West Ham (A) 17/12: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Huge game at Australian Paddington Towers. Losing would not be pleasant.

 

[Lycan]

Another game against a team who've just lost 5-0. They have a tough game at home to Freiburg on Thursday where they need a draw to make sure they finish top of their Europa League group and go through automatically.

Just realised they've got Liverpool in the cup next Wednesday as well.

 

[Templeton Peck]

London team, they won the World Cup , and they play the West Ham way obviously because they’re West Ham

And they're champions of Europe.

 

[Kenny]

RAN and Lemina fit for Sunday.

Neto could be back for Chelsea

 

[Tredman]

Really need Neto back.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Really need Neto back.

#likeanewsigning

 

[Tony Towner]

Been out 7 weeks and still joint top in PL assists

 

[The Bear]

RAN and Lemina fit for Sunday.

Neto could be back for Chelsea

Great news. Both sail back into the side.

 

[Tredman]

Been out 7 weeks and still joint top in PL assists

Or, as my kids inform me, actual top as 'he's played less games'

 

[The Bear]

He should have been credited the assist against Villa. But for a tiny deflection on the pass.

 

[lemonjelly]

Or, as my kids inform me, actual top as 'he's played less games'

saw a stat this week that said sarabia is the best chance creator in the PL based on mins on the pitch this season!

 

[1986]

A fit Neto will make a big difference . The concern will be though that it might take him time to get back to his early season form .

 

[sycophantia]

A fit Neto will make a big difference . The concern will be though that it might take him time to get back to his early season form .

Think he has definitely taken a while to get back to any form after his previous injuries, this one has been a shorter lay off though I think?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Will be just shy of two months if he does feature vs Chelsea. It's not much relatively speaking.

 

[1986]

Playing on Sunday gives us a much better break than West Ham with their match last night . O' Neil can't talk about players being tired this time around .
The idea that West Ham are difficult to break down - well Fulham clearly didn't read that script .

I'd be quite hopeful of a result here , as in a win .

 

[Tony Towner]

Their record after Europe this season W1D2L2. 5 of their 6 games will have been at home which is very lucky

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Btw. I'm lumping a tenner on Hwang getting a Christmas booking.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bentley and Bellegarde in for Sa and H Bueno

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Bentley and Bellegarde in for Sa and H Bueno

Brave.

So we've gone to 4 at the back then, lets see how that goes...

 

[Tony Towner]

Back 4 with Toti at LB...strange