Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Klose, Bassong, Brady, Howson, O'Neil, Redmond, Hoolahan, Naismith, Jerome.
Subs: Rudd, Mbokani, Bamford, Jarvis, Dorrans, Olsson, Pinto.
West Ham : Adrian, Byram, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Song, Noble, Obiang, Antonio, Payet, Valencia.
Subs: Randolph, Oxford, Moses, Browne, Carroll, Emenike, Parfitt-Williams.
Comments
Absolutely ..
Amazing turnaround !
Emeneke
What a chance
So close... 2 chances from
So close... 2 chances from Emenike that should of closed the game
Payet territory... come on FK
Payet territory... come on FK king
Moses ..
Great run !
Ah well... thought we might
Ah well... thought we might nick it on the end but after a dismal display 1st half and well into the 2nd, we did well to turn things around! MOM was Noble for me... he was the best and most consistent over the whole match. I would start Emenike in the next game
Agree Andy.
Noble was superb again!!Moses-i dont get the critics of him,his run & effort for the first goal was superb,he was the difference when he came on...norwich were shit scared of A.C as well,emineke should of nicked it near the end...to be fair norwich came back strongly towards the finish..cracking second half (too complacent first 45 imo) & shows the strength in depth our squad has...slav nearly got sent to the stands,but the ref had a shocker...how many times have we said that this season!!COYI
For a team that played extra
For a team that played extra time in mid week that was an excellent last 15 minutes.
irons1965 ..
Yes after the poor 1st Half as you say it was a very strong last 15 minutes and a great turnaround in the end by the Boys from 2.0 down .. Eminike had 2 great chances to Win it !
Bloody hell
a great opportunity to go in front of Manu by 2 points and we blow it again against a team well in the relegation battle.
Slavens playing Europa league
Slavens playing Europa league tactics... we dont wanna be top 4 this season and pushing for Champs League... one step at a time
Could be.
Hadn't thought of that before. We have a good team, but we're still not quite ready for the rigour of 4 competitions. On the other hand, if we want to finish in the top six we can't keep dropping points like we have in the last two EPL matches.
We've just come from 2 goals
We've just come from 2 goals down no matter who we've played - How about giving us a bit of credit for that eh?
One point
rescued but two dropped. Not only have we squandered yet another chance to go fifth, we've dropped to seventh !!
A point gained or two dropped?
A great comeback but we should never have let them get two ahead.
Yet again Enner and Song our
Yet again Enner and Song our two worst performers asoon as they came off and we had players to make the ball stick up front they couldnt get the ball
Looking here it's the same
Looking here it's the same miserable buggers who are never satisfied.
Yes we gave them a 2 goal lead but it doesn't matter who you are in the Prem, no team should surrender that sort of lead with 20 minutes left....We've come a hell of a long way in such a short time, some people here have got short memories - Disappointing.
After they 2nd
I was so pissed I went and took the dog for a walk thinking about about my post on here, relived when I got back, however were got complacent, NOT acceptable at this level, now I will have to watch the last half hour.
Sorry mate, I always watch
Sorry mate, I always watch 'til the end no matter what....Old school that's me.
Another 2 points dropped
Another 2 points dropped against relegation certs,but credit for the great fight back.The performance was ok,but we just haven't got that killer instinct up front.When you look back to the team of 86 with Cottee and McCavennie,every game I expected Westham to score ,I am not getting that feeling so much with this side .Bilic has got to find the right formula up front .In the past Westham were struggling to get goals from midfield ,now that doesn't seem the problem ,as Payet,Antonio ,Noble,Lanzini, have been chipping in.But the way Bilic has the team set up with just one forward playing (with an eye for goal) in Valencia(who has been playing excellent) the team has reduced their chances of scoring.I think the team needs to play with more than just one forward, to improve their chances of finding the net from better movement and pace (Sakho and Valencia),the only problem is who do you play in midfield when Lanzini comes back? I would consider: ADRIAN...BYRAM,REID,OGBONNA,CRESSWELL....LANZINI,SONG,KOUYATE/NOBLE/OBIANG....PAYET...VALENCIA,SAKHO.....I think this is the strongest side.Difficult to choose between NOBLE,KOUYATE and OBIANG as they all provide something different that the team benefits from,I think it's a case of selecting the player to best suit the opposition.But what a bench RANDOLPH,TOMKINS,COLLINS,OXFORD,MOSES,ANTONIO,CARROLL,SAMUELSEN,EMINEKE
Ltes be honest, its hardly
Ltes be honest, its hardly Bilic's fault that our entire attack keeps getting injured. Enner isnt a striker and song was dreadful again
True the injuries are
True the injuries are plaguing the team yet again,but still think Bilic hasn't got the formation quite right.
Valencia plays forward for Ecuador ,has a good scoring ratio:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enner_Valencia
I thought Song was running the show in midfield in those first 20 minutes I watched ,didn't see any of the match after that.So are you saying fred that Song went off the boil,what in particular was his weakness?
Same as usual essex, gets in
Same as usual essex, gets in everyone elses way, too slow at releasin the ball, gives the ball away constantly offers no threat going forward, and is constantly out of position as a holding midfielder. What I find funny is people who think Noble is too slow for the game, id like them to explain how song is playing then, because he keeps trying to play the game at snails pace, and it kills us off
Good posts essex & fred!
Song was playing really well first 20 minutes,then went off the boil after that..he has everything in his locker when he feels like it!!Is he a confidence player??
Essex, I doubt our balance
Essex, I doubt our balance more than our formation. For me the balance just doesn't seem right. It maybe why we get it wrong as much as we get it right. We must however get our realisation in check. Look at the team we had at the end of last season and the team we have now. How many new players have we had to bed in? So for me any new manager would be taking us through a transition season. So for me we are a team in transition, and that means everyone including big Slav has done brilliantly. Isn't it any wonder the team still has hiccups like slow starts, struggling to beat smaller teams, inconsistency, and to top it the injuries! We are doing well but Slav probably knows he can in time get more from his team. Next season I expect more of his own players in and a better balance to the team which in itself should pick up more points.
Its
also hard to balance the side when you have so many injuries. I cant remember when we played the same side twice!!
Agree La Vida..
Imo slav picks what he feels is his best team from the players AVAILABLE,luckily the difference this season is we have strength in depth...
Oh I totally agree with you
Oh I totally agree with you la vida. ATM it's got close to just filling holes with so many injuries and altho it's easier to get a more balanced side with in injury free squad IMO it still wouldn't balance the team as well as it can be without a few careful additions next season.
Missing 7 first teamers today
Missing 7 first teamers today according to Setanta, Sahko of course was one as was Lanzini.
good resault
In the end
What a day in the prem!
Bournemouth,palace,swansea all on the decline...sams mob beating manure...an absolute belter of a second half our game v the canaries...leicester v the arse tomorrow,im absolutely loving it!!!!
That's what it's all about,
That's what it's all about, nice one 65....COYI!
HAPPY hammers!!
Think someones slipped some of those happy hammers pills in me tea again 65!!!!;)
Heh!
Heh....Mine is Brewdog Punk IPA!
And the bluenose scousers
And the bluenose scousers getting done by west brom after their extra time in the cup,lovely jubbly
....of course Moore...!
....of course Moore...!
Thoroughly enjoyed that
Thoroughly enjoyed that result 65
So up & down at the moment!!
This is one of the most exciting seasons ever in the prem imo...can leicester win the title??my moneys on them at the mo but the arse might just put a dent on things tomorrow...at the bottom now its ridiculously tight (sounds like one of DH"s sayings!!;) the likes of bournemouth & palace are getting sucked into it (oooer missus)...as for us top 6 & an F.A cup win in slavs first season,before we move to Stratford will do nicely thankyou very much!!!;)
Yeah it sure is,i also like
Yeah it sure is,i also like all these ghosts laying to rest this season,like us at anfield,sunderland beating the mancs for the first time at the stadium of light,west brom beating the toffos at goodison park first time in 40 years etc Crazy season luv it!
You couldnt make it up!!
Arsenal score in the last minute of injury time to beat leicester...most exciting league in the world...Your avin a laugh!!!;)
LOL! Right kick in the balls
LOL! Right kick in the balls for the foxes that! and the spuds doing city,god I hope they don't nick that title,your never here the last of it,and look at poo givin it large at villa,lawro must be w*nking himself into a coma ;)
Dare we say it stan
The spuds have a chance now of the title...like you say never hear the last of it!!
30 sec
after the whistle should have gone
Yep agree mate
Was thinking that myself....i was sure they put up 4 mins injury time on the board but they scored in the 95 minute??also the red card was the turning point imo...simpson although a good player has always been a bit petulant...could cost leicester the title!!
Point Salvaged
We were complacent in the first half, with only brief spells of dominance. I never felt threatened by Norwich in the first half; we should have done better there. In the second half, I was surprised to see Antonio return. Don't know how serious the shoulder is, but he was obviously still hurting, and we had a good bench. For me, it was Antonio getting caught out that made way for their first goal. The second goal also from complacency, but the ball fell very luckily to Hoolahan, who may have been offside. It took that much to wake us up. Moses made a big difference coming on, and brought Payet into the game. Payet's goal was good, but Noble's even better. A brilliant strike from someone who is developing quite a good read with Dimitri. I'm still not convinced by Emmenike--think he should have won for us from Andy Carroll's header across. It's a pity we dropped to 7th, but there are still points to be taken. Immense game at Ewood next Sunday. COME ON YOU IRONS!
Good, balanced post that
Good, balanced post that Ashes.
Emenike needs some game time yet, so I'll hang fire on that at the moment.
The complete. Match on sky 2
The complete. Match on sky 2 now
Cheers burkie!
Havnt got sky anymore,but the stream was perfect today so watched every minute of the game & very much enjoyed it...
Yeah 65 ,second half anyway
Yeah 65 ,second half anyway
enjoyed that!
Game of the day burkie, nearly fell of me chair mate,with the lovely Sarah-Jane Mee ,she's looking sexier and sexier,i'm sure she's had a boob job though,dresses proper class the woman,i had to laugh at the new striker eminike trying to score that goal from carrolls flick on header,looked like a baby in a playpen,what a bloody chance to win the game that was
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