***West Ham v Champions Official Match Thread***

[Harry Dowd scored]

Stating the obvious but that defence worries me, Antonio will bully that back line, hope we have our shooting boots on, come on City win today and dippers can fuck off with their quad

Antonio only scored 2 goals this year I think , does a lot of running though .

Correct, but he unsettles defenders and the likes of Bowen cash in, tough game this.

[Mase]

It’s like Pep wants to make things even harder for us.

Foden should always start.

Ake should be starting considering he’s been great lately and Laporte has been poor lately. Not to mention Fern is not a centre back.

Agree RE Foden. Ake might not be 100% though.

[geepeetee]

Who else does he have barring laporte and fern for defence

[Tokyo Blue]

Who else does he have barring laporte and fern for defence

Kids and a half-fit Ake, mate.

[Mase]

Who else does he have barring laporte and fern for defence

Ake, Egan-Riley and Mbete.

Fern will want to go out on a high. Just hope his legs can carry him.

[PeterParker]

Are we one up yet?

[stevefromdonny]

COME ON CITY

[stevefromdonny]

3 points is a must today and most important, , but score a quick goal and then if we can score a few goals and make it hard for them to catch up with goals

[Harry Dowd scored]

Bit worried about the ref, Alty Taylor doesn’t usually do us any favours, worried PIGMOL have been instructed to keep the title alive until last day

[Dimples]

We will need 80% possession and play high to keep the pressure of our back 4. Fern has the head and the steel but no longer has the legs and we are lacking real pace at the back.
We need our shooting boots on because I cannot see us keeping a clean sheet.
Nervous.

[Beefymcfc]

That back 4 is probably better than expected and hopefully Ake is back to near full fitness and able to come on, if needed.

Hoping that front 3 pull the Hammers apart, allowing space for Kev and Bernie to do their thing.

[Beefymcfc]

Bit worried about the ref, Alty Taylor doesn’t usually do us any favours, worried PIGMOL have been instructed to keep the title alive until last day

You know the rule about mentioning the ref, don’t mention the ref

[Harry Dowd scored]

Bit worried about the ref, Alty Taylor doesn’t usually do us any favours, worried PIGMOL have been instructed to keep the title alive until last day

You know the rule about mentioning the ref, don’t mention the ref

Yep I did mention it, but thought I’d got away with it

[john@staustell]

We always worry about this that and the other but we seem to keep winning 4 or 5. I'll put my faith in that. And the fact Razza is not selected

[Mase]

Bit worried about the ref, Alty Taylor doesn’t usually do us any favours, worried PIGMOL have been instructed to keep the title alive until last day

FFS they’re obvious aren’t they. They wheel him out when we need the points all the time.

[Mase]

CTWD

[Beefymcfc]

Bit worried about the ref, Alty Taylor doesn’t usually do us any favours, worried PIGMOL have been instructed to keep the title alive until last day

FFS they’re obvious aren’t they. They wheel him out when we need the points all the time.

Not to put a downer on it but we’ve had him 3 times this season, 2 losses to Spurs and a draw with the Dippers. On each occasion I thought it was game managed with the oppo able to get away with what they wanted.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Zinch cannot stop a cross and cannot win a fucking header in the pen area .

[Beefymcfc]

Come on the Blues!

[carl_feedthegoat]

Fucking laboured performance so far .