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

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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

 

 

[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

[Vexed]

What the MERRY FUCK is that team about?

What a load of shit. Fuck off Nuno. 

[Massive Attack]

Bit of a nutty Line-up. Interesting to say the least. 

Really not sure about continuing with no Wilson up top or even Marshall for that matter whilst the caethorse is out foe a while yet. Really would have expected Wilson to start by now.

Come on you fucking Irons!

[Sweep]

Certainly wasn't expecting that.

[Mad Dog]

Diouf out

Irving for magassa?

Soucek back in?

What the hell?  

[violator]

Diouf rested

[stubbo-admin]

[stubbo-admin]

Fuck me the team tonight is out of left field!

Scarles....check
Soucek....check
Irving....check
KWP....check
Todibo....check

Wow.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Mike clearly still uses a typewriter, the old cսnt. *Ching!*

What is this "typewriter" about which you speak?

Quill & ink-pot. British tools for British people.

You are a tool 

And you are a child. Go fuck yourself. For a change.

[XKhammer]

Areola

Wan Bissaka   Mavropanos    Kilman    Diouf

Magassa

Fernandes             Soucek       Paqueta       Summerville

Bowen (c)Subs: Hermansen, KWP, Igor, Potts, Guilherme, Marshall, Rodriguez, Wilson, Scarles






 

Mike clearly still uses a typewriter, the old cսnt. *Ching!*

What is this "typewriter" about which you speak?

Quill & ink-pot. British tools for British people.

You are a tool 

[Keep dreaming]

Souceks decline both on international and club level says we will keep picking more balls from our own net than anything else. He can't, and won't start.

[Gary Strodders shank]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? 

Because apart from really Bowen we struggle to score and needs must especially when we are down there. So I can see why he could be used as a genuine goal threat alone.

A Brentford bloke in the pub told me they are  on the same points total as they were at this stage last season and he thought they hadn't missed the departed players or manager as much as they thought they had.

It's early days though and hopefully they will begin to falter tomorrow night as we step up on what we have seen so far this season.

We need to cut out the errors at the back do the basics and let the flair players use the ball and their skill to damage teams.

Regardless of who is there or boycotting tomorrow night s win under the lights would be a a welcome boost to us all.
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[Massive Attack]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? 

Because apart from really Bowen we struggle to score and needs must especially when we are down there. So I can see why he could be used as a genuine goal threat alone.

[Keep dreaming]

How can anyone suggest Soucek into the lineup? He shouldn't be even close to a starting position, and would also rather see Paqueta on the bench too.
Summerville and Bowen has to play on the wings, and the midfield trio of Fernandes, Magassa and Potts should be enough to both protect our cunts at the back, but also helping our forwards going forward.

As for the striker position, I would go for Marshall. Give him all the time he can get. We will need it in the championship later on...

Fullkrug, Wilson, Soucek, Paqueta won't be here next season anyway, so good riddance to the lot.

[only1billybonds]

We should really win this one. As has been said, the heart of their team has gone along with a very good manager. If we fail to win this it will raise some serious questions regarding our ability to survive in this league.

[BoleynGone]

Having thought about this a bit more. I'm going for a bit of a change especially in midfield.So
Areola
AWB Mavraponas Kilman Diuof
Potts Soucek
Bowen Paqueta Summerville
Marshall.
Soucek can block and stop the Brentford attacks pass to Potts who is quicker to pass it on and forward than Magassa or Fernandes. Paqueta lucky to start i could have gone for Fernandes instead . Marshall is a more attacking option than having Bowen or Paqueta upfront,that's negative.Let's see what Marshall can do from the start. We should have more of the ball and Brentford will go long especially with throw ins. We need Soucek's height at both ends.It's his type of game.

[Massive Attack]

Was expecting Brentford to really struggle losing Frank & selling Wissa & Mbeumo 

Mbuemo, Wissa, Keeper Flekken and their Captain Norgaard. That's the spine of their well organised experienced Team taking out of it, as well as a decent Manager Frank. That's a big ask for any Team to manage so much disruption all at once in just 1 Summer after finishing 10th.

[Leonard Hatred]

WE WILL DEFEAT BRENTFORD BY TWO GOALS TO ONE. 

STAND ON ME.

[Fauxstralian]

Was expecting Brentford to really struggle losing Frank & selling Wissa & Mbeumo but they are still a better organised awkward team
Hopefully Nuno having two weeks to work with the central defenders even if AWB & Diouf were away might pay dividends
We will need Summerville & Bowen to cause problems
Have no idea what to expect but hope he sticks to some pace & movement in midfield