[Albion] Our excellent PL record Vs West Ham

[The Tactician]

From the Albion Analytics stats preview - some very encouraging memories of West Ham ( mostly featuring Glen Murray).

Although perhaps tonight is the time this good record has been most under threat, given West Ham's excellent season so far.

Even with our defensive injuries I think it'll be a tepid affair. 0-0 - or 1 nil to the good guys if Izzy comes off the bench

Read here:

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2141936/albion-analytics-preview-west-ham-united

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I'd bite your hand off if you offered me a goalless draw right now.

 

[London Irish]

We did well in our dead rubber game against Burnley last season so I reckon we’ll be at it tonight, it will just about the usual thing of whether we’ll be accurate enough in both boxes

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Will be a REALLY good result to stop Antonio and a rejuvenated Lingard doing their thing tonight. Might be a next to nothing game for us, but West Ham are still playing for a place in Europe

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We had an excellent record against Wolves, so I hope we don’t implode like last week.

Murray always scored against West Ham, but no longer available so let’s hope Izquierdo gets on the pitch.

 

[Barham's tash]

What a way to put a kaibosh on the run continuing…

That having been said it depends what West Ham team turn up. The one from the last three games has been uninspiring but we know what potential they’ve shown this season. I’d bite your hand off for a draw now.

 

[Robinjakarta]

With all our absentees and WHU doing so well this season, I’d be well happy with a draw today.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

We had a great record against Wolves too but managed to **** that up.

I'd love the hoodoo to continue over West ham because I want us to finish the season on the up rather than petering out. That said if losing helps ensure West Ham get a European place over one of 'Europe's elite clubs' I can live with it.

I'd rather we won and all west ham's rivals lost though.

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

I don't understand all these comments about taking a draw. In our position what is the point of a draw? Let's go out and beat them and move up the table!

 

[Guinness Boy]

I don't understand all these comments about taking a draw. In our position what is the point of a draw? Let's go out and beat them and move up the table!

Exactly. We don't NEED a draw. In fact it would be useless to both teams. I'm a bit worried about them sitting back and hitting us on the break to be honest and it'll be a hard game but I'm absolutely not settling for a point now. Maybe if it's 1-1 in the 90th minute I will.

 

[The Tactician]

Exactly. We don't NEED a draw. In fact it would be useless to both teams. I'm a bit worried about them sitting back and hitting us on the break to be honest and it'll be a hard game but I'm absolutely not settling for a point now. Maybe if it's 1-1 in the 90th minute I will.

West Ham are much more suited to playing a counter-attack style. If we want to win the game, I feel we may have to deliberately sacrifice possession and force them to try and break us down when we're compact. If we act as the protagonist in the game we're likely to get done on the counter. Weird one.

If we can score first then that changes things massively, we can adopt a more counter-attacking style without really needing to overcommit. Only question is if we can deal with direct balls without Dunk...big day for Webster and (less so) White.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

We had an excellent record against Wolves, so I hope we don’t implode like last week.

Murray always scored against West Ham, but no longer available so let’s hope Izquierdo gets on the pitch.

Just don't expect the same sort of performance from Izzy as he has given against Wet Sham in the past, he needs games if he is ever going to get back to anything like his best form.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Exactly. We don't NEED a draw. In fact it would be useless to both teams. I'm a bit worried about them sitting back and hitting us on the break to be honest and it'll be a hard game but I'm absolutely not settling for a point now. Maybe if it's 1-1 in the 90th minute I will.

Weirdly l think we may have more chance of winning at the Emirates in the week, or even, dare l say of extracting maximum points against Citeh next Sunday, than we have of beating West Ham.

The Hammers are the one team still with something to play for as they are chasing a European place, whilst the other two are basically just playing out their remaining few games.

With Dunk, Maupay, and Veltman all missing tonight, basically the spine of our team, l fear that a point is the most that we can realistically hope for.

 

[Barham's tash]

I don't understand all these comments about taking a draw. In our position what is the point of a draw? Let's go out and beat them and move up the table!

I’d love us to win of course but saying ‘I’d take a draw’ is not a reflection of holding out for a draw due to what it does for us in the table but a reflection of how I expect the game to pan out… does that help?!

 

[Stato]

If we had Dunk I'd be optimistic.

But we don't. So I'm not.

Said the same thing about missing Stephens and Kayal at Hillsborough. No way we can win with a central midfield pairing of Sidders and Norwood...

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Said the same thing about missing Stephens and Kayal at Hillsborough. No way we can win with a central midfield pairing of Sidders and Norwood...

There will always be the exception . . .

 

[drew]

Weirdly l think we may have more chance of winning at the Emirates in the week, or even, dare l say of extracting maximum points against Citeh next Sunday, than we have of beating West Ham.

The Hammers are the one team still with something to play for as they are chasing a European place, whilst the other two are basically just playing out their remaining few games.

With Dunk, Maupay, and Veltman all missing tonight, basically the spine of our team, l fear that a point is the most that we can realistically hope for.

I need to check the fixture list again!!!!!