Man City 2-1 West Ham United (03/12/17)

[Colours never run]

It is highly possible they will score more goals than England take wickets on Saturday night (if bowling) .

Oh some good news at last, should be a very low scoring game then.

[Clucking Bell]

What's the price on the heaviest defeat of all time? Can we do worse than 36-0 Arbroath vs Bon Accord in the 1885/6 Scottish Cup.

I wish we had online betting in the US .... I'd stick $100 that we could go one better (worse) than that. De Bruyne has got to be good for fifteen goals on his own .... and Christ help us if Pep decides to field another ten players.

If I was him, I'd make Stones play wearing an iron lung, Jesus would have to be blindfolded and Aguero gets carried around the field on a sedan chair.

They'll beat us by a large integer number to nil.

Anyone remember when we beat them two seasons ago at their place and they never looked like equalizing?

[Beavis Danzig]

had a nose on blue moon and all they're talking about is how many players they should give the day off to so they can stay fresh for the game the weekend after.

how did it come to this?

[btajim - mcfc]

Take Bluemoon posts with a pinch of salt. There is some good stuff on there but you need to wade through a cess pool first. Sane didn’t feature last night and it took an injury time winner to bag three points. My god was it cold!

David Moyes’ Everton always caused us problems. I think if we score early and add a second before half time then we’ll be home and dry. The law of averages says we’ll hit stumble at some point. Despite wanting to win comprehensively, Sunday isn’t a foregone conclusion.

How many do you think you’ll bring?

[sendô]

We're gonna win this. Getting tanked at Goodison will just help bump up the odds and win me more money.

I'm basing this on nothing more than blind optimism.

[sicknote]

How many do you think you’ll bring?

11

And 7 subs

It won’t be enough

[psychoscoredthelot]

As usual, if anyone has any questions about Manchester on Sunday then ask out loud. I’ll do my best to help.

Only one - where can we hide ?

[Samo]

11

And 7 subs

It won’t be enough

This wins the internet!

[HammerMan2004]

had a nose on blue moon and all they're talking about is how many players they should give the day off to so they can stay fresh for the game the weekend after.

how did it come to this?

The state of their squad means giving days off to 4/5 players means their replacements are still worth about £200million.

[psychoscoredthelot]

can the ref stop the match early - like in boxing ?

[ironilunga]

God. Help. Us.

Jesus OG then

[Briggsy]

Don't think this will be 9 or 10 as people are suggesting but no way will we get anything from the game.

Two banks of 4 with Kouyate in-between & an isolated striker up front.

We'll be 2-0 down at half time and concede the third on the 60th minute, just after having our first decent attempt of the game, maybe even hitting the post.

It'll finish 5-0.

[artlin]

It is time for someone with bottle to step forward.

I am happy with overchuffed selection. Play the youngsters.

Haksawhatshisname, Fernandes, Martinez, Rice, Quinna.

Why not? We have absolutely nothing to loose now.

[only1post]

They are the league top scorers with 44. (12 more than Manure in second)
We have conceded the most in the league with 30.

This is only going one way - 0 - 0 (55/1 with Betfair)

[hammerheadjim]

11

And 7 subs

It won’t be enough

I reckon Pep will let us start with all 18 too! :shock:

[norse]

If I remember correctly, the biggest win in PL history is from 1995, Man Utd won 9-0 over Ipswich.

It would not surprise me if City win with those kind of figures on Sunday, in fact I can't see any reason why not.

Edit:
Well, at least Hart isn't playing, but one player can't make much of a difference

[Crouchend_Hammer]

Play sakho to at least give them something to think about at the back

[sutts07]

Everything points to us being hit for six again...



Would be very much like us to go up there and sneak a 2-1 win too though...

Adrian plays by default and assume we will have young Trott on the bench?
Hope Adrian takes his chance and has a Ludo'esc worldy making it very hard for Hart to come back in.

No idea who we will have available at the back but hope to see Reid make a recovery and Collins back in with Rice outing Ogbonna.

Zaba keeps his place by default if Byram is not fit and I think it is a toss up between Cresswell and Masuaku for the left back / wing back role.

Noble has to come back in for Obiang or Kouyate, most likely the first.

I guess Lanzini keeps his place over Arnautovic, but he needs to step up.

Ayew and Sakho deserve a start.

------------------- Adrian --------------------
Zabaleta Reid Collins Rice Cresswell
------------ Noble Kouyate ----------------
------------------ Lanzini --------------------
--------------- Ayew Sakho ----------------

[sutts07]

This is only going one way - 0 - 0 (55/1 with Betfair)

Epic performance from Adrian

[BrownFatwa]

I'd start both Adrian and Trott - one glove each.