Game 4 Grenfell

Game 4 Grenfell was a charity match played on 2 September 2017 to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, which happened three months previous. It was played at Loftus Road, which is located only a mile from Grenfell Tower. Former professional footballers, celebrities and people associated with the Grenfell Tower fire played in the match.

It was simultaneously aired live on Sky 1 and the Freeview channel Pick. The live show was presented by comedian Adam Hills, with punditry provided from fellow comedian Alan Davies and former professional footballer Ian Wright. Match commentary was provided by Joe Speight and comedian Matt Lucas, with sideline reporting by Chris Kamara.

Teams

Team Ferdinand Professionals Les Ferdinand, Manager of Team Ferdinand Marc Bircham Paul Merson Peter Crouch Shay Given Stan Collymore Clint Hill Clive Wilson Damien Duff Danny Gabbidon David Seaman Andy Impey

Celebrities Ben Shephard Chris Edwards Chris "Woody" Wood Damian Lewis DJ Spoony Iain Glen James Bay Marcus Mumford (c) Mo Farah Olly Murs Serge Pizzorno Tinie Tempah Wretch 32

Individuals associated with Grenfell Gregg Jules, firefighter Adam Foster, firefighter Shahin Sadafi, resident Omar Salha, volunteer

Team Shearer Professionals Alan Shearer, Manager of Team Shearer Andy Sinton Chris Sutton David James Des Walker Jamie Redknapp Jody Morris José Mourinho Kevin Gallen Trevor Sinclair (c)

Celebrities Ben Cohen Danny Jones Darren Campbell Dave Ed Westwick Jamie Dornan Jarvis Cocker Lee Mack Paul Bullion Ralf Little Richard Ashcroft Russell Howard Steve Mackey Tamer Hassan

Individuals associated with Grenfell David Badillo, firefighter Dean Smith, firefighter Oluwaseun Talabi, resident Bobby Ross, resident Paul Menacer, resident

Match Summary Team Ferdinand quickly took the lead through Mo Farah, who dinked the ball over goalkeeper David James. It was a somewhat lucky situation, as three Team Shearer players were simultaneously bundled over by Damian Lewis as he tried to get a shot on goal. Team Shearer would equalise twelve minutes later, when Danny Jones went on a mazy run, laying the ball off to Trevor Sinclair, who put it past David Seaman. Team Ferdinand contested the decision to let the goal stand, as they thought Sinclair was offside, but referee Mark Halsey waved their appeals away. A few minutes before half-time, both sides made a double substitution consisting of the first firefighters to arrive at Grenfell Tower; this action prompted a standing ovation from the Loftus Road crowd.

Team Shearer took the lead soon after the break, with Sinclair scoring from a direct free-kick. He took advantage of substitute goalkeeper Shay Given trying to sort out his defensive wall, and his strike left Given well beaten, ricocheting off the left hand post and into the net. Team Ferdinand's namesake Les Ferdinand came on in the second half, and almost equalised for his side, but was denied by James. Ferdinand left the pitch a few minutes later.

James himself was also substituted, making way for an unusual choice: Manchester United manager José Mourinho. Mourinho quickly became the centre of attention by getting himself booked for timewasting, and for punching away a corner from Team Ferdinand. However, Team Shearer conceded the equaliser, when Stan Collymore squared the ball to Chris Edwards, who tapped it in from close range. Mourinho was furious at his defence, particularly as he felt that Team Shearer should have had a penalty at the other end just moments before.

The match was paused on the eightieth minute in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the tower fire, and both sides made a double substitution consisting of four survivors. The match would end in a draw, and went straight to penalties (in the ABBA sequence, which had recently been implemented).

Penalty shootout Team Ferdinand went up first, with Grenfell resident Shahin Sadafi slotting it past Mourinho, despite the Portuguese getting a touch on it. Team Ferdinand also made a goalkeeper change, as neither Seaman or Given would face the penalty shootout, and Bastille drummer Chris Wood was selected for the shootout, having previously played in an outfield position earlier in the match. Firefighter David Badillo hammered his shot against the crossbar, but resident Oluwaseun Talabi soon levelled things up for Team Shearer. Firefighter Adam Foster, and volunteer Omar Salha, were both successful with their spot kicks. Mourinho then put his shot past Wood, and firefighter Dean Smith followed suit. Olly Murs scored the match-winning penalty, in what was a bit of karma for the Englishman, when he had been intentionally tackled by Mourinho in the 2014 edition of Soccer Aid.

After the match, Mourinho joked to Adam Hills that he had chosen the position of goalkeeper so that he did not have to run as much, and that he wanted to bring something fun and different to the charity match, given his status as a football manager. Grenfell resident Paul Menacer told the BBC: "We met people who want to talk and actually care about us. Someone as big as José Mourinho coming down and talking to us is just an amazing thing."

Match details

GK 1 David Seaman RB 2 Danny Gabbidon CB 6 Clint Hill CB 4Ben Shephard LB 3 Clive Wilson RM 8 Mo Farah CM 4 Damian Lewis LM 11 DJ Spoony RF 7Olly Murs CF 25 Peter Crouch LF 10Marcus Mumford (c) Substitutes:GK 13Shay Given ST 12Stan Collymore CM 15Tinie Tempah CB 18Marc Bircham LM 19Serge Pizzorno CM 20Jack Whitehall CM 21Paul Merson RM 22Chris Edwards RM 23Iain Glen LM 24 Damien Duff CM 26 Omar Salha CM/GK 26 Chris Wood ST 27 Shahin Sadafi ST 29 Gregg Jules CM 30 Adam Foster CM 32 Wretch 32 Player-manager:Les Ferdinand GK 1 David James RB 3 Ralf Little CB 5 Des Walker CB 6 Danny Jones LB 2 Lee Mack RM 7Darren Campbell CM 8Jamie Redknapp CM 9 Jamie DornanLM 11 Trevor Sinclair (c) ST 20Chris SuttonST 6Ben Cohen Substitutes:GK 1José Mourinho CM 12Jody Morris ST 14 Dave CB 15Richard Ashcroft LM 16 Andy Sinton RB 17Jarvis Cocker CF 18James Bay LM 19Ed Westwick ST 21Kevin Gallen ST 22Tamer Hassan RM 23Russell Howard CM 24Paul Bullion CM 25Steve Mackey CM 26Oluwaseun Talabi CM 27Bobby Ross CM 28Paul Menacer ST 29David Badillo CM 30Dean Smith Manager:Alan Shearer

Man of the match: Mo Farah (Team Ferdinand)

Match officials: Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

Game 4 Grenfell

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