West Ham Utd 1-1 Stoke City (05/11/16)

[Vienna]

What is up with Reid? Injured or suspended.

[bubbles1966]

Any point in 3 CBs against 1 up top? Hardly likely to go direct to Bony, are they?

Must avoid getting overrun in the middle.

IIRC, Payet never played against this lot last year (both games) and Lanzini certainly missed the home match.

[Kitt the car]

What is up with Reid? Injured or suspended.

Suspended, 5 yellow cards.

[Ingwe]

The owners wouldn't sign Adam cos his ins had gone. Playing well for Stoke tonight! Sort of striker we could have done with for less than we paid in summer. Bet he scores against us.

[Ingwe]

sorry. Getting my Charlie's mixed up! Earlier point withdrawn.

[Aztec Hammer]

Arnautovic just got a completely undeserved yellow card and is now out for our game.

Shaqiri went off injured too.

[stu1]

Arnautovic just got a completely undeserved yellow card and is now out for our game.

Shaqiri went off injured too.

How was that a foul? Ref couldn't of been better placed. Good for us but a shocking decision.

[Stepney]

We're gona smash 'em. I have to work so can't make this one which means we will definitely smash 'em 3-0, 4-1, something like that....

[Romford]

All of that and £30 to be fair .

Good point

[simon hammer]

A striker buoyed by scoring a brace against his old club up against our defence. Forgive me, but at this moment I don't fancy our chances much. On the other hand...it'd be so 'West Ham' to turn them over.

[goof]

Arnautovic suspended & possibly Shaqiri injured have deffo improved our chances. Would anyone rap Billic if he tried a 4-4-2 at home & we lost, or could the 2 up top breed goals & confidence.

[thejackhammer]

We should be glad Bony scored tonight, he's no longer on a goal drought.

[Colours never run]

We should be glad Bony scored tonight, he's no longer on a goal drought.

You're right. Instead he's now on a goal run... :arry:

[Morocco Mole]

Any point in 3 CBs against 1 up top? Hardly likely to go direct to Bony, are they?

Ostensibly no, and it's a point I've banged on about many times in the past, however we've been making it work recently and it's all about Kouyate stepping into midfield and making the extra man. That's the key.

[thejackhammer]

You're right. Instead he's now on a goal run... :arry:

We all know we're a dream for any striker on a goal drought

[steps]

Typical that Bony hits a bit of form going into this game.

The scripts just write themseleves where we're concerned.

[Lostcoco]

Think it's time to try 2 up top

Drop Lanzini or Noble

Adrian
Reid Kouyate Ogbonna
Antonio Obiang Lanzini/Noble Cresswell
Payet
Fletcher/Calleri Zaza

I'd drop noble and play Fletcher and Zaza

[JLCABA]

Think it's time to try 2 up top

Drop Lanzini or Noble

Adrian
Reid Kouyate Ogbonna
Antonio Obiang Lanzini/Noble Cresswell
Payet
Fletcher/Calleri Zaza

I'd drop noble and play Fletcher and Zaza

You wouldn't consider Ayew over the Bald bearded Italian Titi Camara who to be fair was equally bald ?

[Lostcoco]

You wouldn't consider Ayew over the Bald bearded Italian Titi Camara who to be fair was equally bald ?

Don't think he's fully match fit to start but i would bring him on as a sub at 60 mins defo

Reason for Zaza as everyone is saying he works better with a strike partner

[smuts]

Adrian
Antonio Collins Kouyate Oggy Cresswell
Noble Payet Pedro
Ayew
Zaza

Give Lanzini a rest.