West Ham vs Everton (H) Saturday 21st Jan

OldCastleSwift

"West Ham by far the better team" according to Merson on Soccer Saturday.

We've improved then. Antonio misses a good chance to make it 2-0.

Yeoldhammer

Fair play to Emerson he is getting some decent balls in.

OldCastleSwift

Bowen needs to knock Dani Dyer up more often

Hamstew

Antonio is much much better on this right. Working really well. Get in.

Hamstew

Bowen with twins

Hamstew

And Gale has stolen my joke.

ASLEFshrugged

Wow

buffybegood

Bowen with the second

Yeoldhammer

Antonio feeds Bowen for 2

chicagohammer

buffybegood said:

chicagohammer said:

Yes, Bowen- let’s build on that, feel this could be our day -I KNOW

😱😱😱

Really? Did you have to?

Antonio stayed on his feet for once and Bowen makes it TWO - Never in doubt 🧐

buffybegood

Everton hit the post, phew, Rice got a touch to put it on the post, was definitely in otherwise.

ASLEFshrugged

Rice playing for the shirt

Anyone who thinks he doesn't care here's the answer

buffybegood

What was Fabianski doing there, came and was nowhere near it? Fortunately was flagged offside, but poor from Fab there.

buffybegood

2-0 HT

Yeoldhammer

Emerson and Aguerd definitely the top two this half despite the finishes from Bowen. Both have contributed at both ends of the pitch really well.

chicagohammer

Let’s hope we keep our heads and bring this one home, am I allowed to say that a result here could save our season,

too soon? 🤫

steve

Antonio looks up for it .can we keep .please can we

claretandbluesky

Please David don't ask the team to drop deep and defend the lead now, keep pressing forward as it's the best defence.

Hamstew

Think Antonio has been very good. Especially now he's switched to the right like I suggested. Have I mentioned that before?

thornburyiron

I wish that had been the full time whistle. I’m still going to be very very nervous for the second half because I’m not confident we will keep them at bay for the whole 45-50 minutes. They’ve come too close a couple of times for my liking in the first half.
No going out to defend what we’ve got from the kick off, go for a third and keep them penned back.

OldCastleSwift

So is Bowen playing through the middle then?

Hamstew

OldCastleSwift said:

So is Bowen playing through the middle then?

Yes. At least he seems to be now.

buffybegood

Hamstew said:

Think Antonio has been very good. Especially now he's switched to the right like I suggested. Have I mentioned that before?

He hasn't really (certainly not most of the time); for the second goal, Antonio was up front and well ahead of Bowen who was on the right. Bowen played a ball down the line which Antonio chased and then Bowen ran forward and central to get into the box.

There's not a definite positional switch imo.

claretandbluesky

Everton fans calling for Frank to be sacked........ in the half time interval.

buffybegood

OldCastleSwift said:

So is Bowen playing through the middle then?

Ham seeing what he wants to see 😂🤣😂

ASLEFshrugged

A bit more subtle than that

Bowen




Antonio

steve

we need a 3rd even a 4th

MrsGrey

Antonio everywhere!

Hamstew

Let's just agree I'm right

ASLEFshrugged

claretandbluesky said:

Everton fans calling for Frank to be sacked........ in the half time interval.

The board are the big problem. this is worth a read

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/20/everton-engulfed-in-civil-war-that-could-have-catastrophic-end