West Ham (H) - Sun 28 Nov 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Leeky]

They only rested a couple of players from their starting 11

Soucek, Dawson and Bowen were the only starters against Rapid from the line up v Wolves. Benrahma and Fornal came on with 25 mins to go, pretty much their second team.

 

[bluwes]

Soucek, Dawson and Bowen were the only starters against Rapid from the line up v Wolves. Benrahma and Fornal came on with 25 mins to go, pretty much their second team.

Aren't Masuaka Yarmalenko, Lanzini, Areola, Coufel, Diop and Vlasic, regular first team players regardless of whether they played against Wolves

 

[BringBackSwales]

Olivar isthe ref

That’s ok then! Not

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Olivar isthe ref

Oliver! The boy who asked for City not to score.

 

[MarsLlama]

Aren't Masuaka Yarmalenko, Lanzini, Areola, Coufel, Diop and Vlasic, regular first team players regardless of whether they played against Wolves

No, no, no, absolutely not, yes, no and he was intended to be but then they found out he's awful so since then, no.

Only 8 league starts between all the players you mentioned this season, and 7 of those were Coufal. Vlasic has one and the other five yet to start a league game.

That was definitely very much a second string XI.

 

[blue oli]

For anyone travelling in by train tomorrow, I have just come back into Manchester travelling north and the trains are ok but lots of delays so allow yourself plenty of time guys !

 

[Franny 1234]

Really looking forward to this match. Would be happy to see Cole Palmer get another start. Especially if Jack,kev and Phil missing. CTID

 

[FantasyIreland]

Should be a great footballing game,definitely a weekend highlight and one for the neutral to enjoy too.......so,naturally,the TV game is......Brentford V Everton!

 

[Leeky]

Aren't Masuaka Yarmalenko, Lanzini, Areola, Coufel, Diop and Vlasic, regular first team players regardless of whether they played against Wolves

Ffs they didn’t start against Wolves, that’s my point, the team they put out against Rapid was their second team apart from Soucek, Dawson and Bowen.

Anyone thinking this will be easy because they were in Europe, think again.

 

[domalino]

Ffs they didn’t start against Wolves, that’s my point, the team they put out against Rapid was their second team apart from Soucek, Dawson and Bowen.

Anyone thinking this will be easy because they were in Europe, think again.

The hangover from Europa effects team no matter the team they put out.

Everyone else still has to travel, they still lose 3 days on the training pitch, they have 1 day to prepare for this game as opposed to 6.

I think they won their last 2 after a Europa game, but lost the 2 before that. So nothing is guaranteed, but we'll be better off for them having played in Vienna on Thursday.