UCL: West Ham Utd 3-1 Viborg FF (18/8/22)

[Shabu]

Thursday 18th August

At home, on a warm summer night.

Moyes will start with the same team as today except Areola

Would love to see Ashby, Okoflex, Scamacca, Cornet, Coventry & Downes get starts.

[prophet:marginal]

[bubbles1966]

Temperature in London is supposed to be much cooler by Thursday but if we go a goal down, this will get heated.

Rice and Cresswell banned as is Moyes?

[Vienna]

Play the youth team, this shouldn't be considered any more than an u21 tournament.

[BrumHammer]

We need to play a strong side for our form, let alone making sure we qualify.

Could see Areola, Cornet, Scammaca coming in, suspect Moyes is still too stubborn to switch out Rice or Soucek.

[jabbaglob123]

We need to play a strong side for our form, let alone making sure we qualify.

Could see Areola, Cornet, Scammaca coming in, suspect Moyes is still too stubborn to switch out Rice or Soucek.

Rice is banned for two games so he'll have to switch rice

[BondsoBob]

Play the youth team, this shouldn't be considered any more than an u21 tournament.

Nope, best team available. It's a trophy that we ought to be taking seriously. And pay the opposition the respect they they deserve (remember Astra goo goo?)
I think it's going to be another laboured performance but we should win with something to spare. 2-0.

[MD_HM]

Strong team out to put this to bed, by far out best chance of winning something this season.

Feeling Dawson might be back so Johnson can play LB to cover Cresswell suspension.

Downes in for Rice

Lanzini for Fornals

Front three of Cornet, Scamacca and Benny

[BrumHammer]

Rice is banned for two games so he'll have to switch rice

Ah of course. Problem solved then

[hammerman11]

Areola
Ashby Johnson baptiste longello
Downes lanzini Chesters
Benrahma scamacca Cornet

[Pob!]

Live on BT Sport for those who don't know..

[Shabu]

Areola
Ashby Johnson baptiste longello
Downes lanzini Chesters
Benrahma scamacca Cornet

Love it

[funky chicken]

———————————Areola———————————

-Ashby———Zouma———Ogbonna———Johnson-

———————-Soucek——Downes————————

———————————Lanzini————————————-

-Cornet—————Scamacca——————Benrahma-


I am assuming Oggy was rested this week so may be able to play in this. If not, good luck picking a defence Moyes with no Dawson, and Cresswell probably being suspended!

[jabbaglob123]

Areola
Ashby Johnson baptiste longello
Downes lanzini Chesters
Benrahma scamacca Cornet

You are Sam Allardyce and I claim my £5

[Bubbles Fortuna]

Areola
Ashby Johnson baptiste longello
Downes lanzini Chesters
Benrahma scamacca Cornet

This defense would lose us the game.

[smuts]

At least Rice won't be taking any penalties.

[-DL-]

Strongest team available, in the hope we get a thumping win and put a bit of confidence and good feeling back in to this squad.

[Bubbles Fortuna]

Areola
Ashby Zouma Kehrer Johnson
Downes Soucek
Cornet Lanzini Oko-Flex
Scamacca

Fabianski, Cresswell, Coufal, Coventry, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio, Bowen, Mubama

[Paolopaul]

I’m thinking it’ll be:

Areola
Coufal Zouma Johnson Cornet
Downes Soucek
Bowen Lanzini Fornals
Scamacca

Unless a centre back is now fit.

How are we so short of players already????

[jabbaglob123]

Areola
Ashby Johnson Zouma Cresswell
Downes Soucek
Cornet Lanzini Benrahma
Scamacca