Brentford (A) Saturday 28 September 3pm (not on TV)

ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
edited September 27 in Match Threads
The good news

We are unbeaten in our two away games, both were in London, both were 3pm Saturday kick offs and neither was on TV

No Ivan Toney (2 goals in 4 games against us) and no Yoane Wissa (3 goals in 7)
Brentford haven't kept a clean sheet in the league

The bad news

Bryan Mbeumo (3 goals in 5) is fit and has scored 4 in 5 this season
Brentford have scored in 4 out of 5 league games, didn't score at Anfield

Brentford set up 4-3-3 in their two home games (Leicester, Saints) and won both although they're a bit short up front

Wissa picked up an ankle injury against City that will keep him out for a couple of months while club record signing and Ivan Toney replacement Igor Thiago (Club Brugge £30m) suffered a knee injury in a friendly against Wimbledon that required surgery

Against Spurs Franck went with 5-3-2 and opted to play AM Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool £27.5m) alongside Mbuma but in the two home games 22yo Kevin Schade (3 German caps, signed July 2023 but missed most of last season injured) has been the third forward

Joshua Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey are all absent along with new arrival 18yo Brazilian LW Gustavo Nunes (Gremio £10m)

Christian Norgaard missed the visit to White Hart Lane but is expected back on Saturday

Best guess
Flekken
Ajer Pinnock Collins Lewis-Potter
Damsgaard Norgaard Janelt
Carvalho Mbuma Schade
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Comments

  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Win
  • alderzalderz
    Areola; AWB Todibo Kilman Emerson; Soler Rodriguez Paqueta; Kudus Bowen Summerville.

    I just want him to get his best side out there. He (and Tim) wanted Todibo and Soler all summer, I get why we’ve had the slow introduction. But Mavropanos and Soucek are just not enabling us to play the way I think he wants to play.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Last weekend Brentford scored at Spurs in the 1st minute

    The weekend before Brentford scored at City in the 1st minute

    If it’s goalless after 60 seconds we will have done better than City and Spurs!
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Mbuemo is a top player, I think Brentford were lucky all the focus was on Toney, because i think Mbuemo was the better player and them holding onto him was good for them. Shame they lost Wissa. Two players I think a smart team (could have been WHU) or of the "Pushing Europe spaces ilk" should have gone in for.
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    On team news: "We will train now and will see again afterwards how they are. We have Edson out [due to suspension] and let’s see what will happen with the others between today and tomorrow. Unfortunately, Fullkrug was not available last night, so we will wait for this afternoon and tomorrow to see for him."

    Summerville needs to find his shooting boots. Promising that he’s get in these positions. But needs to start taking these chances.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited September 28
    Areola
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Souček - Rodríguez - Paquetá
    Kudus - Bowen - Summerville
  • welovethehammerswelovethehammers
    edited September 27
    Areola
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Soucek - Soler - Paqueta
    Kudus - Bowen - Summerville

    I’d like Ings to play but that would likely mean dropping Summerville and bringing Kudus to LW. I’d rather see Kudus on the right.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    I'd rather Kudus down the middle and Bowen on the right

    Not sure that works with a front 3 like everyone is mentioning as Kudus isn't a #9, but I don't think Bowen is either

    Best formation for those 2 is a 4231, but we don't have a midfield pairing solid enough for that

    Lot of thinking for Mr Lopetegui

    Back 5 picks itself proving everyone is fit
    Areola
    AWB - Tobido - Kilman - Emerson
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Such an imbalance in that we are packed with midfielders yet lack an out and out striker.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    Areola
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Soler - Rodriguez- Paqueta
    Kudus - Bowen - Summerville
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Norgaard is "going to be a close call. He’s been training today and yesterday so we need to see if he’s ready to start.”

    20yo Ukrainian U23 Yehor Yarmoliuk played against Spurs in Norgaard's absence, making his 7th Premier League start since promotion from Brentford B last season
  • LukerzLukerz
    claretandbluesky said:

    Such an imbalance in that we are packed with midfielders yet lack an out and out striker.

    To be honest, I’d be half expecting him to start Ings or Antonio.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Start Antonio then bring Ings on to score in time added on

    It worked at Fulham...
  • LukerzLukerz
    Areola
    Wan-Bissaka - Todibo - Kilman - Emerson
    Soler - Souček - Paquetá
    Bowen - Antonio - Kudus

    Is what I think we may see from JL today.
  • stevesteve
    Dino for Todibo might be in j.lo thinking
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodríguez, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen ©, Kudus, Antonio
    Subs: Fabiański (GK), Coufal, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Soler, Irving, Luis Guilherme, Summerville, Ings

    Pleased Todibo starts, disappointed Antonio does.
  • stevesteve
    summerville who has looked good on bench .
  • stevesteve
    Not sure Antonio will ever score again for us =)
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited September 28
    steve said:

    Not sure Antonio will ever score again for us =)

    Is that reverse psychology ??!!
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Oppo

    Team to play West Ham: Flekken, Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer, Janelt, Damsgaard, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter, Mbeumo, Schade.

    Subs: Valdimarsson, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Meghoma, Konak, Trevitt, Roerslev, Kim, Yogane.
  • stevesteve
    jay ,yes it is
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    steve said:

    jay ,yes it is

    2 goals for him today then.....COYI..
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Flekken,
    Ajer, Van de Berg, Pinnock, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Schade, Damsgaard, Carvalho, Mbeumo.

    That could either be a back three with Ajer and Lewis-Potter playing as wing backs
    Or
    A back four with Collins as LB and Lewis-Potter playing on the left side of midfield
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    Trying to decide if I should waste my Saturday morning watching us play (lose) again.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Füllkrug again not even fit enough for the bench; it's so depressing having Antonio still starting matches when he was pretty uselesss last season and so we sign a player with an injury that needs managing and, guess what, that injury is causing him to miss games.

    I do feel that it's going to click for us in a game soon, but it's hard to muster up any enthusiam that it will be today given Antonio is in the starting line up; we're effectively a man down from the start.
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Tony Gale on co-comms....
  • Brother_SledgeBrother_Sledge
    Thought Antonio looked quite bright when he came on midweek. I am fairly happy with that starting 11. Come on you Irons 2-0 win
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Oh no.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Brentford score in first minute for the third time.
  • stevesteve
    Hate this game already
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