00:10Neither of those two sides are concerned with championship honours or relegation problems at this particular time of the season,
00:16but they both will want to win this game this afternoon for two entirely different reasons.
00:20So let's have a look then at the home side, first of all, West Ham United.
00:24And their obvious reason for wanting to win this afternoon is to maintain the balance of play
00:28that has taken them into the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, that is.
00:34And that's the same side there which took them in last Tuesday against Lausanne.
00:39And, of course, they're going to play Zaragoza in the semi-final on April 7th here at Upton Park on
00:45a Wednesday evening.
00:46Now, the visiting side this afternoon, Arsenal, comes from something like about seven miles away.
00:51And they've, of course, been having a few defensive problems throughout the season.
00:54In fact, they've conceded 66 goals up until this afternoon in league football.
00:59So let's have a look at their team for this afternoon.
01:02And Ewer is back at centre-half after being out through a rear current, I should think, of his old
01:07injury.
01:08Now, Glintock at right half and Neil at left half.
01:10And you see there that Radford has gone to inside right at Eastern to inside left.
01:14And I rather think that this is Radford going across so that Moore will have considerably more work to do
01:19than he normally does.
01:20Well, those are the two sides for you for this afternoon's game.
01:24The two teams are out on the pitch now, waiting down in the centre circle.
01:27So we'll go down to join them for the start of this match of the day.
01:32It's Arsenal to kick off in this first division game here at Upton Park against West Ham.
01:39Arsenal in the all-white slip.
01:43After the clash of colours.
01:46Conditions, pretty well perfect.
01:48There is a reasonable breeze blowing down the park, but not enough to worry either of the two teams.
01:54Corner kick to Arsenal.
02:07Pause to tick the corner.
02:10Another throw in to Arsenal.
02:14And they come to Radford.
02:16And they come to Radford.
02:16And they come to Radford.
02:21Gintock on its ground, just getting into the Radford.
02:25Taking it too far.
02:28And they're back to Sissons.
02:37Got to check.
02:38No one up with him.
02:39Oh, and that's a mistake there.
02:41Downs obviously didn't call.
02:43I hope you assume that it was his ball.
02:47Now, understanding there between Burns and Neil.
02:53Easton.
02:56Bois just jockeying in the way, just keeping with him.
03:01Gives the other defending players time to set themselves up.
03:04Because Moore had plenty of time there, but they did a very good job of clearing it.
03:08And it's Sissons that does.
03:17Throw in to West Ham.
03:23Ran that intended pass for Deere.
03:28Deere now, coming inside.
03:29Trying a shot.
03:30And it's the shot.
03:31The side rigging.
03:33And expected to corner kick.
03:35Jürg must have got his hook to it.
03:45Oh, just five minutes to go for halftime.
03:52Sissons.
03:56Topping it back there.
04:08Sissons now.
04:13To Bois.
04:15Sissons again.
04:18Played the ball well in midfield.
04:20West Ham.
04:21But they're not performing particularly well around the edge of the penalty area.
04:24Burn.
04:25On to Seeley.
04:28Oh, and Seeley getting it.
04:30Centering there.
04:31But Burn.
04:31Hooking it across.
04:36Again, it's...
04:38A little bit.
04:39If he'd have put it back to Sissons.
04:41Sissons wouldn't have had a very simple shot at goal.
04:42And there is the halftime whistle with a score.
04:45West Ham United, nil.
04:49Arsenal, nil.
04:50West Ham United do kick off in the second half.
04:53The sun's still quite brilliant.
04:56And the ball then washed at halftime so that we can pick it up a little better.
05:12Oh, and Burn making a present of it to East Ham.
05:17East Ham streaking away now.
05:19Baker.
05:21Oh, and East Ham.
05:22Swips it down the side.
05:23Again, which he's got to give.
05:25Spandman.
05:26All marks.
05:27He came out and narrowed the angle.
05:28Very well indeed.
05:32Oh, you are where the ball is being played from now.
05:44Cock up.
05:48Neil getting it.
05:50Clear but not too well.
05:56The referee has decided, and that's obviously very right,
06:02that the goalkeeper was charged underneath the arm,
06:06which makes it an impossibility for him to be charged in the shoulder.
06:15Eastern wanting Radford to come to him so that he can play the push and moving back into the space.
06:21But Radford not really experienced enough possible to cope with this quick thinking play of George Easton's.
06:35And he'll be taken.
06:37He's got that.
06:41Baker.
06:42All the way back to Yeouan.
06:44McCullough.
06:50Pause.
07:04that is 27 minutes into the second half it's Baker the Arsenal center forward
07:11to put Arsenal one goal to know in the league
07:33good so there by burn picking that corner out of the air quietly
07:42cut up to run on to see me
07:49yeah
08:00see you
08:08feel free go kick knowing cool weather posted it was going to be
08:2021 players now all deep in the Arsenal half
08:27that's Radford that got it clear
08:36I thought Moore got it over the bar in fact it's Ewer the center half that just got his
08:42foot in front of Moore because he was going to toe-end it in the net
08:52now come out to Peters
08:58more
08:59see you don't you are like it's in the way
09:01citizens
09:06that's out of the ground we'll have to have another ball on the pitch now to carry on with the
09:11game
09:16we'll have to jump out to the end of the game
09:24it's up to the end of the game
09:27and they're not going to play
09:28and they're not going to play
09:30since they have fallen on to the ground
09:31we'll be at the end of the game
09:38we'll have to have a lot of the game
09:38I'll have to have a lot of this game
09:40for a lot of the game
09:41Deer.
09:44No goal and a stretch in it!
09:48Hurst is score out.
09:50There is Hurst.
09:53I thought the first one, that was after 36 minutes.
09:57Hurst has put West Ham back on level terms with a score.
10:01West Ham won Arsenal 1.
10:03I wasn't at all sure whether the Sissons shot had hit the bar and branched over the line,
10:08but Hurst was there to nut it back in again.
10:20The Tors.
10:21East Ham to Torres.
10:29In long hope for centuries like this, are no good at all.
10:40oh
10:41oh
10:46yes
10:47handball
10:50handball by Neil
10:51it is a penalty
10:53and Ewer who made the mistake
10:55of only half-topping
10:57the ball back towards
10:59and his goalkeeper burned
11:01a brilliant brilliant mistake with Ewer's
11:03a very very weak
11:05pass back
11:06Neil I think
11:08didn't think that Burns would get it
11:11it would be Burns
11:13to set the forward
11:14and the rest hand
11:16to take the kick
11:28a lot of gamesmanship
11:29in fact the ball had moved off the
11:31penalty spot
11:36there and the scorer
11:42West Ham then leading by
11:44two goals to one with just
11:46three minutes left
11:48for play
11:56Moore
12:00Sealy
12:01helping it on
12:02and Dier
12:04back to Sealy
12:09and where is the final whistle then
12:11at the end of the game
12:12Mr Finney putting his whistle in his watch
12:15passing for the ball and the score then
12:18West Ham United
12:19David
12:19two
12:20Arsenal
12:21one
12:22you
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