Chelsea (H) - Saturday 4th Dec, 12.30pm

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I'm back again after that total footballing performance against Brighton. You're welcome.

OldCastleSwift

Who's doing the Burnley thread?

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I am after we smash Chelsea.

OldCastleSwift

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

I am after we smash Chelsea.

Bookmarked...

OutcastLondoner

Jorderz and a draw? Never heard of that before.

I know people are panicking but I think it is really just a problem of things not clicking. Players running into the wrong space making the right ball harder to play, or the player with the ball not anticipating where the runner is going. Benrahma and Antonio in particular have lost that connection a bit.

But if the Fornals volley goes in and Declan's chance doesn't get saved that Brighton game looks comfortable. We're struggling a bit but it's just a dip.

Lukerz

Fabianski
Zouma - Dawson - Cresswell
Coufal - Soucek - Rice - Fornals - Masuaku
Lanzini
Antonio

OldCastleSwift

Just remembered Lukaku's back in the PL 🤦‍♂️

11 goals in 15 appearances against us.

Triffic.

ASLEFshrugged

Lukaku has only just come back after a month off injured, played 10 minutes against Man U on Sunday and 20 minutes against Watford yesterday. He hasn't had a shot on goal since 16 October

So he comes off the bench and scores with his first touch...

yoyo

He's bound to

ASLEFshrugged

Chelsea will be without Chalobah, Kovacic, Kante and Chilwell while James is 50/50

No word on Cresswell

Pearces_Left_Foot

ASLEFshrugged said:

Chelsea will be without Chalobah, Kovacic, Kante and Chilwell while James is 50/50

No word on Cresswell

Be a bit unfair if Creswell plays for Chelsea ASLEF :-)

Expat_Hammer

We'll probably go and win this one. The West Ham Way

Pearces_Left_Foot

Might suit our counter attacking style more we would need to be alot more clinical or lucky in front of goal.

ammerinaberdeen

1230 kick off, is it on tv anywhere?

Fortuneseeker

It's on BT Sport.

ammerinaberdeen

Thank you Fortuneseeker!

Slacker

You know that Timo Werner?The one who couldn’t hit a cow’s wassname with a banjo?

Just saying…………

Fortuneseeker

He scored against us last season at the LS so it won’t be such a big issue if he does it again. 👍

OutcastLondoner

I feel like it needs to be said and I don't know where to say it. Fabianski has been brilliant since the second half of the Liverpool game. He's made some really big saves and is reminding me of the way he played before the injury a couple seasons ago.

alderz

Fabianski is better when we’re not playing so well. When he has shots to save he gets into the groove and does a great job. When he has less to do he tends to not make the wonder saves he used to

claretandbluesky

Rice will clearly not want allow his best mate Mount to get the better of him so should be well up for this.

BubblesNeverDies

Watching the replay of the Maupay goal, I thought Fab didn't read the situation that well and got caught a little flatfooted.

MrsGrey

Who anticipates an overhead kick?

Especially a 'stunning' and 'incredible' one? (Media adjectives.)

claretandbluesky

If I recall it correctly we had two defenders on him with his back to goal, had he not pulled off that over head kick we would have defended it without problem.

PrestonHammer

I'm going for a very nervy 2-1 win. Antonio and Rice our scorers.

Expat_Hammer

PrestonHammer said:

I'm going for a very nervy 2-1 win. Antonio and Rice our scorers.

I've had a little flutter on Dec getting a goal

Slacker

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/03/moyes-insists-west-ham-still-have-eyes-on-the-champions-league-prize

Worth a read. Jacob is one of the better sport journos around and a West Ham fan to boot.

MrsGrey

Allegedly.

Lukerz

3 at the back, Johnson starts LWB, Lanzini in for Benrahma, Diop in too with Dawson & Zouma, Fornals on bench, no Cresswell

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Good to see Lanzini starting. Not convinced about 3 at the back.

Lukerz

Looks like a front two with Lanzini linking midfield to attack, personally would go Masuaku over Johnson in that role