West Ham vs Brentford | PL | 20.10.25 | Predictions and Match Thread

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Draw: 5/2
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It will have been 16 days since we saw what football at the top end of things could look like by Arsenal, who made us look second class citizens in footballing terms.

This game is unusual this season, in so far as the bookies have us down as favourites to win.  Monday nigth, under the lights....but how empty will the bowl be.  With a boycott planned, kids for a quid, general sale tickets up for cheap, and Nuno's first home game, the atmosphere and attendance is anyone's guess.

Injuries wise, our Big Fucking German is big fucking injured again...reducing the options up front to the two Callum's.  Nuno chose to save ~86k in wages last time out, preferring the pace and mobility of Marshall over Wilson, and it will be interesting to see if he does the same thing here, or goes for a 'makeshift' centreforward.  And of course Soucek is back.

Other than that, there are no fresh concerns reported going into the weekend.

Predicted Starting Lineup:

Areola

Wan Bissaka   Mavropanos    Kilman    Diouf

Magassa

Fernandes             Soucek       Paqueta       Summerville

Bowen (c)

Subs: Hermansen, KWP, Igor, Potts, Guilherme, Marshall, Rodriguez, Wilson, Scarles

Predicted Score: 1-0 (Soucek)

COYI

 

 

[Mike Oxsaw]

Mike clearly still uses a typewriter, the old cսnt. *Ching!*

What is this "typewriter" about which you speak?

Quill & ink-pot. British tools for British people.

You are a tool 

And you are a child. Go fuck yourself. For a change.

[XKhammer]

Areola

Wan Bissaka   Mavropanos    Kilman    Diouf

Magassa

Fernandes             Soucek       Paqueta       Summerville

Bowen (c)Subs: Hermansen, KWP, Igor, Potts, Guilherme, Marshall, Rodriguez, Wilson, Scarles






 

Mike clearly still uses a typewriter, the old cսnt. *Ching!*

What is this "typewriter" about which you speak?

Quill & ink-pot. British tools for British people.

You are a tool 

[Keep dreaming]

Souceks decline both on international and club level says we will keep picking more balls from our own net than anything else. He can't, and won't start.

[Gary Strodders shank]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? 

Because apart from really Bowen we struggle to score and needs must especially when we are down there. So I can see why he could be used as a genuine goal threat alone.

A Brentford bloke in the pub told me they are  on the same points total as they were at this stage last season and he thought they hadn't missed the departed players or manager as much as they thought they had.

It's early days though and hopefully they will begin to falter tomorrow night as we step up on what we have seen so far this season.

We need to cut out the errors at the back do the basics and let the flair players use the ball and their skill to damage teams.

Regardless of who is there or boycotting tomorrow night s win under the lights would be a a welcome boost to us all.
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[Massive Attack]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? 

Because apart from really Bowen we struggle to score and needs must especially when we are down there. So I can see why he could be used as a genuine goal threat alone.

[Keep dreaming]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? He shouldn't be even close to a starting position, and would also rather see Paqueta on the bench too.
Summerville and Bowen has to play on the wings, and the midfield trio of Fernandes, Magassa and Potts should be enough to both protect our cunts at the back, but also helping our forwards going forward.

As for the striker position, I would go for Marshall. Give him all the time he can get. We will need it in the championship later on...

Fullkrug, Wilson, Soucek, Paqueta won't be here next season anyway, so good riddance to the lot.

[only1billybonds]

We should really win this one. As has been said, the heart of their team has gone along with a very good manager. If we fail to win this it will raise some serious questions regarding our ability to survive in this league.

[BoleynGone]

Having thought about this a bit more. I'm going for a bit of a change especially in midfield.So
Areola
AWB Mavraponas Kilman Diuof
Potts Soucek
Bowen Paqueta Summerville
Marshall.
Soucek can block and stop the Brentford attacks pass to Potts who is quicker to pass it on and forward than Magassa or Fernandes. Paqueta lucky to start i could have gone for Fernandes instead . Marshall is a more attacking option than having Bowen or Paqueta upfront,that's negative.Let's see what Marshall can do from the start. We should have more of the ball and Brentford will go long especially with throw ins. We need Soucek's height at both ends.It's his type of game.

[Massive Attack]

Was expecting Brentford to really struggle losing Frank & selling Wissa & Mbeumo 

Mbuemo, Wissa, Keeper Flekken and their Captain Norgaard. That's the spine of their well organised experienced Team taking out of it, as well as a decent Manager Frank. That's a big ask for any Team to manage so much disruption all at once in just 1 Summer after finishing 10th.

[Leonard Hatred]

WE WILL DEFEAT BRENTFORD BY TWO GOALS TO ONE. 

STAND ON ME.

[Fauxstralian]

Was expecting Brentford to really struggle losing Frank & selling Wissa & Mbeumo but they are still a better organised awkward team
Hopefully Nuno having two weeks to work with the central defenders even if AWB & Diouf were away might pay dividends
We will need Summerville & Bowen to cause problems
Have no idea what to expect but hope he sticks to some pace & movement in midfield 

[Massive Attack]

Fucking hell, I've just looked up their Team in the last match and they have that geriatric money grabber Henderson at the heart of their Midfield!

Their Team and Staff has had the guts ripped out of it this Summer. You'd expect them to be in a relegation battle come the end of the season with that kind of surgery to it. Keith Andrews is also vastly inexperienced thrown in at the deep end in the Premier League.

[Sir Alf]

Im pessimistic at the best of times but just cannot see Nuno turning us around this quickly. We wont be as leaky in defence and set pieces should hopefully be defended better but our squad is still paper thin in most areas. Relying on youth is risky but we need the likes of Potts, Marshall and recent young imports like Magassa, Diouf and Fernandes to really compete and be effective.  It would be great if it could happen but no certainty imo.

Brentford game is early in Nuno’s tenure and we cannot buy a win at home.  I fear a 0-1 defeat awaits and the relegation cloud growing darker

[Eerie Decent]

I'm expecting Nuno to really target games like this, and for the team to come out fast, pressing from the off, really get at them. The opposite of Arsenal away.

I fancy us quite strongly, 3-0

[the exile]

Areola
KWP Mavro Kilman Diouf
Fernandes Magassa Paqueta 
Bowen Wilson Summerville 

Really hoping not to see Soucek back for this one. For me he represents the past and was a major factor in what was a failing midfield. 
I don't mind which of the Callums starts, but either way, I would hope the other one gets a good half hour. 

[the exile]

Areola
KWP Mavro Kilman Diouf
Fernandes Magassa Paqueta 
Bowen Wilson Summerville 

Really hoping not to see Soucek back for this one. For me he represents the past and was a major factor in what was a failing midfield. 
I don't mind which of the Callums starts, but either way, I would hope the other one gets a good half hour. 

[nychammer]

we desperately need a victory to steady the ship or at least delay its sinking. I think (hope) we see our best 11 and at least a turn around in the performance that suggests we can get out of this mess.

Optimistic narrow 2-1 victory

[Sir Alf]

Its still far too early imo to be predicting a victory at home. Great to see less doom and gloom but 56% saying we will win is mostly good intentioned blind faith and nothing more. Its true we have started defending better ( esp set pieces ) but there is still imo a problem in central midfield. Added to that we dont have a quality central striker. Marshall is a kid who may or maynot be Prem Lge quality eventually and Wilson is a player 5 years past his best.  

Paqueta and Fernandes should be switched ( again imo ) with Fernandes the advanced of the two as a no 10
and Paqueta deeper at no 8.  

A draw is as good as it gets imo and I wouldnt be durprised if we suffer a narrow defeat. Nuno has a real challenge taking on a real mess of a squad left by the previous 3 managers. And working for an owner and control freak like Sullivan will add to the challenge. 

Im looking for more “green shoots”. A victory would be most welcome and needed but I think even a decemt manager like Nuno will need longer than he yhinks to turn West Ham around
ar 

[boleyn8420]

Can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth if any one of the entitled so called big clubs had to play on  Monday and a Friday as we are next week. 

Anyway we always play so well against Brentford I predict 36% possession and a boring 1-1.

[Massive Attack]

I now predict Gary (no not that cսnt) will be getting his nuts wet and scoring by 12.45 before pulling up with a hammy and that both Joyo and Goose will be slugging it out in the 74th round with still no clear winner.

[Gary Strodders shank]

Nuno has had time to look at the squad, change training and select his strongest team. Combined with new tactics we stand a decent chance of taking three points, three points that will be the platform to start a slow climb out of the relegation zone and hopefully up the table.

I'm going. If I have to be the twelfth man on my own then so be it.

2-0 



 

 

You won't be on your own, there will still be about 50,000, including me, with you, and I suspect the atmosphere will be alright, at least to start with!

I'll be there too 

I was going to take a lady friend along as she had expressed an interest but thought better of that one.

Chelsea fan

[easthammer]

Nuno has had time to look at the squad, change training and select his strongest team. Combined with new tactics we stand a decent chance of taking three points, three points that will be the platform to start a slow climb out of the relegation zone and hopefully up the table.

I'm going. If I have to be the twelfth man on my own then so be it.

2-0 


 

 

 

You won't be on your own, there will still be about 50,000, including me, with you, and I suspect the atmosphere will be alright, at least to start with!

[Gary Strodders shank]

Hopefully plenty of work has been put in at defending set plays.

If we can stop the rot in that department we might start outscoring a few teams if we can keep our forwards fit.

[Sydney_Iron]

I'm optimistic, new manager, new attitude and new beginning, Hammers win, COYI 

[goose]

probably too early to be talking must win games.............. but if feels like a must not lose.