curls into Green's arms. This is turning into quite a contest!
    • 69' Here come West Ham again! Ljungberg is released through the middle and it's a straight sprint against Savage, but the Welshman gets there first!
    • 68' Chance for West Ham! Noble ghosts into the box unmarked to attack a cross from the right but puts his header straight at Carroll!
    • 65' GOAL! 1-1! Derby defend a corner and break, Ghaly releases Mears through the middle and he keeps his composure to place a right-footed shot past Green and into the top-left corner!
    • 62' Great chance for Derby! Mears races onto a long through-ball, the flag stays down and he's just about to pull the trigger when Green sprints out to deny him! West Ham go on the break, and Zamora is inches away from connecting with a cross from the right!
    • 61' There's an urgency about Derby's play now. Jones flights a cross towards the back post from the left but McCartney is able to shepherd it out of play despite the close attentions of Mears.
    • 60' Green comfortably claims a cross from the Derby right.
    • 58' Savage touches the ball to Lewis, Stubbs step up to strike it... and thumps the ball straight at Noble, who had broken from the wall. Derby are claiming encroachment, but play continues.
    • 57' Ghaly wins a free-kick in a dangerous position after a shove by Parker.
    • 56' Derby are starting to play some neat football here. Shame it's about six months too late...
    • 55' Miller's attempted cross from the right is deflected behind for a corner off Neill. The ball is curled in by Lewis and Tomkins just about manages to scramble it clear.
    • 53' Faubert tries to get past Andy Todd on the West Ham right but ends up conceding a throw-in.
    • 52' Savage plays the ball to the back post, Zamora heads it behind. Lewis takes the resulting corner from the right, and Stubbs is penalised for a push.
    • 51' A lively start to this second half! Lewis's cross from the left is deflected behind by Pantsil for a corner.
    • 50' West Ham go close! Ljungberg bustles his way to the edge of the Derby area before laying the ball off to Parker, and his low, left-footed effort goes narrowly wide of the right-hand post!
    • 49' West Ham win a corner on the left, Noble curls it in but it's an easy catch for Carroll.
    • 48 The ball is played in by Lewis and cleared, West Ham break down the left through Sears and he out-paces Mears before sliding a cross right across the face of goal!
    • 47' Great skill from Mears. He draws a foul from Ljungberg right on the right-hand corner of the box and wins a free-kick.
    • 46' The second half commences, with neither side having made any changes. And there's an early chance for Derby! Jones bends in a great cross from the left and Mille Sterjovski is inches away from connecting with it at the near post!
    • 45+2' The half-time whistle goes. West Ham lead thanks to Zamora's 20th-minute header, but they will be aggrieved that his second effort on 37 minutes was incorrectly ruled out for offside. The Hammers' lead is deserved, but Derby have shown signs in the last few minutes that they're not out of the game just yet.
    • 45' Hossam Ghaly lines up a shot from distance but his right-footed effort clips McCartney's heel and bounces through to Green.
    • 43' Derby are finally starting to find some rhythm in this game. Eddie Lewis comes in from the left and curls in a cross that is headed behind for a corner. Lewis whips it into the box from the right, but it's headed clear.
    • 42' A shot from Noble is deflected towards the left-hand corner flag, and Carroll races from his line to clear the ball ahead of Parker.
    • 41' Faubert takes a pot shot from all of 30 yards but the ball goes well wide.
    • 39' Great save Green! Jones curls in a cross from the Derby left, Savage gets ahead of his man to head the ball goalwards at the near post but the West Ham keeper extends his right arm to touch the ball over the crossbar!
    • 37' GOAL! 2-0 West Ham! NO! Zamora gets on the end of a through ball from Noble, turns and slots the ball past Carroll with his left foot, but the flag goes up for offside, despite replays suggesting he was onside by a good two yards!
    • 35' Freddie Ljungberg looks to thread a pass through to Sears but Stubbs comes across to clear. The former Everton man appears to land awkwardly on his ankle, and receives treatment on the pitch before hobbling off with the physio.
    • 33' Sears knocks the ball past Stubbs and looks to race past him into the box, but the experienced centre-half gets his body in the way before touching the ball back to Carroll, who clears.
    • 31' Sight of goal for Derby! Jones's shot from the left is headed behind for a corner on the right. The ball is played into the near post and Miller, his back to goal, instinctively sticks out his foot and flicks the ball just over the bar!
    • 29' Mears puts in another good cross from the right, it's cleared to the edge of the box and Savage is denied by a customarily whole-hearted challenge from Parker.
    • 28 Much better from Derby! Tyrone Mears latches onto Miller's flick and gets to the byline on the right, but there's no-one in the middle to get on the end of his cut-back.
    • 27' Faubert gets free again down the right but his hasty cross flies out of play for a goal kick.
    • 26' Derby looking to get forward for the first time. Miller swings in a low cross from the right but Tomkins sticks out a leg to clear.
    • 24' Noble's corner to the back post is cleared by Jones.
    • 23' Leacock would be advised to give highlights of this game a wide berth. Chased down the inside-left channel by Sears, he takes a touch to steady himself before inadvertently conceding a corner with a ferocious air-kick.
    • 21' The replay of that goal will not make pleasant viewing for Dean Leacock, or Paul Jewell for that matter. It took the slightest of feints for Zamora to lose his marker completely.
    • 20' GOAL! 1-0 West Ham! McCartney curls in a free-kick from the right and Zamora easily slips away from Leacock before nudging a header past Carroll! That was all too easy. Awful defending from Derby.
    • 17' Noble curls the ball into the box from the right, Tomkins gets his head to it but can't keep his header down.
    • 16' Miller concedes a free-kick for a push on Faubert wide on the West Ham right.
    • 14' A nervous moment for Robert Green! The West Ham keeper receives a throw-in from the left right on his goal-line and only just manages to get the ball away to Pantsil with Miller closing in!
    • 13' A cross from the West Ham right is half-cleared to the edge of the box and Scott Parker unleashes a right-footed half-volley that goes well over the bar.
    • 11' Lucas Neill heads a long ball behind for a corner on the Derby right. The ball is whipped into the middle at pace, but none of the white shirts can get on the end of it. West Ham break down the right and Faubert stands up another cross to the back post that's just too high for Zamora.
    • 10' Ouch! Pantsil's attempted clearance hits David Jones flush in the face, and he has to go off to receive treatment.
    • 8' West Ham win a free-kick about 25 yards from goal in the inside-left position. Noble steps up but rather scuffs his shot and it goes straight at Roy Carroll in the Derby goal.
    • 7' Noble's corner is cleared at the near post by Robbie Savage. Faubert gets free down the right and clips a cross to the back post but it's too high for his team-mates.
    • 6' Derby are penned inside their own half for the time being, and Tyrone Mears has to deflect a cross from the right over his own crossbar.
    • 5' Chance for West Ham! George McCartney finds space on the edge of the Derby box, cuts inside and curls in a right-footed effort that is blocked by Alan Stubbs. Stubbs is then fouled as he heads the ball clear, resulting in a free-kick.
    • 3' Bobby Zamora wins a corner on the West Ham left, but Mark Noble's inswinging delivery curls out of play at the back post for a goal kick.
    • 2' The home side have started in assertive fashion here, and Tompkins gets a few touches as they string the ball around at the back.
    • 1' We're underway! The home side will attack from right to left in this first half. West Ham mount a quick attack down the right flank and Julien Faubert's cross is headed away.
    • 14:58 The teams take to the pitch, the Hammers in claret shirts with light blue sleeves, white shorts and white socks, Derby in white shirts, black shorts and black socks.
    • 14:55 TEAM NEWS: West Ham boss Alan Curbishley hands starts to youngsters James Tomkins and Freddie Sears, while John Pantsil deputises in defence for the injured Anton Ferdinand. Paul Jewell has opted for a conservative 4-5-1 formation, with Scotland striker Kenny Miller leading the line on his own.
    • 14:45 Good afternoon and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of West Ham v Derby County from Upton Park. As dead rubbers go, they don't get much deader or more rubbery than this. Relegated Derby have long been consigned to the Championship and West Ham have nothing more than a place in the top half of the table to play for. But with no pressure on either side, we might just be in for an open game. Kick-off is at 15:00 BST.

  • Team Stats

    West Ham United Stats Derby County
    52% Possession 47%
    15 Shots 13
    6 Shots on target 5
    3 Saves 3
    5 Corners 11
    13 Fouls 13
    6 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 15
    284 Accurate passes 244
    40 Bad passes 43

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • West Ham United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      30 James Tomkins 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 1 2
      3 George McCartney 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 26 7 5
      2 Lucas Neill 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 30 2 4
      14 John Paintsil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1 0
      16 Mark Noble 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 36 7 2
      8 Scott Parker 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 47 6 10
      20 Julian Faubert 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0
      7 Fredrik Ljungberg 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 16 7 0
      40 Freddie Sears 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9 2 2
      25 Bobby Zamora 1 3 3 2 5 3 0 22 2 0
      17 Hayden Mullins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Nolberto Solano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
      12 Carlton Cole 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 1
      34 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      23 Jimmy Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Derby County
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      31 Roy Carroll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0
      5 Dean Leacock 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 2 1
      17 Andrew Todd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 2
      24 Tyrone Mears 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 20 1 1
      8 Alan Stubbs 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 21 3 3
      40 Hossam Ghaly 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 42 4 2
      7 David Jones 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 26 8 1
      44 Robbie Savage 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 3 1
      21 Mile Sterjovski 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 6 1
      15 Eddie Lewis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 9 3
      14 Kenny Miller 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 18 3 0
      9 Emanuel Villa 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
      4 James McEveley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      1 Lewis Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Darren Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Benny Feilhaber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3' Carroll lifts the ball into the home side's box from deep, the ball falls for Miller but he curls a weak effort straight at Green!
    • 90+1' Chance for Derby! Savage gets on the end of a right-wing cross at the back post but can't keep his header down!
    • 88' It's nearly three! Zamora gets ahead of his man to divert a right-wing cross goalwards with his head but Carroll drops to his right to save!
    • 77' GOAL! 2-1 West Ham! Ljungberg exchanges passes with Noble on the left before clipping in a cross that Cole volleys into the roof of the net from about three yards! An immediate impact by the substitute!
    • 69' Here come West Ham again! Ljungberg is released through the middle and it's a straight sprint against Savage, but the Welshman gets there first!
    • 68' Chance for West Ham! Noble ghosts into the box unmarked to attack a cross from the right but puts his header straight at Carroll!
    • 65' GOAL! 1-1! Derby defend a corner and break, Ghaly releases Mears through the middle and he keeps his composure to place a right-footed shot past Green and into the top-left corner!
    • 62' Great chance for Derby! Mears races onto a long through-ball, the flag stays down and he's just about to pull the trigger when Green sprints out to deny him! West Ham go on the break, and Zamora is inches away from connecting with a cross from the right!
    • 50' West Ham go close! Ljungberg bustles his way to the edge of the Derby area before laying the ball off to Parker, and his low, left-footed effort goes narrowly wide of the right-hand post!
    • 48 The ball is played in by Lewis and cleared, West Ham break down the left through Sears and he out-paces Mears before sliding a cross right across the face of goal!
    • 39' Great save Green! Jones curls in a cross from the Derby left, Savage gets ahead of his man to head the ball goalwards at the near post but the West Ham keeper extends his right arm to touch the ball over the crossbar!
    • 37' GOAL! 2-0 West Ham! NO! Zamora gets on the end of a through ball from Noble, turns and slots the ball past Carroll with his left foot, but the flag goes up for offside, despite replays suggesting he was onside by a good two yards!
    • 31' Sight of goal for Derby! Jones's shot from the left is headed behind for a corner on the right. The ball is played into the near post and Miller, his back to goal, instinctively sticks out his foot and flicks the ball just over the bar!
    • 20' GOAL! 1-0 West Ham! McCartney curls in a free-kick from the right and Zamora easily slips away from Leacock before nudging a header past Carroll! That was all too easy. Awful defending from Derby.
    • 14' A nervous moment for Robert Green! The West Ham keeper receives a throw-in from the left right on his goal-line and only just manages to get the ball away to Pantsil with Miller closing in!
    • 5' Chance for West Ham! George McCartney finds space on the edge of the Derby box, cuts inside and curls in a right-footed effort that is blocked by Alan Stubbs. Stubbs is then fouled as he heads the ball clear, resulting in a free-kick.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Steve Tanner

  • West Ham United

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • L. Neill
    • J. Tomkins
    • J. Pantsil
    • G. McCartney
    • J. Faubert Substitution Out (78′)
    • M. Noble Yellow Card
    • S. Parker Yellow Card
    • F. Ljungberg Substitution Out (90′)
    • F. Sears
    • B. Zamora Goal

    Subs

    • N. Solano Substitution In78′
    • L. Boa Morte Substitution In90′
    • H. Mullins
    • C. Cole Substitution In74′ Goal
    • J. Walker

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Derby County

    Captain: Robbie Savage

    Starting line-up

    • R. Carroll
    • A. Todd
    • D. Leacock
    • A. Stubbs
    • E. Lewis
    • R. Savage
    • M. Sterjovski
    • H. Ghaly
    • T. Mears Goal
    • D. Jones Substitution Out (75′)
    • K. Miller

    Subs

    • D. Moore
    • B. Feilhaber
    • J. McEveley
    • L. Price
    • E. Villa

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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