(1-0 West Ham United)| 10¹ | KUDUS waltzed past KIMPEMBE and stabbed a poor shot into the crowd. |
| 12¹ | DEMBÉLÉ's header was well saved by the 'keeper. |
| 13¹ | TROSSARD worked the ball to BARCOLA, KUDUS latched onto his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. |
| 23¹ | DE PAUL raced past BREMER but nudged the ball into the arms of BENÍTEZ. |
| 23¹ | KIMPEMBE receives a yellow card by the referee for a bad challenge. |
| 27¹ | PAU LÓPEZ blocked a lovely shot from TROSSARD. |
| 29¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in MORATA cracking a low shot over. |
| 30¹ | The Port Vale 'keeper saved a swerving shot from NEYMAR. |
| 36¹ | A great effort from MÜLLER scraped the outside of the righthand post. |
| 37¹ | A corner fell to DEMBÉLÉ who turned an effort wide. |
| 44¹ | The ref books BREMER for violent conduct against TAH. |
| 45¹ | An exceptional shot from NEYMAR was dealt with by a fine parry from BENÍTEZ. |
| 3² | GOAL!! TROSSARD waltzed forward, glanced up and fired a shot into the West Ham United net. (1-1)| 15² | MORATA rasped the ball through a ruck of players but BENÍTEZ was a match for it as he dived to his right. | | 29² | GOAL!! A mix up between BREMER and the 'keeper allowed DE PAUL to crack the ball into the empty net. (2-1 West Ham United)| 33² | TAH given a yellow card for a cynical tackle on MUDRYK. | | 34² | FABINHO's shot was well held by the Port Vale 'keeper. | | 36² | ALABA shot wide. | | 42² | MORATA flicked an easy chance past the far post. | | 43² | KUDUS ran onto a delightful ball from BARCOLA but toe-poked his shot wide. | | |