EFL Carabao Cup - West Ham v Fulham @ home, Tues 15th Sept @ 7.45pm (UK Time)
After the record breaking great drubbing of Wrexham we next face Fulham at The London Stadium Tuesday evening in The EFL Cup.
Guess NES might make a change or 2, it would be nice to keep the starting 11, except for Veltman who I guess picked up some kinda injury ( any news anyone ? ) but would also understand a couple of changes for the cup game....
As much as I want us to win and go through, perhaps 3 points in the Championship are more important for me, but a win and getting through would also be very welcome.....
Fulham playing Liverpool as this will be posted, will be keen to see how they fare.... ( they've held their own for first 15 minutes ).....
Ref appointed -
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
This is what someone wrote on a ref forum about his previous performance in the earlier EFL Cup round between Cardiff & Swindon, it doesn't sound great, but of course, just it's just one person's view....
Gavin Ward is a referee i've seen many times down Cardiff and each time I have always been unimpressed with him and today was no different. I felt that his foul detection was very inconsistent and there were a few times where he didn't book a player when it looked pretty clear to everyone that they should have been booked. The big decision in the game was the penalty and having seen it back i'm not convinced it's a handball but it is difficult to tell either way. The second yellow for the Swindon player was pretty clear cut for a poor challenge."
Oh well, let's hope the MASSIVE Hammers/Irons continue their very fine form from Friday evening onto Tuesday evening.
COYI ⚒️⚒️⚒️
Guess NES might make a change or 2, it would be nice to keep the starting 11, except for Veltman who I guess picked up some kinda injury ( any news anyone ? ) but would also understand a couple of changes for the cup game....
As much as I want us to win and go through, perhaps 3 points in the Championship are more important for me, but a win and getting through would also be very welcome.....
Fulham playing Liverpool as this will be posted, will be keen to see how they fare.... ( they've held their own for first 15 minutes ).....
Ref appointed -
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
This is what someone wrote on a ref forum about his previous performance in the earlier EFL Cup round between Cardiff & Swindon, it doesn't sound great, but of course, just it's just one person's view....
Gavin Ward is a referee i've seen many times down Cardiff and each time I have always been unimpressed with him and today was no different. I felt that his foul detection was very inconsistent and there were a few times where he didn't book a player when it looked pretty clear to everyone that they should have been booked. The big decision in the game was the penalty and having seen it back i'm not convinced it's a handball but it is difficult to tell either way. The second yellow for the Swindon player was pretty clear cut for a poor challenge."
Oh well, let's hope the MASSIVE Hammers/Irons continue their very fine form from Friday evening onto Tuesday evening.
COYI ⚒️⚒️⚒️
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Walker-Peters - Golambeckis - Morato - Scarles
Orford - Mukasa
Bowen - Kanté - Austbo
Pablo
I imagine this will be a rotated side after the busy week & with Millwall next.
Personally the M....... game gives us the ultimate bragging rights over the team from Bermondsey. Lose and we never live it down.
So COYI
Rotate the team, get minutes in legs that need them and minutes off those that need to stay fresh
This said I am enjoying the Championship, winning matches and scoring goals. Maybe we can win the league and say we will let the side under us go up instead. A part of me still feels we had a real chance and should have sent Spurs down last season, and that would have remained with me for a long time, but looking at our seasons so far I think we are far better off.
Not only did they lose Marco Silva in the summer but top scorer Harry Wilson joined Leeds, 2nd top scorer Raul Jimenez went back to Wolves while CM Sasa Lukic (and Issa Diop) joined Ipswich
Arbeloa brought a couple of kids with him from Real Madrid, CF Gonzalo García (£35m) and AM/LW Cesar Palacios (£8.5m) plus they signed N Ireland CM Shea Charles (Saints, £30m)
Their only win this season was against League One Wimbledon, Arbeloa made nine changes but the starting line up still included plenty of Premier League experience with Joachim Andersen, Kenny Tete, Ryan Sessegnon, Harrison Reed, Oscar Bobb, Rodrigo Muniz and Emile Smith Rowe
Maybe Fulham's B Team is better than the A Team?
Other options are RB Kenny Tete (came on for thew last 30 mins at the weekend), CB Calvin Bassey (also played full 90), RB Timothy Castagne (subbed after 72) or CB Jorge Cuenca who hasn't been on the bench for the last two games
Or maybe one of the kids
Tom Cairney the only other player unavailable
Subs: Hermansen, Golambeckis, Scarles, Mayers, Magassa, Solomon, Bowen, Taty, Piroe
Not sure of the formation there.
Orford - Engels
Mukasa - Kanté
Pablo - Ajala