West Ham vs Nottingham Forest | PL | 6.1.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

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The term 'must win' is often used in circumstances where it's not quite true.  Is Forest at home a must win game?  Maybe, maybe not.  But 100% it's a must not lose game.  A win puts us within touching distance of a Forest side in the aftermath of their own little managerial change honeymoon period.  A loss....and 17th place starts to look a very long way away indeed.

We go into this game with some comings and goings in the squad.  Luis Guilherme has departed for Sporting.  Callum Wilson is negotiating an exit (no doubt he sees the writing on the wall with two striker signings coming in, and the 6k basic he's on starting to look like all he'll be getting most weeks).  Pablo and Taty Castellano are now in and training with the squad, and both seemingly well known or attacking their duels and fighting hard....and my word do we need some of that.

There's been no news surrounding Todibo and Paqueta for this one.  Paqueta's being a back injury, it's feasible a spasm could have subsided with some intensive physio...but with Todibo's being a groin injury, that feels less likely to make a swift disappearance with the usual sources reporting he needed a scan, but no outcomes.

And then there is the aftermath of the Wolves debacle.  Potts and Magassa got hooked at half time.  Soucek came in and looked slow but competent.  Wilson played 90 mins and is still currently here.  Myers came on and looked a million miles better than either of the other CB proponents...but surely we won't get a start as one of a back two?!  Plus there's the two new guys. The starting line up is suddenly anyone's guess.

Predicted Line Up:

But guess I will.  This is my hunch as to what Nuno will go for:

Areola

KWP  Mavropanos  Kilman  Scarles

Soucek   Potts

Bowen   Castellanos   Fernandes

Pablo

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Myers, Magassa, Kante, Rodriguez, Sumerville, Paqueta, Wilson

If Paqueta is fit to start, I expect Taty to move up top, Paqueta to come in on the left, and Pablo to sit on the bench.  Mavropanos and Kilman seem likely to continue their Keystone Cops impression, mostly for lack of alternatives, with Igor clearly not rated, Myers thought more of as a fullback or wide in a 3 (he's not very physically imposing yet) and Todibo likely still out.  Lastly I suspect Magassa will be made scapegoat, with Potts getting some nepo treatment (although he's been poor of late) and Soucek coming in for some 'old stager presence' and 'leadership' in the middle of the park.  

Predicted Score:

After that last result, it feels impossible to predict a win.  Forest will low-block us, and have pace to burn on the flanks.  Something we clearly struggle with, but with both teams no doubt considering a defeat more damaging than anything else, I expect a cagey affair that ends in stalemate.

West Ham 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Is a point enough to save Nuno?  Or is 50m spent on a couple of strikers the real saving grace for the bald Portugeezer?  Time will tell.  He likely doesn't care either way.

COYI.

 

[honky cat]

I tell you who else is a massive minge, Rob Green. I’m masochistically watching the post game take down on Sky and his demeanour would be improved by a massive boot to the head.

 

He's fucking deranged. Waving his arms around stupid cսnt

[Eerie Decent]

Also happy that Nuno agrees with me and not many of you. Freak goal from Forest. Thats Soucek and Nuno. But sure many of you know much better.
Forest were lucky, helped by VAR and the on pitch referee.

 

 

I hope you've signed up to give your carcass up to science once you've pegged it, as they need to dissect your brain to find out what the fuck was going on.

[Nick QQQ2]

Should always trust my gut

Im a fuxking idiot for changing my mind and dragging myself over there in the cunting cold again.

Why dont I ever learn?

Personally id sell bowen and paqueta now while we can stil get some money for them and start getting ready for the championship.  Its over.

 1 decade from noble "ain't run like a circus no more"
1 Decade from moving to a world class stadium with a world class team.

The club is done.  I can see us dropping like Sheffield wed or coventry did... and thet didnt own the griund either

And like a cսnt ill probably renew.  There must be something wrong with me.  Still, no var in the championship for decisions like that fucking "penalty"

 

 

No need to renew Mad Dog.  You can choose the seats each game you want when you want to go. The scandie, Eastern Europeans and Chinese tourists will all go and watch Brentford.  It’ll be £20 tickets, no queues, no VAR.  actually sounds alright 

[cholo]

Our goal was good, just saw replays. It is so obvious that Milenkovic kicks the ball to the side. You are not offside if last touch was the opposition. 

 

 

Yep, I called it at the time, milenkovic tackled summerville successfully and cleanly but played the ball to Paqueta (or taty, can't remember which). So not offside. Can't believe var didn't see it and call it. 

[Steady]

Should always trust my gut

Im a fuxking idiot for changing my mind and dragging myself over there in the cunting cold again.

Why dont I ever learn?

Personally id sell bowen and paqueta now while we can stil get some money for them and start getting ready for the championship.  Its over.

 1 decade from noble "ain't run like a circus no more"
1 Decade from moving to a world class stadium with a world class team.

The club is done.  I can see us dropping like Sheffield wed or coventry did... and thet didnt own the griund either

And like a cսnt ill probably renew.  There must be something wrong with me.  Still, no var in the championship for decisions like that fucking "penalty"

 

 

 

 

I’ve heard VAR is being introduced to championship next season 

[zico]

Mex they just explained it on Sky. The rules state if the defender kicks the ball not knowing where it's going then it's not a deliberate touch so it's offside, I Think!. Bizarre but true considering it's a deliberate tackle. Strange to me also is how you get phases of play with handball but not with offside. It was several passes before the goal. So technically correct but bollocks all the same.

[eusebiovic]

That was history-defining shit from West Ham.

No exaggeration, this lot are as bad as any West Ham side, and squad, I’ve ever seen. The sides relegated under Grant, Roeder, Bonds and Lyall were no worse than this lot.

They are dismal beyond belief. Even Bowen was poor tonight. He played like the team’s situation is getting to him.

Bowen aside, I honestly wouldn’t miss any of them if they stopped playing for us tomorrow. In fact, many of them play like they’ve stopped playing professional football anyway.

 

 

Until this season I never thought I'd see a worse bunch of grifters than the shower who went down under Avram Grant. 

The only good player was Scott Parker and even he looked a broken man towards the end of that season which is the very same vibe that Bowen is giving off now.

I think this lot are much worse...far more expensive but the very same disjointed, poorly scouted, throw the plate of spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks omnishambles.

[threesixty]

I just don’t know if where just shit, unlucky or both. 
we had most of the game. There’s goals were so soft. 
It just feels like destiny sometimes.  No matter what you do your fucked. 

whats that film.. final destination! 
feels like that. 







 

 

you think employing a manager as bad as this was destiny?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh don’t be fucking silly. 
on paper he was a good appointment.
by destiny I mean we’ve been getting away with poor decisions at this club forever. And now it feels like even if we got Pep in and got Mbappe and Dembele we’d still lose. It’s just our time to go down. 

today the amount of times the ref gave fouls against us. Didn’t give us anything. Missed blatant handballs etc. it was just crazy. Summerville of all people scores a goal and I’m thinking fucking hell why didn’t I buy a lottery ticket…

and then at the end of it. We lose 2-1. 

it’s just mental. We didn’t even play terribly. It’s just isn’t meant to be. 

[Massive Attack]

Also happy that Nuno agrees with me and not many of you. Freak goal from Forest. Thats Soucek and Nuno. But sure many of you know much better.
Forest were lucky, helped by VAR and the on pitch referee.

And the other 13 or so matches? 

[Massive Attack]

Those images of Nuno smiling, hugging and kissing the Forest players straight after such a loss at Home on the pitch is so jarring and unacceptable. cսnt doesn't give a flying fuck about us. It's so evident. Wanker has no shame.

[Mex Martillo]

Also happy that Nuno agrees with me and not many of you. Freak goal from Forest. Thats Soucek and Nuno. But sure many of you know much better.
Forest were lucky, helped by VAR and the on pitch referee.

[Mad Dog]

Should always trust my gut

Im a fuxking idiot for changing my mind and dragging myself over there in the cunting cold again.

Why dont I ever learn?

Personally id sell bowen and paqueta now while we can stil get some money for them and start getting ready for the championship.  Its over.

 1 decade from noble "ain't run like a circus no more"
1 Decade from moving to a world class stadium with a world class team.

The club is done.  I can see us dropping like Sheffield wed or coventry did... and thet didnt own the griund either

And like a cսnt ill probably renew.  There must be something wrong with me.  Still, no var in the championship for decisions like that fucking "penalty"

[Eerie Decent]

When you go into games not actively trying to win them, games like FUCKING FULHAM at home, Brighton at home, and you end up not winning them, you deserve to go down.

We need to roll the dice tonight and sack him. Will still be a miracle, but we'd at least be giving ourselves a 1000/1 shot.

[Sir Alf]

Agree with nyhammer, Sullivan will stay and there will ve no reset. The pain will continue. For many of us it could well be the last season we see West Ham in the top division because there is no plan so we could easily stay down indefinitely. Back to the 1950s and the second tier  

[wils]

1-2 loss, we'll score first.

First post on the thread ^

[Helmut Shown]

When will these shit shows ever end? The last time I was entertained by a West Ham team was when Bilic was our manager. I think we will have a struggle in the inevitable drop to the Championship, with everybody else treating a game at the Olympic stadium as their cup final. 

[Mex Martillo]

Our goal was good, just saw replays. It is so obvious that Milenkovic kicks the ball to the side. You are not offside if last touch was the opposition. 

[Hermit Road]

I tell you who else is a massive minge, Rob Green. I’m masochistically watching the post game take down on Sky and his demeanour would be improved by a massive boot to the head.

[twoleftfeet]

I’d sell Bowen & Paqueta, get some money for them now.

Get Earthy in and just see what happens. We will be pillaged at the end of the season. 

[Massive Attack]

Out scored us, what a joke. without VAR and the ref, that game was ours.

 

You not seen the scoreline? They literally outscored us (and could have been more).

 

 

I prefer to hear Soucek agrees, than your nonsense.

So Forest didn't outscore us tonight?

[Mex Martillo]

Out scored us, what a joke. without VAR and the ref, that game was ours.

 

You not seen the scoreline? They literally outscored us (and could have been more).

 

 

 

 

I prefer to hear Soucek agrees, than your nonsense.

[nychammer]

The club has been flirting with relegation for a few seasons and now we’ve got it. I think were fucked à la Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City. We’re basically not a decent prospect for investment at Sullivans valuation so the midget cսnt ain’t going anywhere. Be warned It’s likely not the reset many are hoping for. It will be the same shower of shit in a half empty stadium being bullied and beaten by well drilled championship outfits. 

[Sir Alf]

Rebuilding etc sounds good and we console ourself with that thought but doing so under these owners, who’s vision stretches no further than the end of their bugles, will be no guarantee of better times. In fact I would back them to make things even worse.

We need mad money to come in which means Arabs and sell our soul if we want to ever see real success and even then FFP etc puts a lid on what you can do.

Chins up lads, West Ham’s for life. It might be a curse and years of misery but we’ll all continue with it in the Championship. As others say, we shoulf enjoy it more assuming we dont go into a relegation struggle down there too

[Takashi Miike]

I just don’t know if where just shit, unlucky or both. 
we had most of the game. There’s goals were so soft. 
It just feels like destiny sometimes.  No matter what you do your fucked. 

whats that film.. final destination! 
feels like that. 



 

 

 

you think employing a manager as bad as this was destiny?

[Metroplex]

What is the meaning of this outscoring business?  There was nothing remotely surprising about that game, from team and fans alike.