Nott'm Forest vs West Ham | PL | 31.08.25 | Prediction & Match Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Next up in the Potter disaster class ...Forest away.

Looks like we'll be bolstered by Fernandes arrival in the squad, but Magassa won't be signed in time. 

Prediction: 3-1 Forest (Wood 2, MGW 1; Bowen for us)

Lineup:

Hermansen 

Todibo Mavropanos Aguerd

Walker-Peters Fernandes Rodriguez Soucek Diouf

Bowen (c) Paqueta

Usual match day gubbins to follow.


Match Centre: 

 Odds: 
WHU: 17/4
Draw: 16/5
Forest: 7/10

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[Keep dreaming]

Finally a start without having my heart in my throat.
Thank fuck aguerd refused to play

[Maverick180180]

What do we actually get from playing it out of the back other than trouble? 

[pdcwhu]

17/4 away at forest 

[southbankbornnbred]

No idea where Paqueta or Fernandes are playing.

I think their starting positions can be described as “in Nottingham”.

[southbankbornnbred]

The irony of having Mathew Upson, the gutless Kilman prototype talking about teams having a lack of grit and having anything about them is off the scale. I dont think we've ever had a more gutless bottle job play for us than Upson, a pathetic human. Aguerd and fucking Kilman run him quite close though. 

 

 

Ag ag ag!

Can’t say I disagree!

[goose]

No idea where Paqueta or Fernandes are playing.

[Iron Duke]

I’m happy with the formation. I think it was needed. We’ll see what happens.

[David El]

Absolutely right Vexed about Upson.

[ragingbull]

Wow rapid pace by Diouf.

[Vexed]

The irony of having Mathew Upson, the gutless Kilman prototype talking about teams having a lack of grit and having anything about them is off the scale. I dont think we've ever had a more gutless bottle job play for us than Upson, a pathetic human. Aguerd and fucking Kilman run him quite close though. 

[honky cat]

Jarrod looks ready to knock someone out

[zico]

Knock me down with a feather looks like Summerville is on the bench.

[nychammer]

I'm glad he's dropped the ridiculously overrated Wan-Bisakka.

Regardless, can't see anything but a loss. Chris Wood & Milenkovic at corners, fuck knows how we'll deal with it, and it's the sole reason I would have started Soucek today, he'll have to mark both of them.

 

last year's HOTY? he made a couple of howlers against Chelsea but I thought he'd be nailed on to be starting

[Vexed]

A decent club would have got a new left wing, but not West ham

It's the first time he's played anything approaching wingers. We have at least four in the squad already. Why would we need another? 

[Eerie Decent]

I'm glad he's dropped the ridiculously overrated Wan-Bisakka.

Regardless, can't see anything but a loss. Chris Wood & Milenkovic at corners, fuck knows how we'll deal with it, and it's the sole reason I would have started Soucek today, he'll have to mark both of them.

[Keep dreaming]

A decent club would have got a new left wing, but not West ham

[Pub Bigot]

My predictions are often wide of the mark, so I’m going for a 2-1 away win and the Portugeeza to score the winner. 

 

[Vexed]

Fuck me. A striker. Bowen in his actual position. An appropriate formation. 

Defence is frightening though. Diouf at left back looks a disaster waiting to happen. Kilman against Wood is similarly worrying. 

I still see a heavy loss. 4-1

[Leonard Hatred]

WE WILL DEFEAT NOTTINGHAM FOREST BY TWO GOALS TO ONE.

STAND ON ME.

[Mad Ferret]

Such an unsettled side, as well as changd of formation although I do think a back four is the way to go in future. Not comfortable with chucking new signings in straight away without much training with Team mates. Twice he's done it now with Fernandes and Hermansen. 
 

I bet you were one of the first to moan about Moyes taking ages to start new signings.

[zico]

So whats the story with AWB. Have we reached our limit on double barrellers 

As good as he was last season, he's been wank for the start of this one.

Agreed although he is a far better full back than wing-back.

[Mad Ferret]

I'm not writing Hermansen off yet but i hope we get someone else in by tomorrow.
 

Kinda sounds like you’re writing him off, dude.

[stubbo-admin]

We at least look like we might have a bit more about us with this line up. Really quite an attacking lineup with only two truly defensive players in the outfield side.

[goose]

No sure about the choice of keeper of fullbacks.

[Massive Attack]

So whats the story with AWB. Have we reached our limit on double barrellers 

As good as he was last season, he's been wank for the start of this one.