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

 

 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

We look awful. Our midfield is completely anonymous. We’ll be lucky to be at 0-0 at ht.

Soucek and Irving are horrendous choices for our midfield. Cannot understand Nuno’s thinking.

[Gaffer58]

Can one of our centre half’s just once actually win a header. 

[zico]

Well it was a good opening two minutes! Whatever way you look at it a spine of the team of Kilman, Todibo, Irving and Soucek is just not good enough.

[Keep dreaming]

We look fucked after 25 mins.
This midfield with Soucek and Irving is ridiculous.

Soucek possibly selected to prevent all corners and throw ins, but we aren't even close to keep them under control.

 

[Maverick180180]

Embarrassing beyond belief 

[goose]

Hanging on at home to Brentford 

[Nutsin]

We’re all over the place again at the back.

Still can’t win a fucking header.

 

[Tomsdad]

This is shit.

[Massive Attack]

Got off to a flyer but now inviting too much pressure from Brentford now.

[RootsRadical]

Irving so much better in that deep playmaker role than JWP was. Think he's hugely underrated.

Agree about Irving Stubbo.
He's looked good in his rare starts and cameos from the bench. 

[honky cat]

Fullkrug. I thought it was some random spaz found his way into the dugout
 

[Massive Attack]

Classic Soucek putting himself in where it hurts helping to clear danger.

[goose]

Not bad so far, we really need a centre forward though.

worrying that so many simple straight balls cause us problems.

[stubbo-admin]

Irving so much better in that deep playmaker role than JWP was. Think he's hugely underrated.

[RootsRadical]

Strange team.
Diouf, AWB, Magassa should be starters.

[zico]

Is this what they call inverted full backs with KWP and Scarles on opposite sides to usual? Look decent going forward but don't look too comfortable at the back when they break.

[Massive Attack]

Fucking hell Fernandes 

[El Scorchio]

I guess three's no-one to cross to anyway so maybe he wants players cutting inside.

Interesting, though.

[Massive Attack]

Scarles and Walker-Peters on opposite flanks.

[El Scorchio]

Getting forward with pace and in numbers when we have it- good to see. Paqueta looks lively so far.

Would like to see some shots of not the East stand. Looks like they really made an effort to fill the middle of that stand outward to make it look as full as possible on TV. Behind the goal looked much more sparse. Of course those who are there likely just went and sat in the expensive seats anyway.

[goose]

Scarles RB & KWP at left back.

nope me neither.

[Massive Attack]

Good start fired out the traps which is good to see. Miles better than how we used to dawdle along before. Keep it up..

[Maverick180180]

Yeah course I did.

You're moaning about not playing a 33 year old crock, and a kid.

You're just angry about absolutely everything, I bet you have a meltdown when your boyfriend puts your shirts on the wrong spin cycle. You wally.

I don’t support managers that don’t start games with the best players available 

We're 2nd bottom, you helmet, we do not have a plethora of 'best' players.

Our best players are Bowen, Summerville, Paqueta and hopefully Fernandes, although he hasn't done much yet.

Anything outside of those 4 is a big fucking shrug. Being an absolute fanny anne about it, like you're being, is pathetic.


you know nothing you queer cսnt 
play a fucking striker and not 2 central midfielders that can’t run 

[Massive Attack]

Well done Summerville on refusing to fuck about with taking the knee nonsense. 

[Eerie Decent]

You’re a fucking idiot 
backing a manager that doesn’t play a striker 
bet you rated Potter as well you dull cսnt 

Yeah course I did.

You're moaning about not playing a 33 year old crock, and a kid.

You're just angry about absolutely everything, I bet you have a meltdown when your boyfriend puts your shirts on the wrong spin cycle. You wally.

I don’t support managers that don’t start games with the best players available 

We're 2nd bottom, you helmet, we do not have a plethora of 'best' players.

Our best players are Bowen, Summerville, Paqueta and hopefully Fernandes, although he hasn't done much yet.

Anything outside of those 4 is a big fucking shrug. Being an absolute fanny anne about it, like you're being, is pathetic.