
Charlton Athletic vs West Bromwich Albion, 2007/08 English League Championship, 2007/2008 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Charlton Athletic are hosting West Bromwich Albion
at The Valley, London, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Game on!
- 1': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 1': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
- 1': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
- 2': Handball called on Andy Gray
- 2': Bostjan Cesar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 2': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 3': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 4': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
- 4': Jerome Thomas drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
- 5': Greg Halford commits a foul on Bostjan Cesar resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 5': Paul Robinson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 6': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Paul Robinson commits a foul on Sam Sodje resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 7': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 7': Ishmael Miller drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 7': Sam Sodje blocks the shot
- 7': Greg Halford commits a foul on Zoltan Gera resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 8': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 9': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 10': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 11': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 11': Sam Sodje commits a foul on Kevin Phillips resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 11': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 12': Martin Albrechtsen commits a foul on Leroy Lita resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 12': Greg Halford takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 13': Greg Halford curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 13': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 13': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele commits a foul on Andy Gray resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 13': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 14': Offside called on Kevin Phillips
- 14': Matthew Holland takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 15': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 15': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 15': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 16': Throw-in: Ishmael Miller takes it (Attacking)
- 16': Sam Sodje commits a foul on Kevin Phillips resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 16': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
- 17': Jonathan Greening crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 17': Greg Halford clears the ball from danger.
- 17': Kevin Phillips drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 18': Sam Sodje blocks the shot
- 18': Carl Hoefkens drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 18': Ben Thatcher blocks the shot
- 18': Jonathan Greening drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 18': Patrick McCarthy blocks the shot
- 19': Offside called on Robert Koren
- 19': Patrick McCarthy takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 19': Andy Gray commits a foul on Martin Albrechtsen resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 19': Dean Kiely takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 20': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 20': Sam Sodje clears the ball from danger.
- 20': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 21': Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo commits a foul on Jonathan Greening resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 21': Dean Kiely takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 22': Andy Gray hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 22': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 23': Carl Hoefkens commits a foul on Jerome Thomas resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 23': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 24': Offside called on Sam Sodje
- 24': Dean Kiely takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 24': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 26': Ben Thatcher crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 26': Ben Thatcher crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 26': Martin Albrechtsen blocks the cross
- 26': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 26': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 27': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 27': Throw-in: Jerome Thomas takes it (Attacking)
- 28': Jerome Thomas crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 28': Carl Hoefkens blocks the cross
- 28': Jerome Thomas crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 28': Darren Ambrose hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 28': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 28': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 30': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele commits a foul on Jerome Thomas resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 30': Darren Ambrose takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 30': Darren Ambrose crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 30': Greg Halford hits a good header. Outcome: goal
- 30': Goal!! Greg Halford hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Charlton now leads 1 - 0
- 31': That last goal was assisted by Darren Ambrose (Cross from Left Channel)
- 32': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
- 32': Jerome Thomas drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 32': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 32': Kevin Phillips commits a foul on Sam Sodje resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 32': Patrick McCarthy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 33': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 34': Ben Thatcher commits a foul on Ishmael Miller resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 34': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
- 34': Kevin Phillips hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 34': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 35': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
- 35': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 35': Ben Thatcher commits a foul on Robert Koren resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 35': Paul Robinson takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
- 36': Darren Ambrose commits a foul on Jonathan Greening resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 36': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 36': Jonathan Greening crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 36': Patrick McCarthy clears the ball from danger.
- 37': Throw-in: Robert Koren takes it (Defending)
- 37': Jerome Thomas drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 37': Carl Hoefkens blocks the shot
- 38': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul
- 38': Sam Sodje commits a foul on Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 38': Dean Kiely takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 39': Ishmael Miller commits a foul on Sam Sodje resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 39': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 39': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 40': Carl Hoefkens clears the ball from danger.
- 40': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 40': Jonathan Greening crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 41': Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo clears the ball from danger.
- 41': Martin Albrechtsen crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 41': Sam Sodje clears the ball from danger.
- 41': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 41': Darren Ambrose commits a foul on Jonathan Greening resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 41': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
- 42': Jonathan Greening crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 42': Kevin Phillips hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
- 42': Goal!! Kevin Phillips hits a very good right footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
- 42': That last goal was assisted by Zoltan Gera (Header from Right Penalty Area)
- 43': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 43': Ben Thatcher crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 43': Paul Robinson clears the ball from danger.
- 43': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 44': Zoltan Gera is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 44': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele clears the ball from danger.
- 44': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
- 45': Sam Sodje drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 45': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45'+1': Jonathan Greening commits a foul on Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 45'+1': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 45'+1': Jonathan Greening is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 45'+2': Offside called on Leroy Lita
- 45'+2': Dean Kiely takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 45'+2': Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo commits a foul on Robert Koren resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 45'+2': Kevin Phillips takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
- 45'+3': Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 45'+3': Kevin Phillips drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 45': The second half is under way
- 46': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 47': Throw-in: Zoltan Gera takes it (Attacking)
- 47': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 47': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 48': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 48': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 49': Jerome Thomas crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 49': Leroy Lita hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 49': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 50': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 50': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele commits a foul on Jerome Thomas resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 50': Matthew Holland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 50': Matthew Holland drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 50': Zoltan Gera blocks the shot
- 50': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
- 51': Andy Gray kicks(overhead) a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 51': Jonathan Greening blocks the shot
- 51': Jerome Thomas curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 52': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 52': Ben Thatcher crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 52': Carl Hoefkens blocks the cross
- 52': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
- 53': Sam Sodje hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 53': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 54': Dean Kiely takes a short goal kick
- 55': Greg Halford crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 55': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele clears the ball from danger.
- 55': Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo commits a foul on Carl Hoefkens resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 55': Dean Kiely takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 56': Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele commits a foul on Ben Thatcher resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 56': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 56': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 57': Ishmael Miller commits a foul on Sam Sodje resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 57': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 58': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 58': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
- 58': Zoltan Gera hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 59': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 59': Offside called on Leroy Lita
- 59': Dean Kiely takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 60': Zoltan Gera drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 60': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 60': Andy Gray commits a foul on Bostjan Cesar resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 60': Bostjan Cesar takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 61': Handball called on Carl Hoefkens
- 61': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 63': Paul Robinson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 63': Sam Sodje clears the ball from danger.
- 63': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Defending)
- 63': Offside called on Ishmael Miller
- 63': Nicky Weaver takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 63': Charlton makes a sub: Zheng Zhi enters for Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo. Reason: Injury
- 64': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Defending)
- 65': Offside called on Ishmael Miller
- 65': Darren Ambrose takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 65': Jerome Thomas crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 65': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
- 66': Darren Ambrose crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 66': Dean Kiely makes a very good save (Catch)
- 66': Jerome Thomas crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 66': Paul Robinson clears the ball from danger.
- 66': Darren Ambrose takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
- 67': Paul Robinson clears the ball from danger.
- 67': Zheng Zhi commits a foul on Ishmael Miller resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 67': Robert Koren takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 67': Offside called on Kevin Phillips
- 67': Zheng Zhi takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 68': Throw-in: Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele takes it (Attacking)
- 69': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 69': Ishmael Miller commits a foul on Matthew Holland resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 69': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 70': Martin Albrechtsen commits a foul on Leroy Lita resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 70': Darren Ambrose takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
- 71': Darren Ambrose drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 71': Charlton makes a sub: Chris Iwelumo enters for Leroy Lita. Reason: Tactical
- 71': Dean Kiely takes a long goal kick
- 72': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Defending)
- 72': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Defending)
- 72': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Attacking)
- 74': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 74': Sam Sodje commits a foul on Ishmael Miller resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 74': Bostjan Cesar takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 75': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 76': Offside called on Kevin Phillips
- 76': Nicky Weaver takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 76': West Brom makes a sub: Roman Bednar enters for Ishmael Miller. Reason: Tactical
- 78': Bostjan Cesar commits a foul on Chris Iwelumo resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 78': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
- 78': Greg Halford commits a foul on Paul Robinson resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 78': Dean Kiely takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 79': Kevin Phillips hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 79': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 79': Charlton makes a sub: Lee Cook enters for Darren Ambrose. Reason: Tactical
- 80': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger short, resulting in: open play
- 80': Martin Albrechtsen commits a foul on Andy Gray resulting on a free kick for Charlton
- 80': Nicky Weaver takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 81': Robert Koren hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 81': Sam Sodje blocks the shot
- 82': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
- 82': Roman Bednar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 82': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 83': Throw-in: Carl Hoefkens takes it (Defending)
- 83': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 83': Ben Thatcher crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 83': Dean Kiely makes an outstanding save (Catch)
- 84': Kevin Phillips crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 84': Nicky Weaver makes a very good save (Catch)
- 84': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 84': Handball called on Kevin Phillips
- 84': Ben Thatcher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
- 84': Kevin Phillips is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
- 86': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Defending)
- 86': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 86': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Attacking)
- 87': Jonathan Greening takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
- 87': Roman Bednar hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 88': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 88': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
- 88': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Defending)
- 89': Ben Thatcher commits a foul on Carl Hoefkens resulting on a free kick for West Brom
- 89': Jonathan Greening takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 89': Zoltan Gera hits(volley) an impressive right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar
- 90': Nicky Weaver takes a long goal kick
- 90': Throw-in: Ben Thatcher takes it (Attacking)
- 90': Throw-in: Paul Robinson takes it (Defending)
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
- 90'+1': Paul Robinson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 90'+1': Sam Sodje clears the ball from danger.
- 90'+2': Robert Koren drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 90'+2': Sam Sodje blocks the shot
- 90'+2': Kevin Phillips curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 90'+2': Nicky Weaver makes a very good save (Catch)
- 90'+2': Throw-in: Greg Halford takes it (Attacking)
- 90'+4': Lee Cook crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 90'+4': Dean Kiely makes a very good save (Catch)
- 90'+4': Offside called on Roman Bednar
- 90'+4': Nicky Weaver takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 18 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 3 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
0 | Possession | 0 |
16 | SHOTS | 14 |
8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
8 | Accurate Passes | 4 |
8 | Passes | 4 |
1.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
8 | Crosses | 14 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
6 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
6 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Valley
Location: London, England
Attendance: 23,412
Venue: The Valley
Location: London, England
Attendance: 23,412
Line-Ups
Charlton Athletic
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Nicky Weaver (GK) |
25 | Greg Halford |
4 | Sam Sodje |
6 | Patrick Mccarthy |
3 | Ben Thatcher |
11 | Darren Ambrose |
8 | Matthew Holland |
23 | José Semedo ![]() |
14 | Jerome Thomas |
9 | Andy Gray |
38 | Leroy Lita |
West Bromwich Albion
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dean Kiely (GK) |
2 | Carl Hoefkens |
14 | Martin Albrechtsen |
25 | Bostjan Cesar |
3 | Paul Robinson |
26 | Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro Pele |
7 | Robert Koren |
8 | Jonathan Greening ![]() |
11 | Zoltan Gera ![]() |
21 | Kevin Phillips |
17 | Ishmael Miller |
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