West Ham United (H) - Wed 3rd May, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

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Kick off time 20:00 (BST). Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK.

Another important game, we could be 2nd going into this, Arsenal play Chelsea (H) on the Tuesday, if they drop points in that then we will be top going into this one.

West Ham are almost safe they probably need 1 or 2 more points, so it isn't all on this game for them. They conceded 4 at Palace, so their defence is a bit a leaky. They may rest players for United (H) on Sunday and they have their European semi-final on the horizon. I hope they stay up and go on to win the Conference League.

The players might need the crowd for this one, games are starting to add up and it's not as easy to lift yourselves for the games you're expected to win.

---------------Ederson
Walker---Stones---Dias---Akanji
---------Rodri------Gundogan
Bernardo---Alvarez------Foden
----------------Haaland

Give Grealish a rest. Apparently De Bruyne will miss this game as well.

Leeds (H) on Saturday, we will have to rotate more for that one with Madrid (A) the week after.
 
---------------Ederson
Walker---Stones---Dias---Laporte
----------------Rodri
-----De Bruyne----Gundogan
Bernardo-----Haaland-----Foden

Love Jack, but we need him 100% fresh for Madrid. I would love to see Julian in the 1st eleven again, but I don't know who for. I hope Pep puts him in there somehow.
 
117 M34 said:
Foden and Bernardo to come in for grealish and gundo.
Maybe laporte for Akanji too.
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Would agree with that. Gundogan and Grealish have played a lot recently and put an awful lot of work in. Time for them to have a bit of a rest. Hopefully Ake is back to give Akanji a rest.
 
I'd like to see Gundogan and Grealish rested and it's difficult to leave Alvarez out after such a good performance, but I think Pep will

...................Ederson
Walker... Stones....Dias....Akanji
............Rodri..... Bernardo
Mahrez.........KDB .........Foden
...................Haaland

Let's try and win this early and get some of the important players such as Rodri and Haaland subbed after an hour
 
--------------------Ederson-----------------
Walker-----Dias-----Laporte-----Gomez
--------------K.Philips----Bernie--------------
Mahrez------------KDB---------------Foden
-----------------------Alvarez--------------------

Need to give rest to few players who have played a lot recentlt and look gassed. The above team should be able to beat West Ham at home. I will go with 2-1 win for us.
 
Cityinmyheart said:
--------------------Ederson-----------------
Walker-----Dias-----Laporte-----Gomez
--------------K.Philips----Bernie--------------
Mahrez------------KDB---------------Foden
-----------------------Alvarez--------------------

Need to give rest to few players who have played a lot recentlt and look gassed. The above team should be able to beat West Ham at home. I will go with 2-1 win for us.
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Haaland up front, Julian in KDB's role since Kevin is supposedly not fit for this one. Haaland is 22, and doesn't need a rest, IMO. If anything, he needs a confidence boost (for his unreal standards) against a poor West Ham side and another hattrick or two before Madrid.
 
Used the fewest substitutions last year and it looks as if we are prepared to use the fewest this year as well. Nine on the bench today, including two goalkeepers, but if Guardiola doesn’t trust 5 outfield players to come off the bench at Fulham, I doubt he’ll be starting them midweek in the circumstances.

They’ll be looking to get at our left if we play Gomez/Laporte there, so presumably Akanji again, but that will mean Walker on the right again, who’s been racking up the minutes in recent days and looked a little leggy late on today.
 
Gabriel said:
Used the fewest substitutions last year and it looks as if we are prepared to use the fewest this year as well. Nine on the bench today, including two goalkeepers, but if Guardiola doesn’t trust 5 outfield players to come off the bench at Fulham, I doubt he’ll be starting them midweek in the circumstances.

They’ll be looking to get at our left if we play Gomez/Laporte there, so presumably Akanji again, but that will mean Walker on the right again, who’s been racking up the minutes in recent days and looked a little leggy late on today.
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Surely Laporte is a world-class, established player and would be West Ham's best player? I would trust him against Real Madrid, never mind West Ham.
 
Haaland94 said:
Surely Laporte is a world-class, established player and would be West Ham's best player? I would trust him against Real Madrid, never mind West Ham.
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He might get a game in the middle but I just can’t see him being asked to play wide left. They’ll try to get Antonio and Bowen operating in that area.
 
We need to win this.

I'd rest Gundogan and Grealish and bring back Kev.
We looked tired in the 2nd half today so I'd keep Alvarez in and bring in Bernie and Phil and that gives us renewed energy and pace.

...................Ederson...................
Walker... Stones....Dias....Akanji
............Rodri..... Bernardo..........
Foden............KDB.........Alvarez
...................Haaland...................
 
I'd guess at something like this

Ederson
Walker Stones dias Laporte
Rodri Bernardo
Mahrez KDB if fit or Alvarez Foden
Haaland.
 
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