Team V West Ham

Claude Puel has said Matty James and Robert Huth remain the only injuries. I wouldnt be too critical of anyone from the Man City game. Everyone played alright. Just they was miles too good

So here is what i would go with

Schmeichel

Simpson
Morgan
Maguire
Fuchs

Gray
Iborra
Ndidi
Chilwell

Mahrez
Vardy

Subs- Hamer, Dragovic, King, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Slimani, Okazaki

 

Can’t we just play Okasaki and Vardy? We seem to win whenever Okasaki plays. I’d love to know a win % with and without him starting actually

 

Puel has said he wants us to be able to play in different ways rather then over relying on the counter attack

 

Same team will start as last week.

 

I understand that but the original point still stands... when Okasaki plays we win

 

I’d like to see more first half v Everton and even at Stoke we looked great going forwards. Okazaki pads put the midfield, when we have Silva in I can see something like
GK
Back 4
Ndidi Iborra
Mahrez Silva Gray
Vardy

4-2-3-1 - Silva as the extra midfielder

As for Friday

KS
DS WM HM CF
Iborra Ndidi
Gray Mahrez Chilwell
Vardy

Would happily put Chilwell for Fuchs and Albrighton in on the left though

 

Our lineup today.

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0-1 Albrighton - our first attack of the game!

 

Should have been a pen on Albrighton

 

Iborra has an incredible knack of not running anywhere but being absolutley everywhere

 

FFS! 1-1 Terrible set piece defending again.

 

you'd be in trouble if we could cross the ball.
decent game, nice to see some effort from the Hammers, first time I think I've seen our midfield sprint to defend since Allardyce left.

 

Pity Mahrez went for glory instead of passing to Albrighton! could have killed the game.

 

Youve has good crosses, Simpson has made two great last ditch headers away at the far post. We are lucky to not be behind but could have been 2-0 up if we got the pen. Not sure how your lads and fans come to that, would have responded to that

 

I see Puel has taken off Mahrez for Chillwell.

Southampton fans predictions are coming true...

 

Tbf Mahrez has been ****e by his recent standards. Given the ball away constantly. Would have put Okazaki personally

 

Is what I mean - rather then put on an attacker, chose the defender to play on the wing.

 

Chilwell should be in for Fuchs. There’s a couple of times tonight I’ve thought Fuch’s legs have gone. When he hasn’t reach a ball that was very close to him

 

Would have liked to see Slimani or Iheanacho given some game time.

 

Absolute pits this second half. 6 mins of stoppage time and we haven’t touched the ball in their half