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14/09/2038, London Stadium, London, England
EFL Cup, Round 3
West Ham Vs Birmingham

West Ham play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: K White (GK) , A Ryan (CB) , G MacLeay (CB) , M Marvin (RB) , K McBane (LB) , P Ruddock (CDM) , M MacMaster (CDM) , D Argall (CAM) , R MacGuinness (CAM) , C Green (ST) , J Berwick (ST) And the subs are: C McArdle (CB) , R MacCubbin (CB) , N Desmond (CM) , C Lannon (CM) , B Dickie (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , D Chontos (CB) , B Toshack (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , D Symington (LB) , M Dempster (CM) , T Sheehy (CM) , J Meredith (CDM) , S Cameron (CAM) , S Stant (ST) , D McNelly (ST) And the subs are: B Garnier (CB) , B McCambridge (CB) , G Jones (CM) , R Cook (CM) , J Burns (ST)
Welcome to London Stadium in London, England where West Ham will face Birmingham City.  This is round 3 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 35546.

1' - West Ham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Mark MacMaster slides the ball to Roger MacGuinness.  Roger MacGuinness passes to Mark MacMaster.  Mark MacMaster sees Chris Green making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Chris Green is caught offside!  

9' - Stuart Cameron plays a short pass to Mark Dempster.  Mark Dempster hits the ball long to Dave Chontos.  Dave Chontos plays a long pass to Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith sees a run from Mark Dempster.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Mark Dempster is able to control the ball.  Mark Dempster attempts the cutback, but Sean Stant overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Philip Ruddock plays a short pass to Mark MacMaster.  Mark Dempster tackles Mark MacMaster and the ball goes loose.  

10' - With a turn of pace, Mark MacMaster beats Stuart Cameron.  

11' - Mark MacMaster attempts to use his skills to beat Stuart Cameron, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

21' - Mark MacMaster slides the ball to John Berwick.  Sab Kakon dispossesses John Berwick and takes the ball.  Sab Kakon passes a long ball to Daniel Symington.  Daniel Symington passes to Mark Dempster.  Alastair Ryan tackles Mark Dempster and takes the ball.  Alastair Ryan passes the ball to Ken McBane.  Ken McBane passes the ball to Philip Ruddock.  Philip Ruddock plays the ball to Gavin MacLeay.  Gavin MacLeay plays a short pass to David Argall.  David Argall spots a run from John Berwick.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

23' - Stuart Cameron passes a long ball to Dave Chontos.  Dave Chontos sees a run from Dave McNelly.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Dave McNelly is able to control the ball.  Dave McNelly looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Dave McNelly scores!  That's a good goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

24' - West Ham kick the ball off for the restart.  

35' - Roger MacGuinness chips a long ball to Gavin MacLeay.  Gavin MacLeay whips in a cross, but Jonathan Meredith intercepts and takes possession.  

38' - Jonathan Meredith hits the ball long to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack plays the ball to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant whips in a cross, but Roger MacGuinness intercepts the ball.  

39' - Roger MacGuinness spots a run from Chris Green.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Chris Green takes the ball.  Chris Green looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Chris Green scores!  That's a fine goal from the West Ham player!  The keeper had no chance!

40' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - David Argall plays the ball to Ken McBane.  Ken McBane uses his pace to beat Dave McNelly.  

51' - Ken McBane sees John Berwick making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but John Berwick is caught offside!  

53' - Stuart Cameron slides the ball to Sab Kakon.  Chris Green successfully tackles Sab Kakon and takes the ball.  Chris Green attempts to outskill Thomas Sheehy and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

54' - Chris Green sees a run from Philip Ruddock.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Philip Ruddock takes the ball.  Philip Ruddock attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and Philip Ruddock scores!  That's a superb goal from the West Ham player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

54' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like David Argall is going to be taken off.  Colin Lannon is going to be brought on.  

58' - Dave Chontos spots a run from Sean Stant.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Sean Stant runs on to the ball.  Sean Stant shoots towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

62' - Kenzie White plays a long pass to Gavin MacLeay.  Gavin MacLeay sees a run from Chris Green.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Chris Green is caught offside!  

65' - Stuart Cameron slides the ball to Daniel Symington.  Daniel Symington chips a long ball to Mark Dempster.  Mark Dempster sees a run from Dave McNelly.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dave McNelly is able to take the ball.  Dave McNelly tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

71' - Jonathan Meredith sees a run from Sean Stant.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Sean Stant is able to control the ball.  Sean Stant looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

73' - Kenzie White passes to Roger MacGuinness.  Roger MacGuinness sees Chris Green making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Chris Green takes the ball.  Chris Green takes a shot towards goal...but Justin Entwistle performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Billy Garnier is brought on from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gavin MacLeay is going to be taken off.  Charlie McArdle joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Stuart Cameron is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mark MacMaster is going to be taken off.  Neil Desmond is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sean Stant will come off.  Jamie Burns joins the game from the bench.  

84' - Mark Dempster chips a long ball to Thomas Sheehy.  Thomas Sheehy slides the ball to Jamie Burns.  Jamie Burns crosses the ball and finds Jonathan Meredith.  Jonathan Meredith hits the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a nice goal from Jonathan Meredith for Birmingham!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

85' - West Ham kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - West Ham kick the ball off for the restart.  

101' - Charlie McArdle sees John Berwick making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but John Berwick has strayed offside!  

106' - Jonathan Meredith slides the ball to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier chips a long ball to Dave Chontos.  Dave Chontos curls in a cross, finding Thomas Sheehy.  Thomas Sheehy fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

112' - Gareth Jones slides the ball to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier plays a short pass to Daniel Symington.  Philip Ruddock successfully tackles Daniel Symington and takes the ball.  Jonathan Meredith tackles Philip Ruddock and gains possession for his team.  Philip Ruddock successfully tackles Jonathan Meredith and the ball goes loose.  Billy Garnier dispossesses Philip Ruddock and takes the ball.  Billy Garnier hits the ball long to Thomas Sheehy.  Thomas Sheehy spots a run from Dave McNelly.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

114' - Chris Green passes to Colin Lannon.  Colin Lannon sees John Berwick making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

117' - Jonathan Meredith plays a short pass to Gareth Jones.  Gareth Jones plays a long pass to Sab Kakon.  Sab Kakon crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Ken McBane takes possession.  

118' - Ken McBane attempts to speed past Thomas Sheehy, but is brought down.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. Thomas Sheehy has been booked.  That will be a freekick for West Ham.  

121' - Chris Green finds Ken McBane with a long ball.  Ken McBane plays a long pass to Colin Lannon.  Sab Kakon successfully tackles Colin Lannon and takes possession.  Sab Kakon speeds past Neil Desmond.  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Chris Green will step up to take the first penalty for West Ham.  And he scores!  The ball went in off the upright!  That's 1 - 0.
Sab Kakon will take the next penalty for Birmingham.  And Sab Kakon puts it in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  That's 1 - 1.
Colin Lannon will take the next penalty for West Ham.  And Colin Lannon scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So its now 2 - 1.
Dave Chontos will take the next penalty for Birmingham.  But the keeper saves the shot!
Neil Desmond will take the next penalty for West Ham.  And Neil Desmond puts it in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That makes it 3 - 1.
Dave McNelly will take the next penalty for Birmingham.  And he scores!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That makes it 3 - 2.
John Berwick will take the next penalty for West Ham.  But the shot is stopped by the keeper!
Jamie Burns will take the next penalty for Birmingham.  And its been saved by the keeper!
Roger MacGuinness will take the next penalty for West Ham.  And Roger MacGuinness puts it in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  Now we are on 4 - 2.
Gareth Jones will take the next penalty for Birmingham.  But his shot strikes the post!


The match has ended West Ham 2 - 2 Birmingham City.  After a penalty shootout, West Ham are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 4 - 2.