West Ham v. Wigan 5-9-04 (R)

Still need a positive result to make it all official. 9 AM (EST) start.

 

Correction. 8 AM Est start.

I will be up for this one.

 

West Ham United
Starting XI
32. Bywater, Stephen
15. Ferdinand, Anton
7. Dailly, Christian
17. Mullins, Hayden
22. Melville, Andy
4. Hutchison, Don
11. Lomas, Steve
6. Carrick, Michael
12. Etherington, Matthew
25. Zamora, Bobby
10. Harewood, Marlon

Wigan Athletic
Starting XI
1. Filan, John
19. Eaden, Nicky
5. de Vos, Jason
6. Breckin, Ian
26. Baines, Leighton
21. Bullard, Jimmy
15. Farrelly, Gareth
14. Mahon, Alan
9. Ellington, Nathan
20. Teale, Gary
8. Roberts, Neil

 

Just a reminder.

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Dang. They kick off a bit early.

 

Bullard with a blast, Bywater with a tremendous save. Out for a corner.

Nothing comes of it. Wigan still with possesion.

7 minutes in.

 

Lomas has a go in the 12th minute. Takes a deflection off a Wigan player, corner. West Ham cannot capitalize.

Wigan miss an excellent chance as they have a chance but the ball rolls wide. Corner to Wigan.

Wigan earn another corner. Things not going well for the Irons.

Goal kick for West Ham.

 

Lots of Wigan pressure early.

Another corner for Wigan... cleared away. A right footed cross into the box ... another chance goes just wide. Goal kick.

We need some possesion to give us a little break.

 

Mullins with a yellow for ... get this, time wasting.

27 minutes into the match, 0-0.

 

The dam has broke.

1-0 to Wigan.

********!!!

 

Halftime.

Wigan 1, West Ham 0

 

45 more minutes to go as we KO the second half.

 

The Angry Ant about to make an appearance. On for Hutchinson.

Wigan still the better side so far.

 

56 minutes in, 1-0 to Wigan.

 

Mattie gets to the touchline, crosses to Zamora but De Vos makes some spectular play and Wigan break out. Earn a corner.

Nothing comes of the corner though.

 

At the moment, neither side in much of a hurry to do anything...

Correction, West Ham break and the ball ends up at the feet of Connolly, his shot, deflected out for a corner.

Headed off the line!!! UGH!!!

 

Deane on for Zamora.

 

Wigan corner. Eight players up for Wigan. Wigan maintain possesion after the corner. Cross comes in, out for another corner.

Into the box, harmless.

77 minutes in, 1-0 to Wigan.

 

Reo-Coker on for Etherington.

 

Goallllllllllll!!

Deane!!!!

1-1!!!

 

Three minutes of injury time.

 

Full time.

West Ham knock Wigan out of the playoffs.

1-1.