Saturday November 27, 2010 Day 15 Finished Upton Park

West Ham United 3 - 1 Wigan Athletic

  • Behrami 34’
  • Obinna 56’
  • Parker 75’
  • Cleverley 86’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham United
    • Wigan Athletic
    • 90'+5 And that's the final whistle!! It's been an assured West Ham performance as they take the three points. It's ended West Ham 3 Wigan 1! Thanks for joining us!!
    • 90'+5 GOHOURI!!! The ball falls to him from the corner and he swivels and beats Green, but the flag’s up. A second for Wigan has been chalked off!!!
    • 90'+4 MOSES!! Into the box, but Tomkins makes the block as N’Zogbia waited!!
    • 90'+4 No, the Swiss man is going to play on for the last seconds as Obinna thumps the ball way, way into touch!!
    • 90'+3 Behrami is down. There’s no one near him as he slips and he’s off the field for the last few minutes.
    • 90'+2 Watson takes it. Too close to Robert Green!
    • 90'+2 Late challenge on Kovac hands Wigan a free-kick some 35 yards out.
    • 90' There are four minutes of added time.
    • 90' Clever corner. Played short but Barrera whips it into the six-yard box!! Hooked clear.
    • 89' Cole with a chance. Takes a deflection and the ball loops past Al-Habsi and out for a corner!
    • 87' That’s no more than Cleverley deserved. That penalty miss will haunt Martinez now!
    • 86' GOAL WIGAN!! Cleverley curls the ball past Green into the corner from just inside the box. Consolation only for the Latics surely?
    • 86' Moses wins it. N’Zogbia!! Good work to jink into the box. Ball falls to CLEVERLEY!!!
    • 85' The Manchester United loanee has battled long and hard today but there’s no way through for him as West Ham break with Obinna.
    • 84' Kovac finds Cole. Tries to find Barerra and Obinna. Poor ball and Cleverley will come away with the ball.
    • 84' Sub for West Ham. Kovac comes on as Parker takes the acclaim as he leaves the field.
    • 83' Moses comes back for the Latics. Links up with Cleverley. Cleared away by a claret and blue wall.
    • 82' Stam with the cross in. Straight into Green’s midriff.
    • 81' We’re in the last 10 minutes. It’s West Ham 3 Wigan 0.
    • 80' That’s a chance!! Barrera plays the ball into the box, but that’s a scrappy attempt by Cole. Can’t get the contact he wants and the ball drifts to safety!
    • 78' So Cole makes his 200th league appearance. Can he get on the scoresheet?
    • 77' Wigan are shell-shocked as Piquionne makes way for Carlton Cole. Mixed boos and cheers for the Hammers sub though!!
    • 75' GOAL WEST HAM!! Scott Parker wins the ball in midfield, finds Obinna!! He slides the ball across the box and Parker finishes from close range! 3-0 West Ham and they’re home and dry now!!
    • 74' Stanislas comes forward. Obinna now. He doesn’t have many options as Stanislas pulls up. This may be another sub for West Ham.
    • 73' Green pounces onto a poor pass into the box. The Hammers are looking comfortable at the moment.
    • 72' N’ZOGBIA!! Blocked by the wall!
    • 71' Poor challenge by Parker on Diame! Free-kick to Wigan just outside the box. Danger for the Hammers.
    • 70' MOSES!! Tests Green with a rifling shot from the corner of the area!! The Latics will want more of that!!
    • 69' We’ve seen the replay of Piquionne’s penalty appeal. Have to say it’s inconclusive.
    • 68' Change for Wigan. Ben Watson replaces Thomas. Final throw of the dice for the Latics.
    • 66' It’s all happening here!
    • 65' And now Piquuionne on the counter!! Goes down in the box!! This time it’s no spot-kick!!. Gohouri the culprit!! That looked close!!
    • 64' Green saves it!! Boselli with his first touch shoots low to the keeper’s left. Poor pen, but great work by Robert Green!! It remains 2-0!!
    • 63' And Wigan have a penalty! Gabbidon brings down Cleverley!! Clear spot-kick. Good decision Mark Halsey!
    • 63' Martinez has clearly seen enough, but is it too late?
    • 62' And it’s Di Santo and Gomez who make way!
    • 60' Looks like Wigan are lining up a double change. Victor Moses and Mauro Boselli are on the touchline.
    • 58' Figueroa with the ball as Wigan attempt to get back in this match. Poor ball to cheers from the West Ham crowd.
    • 57' Hammers are in charge now as Obinna celebrates his first Premier League goal!!
    • 56' GOAL WEST HAM!! He didn’t have to wait long!! PIquionne plays the ball to Obinna who lashes the ball beyond Al-Habsi!! Hammers lead 2-0!!
    • 55' OBINNA!! He’s on the edge of the box. Just wide of Al-Habsi’s left-hand post!
    • 53' N’Zogbia goes down as Behrami’s arm drops the Wigan man. No foul says the ref. Good decision. It looks like he ran into the West Ham man.
    • 52' Barrera with a half-chance. Delays too long and scuffs his shot as Figueroa bears down on him.
    • 51' Here comes the change. Jacobsen is replaced by Winston Reid.
    • 49' Good headed clearance. Stanislas to Parker. Finds Gabbidon. Behrami. PIQUIONNE!!! He’s onside in the box!! Side-footed wide from ten yards!! What an opportunity!!
    • 49' Stanislas to Barrera. Piquionne wins a corner.
    • 48' Wigan have switched N’Zogbia to the left and he attacks Jacobsen. The Dane wins out but he’s signalled to the bench. Sub soon for the Hammers.
    • 47' Diame drives at the West Ham back line. Ignored Cleverley’s run and he’s crowded out.
    • 47' That’s safely back with Al-Habsi.
    • 46' Streven Caldwell immediately put into trouble by team-mate Thomas. West Ham throw.
    • 46' Wigan kick off. No changes at the break!
    • - And here come the teams for the second half.
    • 45'+1 But only just! That’s the half-time whistle. And West Ham lead Wigan 1-0 at the break through Valon Behrami!
    • 45'+1 Time for a last Wigan throw.
    • 45' There’ll be one added minute.
    • 45' Last minute as Di Santo gets away with what looked like handball. Parker certainly thought so.
    • 44' Parker will take a free-kick for West Ham. Headed out. Wigan can break. N’Zogbia picks out Cleverley. He’s unmarked on the left but can’t bring it under control. West Ham throw.
    • 43' Bit of a playground scramble there on the 18-yard line. Eventually West Ham get it away.
    • 42' Parker again for West Ham. Loses out this time. Diame for Wigan. Di Santo now. Out-muscled on the edge of the box.
    • 41' We’re in the last five minutes of the half. It’s all West Ham now!
    • 41' Stanislas again with a cross. A less than assured clearance by Gohouri, but it’s done the job!
    • 40' Another Hammers’ corner as the pressure increases. This time Al-Habsi flaps at it, but he’s got away with it this time!!
    • 39' In comes the corner!! PIQUIONNE!! Incredible save by Al-Habsi from Piquionne’s point-blank header!!
    • 38' STANISLAS!!! Strikes from 18 yards out!! Strong hand by Al-Habsi to tip it away!! Almost two for the Hammers!!
    • 36' Awful defending by the Ivorian from Piquionne’s headed flick, but credit to Behrami who kept his head to finish!!
    • 35' GOAL WEST HAM!! Behrami pokes it home from six yards!! 1-0 Hammers!!
    • 35' Lofted ball to Piquionne. Heads it forward into the box..poor defending by Steve Gohouri and Behrami is in!!
    • 34' Gabbidon wins a tussle with N’Zogbia. Plays it forward..
    • 33' And the Dane is on the ball now. Looks for Stanislas and again Al-Habsi with the take to snuff out any hint of danger. The Wigan keeper hasn’t had a save to make so far.
    • 32' On a brighter note, Parker and Jacobsen seem to have recovered.
    • 32' Groans as the Hammers give the ball away under no pressure.
    • 31' Al-Habsi with the punch. Down he goes under Piquionne’s challenge! Foul says the ref. That looked harsh.
    • 31' Gabbidon down the Wigan left. Can’t beat Hendry Thomas, but Piquionne has won West Ham another corner!
    • 30' Worry for West Ham. Parker and Jacobsen are both limping as Stam’s cross flies to safety.
    • 29' Upson rises. Hooked away. Gabbidon will lump it forward again. Wigan clear again. No way through for N’Zogbia at the other end.
    • 28' Jacobsen on the right now for West Ham. Cleverley holds him up. West Ham corner!
    • 27' Delivered right to the near post. Side-footed away, Again Wigan come forward. Stam to Cleverley. Parker with a superb challenge!!
    • 26' Charles N’Zogbia cuts inside. He’s on the edge of the box. Good block by Gabbidon! Corner.
    • 25' It’s tense out there! So many misplaced passes are testament to that!
    • 24' Sloppy first touch by Stanislas hands possession to Wigan. That’s another wasted pass though and the hosts can build again.
    • 23' Midway through the half. West Ham have edged possession but it’s Wigan who have come closest.
    • 22' Piquionne tries to head the ball on from wide on the left. Can’t get the contact, but Obinna collects. Looks for Stanislas. Al-Habsi is there to claim.
    • 21' Barrera takes on Figueroa. Beats him and gets his cross away! Headed out!
    • 20' Eventually played forward after a scuffed Green clearance. Obina! Poor cross! Straight into Al-Habsi’s arms!
    • 19' Great take by Green. Safe hands there!
    • 19' Maynor Figueroa looks for Di Santo. Too long but Wigan win the corner!
    • 18' Good defending by James Tomkins. The defender has looked assured so far.
    • 17' West Ham have a free-kick. Upson lofts it in looking for Piquionne. That’s a simple take for Al-Habsi!
    • 15' The match has livened up as he with the 15 minute mark!
    • 14' Stam looks to make amends as he storms down the West Ham left. In comes the cross!! Oooh!! So close as Gomez and Di Santo try to get the final cross on the whipped-in ball!!!
    • 13' Lofted ball looking for Victor Obinna. That looked to have rolled down Ronnie Stam’s arm! No penalty says the ref !
    • 13' Jordi Gomez now for Wigan. Tries to make the space to get his shot away. Good work by Matthew Upson.
    • 11' DIAME!! Tries a snapshot but Green has everything behind it. The first effort on goal goes to Wigan!
    • 10' Behrami intercepts as Wigan attempt to come forward again.He drives into the Wigan half. Piquionne makes his move too early and up goes the flag. Good Hammers’ counter though!
    • 9' Taken by Cleverley and that sails practically beyond Row Z! Awful strike by the Manchester United loanee!
    • 9' And that’s another Wigan free-kick given away by Valon Behrami.
    • 8' West Ham with a throw parallel to the Wigan box. Wasted and keeper Ali Al-Habsi will take a Wigan free-kick.
    • 6' Mohamed Diame and Tom Cleverly link up well for Wigan. Danny Gabbidon is there to tidy up.
    • 6' Junior Stanislas tries to play it through. No one there and Wigan will clear.
    • 5' Scott Parker with an early shot only to find ref Halsey in the way!
    • 5' Frederic Piquionne tries to get the cross in. Blocked and that’s gone out for a throw.
    • 4' Shot there of Paulo Di Canio. What a Hammers’ legend!
    • 3' Wasted lofted ball by the visitors. It’s played comfortably back to Green.
    • 3' That’s another free-kick. This time to Wigan midway in their own half. Scrappy start.
    • 2' That’ll be an early free-kick to the Hammers. Robert Green will take it long.
    • 1' Early throw for Wigan. The hosts immediately regain possession with time to play it around the back.
    • 1' And it’s West Ham who get us underway!
    • 14:59 So will Carlton Cole get on after his comments after the Liverpool match? It’ll be his 200th league appearance.
    • 14:57 And here come the teams! West Ham in their traditional claret and blue and Wigan in all blue.
    • 14:55 Everyone looks well wrapped up. But I can’t see any early Santa hats in the crowd at the moment. Which is surprising, considering the North Pole temperature.
    • 14:52 So we’re waiting for the teams to emerge into the freezing east London afternoon. Can’t blame them if they wait until the last minute today!
    • 14:41 It could be a tight game at Upton Park today, but Avram Grant insists the Hammers will continue to play football. Read 'Grant vows not to resort to ‘ugly’ football'.
    • 14:37 And both sets of fans will be keeping one eye on events at Wolverhampton Wanderers where Wolves take on Sunderland. Mick McCarthy’s men are level on points with the Hammers, five points on the Latics who are just above them. Keep up to date on Wolves v Sunderland here!
    • 14:32 The fans are predicting a Hammers victory. Zaslan reckons 2-1, Peter predicts a 3-1 win, while Audrey reckons it’ll end 2-0 to West Ham. What do you think Latics fans?
    • 14:28 Our referee today is Lancashire’s Mark Halsey.
    • 14:26 Martinez makes two changes. Franco Di Santo and Tom Cleverley replace the suspended Hugo Rodallega and Antolin Alcaraz following their red cards at Manchester United.
    • 14:25 So Avram Grant makes five changes from the 3-0 defeat at Liverpool. Herita Ilunga, Radoslav Kovac, Mark Noble, Luis Boa Morte and Carlton Cole are out. James Tomkins, Valon Behrami, Pablo Barrera and Junior Stanislas come in, as does the influential Scott Parker after his recovery from a chest infection.
    • 14:24 And the Wigan starting XI: Al Habsi; Stam, S. Caldwell, Gohouri, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; N'Zogbia, Gomez, Cleverley; Di Santo. Subs: Pollitt, Watson, Mustoe, McArthur, Moses, McManaman, Boselli.
    • 14:24 And the teams are in! West Ham line up as: Green, Jacobsen, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Barrera, Parker, Behrami, Stanislas, Obinna, Piquionne. Subs: Boffin, Reid, Kovac, Boa Morte, Cole, McCarthy, Hines.
    • 14:23 If they are to break that hoodoo today, they’ll be looking to Charles N’Zogbia. He’s scored three of Wigan’s four away Premier League goals.
    • 14:22 London hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Latics. They have lost nine of their last 10. The only win was at Tottenham earlier in the season.
    • 14:21 Ominously, their home tally of six points is their lowest at this stage of the season for eight years when they had two in 2002-03. The Hammers were relegated that year.
    • 14:20 A win for West Ham today would end an eight-match spell without a victory. It’s their longest winless run for 13 months.
    • 14:20 Wigan’s last victory at Upton Park came back in December 2006 with a 2-0 win.
    • 14:18 The Hammers came out on top 3-2 at Upton Park last May. Jonathan Spector’s own goal gave the Latics the lead, but goals from Araujo Ilan and Radoslav Kovac sent the hosts in 2-1 ahead at the break. Rodallega struck for the visitors on 52, only for the final word to go to Scott Parker. What price five goals today?
    • 14:18 And West Ham have won four out of the last five Premier League meetings. Their last defeat came at the DW Stadium in September 2009. Hugo Rodallega netted the only goal of the game.
    • 14:18 History slightly favours the Hammers. In 14 league matches, the Londoners have won seven, while Roberto Martinez’s Latics have taken the points in five. Only two have ended in draws.
    • 14:17 Under pressure West Ham boss, Avram Grant, was given the vote of confidence by vice-chairman Karren Brady in midweek, but this early relegation six-pointer has been called a season-saving match by the Hammers’ board.
    • 14:14 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of this afternoon’s Premier League clash between West Ham United and Wigan at Upton Park.

  • Summary

    • 90'+5 GOHOURI!!! The ball falls to him from the corner and he swivels and beats Green, but the flag’s up. A second for Wigan has been chalked off!!!
    • 90'+4 MOSES!! Into the box, but Tomkins makes the block as N’Zogbia waited!!
    • 86' GOAL WIGAN!! Cleverley curls the ball past Green into the corner from just inside the box. Consolation only for the Latics surely?
    • 86' Moses wins it. N’Zogbia!! Good work to jink into the box. Ball falls to CLEVERLEY!!!
    • 75' GOAL WEST HAM!! Scott Parker wins the ball in midfield, finds Obinna!! He slides the ball across the box and Parker finishes from close range! 3-0 West Ham and they’re home and dry now!!
    • 70' MOSES!! Tests Green with a rifling shot from the corner of the area!! The Latics will want more of that!!
    • 65' And now Piquuionne on the counter!! Goes down in the box!! This time it’s no spot-kick!!. Gohouri the culprit!! That looked close!!
    • 64' Green saves it!! Boselli with his first touch shoots low to the keeper’s left. Poor pen, but great work by Robert Green!! It remains 2-0!!
    • 63' And Wigan have a penalty! Gabbidon brings down Cleverley!! Clear spot-kick. Good decision Mark Halsey!
    • 56' GOAL WEST HAM!! He didn’t have to wait long!! PIquionne plays the ball to Obinna who lashes the ball beyond Al-Habsi!! Hammers lead 2-0!!
    • 55' OBINNA!! He’s on the edge of the box. Just wide of Al-Habsi’s left-hand post!
    • 52' Barrera with a half-chance. Delays too long and scuffs his shot as Figueroa bears down on him.
    • 49' Good headed clearance. Stanislas to Parker. Finds Gabbidon. Behrami. PIQUIONNE!!! He’s onside in the box!! Side-footed wide from ten yards!! What an opportunity!!
    • 40' Another Hammers’ corner as the pressure increases. This time Al-Habsi flaps at it, but he’s got away with it this time!!
    • 39' In comes the corner!! PIQUIONNE!! Incredible save by Al-Habsi from Piquionne’s point-blank header!!
    • 38' STANISLAS!!! Strikes from 18 yards out!! Strong hand by Al-Habsi to tip it away!! Almost two for the Hammers!!
    • 35' GOAL WEST HAM!! Behrami pokes it home from six yards!! 1-0 Hammers!!
    • 35' Lofted ball to Piquionne. Heads it forward into the box..poor defending by Steve Gohouri and Behrami is in!!
    • 14' Stam looks to make amends as he storms down the West Ham left. In comes the cross!! Oooh!! So close as Gomez and Di Santo try to get the final cross on the whipped-in ball!!!
    • 13' Lofted ball looking for Victor Obinna. That looked to have rolled down Ronnie Stam’s arm! No penalty says the ref !
    • 11' DIAME!! Tries a snapshot but Green has everything behind it. The first effort on goal goes to Wigan!
    • 9' Taken by Cleverley and that sails practically beyond Row Z! Awful strike by the Manchester United loanee!
    • 14:37 And both sets of fans will be keeping one eye on events at Wolverhampton Wanderers where Wolves take on Sunderland. Mick McCarthy’s men are level on points with the Hammers, five points on the Latics who are just above them. Keep up to date on Wolves v Sunderland here!
    • 14:24 And the Wigan starting XI: Al Habsi; Stam, S. Caldwell, Gohouri, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; N'Zogbia, Gomez, Cleverley; Di Santo. Subs: Pollitt, Watson, Mustoe, McArthur, Moses, McManaman, Boselli.
    • 14:24 And the teams are in! West Ham line up as: Green, Jacobsen, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Barrera, Parker, Behrami, Stanislas, Obinna, Piquionne. Subs: Boffin, Reid, Kovac, Boa Morte, Cole, McCarthy, Hines.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • R. Green
      • L. Jacobsen Substitution Out (51′)
      • J. Tomkins
      • M. Upson
      • D. Gabbidon
      • P. Barrera
      • V. Behrami Goal
      • S. Parker Goal Substitution Out (83′)
      • Junior Stanislas
      • Obinna Goal
      • F. Piquionne Substitution Out (78′)

      Subs

      • B. McCarthy
      • L. Boa Morte
      • C. Cole Substitution In78′
      • R. Boffin
      • Z. Hines
      • R. Kovác Substitution In83′
      • W. Reid Substitution In51′

    • Starting line-up

      • A. Al Habsi
      • R. Stam
      • S. Gohouri
      • S. Caldwell
      • M. Figueroa
      • M. Diamé
      • H. Thomas Substitution Out (69′)
      • J. Gómez Substitution Out (62′)
      • T. Cleverley Goal
      • C. N'Zogbia
      • F. Di Santo Substitution Out (62′)

      Subs

      • M. Pollitt
      • J. McArthur
      • V. Moses Substitution In62′
      • C. McManaman
      • M. Boselli Substitution In62′
      • B. Watson Substitution In69′
      • J. Mustoe

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