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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 23 (setup 2, season 18)
WBA
v.
Torquay United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE17David BUTTON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Tosin ADARABIOYO62Joshua BRENET
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos3Harry TOFFOLO
Romaine SAWYERS74Kellyn ACOSTA
Jan BEDNAREK657John Anthony BROOKS
Kyle BARTLEY67Steve COOK
Hal ROBSON-KANU77Matt GRIMES
Kamil GROSICKI787Reiss NELSON
Daryl DIKE9Vincent JANSSEN
Andy CARROLL6106Odion Jude IGHALO
Chuba AKPOM611Andre GRAY
Manager
Callum ROBINSON12Ben PEARSON
Alex PALMER13Joe WILDSMITH
Nathan FERGUSON14John SWIFT
Dwight GAYLE15Robert SNODGRASS
Conor TOWNSEND16Kevin DIKS

WBA 3 Torquay United 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 34,689, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Andy HALL 6½)
9 Robson-Kanu, 45+2 Emerson Palmieri, 51 GrosickiScorers
53 Emerson Palmieri <=> TownsendSubstitutions52 Brenet <=> Snodgrass
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners11
21Fouls5
13Offsides8
5Shots on9
7Shots off5
12Total shots14
2Shots saved9
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Conor TOWNSEND
3GRIMES worked the ball to IGHALO, NELSON controlled his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
4Uncertainty in the WBA defence enabled BROOKS to hit an effort over.
7TOFFOLO shot wide.
9The WBA 'keeper was able to claw away a weak shot from TOFFOLO.
9GOAL!! A tackle from BROOKS gave WBA a free-kick twenty-five yards out which ROBSON-KANU fired past the 'keeper. (1-0 WBA)
10A tame strike from JANSSEN bounced agonisingly wide.
11The WBA 'keeper was able to block a powerful effort.
14The motionless Torquay United 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from TOFFOLO dropped just over.
17JOHNSTONE dived to his right to block a lovely drive from Torquay United's TOFFOLO.
18A brilliant strike from COOK was dealt with by a fine parry from JOHNSTONE.
21A cross from CARROLL left GROSICKI in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
32NELSON ran onto a delightful ball from GRIMES but hit his shot wide of the lefthand post.
33EMERSON PALMIERI's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Torquay United upright.
37A delightful save prevented ACOSTA from scoring an exceptional goal.
39A accurate pass fell to DIKE and his left foot shot went narrowly wide.
43AKPOM poked a simple chance past the far post.
44JANSSEN turned ADARABIOYO but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
45+2GOAL!! A shot from ADARABIOYO was kicked off the line only for EMERSON PALMIERI to crack the ball home. (2-0 WBA)
 
51GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by SAWYERS who setup GROSICKI with a simple chance. (3-0 WBA)
55The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from GROSICKI.
62BROOKS galloped through the WBA defence but shot straight at JOHNSTONE.
66GROSICKI headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
77A fine ball from ADARABIOYO on the left fell to GROSICKI who sliced his effort over.
79A thirty yard drive from IGHALO caused the WBA 'keeper no problem.
87A corner found TOWNSEND who flicked the ball over.
90+3A great effort from SNODGRASS scraped the woodwork.