Southampton (A) 04/02/17 - 15.00 k/o

Dodger58

Hope that's the reason Munich

OldCastleSwift

Antonio up front then?

Hope he's not injured. But wouldn't be at all surprised if he was

buffybegood

Giant_Hammer said:

Is he injured Buffy?

Not obviously so, but he may have been carrying a knock, who knows?

buffybegood

Goal has been given to Noble, thought it might be.

EXETERHAMMER

Noble given the goal I think

Dodger58

Good question on the BBC Football-Live thread:

Why don't West Ham play like this every week?

baracks_a_hammer

Answer

Because that's the West Ham way

Dodger58

Another good quote:

Amazing bit of business by Moyes. Knew exactly how to beat Palace - give them Van Aanholt & and the 3 points are guaranteed..

MIAHammer

This game's not over yet. We can't afford to switch off.

SuzanneClaret

Our third goal has been taken off Davis and given to Nobel.



25 minutes to go and 1-3 up Slav is 'managing' ACs fitness which I think is a good thing.

Snodgrass making some good runs and passes.


coyi

Giant_Hammer

Hope that's the case Suze.

Adam

Dodger

You can say that about every team though. The difference between the top teams and everyone else, is that the top players who play in the top teams consistently give 8/9 out of 10 performances.

SuzanneClaret

Dodger58 said:

Good question on the BBC Football-Live thread:

Why don't West Ham play like this every week?

Because we play a different opposition every week.

Sorry but that a really naive question for a football journo to ask.

SuzanneClaret

Kouyate off Big Ginge on.


coyi

buffybegood

Kouyate off, Collins coming on. ;hmm

thornburyiron

We seem to be going very negative and there's a long time to go yet.

Dodger58

I should have mentioned I saw it as an unusually positive posting from the BBC - other than from Trevor Sinclair of course.

Now responded to on BBC site too:

Why don't West Ham don't play like this every week? Because they don't play Southampton every week.

buffybegood

Gone to 3 at the back, with Cresswell and Antonio, who was CF, as wing backs.

SuzanneClaret

thornburyiron said:

We seem to be going very negative and there's a long time to go yet.

Kouyate was limping, had been a bit limpy since he was fouled

OldCastleSwift

So no striker at all now? ;hmm

buffybegood

Snodgrass seems to be furthest forward now.

SuzanneClaret

WE ARE THREE NIL UP.

buffybegood

SuzanneClaret said:

WE ARE THREE NIL UP.

We are? Not bad seeing as they scored first.

SuzanneClaret

We are struggling a bit with the new formation for sure but if you - the collective you - want to really wallow in your negativity I'm sure the Palace forum is open.

MIAHammer

Good space for Feghouli on the right but absolutely no one in the forward position for him to cross to.

buffybegood

Cresswell booked (the first card of the day I think), for time-wasting.

SuzanneClaret

Away fans making some noise as always ;bowdown ;clap ;scarf

Hantshammer

Gonna be a squeaky bum ending with a long time added on methinks. Needed Carroll left in as target and "frightener"!

thornburyiron

Is it me or are these last few minutes going oh so slowly

buffybegood

Reid in the book, and he's not happy with Long, was worried he was going to talk himself into a second immediately for dissent.