West Ham vs Burnley | PL | 8.11.25 | Prediction and Match Thread

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Odds: 
WHU: Evens
Draw: 13/5
Newcastle: 16/5

 
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What a difference a game made. Last week, despair and not knowing where the next scrappily won point would come from.  Fast forward 5 days, and there is expectation that we see off Burnley like the upstarts they are, that Nuno has found the 'formula' and it's onwards and upwards from here.

Of course, these things are rarely ever black or white, and somewhere in the middle is more likely, but with the emergence of Potts from his bench-shackles, a reinvigorated and impactful Paqueta supported by colleagues that could operate on his wave length, and the energy of Fernandes, there were at least glowing embers in the previously distinguished firepit.

The Burnley game will also see pre-match protestation, with the (as of now) 16,000 signature petition delivered to the Club in printed form at the end of a 'Stratford to the Stadium' protest march, which should hopefully see also a positive mood and energy spill over into support.

Team wise, Nuno has hinted at some knocks from the previous game...but training videos looked to show all the main protagonists in attendance except Wilson.

Predicted line-up.

Hard to see anything but enforced deviation from the team that beat Newcastle.  Wilson maybe a lingering doubt.  Kante, Golambeckis and Myers continue to train with the first team, so it will be interesting to see if someone like Kante with his presence and stature can show enough raw ability to push past others to a place on the bench in the coming weeks.

Areola

Wan Bissaka  Kilman  Todibo  Diouf

Potts  Fernandes

Bowen (C)    Paqueta   Summerville

Wilson (Soucek)

Subs:  Hermansen, Igor, Myers, KWP, Irving, Soucek, Guido, Guilherme, Magassa.

Predicted Score:  

Things at West Ham rarely run smoothly.  It wouldn't surprise me to see Burnley get the first gut-punch of a goal, and for us to then have to scrap tooth and nail to get something from the game. They have a good solid midfield, and have been clinical in attack thus far.  In what feels like a must not lose game, I could see a draw as an outcome, but hopefully buoyed by the Newcastle result, we find a way to prevail.

West Ham 2 - 1 Burnley.
(Bowen, Summerville)

COYI!

 

[goose]

Awful tepid start to the game.

anyone would think we don’t need to win this.

[nychammer]

fucking linesman blind as a bat. Clear corner there

[Alfs]

Golambekis???
Who's that?

 

The next big thing.  Just signed a new contract.

[nychammer]

This is really a very important game for us. Season changer. We must win and i think we will!

COYI

[mallard]

2:0 - Bowen Brace

[Elpojohn]

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4-0 to the Happy Hammers with Potts , Bowen , Summerville and Wilson to Score. 
Last week I got the 3-1 score correct.

[Sweep]

Golambekis???
Who's that?
 

Youth team centre back. Just turned 18 this week.

[Mad Ferret]

Really can’t understand why Nuno keeps ignoring Magassa.

[threesixty]

Golambekis???
Who's that?
 

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

No surprises though the shortfall in the squad is pretty clear from that bench - basically only Soucek and Guilherme as a potential goalscorer or attacking option.
 

I was thinking the same myself, but looking on the bright side, a few weeks ago we'd have probably had Summerville and Wilson on the bench as attacking options to bring on later, while JWP and Soucek started the match. Much prefer it this way round.

[Keep dreaming]

This is all about concentration and commitment.
 

[Sweep]

No surprises though the shortfall in the squad is pretty clear from that bench - basically only Soucek and Guilherme as a potential goalscorer or attacking option.

 

[Keep dreaming]

Thank God for that

[stubbo-admin]

[Tomsdad]

Not sure about today. Hopefully we can carrying on from the Newcastle game, but we all wanted that after Forest.
As mentioned same team and I think this will tell us if Nuno really has got something about him.

1-0 fingers crossed

[Mex Martillo]

Same team, game and result as Newcastle, please.

[Sydney_Iron]

Been a while since we have had any optimism about West Ham, but hopefully a win in this game will see the tails starting to rise and a real belief that we may have turned the corner and heading up the table!

Still a big "IF" though, it is after all the West Ham way to fuck up things just when you think we could go on a run. LOL

Will keep my optimists head on though but is going to be a nail-biting and hard watch i reckon, well until we can get a goal or 2, or 3 even (hopefully).

3-0 and hopefully Freddie gets a goal this time..........COYI

 

[nychammer]

We'll win this because we'll have that confidence boost from last week, Nuno has hopefully sussed a few things out and, well, we really have to. It could be a season defining game for us. Burnley at home who'd have thought it. 

3-1 IRONS

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Worried about this, the more so as Chris Sutton predicts a WHU victory.

[Massive Attack]

Rumours that we have Marshall as our only fully fit striker tomorrow aren't filling me with confidence. 

If that's true, then it's fucking mental to expect him to start for the U21s tonight!

[only1billybonds]

Think we'll just about edge this but it'll be nervy. Can't see us keeping a clean sheet but reckon we'll do enough to nick it 2-1.

[Vexed]

Got a feeling this will be a 1-1 which is no help to us given the fixtures we have after the international break. If we win I'll be pretty confident we'll stay up. Any other result and it looks like we could be adrift at Christmas, then we'd have to buy our way out of trouble.

Rumours that we have Marshall as our only fully fit striker tomorrow aren't filling me with confidence. 

[Massive Attack]

Just like we failed miserably at both the Brentford and Leeds games, this is another one we cannot afford to lose. I think it will be a draw and that wouldn't be a disaster. 

Ideally we need to win it though when you factor in the tough fixtures running up to Christmas starting with Bournemouth away after this game.

[BillyJenningsBoots]

Josh Cullen has made a decent career for himself up there.

 

This is the thing that irks me.

We were so quick to aim him out, despite him having 2 great seasons at Charlton on loan. He has gone on to play EL football with Belgian’s biggest club, become a regular international, and become a bona fide PL quality player.

Yet we persist with the likes of Potts, who simply will not be good enough.

 

[Sir Alf]

Think you’re right Branded. Expectations are high after a surprise win last week. Burnley will be a totally different challenge and the players need to have the right mindset and like last weekend win their individual duels and play well out of possession again.  

Not having a recognised target man is still a big handicap.  We need the team to work as hard if not harder than last week. Also, I was wondering if part of Todibo’s improvement is down to him having a run of 3 or 4 games for the first time? It takes a few games nowadays for many players to really get up to the speed and match the physical requirements of the PL.  

We need another top performance from the PFP midfield again but the spine is key and Areola, Todibo/Kilman and whoever leads the line need to be effective too. 

Lets hope last week was not like our win at Newcastle last season which turned out to be yet another false dawn