West Ham vs Nottingham Forest | PL | 6.1.26 | Predictions and Match Thread

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The term 'must win' is often used in circumstances where it's not quite true.  Is Forest at home a must win game?  Maybe, maybe not.  But 100% it's a must not lose game.  A win puts us within touching distance of a Forest side in the aftermath of their own little managerial change honeymoon period.  A loss....and 17th place starts to look a very long way away indeed.

We go into this game with some comings and goings in the squad.  Luis Guilherme has departed for Sporting.  Callum Wilson is negotiating an exit (no doubt he sees the writing on the wall with two striker signings coming in, and the 6k basic he's on starting to look like all he'll be getting most weeks).  Pablo and Taty Castellano are now in and training with the squad, and both seemingly well known or attacking their duels and fighting hard....and my word do we need some of that.

There's been no news surrounding Todibo and Paqueta for this one.  Paqueta's being a back injury, it's feasible a spasm could have subsided with some intensive physio...but with Todibo's being a groin injury, that feels less likely to make a swift disappearance with the usual sources reporting he needed a scan, but no outcomes.

And then there is the aftermath of the Wolves debacle.  Potts and Magassa got hooked at half time.  Soucek came in and looked slow but competent.  Wilson played 90 mins and is still currently here.  Myers came on and looked a million miles better than either of the other CB proponents...but surely we won't get a start as one of a back two?!  Plus there's the two new guys. The starting line up is suddenly anyone's guess.

Predicted Line Up:

But guess I will.  This is my hunch as to what Nuno will go for:

Areola

KWP  Mavropanos  Kilman  Scarles

Soucek   Potts

Bowen   Castellanos   Fernandes

Pablo

Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Myers, Magassa, Kante, Rodriguez, Sumerville, Paqueta, Wilson

If Paqueta is fit to start, I expect Taty to move up top, Paqueta to come in on the left, and Pablo to sit on the bench.  Mavropanos and Kilman seem likely to continue their Keystone Cops impression, mostly for lack of alternatives, with Igor clearly not rated, Myers thought more of as a fullback or wide in a 3 (he's not very physically imposing yet) and Todibo likely still out.  Lastly I suspect Magassa will be made scapegoat, with Potts getting some nepo treatment (although he's been poor of late) and Soucek coming in for some 'old stager presence' and 'leadership' in the middle of the park.  

Predicted Score:

After that last result, it feels impossible to predict a win.  Forest will low-block us, and have pace to burn on the flanks.  Something we clearly struggle with, but with both teams no doubt considering a defeat more damaging than anything else, I expect a cagey affair that ends in stalemate.

West Ham 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Is a point enough to save Nuno?  Or is 50m spent on a couple of strikers the real saving grace for the bald Portugeezer?  Time will tell.  He likely doesn't care either way.

COYI.

 

[Fauxstralian]

I would have said 50,000
About 25,000 after the pen went in

Got back to Stratford not being STOP/GOed once after the final whistle 
Small wins 

[Massive Attack]

Id say 40-45 max there last night 

It was low but not that low. 

[Mad Dog]

Id say 40-45 max there last night 

[Mad Ferret]

More of a boycott than the Brentford game 

[Massive Attack]

Whatever it was there were a fuck load of empty seats with fans voting with their feet with disapproval of it all. Sad it's come to this but that's what Sullivan and Brady have created themselves.

[El Scorchio]

While way short of 62k, it absolutely looked more than 30 from being in there. Looked like 2/3 or 3/4 full rather than less than half.

I think it was around 48-50,000 in there last night. 

 

 

That's what it felt like to me from the eye test. Something like that.

[fraser]

While way short of 62k, it absolutely looked more than 30 from being in there. Looked like 2/3 or 3/4 full rather than less than half.

Yeah I said the same I was quite surprised, but he does work there on match days, his job is sporting events does a lot of the major tournaments too. He would know because its part of his job to know. 

[Council Scum]

While way short of 62k, it absolutely looked more than 30 from being in there. Looked like 2/3 or 3/4 full rather than less than half.

I think it was around 48-50,000 in there last night. 

[fraser]

Yeah right fraser. Your "mate" works at the club. Do one, Mitty.

 

Yeah he does on match days also works at other clubs on match days too he isn't a West Ham fan he's a private contractor... I could share his Facebook page with pictures from behind the scenes or say what he does there but then I'm not a grass.

In fact why would anyone lie about that, oh yeah judging me by your own standards eh son. 

So the attendance was bang on 30,000?

Yeah right.

Hà ha ffs he didn't give an exact number he just said "only 30000 through the turnstiles tonight'

Not to me but another mate, do you expect him to give the exact number, wtf is the matter with you... Seriously as if its trying to big myself up by saying I've seen how many were there... It would be a really weird lie wouldn't it, I mean surely if I wanted to do that I'd lie bigger.. 

[Come On You Irons]

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

Yeah right fraser. Your "mate" works at the club. Do one, Mitty.

 

Yeah he does on match days also works at other clubs on match days too he isn't a West Ham fan he's a private contractor... I could share his Facebook page with pictures from behind the scenes or say what he does there but then I'm not a grass.

In fact why would anyone lie about that, oh yeah judging me by your own standards eh son. 

So the attendance was bang on 30,000?

Yeah right.

[El Scorchio]

While way short of 62k, it absolutely looked more than 30 from being in there. Looked like 2/3 or 3/4 full rather than less than half.

[fraser]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

Yeah right fraser. Your "mate" works at the club. Do one, Mitty.

 

 

Yeah he does on match days also works at other clubs on match days too he isn't a West Ham fan he's a private contractor... I could share his Facebook page with pictures from behind the scenes or say what he does there but then I'm not a grass.

In fact why would anyone lie about that, oh yeah judging me by your own standards eh son

Not very mitty is it as loads work there and loads will know them. . 

[Vexed]

Championship could be alright y'know.

We've got an abundance of good young players, we can play all of them. Build a team we actually fucking like rather than a collection of cunts we have to support despite them giving nothing. I'm happy for a few years of that in the championship. No more Max fucking Kilman or Meathead Mavropanos. 

Even better if Sully dies painfully and we get competent owners in that have ambition and want to do things right. I'd love that. The great reset. 

Just need Sully to fall off his perch now. 

[Come On You Irons]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

Yeah right fraser. Your "mate" works at the club. Do one, Mitty.

[fraser]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

 

There were 30000 there last night, a mate of mine works for the club on match days and he has the through turnstile figures as they come through. 

[Fauxstralian]

Thought the ref lifted his game after Dyche moved him to a more central position in the second half
Another incompetent gay Northerner who absolutely raped us


 

[Massive Attack]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

 

 

The BS razzle dazzle regime never fails to disappoint.

[Come On You Irons]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

"It's all lies, lies, lies"

[violator]

Desperate cunts on the OS have the attendance as 62,429 

[yngwies Cat]

Ezra looks alright.
Managed to get a pint before last  orders
Only positives from going yesterday  

[Django]

This game is cruel at times. Harsh var decisions.. It's been years in the making though with last being the final nail in the coffin. If we went 2-0 up it would have been a different game perhaps, but that's how the pendulum swings. We had some good European nights, won a cup and now we fall. One day we will rise up again, free of the ugly goblin, renewed.

[fraser]

We got what we deserved from the game.  We are currently the worst side in this league and it shows.  You can blame refs, VAR,  but the bottom line is we are a poor side.   

Nobody is disputing we're a poor side, we'll nobody sane. But it doesn't justify that shit officiating on and off the pitch. 

[Tomshardware]

We got what we deserved from the game.  We are currently the worst side in this league and it shows.  You can blame refs, VAR,  but the bottom line is we are a poor side.   

[fraser]

Todibo is far and away our best defender and he did a good job last night.  Mavropanos is much better with him as hes not concerned about covering that ahit show kilman 

Yep inexplicable that he dropped Dinos for Kilman after the Villa game 

[Mad Dog]

Todibo is far and away our best defender and he did a good job last night.  Mavropanos is much better with him as hes not concerned about covering that ahit show kilman