West Ham vs Manchester United | Pre-Season Friendly | 26.07.2025

[stubbo-admin]

Not sure the merits of chucking this up, but there's a Scoreaxis page for the game so went with it.

 
Match Centre:

Odds:
West Ham: 14/5
Draw: 11/4
Man Utd: 19/20

Pre-Match Press Conference:
TBC

Watch-along:
TBC

Streams:

 
https://en84.sportplus.live/football/cl ... y/6951759/




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).


 

[goose]

I hope Paqueta scores and has some kind of ‘fuck the FA’  message under his top.

would be nice to get a result and build some confidence going into the season.

[Mex Martillo]

Hummm, just saw kickoff is midnight BST...

[Mex Martillo]

Any streams?
Official site says this "NBC Sports, the Premier League’s US broadcast partner, is the Premier League Summer Series' host broadcaster across NBCUniversal’s networks and Peacock, while fans in the UK will be able to watch the Manchester United game live on Sky Sports."
I guess I'll see what I can get on kodi.
 

[twoleftfeet]

3-1-5-2

Areola
Kilman - Mav - Todibo
Alvarez
AWB - JWP - Soucek - Scarles
Bowen - Fullkrug

[Sir Alf]

Bloody predictive text . “Spreadsheet” = Prem Lge although in Potter’s world perhaps spreadsheet is appropriate ?

[Sir Alf]

Yep hard to disagree with the assessment that our central midfield is by far our weakest link. 

I also agree that Potts, from games I’ve seen him in at Pompey, is not at the level to make a case for making in the very fast, intense spreadsheet. He works hard, is a team player and passes the ball well. He like our existing options lacks the pace, physicality, athleticism currently.

[Gank]

It's only four responses but for the first time ever, I've wholeheartedly agreed with every single post on a thread.

[stubbo-admin]

Hoping to see a starting line up approaching hypethetical full strength start:

Areola

Todibo Kilman Aguerd

Wan Bissaka Soucek Paqueta Diouf

Ward-Prowse

Bowen Fullkrug

You can see the weaknesses of the squad sticking out like a sore thumb there. It's that midfield trio. Urgently needs some fresh blood. Two probably need replacing and the third may be gone or banned!
CB feels slightly dodgy but it's better than it was last season assuming Aguerd stays, and we REALLY need another decent striker. But it's that central midfield looking pretty much like a hole.

Absolutely, and it's not really made much better with the addition of Alvarez, Potts or Irving....Paqueta for me is wrth keeping if circumstances allow as he's the most talented, physical enough, and offers vision the other don't (plus he's a very good penalty taker).

I suspect we'll see JWP stay.  Talk is Potter likes all the players at his disposal currently.  With our current set of players, and Potter's style, think I'd favour JWP at 6 (more for calmness on the ball and distribution) withPaqueta once side, Alvarez the other, and Soucek on the bench to relive Fullkrug as the target man or the guy that comes on to 'affect' the game.

I struggle to see that Potts breaks past Soucek, Alvarez etc. Given his age, and these are well established current internationals, suspect he'd have shown more by now if he was to.  Incredibly hard for kids to break into the modern Premier League teams these days.  Let's hope on this one I'm wrong.

[El Scorchio]

Hoping to see a starting line up approaching hypethetical full strength start:

Areola

Todibo Kilman Aguerd

Wan Bissaka Soucek Paqueta Diouf

Ward-Prowse

Bowen Fullkrug

You can see the weaknesses of the squad sticking out like a sore thumb there. It's that midfield trio. Urgently needs some fresh blood. Two probably need replacing and the third may be gone or banned!
CB feels slightly dodgy but it's better than it was last season assuming Aguerd stays, and we REALLY need another decent striker. But it's that central midfield looking pretty much like a hole.

[stubbo]

Hoping to see a starting line up approaching hypethetical full strength start:

Areola

Todibo Kilman Aguerd

Wan Bissaka Soucek Paqueta Diouf

Ward-Prowse

Bowen Fullkrug

[El Scorchio]

Well it’s live on sky post pub so why not eh? Cheers!