But how many times have we seen teams put out a weakened line-up midweek in the run-up to an FA Cup Final. Same applies here. If West Ham go through to the Final on Thursday, May 18th will surely become their priority over an unlikely 4th place league finish.
Yes but if they make the final they were going to do that anyway.
Are you joking haha oh wait we should rearrange our fixtures so all the yanks don't have to get up early. Crazy!
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This is a pisstake , they’re not even in the final , why have the premier league agreed to this ?Seems West Ham requested the change.
West Ham vs Man City moved to help with Europa League final preparation
West Ham have succeeded with a request to bring their Premier League match against Manchester City forward to help them prepare for a potential European final — despite the top-flight game clashing with City Women’s FA Cup final against Chelsea. West Ham travel to German side Eintracht...
And 2 hours?
You’ll be more tired :)
I stopped bothering with away games years ago because date changes meant it was virtually impossible to plan around work.
It will look an even more ridiculous decision if they go out on thursday aswell. I've had to book a new outbound train and will have a long wait in Euston after the game.