Man City vs West Ham | PL | 20.12.25 | Predictions & Match Thread

[stubbo-admin]

I'll stick up all the usual match content a bit later, but thought I'd get the thread up:

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This weekend brings what has been in recent times arguably the most daunting match of the season 

Away at the ever fluent, ball-dominating Manchester City...a club that in previous times we had much in common with and a certain kindred spirit, but that in more modern times merely emphasise the difference that getting owners of means with a true desire for sporting success versus barrow merchants with no interest in the Club beyond buying it cheap, taking advantage of circumstance, and like house prices....doing just enough to keep it viable while watching the market trend see it's value appreciate.

We go into this game notably affected by the departure of two largely ever presents to AFCON.

AWB and Diouf are off in search of glory at the International stage. Füllkrug is unlikely to be risked with a move to AC Milan (!) seemingly on the agenda, and with January feeling as far away as ever our lightweight squad and it's meagre offerings take in one of the juggernauts of the North.

Predicted Line-up:

All eyes will be on the full-back slots, as well as if Nuno reverts to a 3 at the back.  Scarles is fit again.

Areola

Mavropanos   Kilman.  Todibo

KWP.     Magassa.  Fernandes.     Scarles

Paqueta

Bowen (c).    Summerville

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Myers, Rodriguez, Soucek, Potts, Wilson, Earthy, Irving

Predicted Result:

Man City: 4 - 0 :West Ham

Can't see anything but a heavy defeat in this one after too much PTSD with the Sky Blues. Expect Haaland to run amok as usual.

Hope for the best. Expect the worst. But a 1-0 defeat would feel like a win.

COYI.

 

[claret on my shirt]

Kilman's passing is shocking, Fernandez needs to play the No10 role, he's dreadful near our goal but great getting the ball and dribbling etc further up the field.

[Keep dreaming]

Kilman

[collyrob]

Wasn’t expecting much today but fuck me this is diabolical to watch 

[boleyn8420]

Pathetic display, almost cowardly accepting defeat so easily seemingly without even trying

[Maverick180180]

13 points from 17 games is beyond disgraceful 

[Massive Attack]

Fernandes is having an absolute stinker today. 

Didn't take long to chuck the game away after 5 minute's. 

[twoleftfeet]

Oh well, game over Klman diesnt tackle, too slow

 

 

Makes Mav look like a prime Costacurta 

[claret on my shirt]

what has paqueta done wrong? Fernandez was at fault for the 1st and maybe the second, although summerville should have had a free kick

[Any Old Iron]

You useless cսnt Fernandez

[Sir Alf]

Oh well, game over Klman diesnt tackle, too slow

[twoleftfeet]

35 minutes, and we aren't giving them any competition whatsoever.
Easily the worst team in the league.
Cheaper tickets, more u21 players and easier games next season.

Worse team in the league? Looks at table. 

[twoleftfeet]

Why he plays Paqueta is beyond me. Wilson would be a far more effective selection.

[Keep dreaming]

35 minutes, and we aren't giving them any competition whatsoever.
Easily the worst team in the league.
Cheaper tickets, more u21 players and easier games next season.

[Sir Alf]

Areola really cannot distribute. Goes straight back every time

[goose]

Why is Kilman back in? Scarles looks way out of his depth, and no CF again.

This is some depressing stuff.

[fraser]

Paqueta is teally grinding my gears. So wasteful

He just tried to get us up the pitch were camped in our half 

[Sir Alf]

Paqueta is teally grinding my gears. So wasteful

[Helmut Shown]

Kilman writes on the West Ham website "Coming from non league football made me stronger". I have seen no evidence of this during this season

[fraser]

Twice a City player has gone down and the cսnt stopped play 

[Sir Alf]

Paqueta is a liability trying to play impossible balls forward 

[Mike Oxsaw]

It's sad to the point of being almost criminal the way that Sullivan - and only Sullivan  - has dragged the team down.

[Sir Alf]

Scarles is not quite quick enough for a PL lett back imo. Looks vulnerable 

[Sir Alf]

Kilman will lose his man at some point. Not sure why he’s back in. Paqueta is just too casual out of possession. Whole game is damage limitation as it would be under any manager with our squad in

[Any Old Iron]

This is such painful viewing. I really feel for those who make the trek all the way oop north.  
Thanks to the hundreds of millions of petro dollars thrown at Man City the gulf between the sides is huge.  

[claret on my shirt]

first goal was down to Ferandez!