West Ham v Gillingham (A) FA Cup 3rd Round (05.01.20-KO 18:16) Match Thread

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  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Pretty textbook performance in a tricky tie, the kind we have really struggled with recently.

    Moyesiah.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Thank G-d we have Fab back...He didn't have so much to do, but so comforting knowing he's there, fair play, not a great performance IMO but we got the desired result, not sure I agree with Declan being BT's MOM, but what do I know....
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    Good to have a manager who cares about FA Cup - and a winner too.

    Well played Gillingham, class today in the end
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Zaba and Rice being interviewed.

    Father and son :lol:
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Amazing what happens when the club actually bother to field a strong team. Let's go on a cup run...
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Has to be said that we were poor in the first half - clearly the Moysiah had a word in their shell likes and we ended up putting in a more professional performance in the second.

    Overall, well done WHU, COYI
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    From the BBC:

    No West Ham player has been directly involved in more goals in all competitions this season than Pablo Fornals (three goals, four assists).


    Imagine what he will be like when he settles in a bit more :wahoo:
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Dodger58 said:

    The more I see of Fornals the more I like him. He’s made a difference since coming on and now has a goal for his efforts

    He was also the one who made the whole break work with his flick-on to Haller, so glad he finished it off.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Rice: I’ve not seen my cut, I hope it’s not too bad.
    Zaba: I had 42 stitches in one season.

    :lol:
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    We were not good 1st half, because Gillingham - fair play - played a turbo charged game and made it tough. But 2nd half our quality showed. And for once the scoreline reflected it.
  • HamstewHamstew
    That'll do donkey
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Terrible first half, much improved second half and, in the end, a good result.

    Let's enjoy tonight because we all know it'll be Liverpool in Round 4.
  • LukerzLukerz
    More than happy with that.

    Always expect 70% of the game to be a slog, it’s just about matching them for effort, defending well, concentrating & not being behind.

    Then in that 30%, making sure you score a goal or two.

    COYI
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Jay

    1st half I'd agree: 2nd half I really enjoyed watching us.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Respect due to Gillingham they had a right go but our back line was superb I thought.
    So good to see us go toe to toe and come out on top.We should’ve had two pens though.
    Blimey we’ve won a cup tie at a lower league side.
  • stevesteve
    2 clean sheets in a row :thumbsup:
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    You are welcome.

    :biggrin:
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Can Karen Carney watch us every week please? She turns up, we win, :lol:
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    :nonono:
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited January 2020
    Decent second half. Fredericks looks like he is out for the long haul. Hopefully not as bad as Antonio's hamstring that was out for a few months with.

    wrong thread :(

    Thanks, mods :biggrin:
  • AdamAdam
    Since 2014, we’ve had 15 FA Cup ties. We’ve been drawn away from home for a whopping 11 of those ties!
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I’m starting to love Fornals. Think he’s got bags of talent and could be a special player in the future.

    And he works really hard, too.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    Agricultural first half, and in the 2nd half after Jethro Tull invented the seed drill, flute and codpiece we seemed to find our feet.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited January 2020
    Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

    I’m starting to love Fornals. Think he’s got bags of talent and could be a special player in the future.

    And he works really hard, too.

    :whistle:
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited January 2020
    So when was the last time two Pablo’s scored in the same game for West Ham?
  • HamstewHamstew
    IronHerb said:

    So when was the last time two Pablo’s scored in the same game for West Ham?

    Like... About an hour and a half ago.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Ninguno
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    In my view had Pelle continued his team selection as in previous cup ties Gillingham would have seen us off. They battled really hard and just lacked the class we had in our eleven.

    Moyes respected them and the cup and that's why we are in the next round.

    Still finding Pelle's selection against Wimbledon last season hard to take.

    Hopefully a home draw to any side outside the premiership awaits.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Pelle has gone. No need to worry about it. Anyway, Moyes has to put a strong team out because a defeat would have been a disaster for him.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited January 2020
    This wasnt a good performance, but it's this exact type of game against lowly opposition we have lost in the past

    Take the win and move forward
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