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

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 Odds: 
WHU: 8/5
Draw: 5/2
Arsenal: 19/10

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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

 

 

[Sir Alf]

Areola ffs 

AWB has looked ok tyats about it

[El Scorchio]

This is all just inexplicable. It really is. 

[Electric Retro-pants]

Have we lobotomised our players?
There just doesn't seem an iota of thinking about where to be, to run, hold on or pass...playing like children.

[Westham67]

Nuno, the manager who got Forest into Europe. We have a disjointed squad, three Managers since Moyes 

[collyrob]

Honesty one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen some proper dogshit over the years

[Django]

This is a master lass on how to alienate the fan base further. Absolutely baffling management. 

[Sir Alf]

Its literally hit and hope from us

we aint scoring if we were here all night

[threesixty]

I’m hoping it’s some kind of test. 
He’ll start Wilson at Leeds, Guilherme etc 
I just can’t see how thought any of his selections was going to win this game. 
I want marshall to succeed but I think not putting on Wilson just threw the game away. And then not putting on Guilherme.. I mean. You’re not WINNING, why get a basic slow midfielder on? You’re not holding a lead ffs 

 

[Tomshardware]

Seen 3rd division sides give Premier League teams more of a game than we have tonight.

[Keep dreaming]

Another relegation battle on Friday gents.
Superb idea to "save our best players" in this match.

 

[goose]

Can we just knock this on the head and take the 0-1?

we won’t score if we carry on playing all week.

[Sir Alf]

2 wins in 2025 at home. Relegation is almost a guarantee looking at this season’s home games.  Sliw, weak CBs, no central midfield or striker. We cant get or keep the ball. Brentford are totally dominant, stronger, faster, better passing and movement .  

Im resigned to relegation. I see no way to avoid it with this squad and the managers we appoint

[Nutsin]

This is as bad as watching a fat Sam team.

This is as low as it gets for me. Hard to find a reason to keep watching.

[El Scorchio]

What the fuck? Now the rule is just roll around and scream until the ref decides to blow his whistle? 

[El Scorchio]

Lol Wilson taking his boots off.

 

 

 

 

Genuinely wouldn’t surprise me if Sullivan has said he doesn’t want Wilson coming on as a means of saving money in fear of the drop. 

That or Nuno thinks Wilson is absolute fucking gash. 

[Massive Attack]

How shit must Potts 

 

 

Thing is, he really isn't whenever he is asked to play. He should be in that Team playing regularly yet keeps getting overlooked for the likes of donkey Rodriguez or Irving.

[honky cat]

Now GUIDO coming on???

Is Nuno trying to get fired already? Genuine question. 

 

 

 

Ange has set the bar with millions for a months 'work'

[zico]

Bring on the worst midfielder at the club to save the game! Don't think Wilson's on a proper contract is he? If not wouldn't be surprised if he walked and became a free agent. Baffled so far how Nuno did so well at Forest his selections are bizarre to say the least.

[Massive Attack]

I don’t think the players have any faith in what we’re doing.

they appear to have just given up, just strolling to close people down.

 

 

Can we honestly blame them with this nutty line-up and Subs??

[Pub Bigot]

There’s very little about this team. Nuno’s decision making is straight away under the microscope based on his staring 11 and his half-time subs, but it’s also not his team. His first port of call is at least two new central defenders in January. 

This is the worst West Ham side since 2010/11. 

[Full Claret Jacket]

There have been no positives so far tonight.  We have absolute nothing about us.  Second best in every position against fellow relegation candidates.  We are the worst team in this league

 

 

Agree, an atrocious team. Mind you with the team that started it was no wonder we were dominated.  There are a few players trying but the quality as a side is shocking. None of these new players doing anything. I'd play a training cone in front of Kilman.

[Texas Iron]

Yet another inspired Manager selection by ur Part Time Chairman/DOF…

[honky cat]

Fucks sake not this cսnt

[El Scorchio]

This referee is a useless sack of shit. He has allowed them to rough up our players and blown the whistle for innocuous fouls. He's juzt as bent as his brother

 

 

This I absolutely agree with as well. Not that it really had made a difference to how the game has been going. 

[twoleftfeet]

How shit must Potts and Megassa be to see Rodriguez come on.

We”ve had the Spanish Moyes, the English Moyes and now the Portuguese Moyes. Should have just stuck with the original and best Moyes.