West Ham conquers Birmingham 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Leon

BIRMINGHAM. West Ham overcomes Birmingham 1-0 after A. Leon scored just 1 goal (41').

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West Ham conquers Birmingham 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Leon

BIRMINGHAM. West Ham overcomes Birmingham 1-0 after A. Leon scored just 1 goal (41′). West Ham capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Louise Saunders. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Birmingham W

0 - 1

Team 1

West Ham W

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 0 Total 1
  • 0 On Target 1
  • 0 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 0 Attack 0
  • 0 Dangerous attack 0
  • 88 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Ham had a superior ball possession 58% while Birmingham was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Birmingham had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 0 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, West Ham was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Birmingham shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Birmingham didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, West Ham received 4 yellow cards (A. Stringer, T. Yallop, K. Longhurst and K. Svitková).

Match Timeline

41'
45'
A. Stringer- Yellow
61'
61'
70'
Eleanor Doyle- sub ->L. Smith
74'
Emily Whelan- sub ->Lucy Quinn
74'
83'
Melisa Filis- sub ->H. Cissoko
83'
Lois Joel- sub ->A. Stringer
88'
90'
Kate Longhurst- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Birmingham will play away with Manchester City W on the 27th of March with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City W (0 draws).

    West Ham will host Brighton W on the 27th of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Brighton W (0 draws).

    Birmingham – Formation

    Birmingham W
    G
    M. Hourihan 1.England
    G
    G. Lawley 30.England
    D
    L. Quinn 4.Republic of Ireland
    D
    H. Scott 3.Republic of Ireland
    D
    L. Robertson 8.Scotland
    D
    Rebecca Holloway 25.Ireland
    D
    J. Finn 14.Republic of Ireland
    M
    C. Murray 10.Scotland
    F
    V. Sarri 7.Greece
    F
    L. Quinn 17.England
    74'
    F
    L. Smith 12.England
    74'
    Substitutes
    G
    L. Jones 29.England
    D
    A. Cowie 32.England
    M
    M. Timms 39.England
    M
    A. Jenner 27.England
    M
    L. Simkin 6.England
    M
    D. Cole 40.England
    F
    E. Doyle 22.Republic of Ireland
    74'
    F
    E. Whelan 23.Republic of Ireland
    74'

    The manager Darren Carter decided to play with the following team: M. Hourihan, Louise Quinn, H. Scott, G. Lawley, L. Robertson, C. Murray, R. Holloway, J. Finn, V. Sarri, Lucy Quinn and L. Smith.

    The home team had on the bench: M. Timms, L. Jones, A. Cowie, A. Jenner, L. Simkin, E. Ryan-Doyle, E. Whelan and D. Cole.

    Substitutions

    Birmingham made 2 changes: L. Smith for E. Ryan-Doyle (74′) and Lucy Quinn for E. Whelan (74′).

    West Ham – Formation

    West Ham W
    G
    A. Leat 18.New Zealand
    D
    G. Flaherty 5.England
    D
    L. Parker 15.England
    D
    H. Cissoko 23.France
    83'
    M
    D. Brynjarsdóttir 32.Iceland
    M
    A. Stringer 4.England
    83' 45'
    M
    E. Snerle 8.Denmark
    61'
    M
    C. Walker 9.England
    70'
    F
    Kateřina Svitková 10.Czech Republic
    90'
    F
    Kate Longhurst 12.England
    90'
    F
    A. Leon 19.Canada
    61' Goals41'
    Substitutes
    G
    M. Arnold 1.Australia
    D
    L. Joel 20.England
    83'
    M
    Yui Hasegawa 14.Japan
    61'
    M
    Melisa Filis 17.England
    83'
    M
    T. Yallop 13.Australia
    61' 88'
    M
    Halle Houssein 33.England
    F
    L. Evans 7.Scotland
    70'

    Olli Harder played with: A. Leat, G. Flaherty, L. Parker, H. Cissoko, D. Brynjarsdóttir, K. Svitková, K. Longhurst, A. Stringer, E. Snerle, A. Leon and C. Walker.

    The following players were sitting on the bench: Y. Hasegawa, L. Evans, M. Filis, T. Yallop, M. Arnold, L. Joel and H. Houssein.

    Substitutions

    West Ham made 5 changes: E. Snerle for Y. Hasegawa (61′), A. Leon for T. Yallop (61′), C. Walker for L. Evans (70′), H. Cissoko for M. Filis (83′) and A. Stringer for L. Joel (83′).

    Results of the day

    These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​