West Ham Utd 2 Liverpool 3 (19/09/09)

[JonG86]

Date: Saturday 19/09/2009

KO Time: 5:30pm

Stadium: Boleyn Ground


SUBS: Kurucz, Spector, Gabbidon, Kovac, Stanislas, Noble, Hines

Key Man: Carlton Cole


Even men love Carlton Cole...

Looked tired after the international break and spent most of the game against Wigan in Titus Brambles pocket. He will probably spend much of the game by himself up front, so his skills at holding up the ball will really be under the magnifying glass. Hopefully he shows the form that had gotten him his England call up.

Previous Meeting: 0 West Ham VS Liverpool 3

Prediction:

With the (hopeful) return of Ilunga at left back as well as Behrami making a welcome return I hope we can put in a grittier performance than our last attempt at home against the Mickeys. I don't see us getting anything from the game (although Liverpool are due another “bad game), so I reckon a 0-0 draw.

[red iron]

and as if to fill us with optimisim after the Wigan result...

[Midfield Dynamo]

4-0 to Liverpool

[JonG86]

:lol: and as if to fill us with optimisim after the Wigan result...

Ideally I would type it up and post it on Monday, but knowing these forums someone would start the thread before I posted mine up!

[Iron Spine v2.0]

It's hard to not appear to be knee-jerking a predicition based on both ours and Liverpool's results today but...

We will get well and truly tonked.

[hammerbenj]

strange enough i think we will get a point out of this, won't cheer me up though due to performances like today.

[goggles]

I thought this game was a late kick off 5/5:15 on ESPN ?

[Tel The Hammer]

Nice layout, Jon.

But I'd have our key man as either Green or Upson for this one.

Barlton being up top on his own next week against Liverpool's back four won't be pretty.

[bubbles1966]

I thought this game was a late kick off 5/5:15 on ESPN ?

It is an early evening kick off. 5.30 I think.

[Matt of iron]

Jon if we lose this you are barred from making mach threads.

[Stoeff.at]

i would be delighted with one point but i just can't see this happen.

[JonG86]

Jon if we lose this you are barred from making mach threads.

In hindsight I should probably have started it for a different game.

[bubbles1966]

In hindsight I should probably have started it for a different game.

Bolton away on a Tuesday night followed by Man City away on a Monday Your best bet is Fulham at home early October.

[Matt of iron]

In hindsight I should probably have started it for a different game.

Probably.

Someone else can start it then you post your lay out.

Maybe someone with a 100% record on match threads.......Why like me!

[JonG86]

More than happy to do that anyway, will just a "made by JonG86" at the bottom.

It's all on a template anyways.

[Pop Robson]

It's hard to not appear to be knee-jerking a predicition based on both ours and Liverpool's results today but...

We will get well and truly tonked.

I'm going to drink more than usual before the game should help

[Scaloni Is The Messiah]

Worth remembering Liverpool's last 4-0 home win was followed by a 3-1 defeat to a mid-table side in claret and blue. They have been a side of extremes so far this season. If we get the ***** one (and they're due a run-out), we could well get a result.

[BarkingHammer80]

After losing 1-0 today and Liverpool winning 4-0 I'm going for a typical West Ham result 2-1 to us with 2 goals for Carlton Cole

[QuintonNimoy]

I don't see us getting anything from the game (although Liverpool are due another “bad game), so I reckon a 0-0 draw.

At the risk of being pedantic, 0-0 is getting something from the game isn't it?

Personally I expect us to be battered, but we'll see - it's still early in the season and our side is far from settled.

[Scaloni Is The Messiah]

Hopefully having Ilunga, Collison and Behrami (properly) back will make a big difference as well. Certainly think it'll be a very different line-up from today.