Match Thread Everton v West Ham United (Sunday 16th Sept 4.00)

[ozz]

Massive game today - momentum wise.
Win today and we jump above Arsenal and Man U into 7th spot
with Richarlison back to face the Gunners next and an opportunity to points on them
Lose against the bottom side and it might be a long time before we're looking at another opportunity to gain a top 7 spot.

We might actually have a better chance against Arsenal, first time we will play against a team who does not park the bus and play openly. Richarlison and Walcott might find more space to exploit on counter attacks.

 

[Joey66]

The bench is strong attacking wise - may be needed ?...

 

[ProZ]

Must be something in the water at finch farm, every manger we have plays a striker on the wing, and it's never once looked good

But the boy scored 2 against some utter nomarks the other month don’t you know.

 

[duncs pigeon]

Clean sheet plz Blues. And a few goals as well.

 

[ProZ]

A reliable source told me Bernard is more raw than Niasse was when he first joined.

 

[bullybeef]

I’ve got a feeling Cenk will slot today.

 

[tragert]

He’s on the bench so can’t be that bad.

Decent 11 considering our injury list.

Probably Bernard gonna be on the pitch last 20mins.He's not fully fit and more useful last 20minutes against a tired WH

 

[buededw1]

A reliable source told me Bernard is more raw than Niasse was when he first joined.

dont do that

 

[Blues Harp]

The bench is strong attacking wise - may be needed ?...

Yes but can the bench play at centre forward? Sorry Joe, couldn't resist....

 

[Tony1985]

Got to remember lads West Ham won the World Cup so we have to respect them. Lol.
If we don’t stuff these at least 2-0 then we should just give up at football. 3-0 blues Tosun, dcl and Bernard.

 

[N.S.N.O.]

West Ham making 6 changes (including entire midfield) says it all.... We really should be winning today...

 

[Market trader]

I'm surprised by the number of negative comments. This is only the fifth game. Now if I was a West Ham supporter...

 

[Deulofeumygod]

They are playing 353 to combat our pace but masuaku is a bad defender and will leave gaps.

 

[bicycleheader]

I don't think we are actually playing a formation that would have DCL "on the wing"? Or am I wrong

It's pretty normal to have a striker in one of those slots either side of a front three...no?

It's not like we are playing 4-4-2 and he is taking a genuine wing role away from Lookman

 

[navidson]

They are playing 353 to combat our pace but masuaku is a bad defender and will leave gaps.

Hopefully VAR will pick up on their extra man