West Ham v Arsenal (H): Sunday 1st May 2022; 16:30

PrestonHammer

Loss hahaha

EXETERHAMMER

Im guessing coufal, zouma, cresswell as a back 3 with Fredericks and Fornals wing-backs

alderz

Fabianski
Coufal Zouma Cresswell
Fredericks Noble Rice Lanzini Fornals
Bowen Benrahma

OldCastleSwift

I just don't know why Moyes doesn't try Alese. A CB playing at CB. And if Diop is fit for the bench, surely he's fit to play. If Zouma gets injured two minutes in, presumably he'll come on. So why not start him?

Ah well, Wolves and Leicester losing means this is a free hit for 6th.

OldCastleSwift

OldCastleSwift said:

Fredericks Coufal Zouma Cresswell?

Or Coufal Zouma Cresswell Fredericks?

I haven't got a clue what we're doing at the back today 😂

Ex saying it's the second one. Back four with Fredericks at LB.

whupathman

at least diop is back for the run in

Expat_Hammer

COYI

whupathman

just checking on sky if we are still playing, I guess not

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Hopeful but not expecting much. Just really dislike this Arsenal team these days, mostly because of Arteta. COYI

OldCastleSwift

Sky have it as a back three.

Lot of pace in the Arsenal attack. Not a lot in our defence. Worried.

ASLEFshrugged

Whar shade of yellow is Arsenal's away kit?

Urine?

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Fredericks is an awful RB, can't wait to see him at LB........

Not confident

OldCastleSwift

Cresswell concedes a needless corner 20 seconds in. Could be a long game.

steve

I want to beat this lot

whupathman

Johnson failed a fitness test it seems

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

They always put Alan Smith on comms for this match. He's so biased.

ASLEFshrugged

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

Fredericks is an awful RB, can't wait to see him at LB........

Not confident

Played well there last time, can't remember who it was against. Chelsea?

OldCastleSwift

We look like a small side out there. I reckon Coufal, Cresswell, Noble, Lanzini, Fornals, Benrahma and Bowen are are all under 6ft.

Not going to be a lot of headers won today. We're going to struggle physically.

OldCastleSwift

It looks like we're playing very wide, but have no-one in the box to cross to. Only Rice and Zouma with any height from set pieces, too.

PrestonHammer

No chance at corners today.

OldCastleSwift

PrestonHammer said:

No chance at corners today.

Yeah, not sure where the goals are going to come from today.

steve

Started okay

eskimoking

Think we’ve started pretty well. Not expecting anything today and enjoying it.
I agree with the tactics comments though. Usually we have 4 tall players, today we have 2 so think we’re playing with too much width.

ASLEFshrugged

Formation looks like
Fab
Coufal Zouma Cresswell Fredericks
Noble Rice
Fornals Lanzini Benrahma
Bowen

OldCastleSwift

No real hold up play, either. We can play the ball up to the front three but can't really make it stick.

In the game, but carrying no real attacking threat.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Looks like there's more space down the right than the left. Might be worth switching Bowen with Fornals so he's up against the dodgy Tavares.

OldCastleSwift

Fornals has started poorly. Too many misplaced passes already.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Fornals not started well

OldCastleSwift

Zouma playing CF

buffybegood

Is Cresswell our shortest starting CB in a back 4 since Steve Potts?