West Ham Vs Wolves - Friday 10th - 8pm
Now we have the International friendlies and FA Cup out of the way we return to the pressing matter of seven cup finals to try and avoid relegation. This game must be one of our best chances of a crucial three points as Wolves were the first team relegated and have not left the bottom of the table for a long time. However they have bested us twice already this season and the last time comprehensively so.
We will need our first eleven fit and ready by Friday, so I am hoping first of all that Summerville is back, and then Hermanson, AWB, Tobido and Mavro. This makes us a lot better than the side put out for the Leeds match and hopefully enough to see off Wolves. I may be imagining it but I do feel we do ok on night fixtures and our two next matches are under the lights, I am hoping for four points at least to keep pressure on Spurs, Forest and Leeds. Four points between four teams, seven games to go, time to step up for each and every player now.
We will need our first eleven fit and ready by Friday, so I am hoping first of all that Summerville is back, and then Hermanson, AWB, Tobido and Mavro. This makes us a lot better than the side put out for the Leeds match and hopefully enough to see off Wolves. I may be imagining it but I do feel we do ok on night fixtures and our two next matches are under the lights, I am hoping for four points at least to keep pressure on Spurs, Forest and Leeds. Four points between four teams, seven games to go, time to step up for each and every player now.
Comments
They will be playing with complete freedom.
Otherwise not a lot has changed since we got thumped at the beginning of the year and like Leeds there aren’t any notable injuries
Hwang-He Chan is back on the bench after 3 weeks off with a calf injury, had 15 minutes against Liverpool in the FA Cup but hasn't played for a month
They used some of the Stand-Larsen money to sign CF Adam Armstrong for £7m plus £2m add ons from Southampton on deadline day and he finally got off the mark against Brentford.
They also signed AM Angel Gomes on loan from Marseille (ex-Man Utd, Lille and Boavista) bringing the Gomes quota to four
"Mind if we call you Gomes to keep it clear?"
Wan-Bissaka - Mavropanos - Disasi - Diouf
Bowen - Souček - Fernandes - Summerville
Pablo
Taty
Areola, Todibo, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Potts, Magassa, Kante, Traore, Wilson
Is the side we want out. Assuming Disasi is injured (edit - seems he’s ok).
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His first touch is more often than not awful. There was an occasion vs Leeds where he received the ball and knocked it so far away that he practically passed it to a Leeds player.
His pitch awareness is nothing to write home about either. He was a mile offside when he followed up Bowen's strike against the post, and the icing on the cake was his penalty miss.
This will be the 9th time we've had him (W5 D1 L2) and 3rd time this season
He was in charge of both Spurs games, sent Timmy Soucek off when we lost 3-0 at home, handed out 8 yellows - 3 to us, 5 to Spurs, when he beat them 2-1 away
The Reluctant to Give Us Anything: Smith Bramall, Oliver, Robinson Gillett, Attwell.
He just needs a few more goals.
Also Pablo was only guilty of what 99% of players are guilty of and that’s not getting out of the area and back onside quickly enough because they don’t expect the ball to come straight back in. Even then I expect he thought Bowen was going to score rather than hit the post.
Edwards press conference should be 1pm today
Short of a couple of extra goals he’s been a very good signing for us
Hope we have the same performance
Subs: Areola (GK), Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Todibo, Potts, Magassa, Kanté, Adama, Wilson