West Ham vs Brighton | 21.12.24 | League | Predictions, Line-up & Match Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Match Centre:

Odds: 

West Ham: 19/10

Draw: 11/4

Brighton: 27/20


Pre-Match Press Conference:
Official Press Conference
Tactical Preview: 
Analytics United Preview

Watch-along:
TBA

Streams:


https://sporthd.live/match/slg-onl-West ... psF5R182SX

https://www.viprow.nu/epl/west-ham-unit ... ine-stream

(With all live streams be mindful they can carry viruses etc.  Don't click on any ads and use a VPN).
  



So....on to the seagulls. Soler is suspended for this one, and Emerson is back...although I'd say Coufal was very good in the last game. Not clear yet if Todibo is recovered from his damaged toe.

My lineup

​​​​​​Fabianski

Coufal.  Todibo.   Kilman.  AWB

Soucek

Alvarez.        Paqueta

Bowen (c).     Fullkrug.          Kudus

Prediction:

​​​​​​The team once again has motivation through tragedy, with JLo's father passing away this week...I'd expect to seem them come out the blocks in this game.  Could be a basketball style match with us at home, Brighton playing a very high line, and also looking to get back with a win.

Score: 2-2 (Fullkrug, Kudus)​​​​

[pdcwhu]

Yessssssssss Hazzzzzzzzz 

[Coffee one sugar]

Oh yes!

[nychammer]

'ows about that then!

[Sir Alf]

Wont be sacked so forget that.  Sullivan expected us to struggle against Bournemouth and Brighton and he only judges him in games against teams below us. So at this rate might only have to beat 3 teams all season

[onsideman]

That's the sub everyone else would've made at half time

[Django]

Another dreary home performance. People on here saying we are making progress. I just don’t see it. This is exactly the sort of performance we saw last season. Relying on a bit of magic from Bowen. 

[twoleftfeet]

The end is nigh.

Get Summerville and Scarles on, push Bowen through the middle.

[nychammer]

Garbage from Fabianski there. Really need a keeper upgrade 

And manager

 

 

and a Striker

And a Midfield

[Sir Alf]

We’re done. Flappyhandski

Not able to create anything

[onsideman]

Garbage from Fabianski there. Really need a keeper upgrade 

And manager

[nychammer]

that was coming all day long. No outlet, giving the ball away time and again against this lot and eventually you get punished.

Given how little attacking impetus we have i think thats us done. 

[goose]

Pretty tepid so far. We have no real cohesion.

and there you go 0-1.

[Coffee one sugar]

Fuck it.

[stubbo-admin]

Garbage from Fabianski there. Really need a keeper upgrade 

[Elpojohn]

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Paqueta and Mavros need to be subbed ASAP.

[stubbo-admin]

Anyone got a decent stream?

In the non-medical sense.

Links at the top not working?

No, both down as of five mins ago.

Link 3 and 6 on SportHD still working.

[Nutsin]

Pretty even, we looked the more threatening at the beginning but Brighton were as the half wore on.

Not a single shot on target for us so far.

Stavros with yet another error lucky for him the foot of god intervened and tripped the Brighton player up as he was in on goal. Luckily for us.
Really is amazing how we get away with it every week.

we need to appeal Stavros’ yellow card though, it was a Brighton player that fouled his own team mate, it should get over turned.

On a positive we do have better movement off the ball, too many offsides though so need to time our runs better and need Fulkrig to push up on to the last man to keep their back line more honest, he looks to be a little off the pace which is understandable but he needs to get up to speed sharpish.

Looking for a better performance the second half.

[nychammer]

Todibo for Mavro  -  Wise sub

[Sir Alf]

No cutting edge, Stavros and co still scare us all with his decision making ( Stavros lost it with an impossible attempt to dribble thru 3 players, got caught in possession , looks like a pen everytime with his tackling in the box).  

We have soft possession in our own half but cannot break thru Brighton and essentially rely on the tactic of long ball over the top like Moyes teams did. 

Got narrow defeat written all over it with us having maybe 5 attempts on goal over 90 mins.  Fullkrug is a poor man’s Chris Wood at best.  Not quick we know but not exactly strong either. Reminds me of many CFs you see in the lower divisions. Hopefully hes decent with his head.

Kudus has no end product and seems to be suffering from either being out of position and / or has just been worked out by most teams who double up on him, dont let him turn or run.  
 

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Anyone got a decent stream?

In the non-medical sense.

Links at the top not working?

No, both down as of five mins ago.

[Leavemyarcelona]

Such a stop start game

[nychammer]

We look woeful going forward. Main worry is if we go behind not sure we have a reply.

[Chip Shop Charlie]

And finally, Brighton get a yellow card for all of their niggly fouls

[onsideman]

Well that was shit. 

[claypole]

Whichever way you dress it up Fullkrug is fucking awful business