Luton (A) Friday 1st September 8pm Sky

PrestonHammer

OutcastLondoner said:

I've not been able to watch any of the games yet this season (due to getting married) and will only be able to watch the first half of Luton. So if we're losing that first half, I hand over my season ticket to Aslef.

That's a very long wedding hahaha

Congratulations though.

Expat_Hammer

Don't forget that Mrs E sells wedding frocks and 606 members get a discount

Slacker

OutcastLondoner said:

I've not been able to watch any of the games yet this season (due to getting married) and will only be able to watch the first half of Luton. So if we're losing that first half, I hand over my season ticket to Aslef.

Happy days. Congrat🎉ulations mate.

thornburyiron

It shows how poor last PL season was that so many have decided to get married to give them an excuse to not watch so many games but it’s backfired so far this season.
Congrats anyway.

BubblesNeverDies

Congrats to all you newly- and about-to-be weds.

ASLEF, just for clarity, is that fiancé or fiancée?

buffybegood

ASLEFshrugged said:

OutcastLondoner said:

I've not been able to watch any of the games yet this season (due to getting married) and will only be able to watch the first half of Luton. So if we're losing that first half, I hand over my season ticket to Aslef.

Thanks for the offer but I'm getting married sometime next year, depending on when the fiancé finally emigrates from the USA

Also I work almost every Saturday...

Wouldn't it be easier all round if he just gives you his wife instead of his season ticket 😂🤣😂?

jay_in_cpt

Wow! So many weddings ….
Happy times to all 🎉🎊

ScotHammer

jay_in_cpt said:

Wow! So many weddings ….
Happy times to all 🎉🎊

Busy transfer window…..?

Congratulations all. 🎉

ASLEFshrugged

BubblesNeverDies said:

Congrats to all you newly- and about-to-be weds.

ASLEF, just for clarity, is that fiancé or fiancée?

Fiancée (damn spellchecker)

BubblesNeverDies

There's also the anglicised gender neutral version without the accent - "fiance".

Lukerz

Areola
Coufal - Zouma - Ogbonna - Emerson
Ward-Prowse - Alvarez - Paqueta
Bowen - Antonio - Benrahma

Fabianski, Aguerd, Kehrer, Johnson, Cresswell, Fornals, Kudus, Cornet, Ings

Is I imagine the side (assuming Soucek can’t play).

DJ Hammer

Many congratulations to all the newlyweds to be 🍾

Lukerz

And yes, missed it until re-reading, congrats all!!

claretandbluesky

Luton played this evening in the silly cup. Surprisingly they played pretty much their first eleven which is not great with a premiership match on Friday. It was also their first match at Kenilworth Rd this season so we wont be their first.

Bazshuayi

I had plans to marry next year. But the previous year got jealous so I decided against it

Bazshuayi

(actually I did have a wedding in mind. But the unfunny truth is that the more I've got to know her, the more I've decided I actually dont like her a lot of the time. I do still love her though. Sounds like a marriage to West Ham now I think about it)

steve

Hi Baz just wanted you to know .most of Europe is in bed .So just you and me it seems .Having said that early night for me here in Canada .So just you I guess

Bazshuayi

Yeah I knew in California I got to see the gossip come out and have a free run at it haha. I'll turn the light off

buffybegood

Bazshuayi said:

(actually I did have a wedding in mind. But the unfunny truth is that the more I've got to know her, the more I've decided I actually dont like her a lot of the time. I do still love her though. Sounds like a marriage to West Ham now I think about it)

I hope you haven't got a soft spot for a more popular girl 😉😉😉😂🤣😂.

ASLEFshrugged

claretandbluesky said:

Luton played this evening in the silly cup. Surprisingly they played pretty much their first eleven which is not great with a premiership match on Friday.

Are you sure? They made eight changes from the weekend

Out of the starting XI against Chelsea only captain CB Tom Lockyer, CB Amari'i Bell and LB Ryan Giles started last night with RB Issa Kabore, DM Marvellous Nakamba, CM Ross Barkley and CF Elijah Adebayo coming on as 2nd half subs

Tim Krul got his first start, be interesting to see if he starts on Friday

claretandbluesky said:

It was also their first match at Kenilworth Rd this season so we wont be their first.

But it will be the first home game in the top flight since Saturday 25th April 1993 (Aston Villa, 2-0). We won at Kenilworth Road that season, Mike Small got a "slight deflection"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kAVZnZKaFag

alderz

ASLEFshrugged said:

We won at Kenilworth Road that season, Mike Small got a "slight deflection"

Can't believe you didn't say "Mike got a Small deflection".

claretandbluesky

I just noticed they played most of their Premiership line up, not necessarily that they they started or played 90, I thought they may have chosen to rest them for Friday in a home tie against League two opposition.

IronHerb

claretandbluesky said:

I just noticed they played most of their Premiership line up, not necessarily that they they started or played 90, I thought they may have chosen to rest them for Friday in a home tie against League two opposition.

They're a game behind the rest of the Prem so probably wanted to get more game minutes into their legs.

ASLEFshrugged

Luton don't really have a "B Team", in the last three games Rob Edwards has used just 17 players

BRIGHTON

Kaminski
Bell Lockyer (c) Andersen (Ogbene 76)
Kabore (Doughty 64) Nakamba Chong (Berry 88) Mpanza (Woodrow 88) Giles
Adebayo (Brown 64) Morris

CHELSEA

Kaminski
Bell Lockyer (c) Burke (Andersen 77)
Kabore (Doughtyl 70) Nakamba Chong (Ogbene 77) Barkley (Mpanza 77) Giles
Adebayo (Brown 70) Morris

GILLINGHAM

Krul
Bell Lockyer (c) (Burke 48) Andersen
Doughty Mpanza Berry (Barkley 60) Giles (Kabore 60)
Woodrow Brown (Adebayo 81) Ogbene (Nakamba 69)

Best guess?

Toss up who starts in goal. Kaminski who spent the last three seasons at Blackburn Rovers and has conceded 7 goals or recent signing Ktul who kept a clean sheet against Gillingham. To be honest I don't think it matters

Bell and Lockyer will start with the third CB either Reece Burke or new arrival from Barnsley Mads Andersen

Kabore Nakamba Chong Barkley Giles
Adebayo Morris

If we aren't comfortably ahead by half time I will be surprised

MrsGrey

Moyes confirms Soucek will sit this one out. Concussion protocols.

buffybegood

Given Soucek is unavailable, I'd be surprised if the starting 11 isn't:

Areola
Coufal - Zouma - Aguerd - Emerson
Ward-Prowse - Alvarez - Paqueta
Bowen - Antonio - Benrahma

steve

But I heard when I was watching the game that Soucek was not a concussion sub

buffybegood

steve said:

But I heard when I was watching the game that Soucek was not a concussion sub

Even so, they may have decided afterwards that it was concussion, or have decided to follow the protocol to be on the safe side. Or, as happened in an earlier game this season, they may have filled out the wrong paperwork at the time of the substitution.

I'm guessing it was an instance where the medical staff weren't 100% sure. We played it safe (and rightly so) and got him off the pitch, but if we'd have used a concussion sub then I guess we'd have had to follow the protocol and he definitely wouldn't have been available for Luton. As it was he was correctly removed from play, but if it turned out they were subsequently sure it wasn't a concussion, then presumably he'd have been clear to play against Luton.

ASLEFshrugged

Moyes says

"Tomas Soucek is not available from last week. We're covering the protocols from the Premier League regarding his concussion last week."

jay_in_cpt

Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Fourth Official: Pawson, Craig
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven