West Ham v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunday 27th February, 2pm. SKY

alderz

I like Fornals on the left, but I think he looks lost when he’s on the right. I agree with changing things up a bit, but I think we’re more likely to go to a 3

Lukerz said:

I would go

Fabianski
Johnson - Dawson - Zouma - Cresswell
Rice - Soucek - Fornals
Bowen - Antonio - Vlasic

I feel we regularly lose out down our left with lacking natural balance. When there’s no Cresswell we have to go with Johnson or Fredericks, we often play Fornals/Lanzini/Benrahma on the left who are all right footed. I feel we lack that direct option to put a cross straight into the box when we attack down this side, with us trying to cut inside & either go back or make our way to the box or we whip in a cross, right footed, which often drifts too close to the keeper.

Vlasic is right footed, I think

ASLEFshrugged

Moyes has started with the same 4-2-3-1 formation since he took over from Pellegrini apart from the rare occasions when he's played a back three against the big boys.

I just don't see him changing formation against Wolves at home

Barney

I want to see Antonio playing mainly down the middle and getting some service; not spending his time up and down the wings

steve

Not sure i want to see Antonio ,Except on the bench coming on later just might give him the push he needs

ASLEFshrugged

Antonio always goes out onto the wings, the three attacking midfielders need to be aware and make runs into the box

Kuchinghammer

Three games in 6 days. Moyes will bench Antonio for one, but which one? They're all important. I think he'll try Vlasic against Wolves and keep him there if it works.

IronHerb

Let's hope so.

jay_in_cpt

Vlasic has failed to impress me albeit with perhaps somewhat limited chances, if given the chance he really needs to take it, we’ve seen more than enough very average showings at best IMO…

Slacker

We were rubbish again. Antonio is never going to score another goal.Sell Vlasic. Why can’t Cresswell cross a ball? Benrahma was a waste of space. Good job we’ve got points on the board because this is relegation form.
All Moyes’ fault why didn’t we buy eight new player in January?!

Just getting it in early.😉

Lukerz

We need a clean sheet today & I think we’ll get it.

1-0 - Bowen

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

What I think we'll see

Fab
Johnson Dawson Zouma Cresswell
Rice Soucek
Bowen Benrahma Fornals
Antonio

steve

If Lanzini is fit then he should play .Also Vlasic for Antonio ,Lets try something differant .Lanzini can pick a pass .And Vlasic can finish it off .At lest it might not end up in row Z

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

A positive result is obviously most important but it would also be nice to see a good performance. We haven’t played well in what feels like quite a while now.

steve

Antonio starts can we super glue him to the pen spot

ASLEFshrugged

Fab
Johnson Dawson Zouma Cresswell
Soucek Rice
Bowen Lanzini Fournals
Antonio

Areola Alese Diop Kral Noble Benrahama Vlasic Oxo-Flex Perkinbs

OldCastleSwift

OldCastleSwift said:

But we all know it'll be

Fabianksi
Coufal Dawson Zouma Cresswell
Rice Soucek
Bowen Lanzini Fornals
Antonio

Either way, it's an away win. We've struggled against Watford, Leicester and Newcastle. A very good Wolves team in great form will turn us over all too comfortably I reckon.

I'm glass half empty, by the way...

I knew Benrahma would be dropped. Always the Moyes scapegoat.

alderz

To be fair, Fornals and Bowen are better at tracking back, and Lanzini is nice and tidy on the ball. We’ll lose some attacking impetus, but we’ll be more solid and I think we probably need that.

ASLEFshrugged

Wolves make five changes from Thursday and from the side we lost to in November

RWB Semedo injured
LWB Ait-Nouri, CM Moutinho, RW Podence CF Jimenez on the bench

Sa
Kilman, Coady, Saiss,
Hoever Neves, Dendoncker, Marcal,
Trincao, Silva, Hwang.

Ruddy, Aït-Nouri, Jonny, Boly, Moutinho, Cundle, Neto, Podence, Jiménez

19yo CF Silva and 20yo RWB Hoever both make their 2nd Premier League starts this season

Silva scored against us in our 3-2 win back in April

Right, I'm off down the pub, see you lot on the other side

Brother_Sledge

steve said:

Antonio starts can we super glue him to the pen spot

Nobody leaves Antonio in the corners

OldCastleSwift

alderz said:

To be fair, Fornals and Bowen are better at tracking back, and Lanzini is nice and tidy on the ball. We’ll lose some attacking impetus, but we’ll be more solid and I think we probably need that.

I dunno. Benrahma is the most subbed player in the league and he must be one of the most rotated. Do you have stats on that alderz? How many consecutive starts has he made at West Ham?

I get that he doesn't offer as much defensively as Fornals, but that's not his game. Never has been. He excelled at Brentford having licence to play football and express himself. Not sure why Moyes signed him, to be honest.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Hope we make a gesture pre-game re Ukraine.

OldCastleSwift

I think Soucek and Antonio are very lucky to get starts. But not unexpected given the options available.

Ah well. You'll have the game without my dripping; I'm at the farm with my boy. Good luck everyone.

Hammerdublin

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

Hope we make a gesture pre-game re Ukraine.

That would be great! I totally support.

Lukerz

Odd selection from Wolves

whupathman

Lukerz said:

Odd selection from Wolves

given our inconsistent form maybe they think their momentum will carry them through this and they will look to turn the crowd early as is what happens with us

whupathman

if we ask nicely can we have the ball

whupathman

crosses in not good enough atm but getting more of the ball

Dodger58

Don’t like Hwang, trying to get players booked for nothing.

ScotHammer

Is Soucek playing further forward today?

ScotHammer

Wolves are letting us break quickly which seems to be working for us