2007 SEASON REVIEW 2008
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BY DJ WITTZY
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TUESDAY 01 JANUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
EMIRATES STADIUM
ARSENAL (2) 2
2 min – Eduardo fires a low half-volley beyond Rob Green to give the Gunners a perfect start to the new year.
18 min – Emmanuel Adebayor beats the advancing Rob Green to a long ball on the edge of the West Ham penalty area, before taking it round the Hammers ‘keeper and squeezing home his shot from the acutest of angles into the empty net.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:19 W:8 D:5 L:6 F:25 A:17 Pts:29
1. Arsenal Pld:20 W:14 D:5 L:1 F:40 A:16 Pts:47
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:20 W:8 D:5 L:7 F:25 A:19 Pts:29
1. Arsenal Pld:21 W:15 D:5 L:1 F:42 A:16 Pts:50
FA CUP 3RD ROUND
SATURDAY 05 JANUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
MANCHESTER CITY (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:20 W:8 D:5 L:7 F:25 A:19 Pts:29
4. Manchester City Pld:21 W:11 D:6 L:4 F:29 A:22 Pts:39
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 2
28 min – Freddie Ljungberg’s cross finds Dean Ashton in the centre; the big forward makes no mistake in finding the net with a super glancing header.
69 min – Mark Noble’s determination in keeping the ball in allows him to cross for Anton Ferdinand to fire home from 15 yards, his shot taking a slight deflection on its way into the roof of the Fulham net.
FULHAM (1) 1
8 min – Simon Davies’ looping free-kick is missed by everyone and is allowed to bounce into the corner of the West Ham net.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:20 W:8 D:5 L:7 F:25 A:19 Pts:29
19. Fulham Pld:21 W:2 D:9 L:10 F:22 A:37 Pts:15
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:21 W:9 D:5 L:7 F:27 A:20 Pts:32
19. Fulham Pld:22 W:2 D:9 L:11 F:23 A:39 Pts:15
FA CUP 3RD ROUND REPLAY
WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY 2008, 8.05PM KO
EASTLANDS
MANCHESTER CITY (0) 1
73 min – Rolando Bianchi’s header rebounds off the post but Elano is there to follow-up with a brave diving header in between two West Ham defenders, the ball trickling over the line.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:21 W:9 D:5 L:7 F:27 A:20 Pts:32
7. Manchester City Pld:22 W:11 D:6 L:5 F:29 A:23 Pts:39
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SUNDAY 20 JANUARY 2008, 4.00PM KO
EASTLANDS
MANCHESTER CITY (1) 1
16 min – The home side level affairs in controversial circumstances when Darius Vassell – who was standing in an offside position when the ball was played forward – prods home from close range after the Hammers fail to clear their lines.
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 1
8 min – Richard Dunne gives the ball away on the edge of his own penalty area, allowing Freddie Ljungberg to cross for Carlton Cole, who flicks the ball up before beating City ‘keeper Joe Hart with an acrobatic overhead kick.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:21 W:9 D:5 L:7 F:27 A:20 Pts:32
7. Manchester City Pld:22 W:11 D:6 L:5 F:29 A:23 Pts:39
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:22 W:9 D:6 L:7 F:28 A:21 Pts:33
5. Manchester City Pld:23 W:11 D:7 L:5 F:30 A:24 Pts:40
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
TUESDAY 29 JANUARY 2008, 7.45PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 1
90 min – With just 30 seconds of stoppage time remaining, the Irons break away on the counter attack from a Liverpool corner and Freddie Ljungberg is played in by Dean Ashton, before he is tripped by Jamie Carragher. Mark Noble converts the penalty kick with virtually the last kick of the game.
LIVERPOOL (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:22 W:9 D:6 L:7 F:28 A:21 Pts:33
6. Liverpool Pld:22 W:10 D:10 L:2 F:37 A:16 Pts:40
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:23 W:10 D:6 L:7 F:29 A:21 Pts:36
7. Liverpool Pld:23 W:10 D:10 L:3 F:37 A:17 Pts:40
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
JJB STADIUM
WIGAN ATHLETIC (1) 1
45 min – In the third minute of first-half stoppage time, a Wigan free-kick results in Kevin Kilbane floating a looping header over the stranded Rob Green in the West Ham goal.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:23 W:10 D:6 L:7 F:29 A:21 Pts:36
18. Wigan Athletic Pld:24 W:5 D:5 L:14 F:23 A:40 Pts:20
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:24 W:10 D:6 L:8 F:29 A:22 Pts:36
15. Wigan Athletic Pld:25 W:6 D:5 L:14 F:24 A:40 Pts:23
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 1
7 min – Freddie Ljungberg notches his first goal in claret and blue when he is quickest to react to a dangerous ball across the Birmingham penalty area, and he defeats Maik Taylor to the ball, firing into the roof of the net.
88 min – Lee Bowyer becomes the first Hammers player to be sent off in 2007/08, when he is harshly adjudged to have made a dangerous, high two-footed challenge. His red card is later rescinded.
BIRMINGHAM CITY (1) 1 [home kit/blue socks]
16 min – Lucas Neill is unfortunate to be penalised when he and James McFadden take a tumble in the home penalty area; McFadden – who went down rather easily under a slight shirt pull from Neill, who was also getting his shirt tugged by McFadden – takes the penalty himself, scoring his first goal for the Blues. Rob Green, who was inches away from saving the spot-kick, is beaten from the spot for the first time in 5 attempts this season.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:24 W:10 D:6 L:8 F:29 A:22 Pts:36
18. Birmingham City Pld:25 W:5 D:6 L:14 F:24 A:37 Pts:21
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:25 W:10 D:7 L:8 F:30 A:23 Pts:37
17. Birmingham City Pld:26 W:5 D:7 L:14 F:25 A:38 Pts:22
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2008, 3.00PM KO
CRAVEN COTTAGE
FULHAM (0) 0
88 min – Andreasson is receives a second booking for protesting over Solano’s dubious late goal and is sent off.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 1
87 min – Substitute Nolberto Solano grabs a late winner for the visitors when he beats Anti Niemi to the ball just inside the six-yard box, and despite strong suggestions that the Peruvian inadvertently handled the ball as he fell to the ground, subsequently deflecting it into the net, the goal is controversially given.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:25 W:10 D:7 L:8 F:30 A:23 Pts:37
19. Fulham Pld:26 W:3 D:10 L:13 F:25 A:44 Pts:19
AFTER MATCH:
9. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:26 W:11 D:7 L:8 F:31 A:23 Pts:40
19. Fulham Pld:27 W:3 D:10 L:14 F:25 A:45 Pts:19
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 01 MARCH 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
CHELSEA (3) 4
17 min – Anton Ferdinand’s late challenge on Salomon Kalou is punished when unpopular ex-Hammer Frank Lampard converts the resulting penalty, sending Robert Green the wrong way.
20 min – Another ex-Hammer, this time Joe Cole, finds the net for the visitors with a low drive from the right-hand corner of the West Ham penalty area.
22 min – Michael Ballack increases the misery on the home side when he smartly volleys in from a Lampard cross.
36 min – Frank Lampard is given a straight red card after a seemingly minor tussle with Luis Boa Morte, much to the delight of the home supporters.
64 min – Robert Green can only parry a shot from Joe Cole, and Ashley Cole is quickest to react to the loose ball, squeezing the rebound home from a tight angle past a Hammers defender and underneath Green on the line.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:26 W:11 D:7 L:8 F:31 A:23 Pts:40
3. Chelsea Pld:27 W:16 D:7 L:3 F:38 A:17 Pts:55
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:27 W:11 D:7 L:9 F:31 A:27 Pts:40
3. Chelsea Pld:27 W:17 D:7 L:3 F:42 A:17 Pts:58
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
WEDNESDAY 05 MARCH 2008, 8.00PM KO
ANFIELD
LIVERPOOL (1) 4
8 min – Fernando Torres’ fantastic first-time volley gives the Reds an early lead.
68 min – Torres nets his and Liverpool’s second with a header which loops past the stranded Robert Green in the West Ham goal.
80 min – Torres completes his hat-trick with a low shot from a tight angle infront of the Kop.
83 min – Steven Gerrard completes the rout with a 30-yard screamer which flies into the top-left hand corner of Green’s goal.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:27 W:11 D:7 L:9 F:31 A:27 Pts:40
5. Liverpool Pld:27 W:13 D:11 L:3 F:46 A:20 Pts:50
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:28 W:11 D:7 L:10 F:31 A:31 Pts:40
4. Liverpool Pld:28 W:14 D:11 L:3 F:50 A:20 Pts:53
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 08 MARCH 2008, 3.00PM KO
WHITE-HART LANE
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (2) 4
8 min – Tom Huddlestone’s free-kick is headed in by Dimitar Berbatov as the Hammers again fall behind early on.
11 min – Another free-kick by Huddlestone is headed home by Berbatov – an almost carbon-copy of the first goal, although this time the assist is on the left wing.
86 min – Gilberto seals the points for Spurs with an close-range effort from a tight angle.
90 min – Darren Bent condemns the Hammers to an incredible third consecutive 4-0 defeat with a late fourth.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
44 min – Luis Boa Morte makes matters worse for the visitors when he is needlessly sent off for a clumsy challenge deep in the Tottenham half.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:28 W:11 D:7 L:10 F:31 A:31 Pts:40
11. Tottenham Hotspur Pld:27 W:8 D:8 L:11 F:49 A:45 Pts:32
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:29 W:11 D:7 L:11 F:31 A:35 Pts:40
11. Tottenham Hotspur Pld:28 W:9 D:8 L:11 F:53 A:45 Pts:35
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 2
39 min – Dean Ashton scores West Ham’s first goal in four games, firing past Brad Friedel inside the area.
81 min – Young substitute Freddie Sears nets on his Hammers debut when he follows up his own effort to head past Friedel and give the home side a valuable three points.
BLACKBURN ROVERS (1) 1
20 min – Rovers hit the Hammers on the break and open the scoring through the prolific Roque Santa Cruz.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:29 W:11 D:7 L:11 F:31 A:35 Pts:40
8. Blackburn Rovers Pld:29 W:12 D:10 L:7 F:38 A:35 Pts:46
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:30 W:12 D:7 L:11 F:33 A:36 Pts:43
8. Blackburn Rovers Pld:30 W:12 D:10 L:8 F:39 A:37 Pts:46
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 22 MARCH 2008, 5.15PM KO
GOODISON PARK
EVERTON (1) 1
8 min – Young debutant James Tomkins is caught in possession and Yakubu races through to blast a fizzing shot past Rob Green.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 1 [away kit]
68 min – Dean Ashton gets up well to head home a deserved equaliser for the travelling Hammers.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:30 W:12 D:7 L:11 F:33 A:36 Pts:43
5. Everton Pld:30 W:17 D:5 L:8 F:47 A:25 Pts:56
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:31 W:12 D:8 L:11 F:34 A:37 Pts:44
5. Everton Pld:31 W:17 D:6 L:8 F:48 A:26 Pts:57
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2008, 3.00PM KO
STADIUM OF LIGHT
SUNDERLAND (1) 2
29 min – After the visitors fail to clear their lines, a dangerous ball is played in to Kenwyne Jones who taps in to an empty net from point-blank range.
90 min – In incredibly the sixth minute of added time, Andy Reid drills a powerful low volley into the bottom corner to win the points for the Wearsiders.
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 1
18 min – Freddie Ljungberg’s deflected shot from just inside the Sunderland area gives the Hammers the lead.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:31 W:12 D:8 L:11 F:34 A:37 Pts:44
16. Sunderland Pld:31 W:8 D:6 L:17 F:27 A:48 Pts:30
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:32 W:12 D:8 L:12 F:35 A:39 Pts:44
13. Sunderland Pld:32 W:9 D:6 L:17 F:29 A:49 Pts:33
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
TUESDAY 08 APRIL 2008, 7.45PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0
PORTSMOUTH (0) 1 [away kit]
61 min – Niko Krancjar nets the only goal of the game with a 25-yard effort bounces into the bottom right-hand corner of the Hammers’ goal.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:32 W:12 D:8 L:12 F:35 A:39 Pts:44
6. Portsmouth Pld:32 W:15 D:8 L:9 F:46 A:33 Pts:53
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:33 W:12 D:8 L:13 F:35 A:40 Pts:44
6. Portsmouth Pld:33 W:16 D:8 L:9 F:47 A:33 Pts:56
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2008, 3.00PM KO
REEBOK STADIUM
BOLTON WANDERERS (0) 1
47 min – The home side come firing out of the blocks at the start of the second half, winning a corner with their first attack, from which Kevin Davies stabs home the loose ball from close range.
WEST HAM UNITED (0) 0 [home kit/claret shorts/claret socks]
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:33 W:12 D:8 L:13 F:35 A:40 Pts:44
18. Bolton Wanderers Pld:33 W:6 D:8 L:19 F:30 A:52 Pts:26
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:34 W:12 D:8 L:14 F:35 A:41 Pts:44
18. Bolton Wanderers Pld:34 W:7 D:8 L:19 F:31 A:52 Pts:29
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 2
20 min – Mark Noble’s free-kick is easily headed home by the unchallenged Bobby Zamora – his first West Ham goal of the season.
77 min – Good build-up play on the left wing sees the ball pulled back to Carlton Cole who blasts home from point-blank range to end Derby’s resistance.
DERBY COUNTY (0) 1
65 min – Tyrone Mears nets against his old club from a Derby breakaway, blasting past Rob Green from the edge of the penalty box.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:34 W:12 D:8 L:14 F:35 A:41 Pts:44
20. Derby County Pld:34 W:1 D:8 L:25 F:16 A:74 Pts:11
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:35 W:13 D:8 L:14 F:37 A:42 Pts:47
20. Derby County Pld:35 W:1 D:8 L:26 F:17 A:76 Pts:11
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (2) 2
10 min – Mark Noble’s smart turn and finish inside the Newcastle area gives the Hammers an early lead.
23 min – Dean Ashton turns a Newcastle defender before firing low from a tight angle to beat the static Steve Harper in the visitors’ goal.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (2) 2
42 min – Obafemi Martins reduces the arrears when his delicate flick over the on-rushing Rob Green finds the back of the net.
45 min – Martins is again involved as his shot takes a huge deflection off Geremi and George McCartney before defeating Rob Green.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:35 W:13 D:8 L:14 F:37 A:42 Pts:47
12. Newcastle United Pld:35 W:11 D:9 L:15 F:42 A:58 Pts:42
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:36 W:13 D:9 L:14 F:39+ A:44 Pts:48
12. Newcastle United Pld:36 W:11 D:10 L:15 F:44 A:60 Pts:43
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 03 MAY 2008, 12.45PM KO
OLD TRAFFORD
MANCHESTER UNITED (3) 4
3 min – It takes just 2 minutes and 52 seconds for United to breach the Hammers’ defence. Ronaldo beats Lucas Neill, who slips over, on the right wing before proceeding into the penalty and unleashing a deflected shot past the retreating George McCartney and the helpless Rob Green at his near post.
24 min – Ronaldo notches his brace when he is left completely unmarked by John Pantsil, and after the ball sails over the head of young James Tomkins, the ball bounces off Ronaldo’s knee from a few yards into the net.
26 min – ex-Hammer Carlos Tevez blasts a 30-yard screamer into the roof of Rob Green’s net.
37 min – Nani is deservedly given his marching orders when, after a tussle with Lucas Neill, he headbutts the Hammers defender and is given a straight red card.
59 min – Another former West Ham player, this time Michael Carrick, gets in on the act with another deflected shot from outside the area.
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 1 [away kit]
28 min – Dean Ashton scores an absolutely brilliantly judged overhead kick, beating Rio Ferdinand to an aerial ball and then firing past the stranded Edwin Van Der Sar.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:36 W:13 D:9 L:14 F:39 A:44 Pts:48
1. Manchester United Pld:36 W:25 D:6 L:5 F:74 A:21 Pts:81
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:37 W:13 D:9 L:15 F:40 A:48 Pts:48
1. Manchester United Pld:37 W:26 D:6 L:5 F:78 A:22 Pts:84
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
SUNDAY 11 MAY 2008, 3.00PM KO
UPTON PARK
WEST HAM UNITED (1) 2
8 min – Nolberto Solano’s excellent free-kick round the wall defeats Scott Carson in the Villa goal, and despite getting a hand to it, he cannot prevent the powerful effort from hitting the net.
89 min – Dean Ashton rounds off his and the Hammers’ season in fine style with a superb turn and half-volley beyond Carson.
ASTON VILLA (1) 2
14 min – Nigel Reo-Coker’s clever ball through finds Ashley Young free on the right-hand side of the West Ham penalty area, and his low passed shot creeps into the corner of the net.
58 min – Gareth Barry follows up a parried effort by Rob Green in the Hammers goal to give the Villans the lead for the first time in the match.
BEFORE MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:37 W:13 D:9 L:15 F:40 A:48 Pts:48
6. Aston Villa Pld:37 W:16 D:11 L:10 F:69 A:49 Pts:59
AFTER MATCH:
10. WEST HAM UNITED Pld:38 W:13 D:10 L:15 F:42 A:50 Pts:49
6. Aston Villa Pld:38 W:16 D:12 L:10 F:71 A:51 Pts:60