Article: Match Thread: West Ham vs SAINTS | Southampton FC, Football

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WEST HAM VS SOUTHAMPTON
The Boleyn Ground - 15:00 kick-off - Saturday 22nd February​

Match Officials:

Referee - Mark Clattenburg
Assistant - Simon Beck
Assistant - Adrian Holmes
4th Official - Darren Deadman



THE FORMBOOK


WEST HAM: WLDWWW
Goals Scored: 9
Goals Conceded: 3

SOUTHAMPTON: WDDWDW
Goals Scored: 11
Goals Conceded: 6




LAST TIME WE MET

15th September 2013 - Barclays Premier League - 4th game of the 2013/14 season


SOUTHAMPTON 0-0 WEST HAM



SOUTHAMPTON: Boruc; Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw; Wanyama, Schneiderlin; Rodriguez, Lambert, Lallana; Osvaldo.

Used Subs: Ward-Prowse (72) and Chambers (77).


WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen; Demel, Reid, Collins, O'Brien; Morrison, Diame, Noble, Jarvis; Nolan; Maiga.

Used Subs: Rat (81), Vaz Te (68) and Taylor (77).




STATS:

Possession: Southampton 58%-42% West Ham
Shots: Southampton 15-6 West Ham
Corners: Southampton 10-4 West Ham




Odds:

WEST HAM WIN - 9/5
DRAW - 21/10
SOUTHAMPTON WIN - 29/20

(sourced from William Hill - http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/5607943/West-Ham-v-Southampton.html)



Score:

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Goalscorers:

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NO GOALS - 13/2



Stat: Southampton are looking to make it seven Premier League games without defeat.



DTLW

 

I want us to stuff them like a training bra.

 

Surely our form book is wrong? We haven't won 3 out of the last 4, and drawn the other.

 

Please win

 

This is the Premier League form book, with the most recent result on the right-hand side.

 

Its going to be tight. We need an early goal to make them come out. If that happens I can see us winning relatively comfortably. If not a scrappy 1-0. Hopefully to us.

 

Did you just edit that young man?

 

Edit what...?

 

They're not very good, are they? We'll stuff em, I'm very confident.

 

First!

 

Well I really don't think you will stuff us ! if you win it will be by one goal, but we are not conceding many now we have our defence fit again after 5 of them were out injured over Christmas.
I think it will be a really tough one in midfield and I expect to be a few crunching tackles flying in too.
Don't think this will be a game for the feint hearted or anyone carrying a knock

I think it will go 1-0 either way but it will be a bruising afternoon as our lot will be well up for it as will the crowd

Safe journey up Lads and Lassies

 

Agree with this. Think that's why I'd go with Vic and Morgan to keep Noble/Nolan quiet.

 

We just need a wind up merchant in the team who can get Nolan sent off.

 

Sounds like a job for a South American. Shame ours isn't fit.

 

Good news is that the doctor doesn't think I have glandular fever, so I should be able to make the game on Saturday.

Wahey.

 

Ill for the Sunderland game, but now suddenly better for West Ham.

You're Artur Boruc.

 

Lovely.

Hopefully, while you're trying to kick us off the park, we'll play through you.

 

He Got fined £100,000 when he got sent off last time and he seems to have come back with a fresh outlook so I think getting him sent off will be a toughie, and he has got 4 goals and an assist in our last 3 games so he is firing on all cylinders now, Winding him up could just spark him into more goals and have the opposite effect to that you desire

 

This will be a harder game than I would have thought a few weeks ago. West Ham have found their feet again. Going for Saints obviously, but I wouldn't be surprised with a draw (after WHU score late in the game ).