‚ö? West Ham v Aston Villa - Official Match Thread

[charleyfarley]

. ........... V London Stadium 12th Mar 14:00 GMT VAR Tony Harrington Jarred Gillett: (14) - 64 2 Awaiting team news Awaiting team news West Ham 7/4: Draw 13/5: Aston Villa 13/10 .

[nychammer]

it's not happening for us in the final third right now - nor for them - pretty even so far

[nychammer]

it's not happening for us in the final third right now - nor for them - pretty even so far

[Coffee]

Both sides looking a bit weary. Will this game be decided by fatigue?

[zico]

"Wow, only one keeper on the bench, Dave's going for it!"

[nychammer]

There is hope with that lineup.

[smartypants]

"We should all be delighted with that line up after Thursday, which is exactly why I fear a football humbling unfortunately. I was expecting us to kick on at villa last October, hopefully it won’t be a repeat of that"

[smartypants]

"We should all be delighted with that line up after Thursday, which is exactly why I fear a football humbling unfortunately. I was expecting us to kick on at villa last October, hopefully it won’t be a repeat of that"

[Elpojohn]

"Good strong line-up today, perhaps Ward-Prowse instead of Soucek."

[Yorkammer]

Strongest possible line up. Even the West Ham haters will struggle to moan about that one.

[the exile]

Happy with that lineup.

[Elpojohn]

"Line-up for today is as follows, West Ham United: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma ¬©, Emerson, ?Ålvarez, Souƒçek, Paquet?°, Kudus, Bowen, Antonio Subs: Fabia?Ñski (GK), Johnson, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Phillips, Ward-Prowse, Earthy, Ings Aston Villa: Mart??nez ¬©, Moreno, Pau, Konsa, Lenglet, Luiz, Tielemans, Dur?°n, Rogers, Bailey, Watkins Subs: Olsen (GK), Cash, Carlos, Digne, Chambers, Diaby, Zaniolo, Kesley-Hayden, Iroegbunam Referee: Jarred Gillett"

[Elpojohn]

"3-0 to us, with ,Kudus, Antonio and Coufal scoring."

[the exile]

"I was under the impression that Zouma's knee can't take two games in a week but we'll see. Could mean Aguerd coming back in. I would really like to beat this lot. Been getting a bit above themselves but have looked vulnerable at times recently. As Tomshardware says, hard not to be cautiously optimistic after Thursday."

[wanstead_hammer]

"Yeh, I can see us beating em 3-1 today. Antonio to score a couple. Come on West Ham!!"

[Tomshardware]

"Feeling cautiously optimistic about this after Thursday, hope Antonio starts again up top."

[Leonard Hatred]

WE WILL DEFEAT ASTON VILLA BY TWO GOALS TO ONE. STAND ON ME.

[daveyg]

"I wouldn't be surprised that Moyes has his shoehorn ready for this one. Phillips needs game time as he won't even have minutes from the England bench this international break He'll want the status,like he has said many times of being the Moyesayia, Philips for Alvarez again ?ü§î. Maybe Johnson in at full back ?"

[Manuel]

"We are close to, or starting the run in now, so just need to go for it ffs, also need some momentum and a good feel around the place leading up to the QF. I suspect it will pretty much be same again, with Antonio starting. He (laughably) said to a journo midweek that his sides always play on the front foot, we know he's a bare faced liar, but let's see."

[GBHammer63]

"I‚Äôve said before that I had hoped Moyes would have a kind of Ferguson type of epiphany where he was almost a dead man walking and somehow turn results and style around, making his place unarguable and taking away all the divisiveness, it will say a lot today whether we set up the same as Freiburg and come out of the trap like a greyhound or he reverts to his usual boring defensive shit. As others have said he only seems to go for it when his bollocks are on the line, stubbornness and ego will be his downfall, it‚Äôs like he doesn‚Äôt trust our attacking players even though they‚Äôve saved him a few times. You can lead a horse to water, but whether the pig headed cսnt has a sip or not, unlikely on the past showings. 2-1 either way, depending on whether he feels his life‚Äôs on the line or he‚Äôs bought himself a stay of execution with the last performance."

[BRANDED]

I think ir will be the same team as thursday’s stating team except goalies. I expect us to win.

[Mex Martillo]

"Of course Moyes will stay with a winning attaching team!?!? Same again, Areola in, and Emerson in if fit. Sir Alf, perhaps not a well argued case, but I think it is a kind of fear. Like it or not Moyes is doing well, but too much of the time the football is not good enough, perhaps even not good enough for the board. However, there is a big fear that bringing in a manager to play more entertaining football, will lead to a step back. Look at Pellegrini, all went pear shapped because he went cheap on his second keeper. Right now look at Howe, Pochettino, Frank all supposedly more entertaining, but no doing so great. I hope Moyes gets us Europe again and a final, maybe even wins, but he then retires on a high. Adios"

[Sydney_Iron]

"They gave us a bit of a tonking at their place, but hopefully we can do likewise. Be watching from somewhere in Japan, assuming I can find it on Jap TV! COYI"

[Sydney_Iron]

"They gave us a bit of a tonking at their place, but hopefully we can do likewise. Be watching from somewhere in Japan, assuming I can find it on Jap TV! COYI"

[fraser]

"Manuel - cheers I have True sports HD & HD2 and True HD 1&2 I'm in the Marriott can screen mirror, but obviously need my phone to have sly digs at Antonio and not so sly ones at Moyes :-)"

[Matthew Holmes]

Do we think he's going to put out an attacking team tomorrow Or revert to cautious? Me I reckon it'll be cautious and gradually more kitchen sinks chucked on if we go behind. I hope for the same or similar line up to Thursday