Fulham vs West Ham | PL | 4.3.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

[Mad Ferret]

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Match Centre: 

Live data by Scoreaxis

 Odds: 
WHU: 9/4
Draw: 5/2
Fulham: 13/10

 Pre-Match Press Conference: 
Official Site

 Match Preview: 
Hammers Chat

 Watch-along:
Hammers Chat

Streams:

Sport+

 If there above doesn't work go look for a Stream from the sites listed here!

https://champagne.pages.dev/docs/gettin ... ive-sports
 
 (With all live streams be mindful they can carry viruses etc.  Don't click on any ads and use a VPN).
   ------------------------------




Todibo has to come back in now. Bowen to have a spell on the bench.

...........……......Hermanson

AWB..…...Todibo..…...Disasi.…...Diouf

Traore.....Magassa.....Fernandes.....Summerville

............................Soucek

........................Taty Costalot

[Mad Ferret]

Yeah WTF, Forest have been awful of late.

They got a plucky point last night but they have virtually no momentum. 

[fraser]

Current form table last 6 games Forest 19th Spurs 20th...Forest haven't won in 6 league games I hope they keep that momentum up 

[BoleynGone]

Nuno got most things right  Replacing Wilson was his best choice. The fear I had that Wilson wasn't really up for this showed. He and Taty were on different planets. If Nuno told the defence to stop hitting it long in the 2nd half it worked. The ball kept coming back from long balls especially Diuof and Disasi. Tighter at the back in the 2nd half, with the Hermie making outstanding saves. he did try and be to clever at the end there...phew...
Bowen worked his socks off and deserved the assist. Summerville is so lethal in those situations,confidence is key for him. Taty and Wilson quite poor upfront. Fernandes solid but needs to stop these early bookings,Soucek solid broke up play well. Todibo and Dissai strong and determined especially 2nd half.
AWB poor and got lucky a few times. 
Fans were so vocal,great to hear.

Forest got a good point,their performances of late earned that. I think they now have momentum and will pull away. Leeds and Spurs will be sucked in by both us and Forest creating a more nervy end to the season for both.
Spurs will be so edgy atm.
We nned to get something out of City game now.
 

[Nick QQQ2]

Away end was top class last night. I was near the back and the stand felt like it was going to collapse when the goal went in. Top tier limbs, you could feel the floor bouncing. 

Not an amazing performance, but got the three points and that's all that matters. First half  thought we really lacked creativity, we struggle to create unless its from the wide areas in a 4-4-2. For me mainly down to Soucek and his lack of qualilty on the ball which leads him to just taking the easy option and going backwards more often then not.  Wilson for me struggled, didnt link up with Taty well and just doesn't have the legs to cause a threat or press particularly well.   When the ball did go wide Diouf struggled with his crossing, and AWB and Bowen tried hard but not much in threat came from the right. Bowen works his nuts off but looks like he has lost that half a yard which takes him away from players. 

Now for the good bits,  thought the two centre backs were immense. Strong, pacy, aggression, good on the ball. Superb.  Fernandes also done alot of good work in the middle. Now onto Jimmy, best player on the pitch. Took his goal well and our biggest goal threat by a mile. Getting into Payet levels of carrying the team, our relegation relies on him staying fit as much as anything else. 

The away end superb, the 5 mins of solid cunting off Sully and then Brady was delightful.  I didn't think Fulham were all that at all and they beat Spurs.....so what does that say about them.  They have tough away games till the end of the season and have the worst home record in the 92 bar Sheff Weds! 


 

Good balanced summary and agree with all of that.   Todibo in particular was excellent.  I was a bit nervous given his time out but he was on it.  All of a sudden we have a ball playing CB with pace and aggression.  Fuck knows what Potter was asking him to do but Nuno has clearly got the best out of him.

[Rossal]

Fuck me forgot the ref....spectacularly bad. The handball I think isnt given because of the t-shirt line.   The Fernandes foul at the end of the first half I think is a worse decision. It was clearly a foul on Fernandes, so so bad.  The amount of times someone got hacked down and he just waved play on.  All the money in the prem, its astounding how shit a level the officiating is. 

[Rossal]

Away end was top class last night. I was near the back and the stand felt like it was going to collapse when the goal went in. Top tier limbs, you could feel the floor bouncing. 

Not an amazing performance, but got the three points and that's all that matters. First half  thought we really lacked creativity, we struggle to create unless its from the wide areas in a 4-4-2. For me mainly down to Soucek and his lack of qualilty on the ball which leads him to just taking the easy option and going backwards more often then not.  Wilson for me struggled, didnt link up with Taty well and just doesn't have the legs to cause a threat or press particularly well.   When the ball did go wide Diouf struggled with his crossing, and AWB and Bowen tried hard but not much in threat came from the right. Bowen works his nuts off but looks like he has lost that half a yard which takes him away from players. 

Now for the good bits,  thought the two centre backs were immense. Strong, pacy, aggression, good on the ball. Superb.  Fernandes also done alot of good work in the middle. Now onto Jimmy, best player on the pitch. Took his goal well and our biggest goal threat by a mile. Getting into Payet levels of carrying the team, our relegation relies on him staying fit as much as anything else. 

The away end superb, the 5 mins of solid cunting off Sully and then Brady was delightful.  I didn't think Fulham were all that at all and they beat Spurs.....so what does that say about them.  They have tough away games till the end of the season and have the worst home record in the 92 bar Sheff Weds! 

 

[fraser]

Just seen Silva whining that it was a penalty for them and Fernandes should have been sent off... Both fouls on our players.. 

[Tomshardware]

As a few have mentioned, despite the win, going 4-4-2 doesn’t help us. We’re not great in central midfield as it is, but asking two players to compete with three in the centre of the park will cause us more problems than it solves in the long run.

I get that Spud can drop deep when required, but it does leave us short. If we do that against Man City, they’ll destroy us and we won’t see the ball. Especially as they’re pissed about dropping points last night.

Anyway, all irrelevant this morning. That was a great win at Fulham and we’ve caught the pack we’ve been chasing. Let’s not waste this chance.

First half we played direct and it didn't work, the ball came straight back as neither Wilson or Taty can play that way.  That said I think our goal last night came from a Hermanson ball up top which we pressed. 

[John Drake]

Leeds have got Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace and Wolves in the coming weeks, I just can't see it myself.

Leeds have won two of their last ten games. Which of those games are gimmes for them?

Stop following me around you fucking oddball, just because we had a disagreement before, I don't even know who you are. I think it's pretty clear what my point is, but you seem to have a hard on for me. Now fuck off out of it.

Drama alert!

[Manuel]

We're now at the stage where points,not performances are the priority. Individual mistakes can be forgiven as long as we are racking up points and we get closer to safety. Still wouldn't like to predict how this season ends,could well end up that our last game of the season is a 'who stays up decider' between us and Leeds. 

Leeds have got Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace and Wolves in the coming weeks, I just can't see it myself.

Leeds have won two of their last ten games. Which of those games are gimmes for them?

Stop following me around you fucking oddball, just because we had a disagreement before, I don't even know who you are. I think it's pretty clear what my point is, but you seem to have a hard on for me. Now fuck off out of it.

[southbankbornnbred]

As a few have mentioned, despite the win, going 4-4-2 doesn’t help us. We’re not great in central midfield as it is, but asking two players to compete with three in the centre of the park will cause us more problems than it solves in the long run.

I get that Spud can drop deep when required, but it does leave us short. If we do that against Man City, they’ll destroy us and we won’t see the ball. Especially as they’re pissed about dropping points last night.

Anyway, all irrelevant this morning. That was a great win at Fulham and we’ve caught the pack we’ve been chasing. Let’s not waste this chance.

[John Drake]

We're now at the stage where points,not performances are the priority. Individual mistakes can be forgiven as long as we are racking up points and we get closer to safety. Still wouldn't like to predict how this season ends,could well end up that our last game of the season is a 'who stays up decider' between us and Leeds. 

Leeds have got Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace and Wolves in the coming weeks, I just can't see it myself.

Leeds have won two of their last ten games. Which of those games are gimmes for them?

[Tomshardware]

Our fans were superb last night. 

[Manuel]

We're now at the stage where points,not performances are the priority. Individual mistakes can be forgiven as long as we are racking up points and we get closer to safety. Still wouldn't like to predict how this season ends,could well end up that our last game of the season is a 'who stays up decider' between us and Leeds. 

Leeds have got Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Palace and Wolves in the coming weeks, I just can't see it myself.

[cholo]

Mads isn’t any worse than Areola from corners.  They are both equally stuck to their line.   What Mads does give us is composure from the back.  He is 10 x better on the ball than Areola and those 2 saves last night were vital to the 3 points.  Credit where credit is due given the issues at the start of the season.

Agreed, they both do the bread and butter stuff to about the same level. Mads however is several orders better in possesion and distribution.

[only1billybonds]

We're now at the stage where points,not performances are the priority. Individual mistakes can be forgiven as long as we are racking up points and we get closer to safety. Still wouldn't like to predict how this season ends,could well end up that our last game of the season is a 'who stays up decider' between us and Leeds. 

[dealcanvey]

Mads still gives me the heebie-jeebies at every corner kick. Fortunately, Fulham are not one of the aggressive set piece teams. It will be a different question against Manchester City, Arsenal and Brentford (in the league).

Although, it was a very smart save towards the end, it followed from a corner kick into the centre of the six-yard box, a few yards from goal where he had just stayed on his line and watched 

Keeper had a good game. Shows great confidence. Takes character to come back and perform how he has. Another clean sheet earnt with some top saves.

The only flapping I saw in regard to him were from posters on here yesterday. Could do with him having a chat with vexed and co on how to chill the fuck out! 

[Nick QQQ2]

Mads isn’t any worse than Areola from corners.  They are both equally stuck to their line.   What Mads does give us is composure from the back.  He is 10 x better on the ball than Areola and those 2 saves last night were vital to the 3 points.  Credit where credit is due given the issues at the start of the season.

[John Drake]

Mads still gives me the heebie-jeebies at every corner kick. Fortunately, Fulham are not one of the aggressive set piece teams. It will be a different question against Manchester City, Arsenal and Brentford (in the league).

Although, it was a very smart save towards the end, it followed from a corner kick into the centre of the six-yard box, a few yards from goal where he had just stayed on his line and watched 

[Manuel]

Only saw the highlights, but a huge much needed win. It's really frustrating that we are one light up top, we've seen before that Wilson can't start games, it could ultimately be our downfall.

If Spurs do win tonight at least it keeps Palace down there, shame Wolves missed that pen at 0-0 there or they would really be in the shit.

[Westham67]

I reckon many Spurs players want out its a toxic club.

[Vexed]

Glad it’s over. Big win against a good side and a dodgy ref.

Hermansen had his best performance, some great saves.
Wasn’t pretty but it’s the win that matters.

Gonna be a dog fight but I’m starting to like our chances. We’ve clawed our way back, momentum is with us. 

If I was a betting man I’d put my money on Spurs being the team that goes down.

Wouldn’t that be funny!

Think if Spurs fail to beat Palace tomorrow I'm going to start to agree. But I suspect they'll grab a win, disappointingly. 

[cholo]

A special thanks to Issa Diop, who got out of the way of Summerville's shot, once a hammer always a hammer and all that shit.

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

Fucking hell that was horrible, ref played about nine mins too the shady cսnt. 

Think Nuno got away with one tonight, plan A didn't work and was never going to work and it's disturbing he can't see this. No more Wilson unless we're chasing a goal late in a game. Three in midfield is essential unless we have Pablo available and hopefully that's going to be soon for the run against Villa, Wolves Everton etc. 

​​​​​​Turns out Magassa played pretty well then?

​​​​*Cups ear

 

 

Yea ...6 mins was a piss take ...and then finds another 3 from his empty bonce
Wanker
That was an arse twitching  watch even for old school WHU .

[Nutsin]

We're reelin them in boys

We’re gonna need a bigger boat!