Each week it would seem to the general world that all West Ham fans are broken records, but the truth it, when a situation updates every game-week, it always begins to feel that the next match is ‘the biggest match of the season’.
After West Ham’s uneasy outing against Everton. Both Nuno’s side and Spurs walked away with three points, turning the page to the next gameweek with the situation remaining the same.
The relegation fight has now reached a stage where a determination of fate can be made within one set of fixtures.
Despite their 5-0 thumping against Sunderland, if both West Ham and Spurs were to win next week and Nottingham Forest loses. They will be right in the mix for relegation, as we’d be on the same points and they’d be two off Spurs. They aren’t out of the water just yet.
Though with four games remaining, our eyes can only remain on seeing Spurs lingering in our rear-view mirror.
A trip to the Gtech Stadium will determine our fate before Spurs travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, 19:00.
West Ham against Everton suffered no injuries miraculously, despite Jordan Pickford’s horror tackle on Taty Castellanos, meaning we face our London Rivals with a full squad - though the same cannot be said for Spurs as against Wolves, it is confirmed that Xavi Simons has suffered from an ACL injury, with Dominic Solanke potentially sidelined for the remainder of the season after a suspected Grade 2 Hamstring injury, four to five weeks out.
An advantage can be grasped each gameweek, but who will take it is another question to pose - once again, it unfortunately feels as if Brentford is a ‘must win’, which is a far-fetched statement to make given that the last time West Ham United won at Brentford’s ground in the League was in 1953.
Four games remaining, four cup finals and many pairs of googly eyes glued towards the screen, oh and did I forget the overwhelming stress levels on the side?
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LOL... Agree about Stress Levels!!
I have been saying for weeks. Each game is a cup final. Some we need to win others a draw to get us into extra time.
Despite the Brentford history I was quite optimistic. Having seen them against Man U I am concerned.
Yes, we are looking in the rear view mirror but those two points in the bag are priceless.
Spudz would normally take a point at Villa but not now, its S*** or bust time. They are depleted with injuries, have little form to draw on, an away one nil win to a relegated side is hardly a bounce factor.
A result on Saturday will be crushing to Spudz, staring at 5 point gap with 4 to play would be devastating.
That all said, as Greavsie would say... Its a funny ol game........ and anything is possible.
Keep the faith... COYI's!!!!
Problem
Is villa will not compete. Spurs will win for sure as villa playing their season big game tonight
Weird
But I fancy our chances against Arsenal more than Brentford. As long as we do our job we need not worry about Spurs
Having a slight rethink
Over my comment above, made before Villa and Chelsea rolled over and had their tummys tickled and Arsenal refinding their mojo against Fulham and getting to the Champions League final when to all intents and purposes their wheels had originally fallen off. I still think Leeds should do Spurs but my confidence is not as high as it was.
Brentford
If Nuno continues with his defensive tactics first i think we are in for a spanking with this game...Brentford have a number of very good players and a beast upfront we can only dream of having.....i think we will lose and it will be 3-0...i hope i am wrong because i feel even a draw will not be enough from this game.
Nuno will I expect name an
Nuno will I expect name an unchanged side for Brentford.
His philosophy no doubt is you don't change a winning team. Thing is it's how you win, doing the same thing against Brentford as we did against Everton will not work.
Wilson is a goal scorer, a poacher, a finisher. We need to score goals.
I sound like a broken record. Fact is if Wilson did not start against Everton. Who he has a proven brilliant record against.
So, you can sure bet your bollocks to a barn dance. He wont start again against Brentford - it's suicidal madness!!!
Wilson for Pablo, with Taty in the number 10 position occasionally swapping with Bowen.
Weve all said that this game
Weve all said that this game is the one over the last few weeks,but its all going to become very apparent very very soon.