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

 

 

[Fauxstralian]

I guess AWB & Diouf & Magassa (?) have been away in Africa & for some ludicrous reason we are playing Monday & Friday
Would take a point right now
Almost 7.30 & about 5,000 in the stadium

[Vexed]

Yeah I've got a must win game, let's dust off my fourth choice left back and my fucking sixth or seventh choice centre mid. To make sure we definitely lose the game let's waste our best player up top where he's is proven to be shit. 

BRILLIANT NUNO, YOU'RE WELL ON THE WAY TO SOME MORE COMPO SON! 

Dont see how we win with that lineup. Wanker. 

[Massive Attack]

It does have a distinct chuck Darts at a dartboard feel to it all.

By the way, I HATE seeing Paqueta up front/false 9, if that's the idea tonight. 

[Maverick180180]

Sullivan should be strung up 
for the third manager in a row, he’s employed another cսnt who can’t identify the best 11 players we have from a squad of absolute dog shit 
England managers are retards for not being able to do it but at least they have to choose from a whole nation of talent, how hard is it to single out pace from the zombies we have at this club 
FUCK OFF NUNO YOU THICK cսnt

[fraser]

We play again Friday too, maybe he's had most of these for two weeks and drilled them well and think he has enough to win and having fresh players for Friday or am I clutching? 

[ragingbull]

Wow that's brave, might as well give it a go.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Maybe those in the 11 impressed in training, maybe it's a kick up the arse for those not starting.  Interesting to say the least.

 

No mate, selection of a bully manager who's trying to throw his weight around and show who's boss 

 

 

Because that's what managers are paid to do, you Spurs bellend.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Fuck me, is Potter back already.

[Keep dreaming]

I hope he knows what he is doing, because a bad performance and result and he will already be under pressure!

A draw for me 1-1

 

 

My thoughts exactly. Didn't see this coming at all.
Finger crossed....

[Mad Ferret]

Disgusting lineup.

[Elpojohn]

West Ham United: Areola, Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Souček, Irving, Fernandes, Summerville, Bowen ©, Paquetá
Subs: Hermansen (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Diouf, Mavropanos, Potts, Rodríguez, Magassa, Marshall, Wilson

Is this the best selection that we can come up with ? Not good enough Nuno. Wan Bissaka is one of the best players miles ahead of walker peters. irving is not a premiership player. Since when is fernandes commanding a starting role ? Soucek is too slow in midfield, Hoping he scores a header, fingers crossed. Scarles is just to experiment and to please the crowds that we are starting a young player, Potts deserves much more.

[Tomsdad]

I hope he knows what he is doing, because a bad performance and result and he will already be under pressure!

A draw for me 1-1

[El Scorchio]

Thought you'd be delighted seen as Diouf and Magassa aren't starting.

[9898]

Maybe those in the 11 impressed in training, maybe it's a kick up the arse for those not starting.  Interesting to say the least.

 

 

No mate, selection of a bully manager who's trying to throw his weight around and show who's boss 

[honky cat]

And this weeks winner of "guess the team" is .... drumroll
FOMB

[9898]

Horrendous team selection full of negativity. 
He may fluke a result tonight as he is against an out of his depth manager, but against most other teams this selection would get slaughtered. 

[El Scorchio]

Well I did not expect that line up. I wonder if he has an eye on the fact we also have to play friday, or yes, what he's seen at training and who might be best equipped to play how he wants to.

Nuno just said it's all about options and getting to know the players. I'm sure it's with an eye on friday and who has been playing in the break. Said he's not bothered about the boycott and they just have to focus on playing well.

[zico]

Maybe those in the 11 impressed in training, maybe it's a kick up the arse for those not starting.  Interesting to say the least.

[stubbo-admin]

Am guessing a bit of this is a out the players he's had two weeks on the training ground with, especially back 4, and a bit of it is about having another game on Friday, with AWB and Diouf having been playing in Africa.

Plus Soucek and Irving both big lads and good in the air?!

[goose]

Absolutely no idea what to make of that team.

Wilson must be really shit in training or just really fragile. What the fuck was the point of signing him?

[boleyn8420]

WTF is that all about. Funny line up to be honest. Can't work that out at all. Magassa, Diouf, AWB on the bench, no fucking striker at home again. Nuno must have found an old Potter teamsheet. I just hope he knows what he is doing. 

[fraser]

That whole defence has been here since the last game so maybe that's why? 

[gpike]

At least that Greek nightmare is subbed

[Massive Attack]

Diouf rested

 

 

He was awful in the last match, which was a shame as he had such a good performance prior to that. Good to see him immediately trust Scarles in his place who I think is the better Defender of the two.

[Maverick180180]

After being massively impressed by his starting line ups he can absolutely fuck off with that line up