West Ham United v Burnley FC Live Chat and Team Sheets

Downing up front/behind Valencia? Or is it a 4-5-1 in disguise? Where is Poyet, he should be starting in place of Nolan!!

If he sets up to defend, I'm gonna break the habit of a lifetime, and boo him... he might not hear it all the way from Spain, but I think he'll hear plenty more paying customers telling what they think of him.

We are second best at the moment.

Red card and a European spot in the offing for the Hammers. Great Kouyate and Valencia combination.

Harsh red to be fair, but we've our share of crap decisions, so...

What's happened to this board? Is everyone on vacation?

Once again Adrian made an outstanding save.

No way that should have been a yellow card for Valencia and Noble. Referees has gone insane.

This ref is an idiot. But we don't deserve to be in front, pretty crappy stuff.

West Ham should have sewn the match up by now.

Valencia should have had a brace. Crosses and through oases in the box still poor.

Same old story! we are 1-0 up (very lucky) and Burnley are still having the best chances as we stick to 4-5-1 and they play 3-4-2 with one man down. Can you see Allardyce now going for it second half????? He would have to take his mate Nolan off and put Poyett on to do that!
I still think it's going to be a draw (1-1) but hopefully we will score early in the second half and get a win!

We have to get a second, otherwise Burnley could steal a goal or two. :(

This game is getting stressful. Adrian then has to keep us in it. Then we miss a second sitter. Come on Amalfitano and Valencia you need to score otherwise we desperately need Nene. The dinosaur of a referee gives a yellow as Downing goes down. Downing had to avoid that tackle as it was a rash one.

Yet no yellow for Burnley.

So is that now 3 yellows for us, against 1 red that will likely be rescinded for Burnley...

It is going flat for West Ham

Usual story why no nene ??

Better spell, but you just know Sam is dying to shut up shop with the clean sheet.

Finally Nene maycome on. Otherwise panning out like the 1-0 win against 10 strong Hull last season.

Finally Nene maycome on. Otherwise panning out like the 1-0 win against 10 strong Hull last season.

Hey gives the ball away again.

Is he playing ? .. Oh he was .. Hmm now there's a White Elephant {Nene] coming on .. Personally I think it's nothing short of a Disgrace the way Allardyce has treated Nene since he arrived !

24 shots... 4 on target... What's the story?

Better second half, and credit Sam with at least not shutting up shop today. Still, at home against the bottom side a man down almost the whole game it was acceptable at best. Drop Downing next week please.

Downing was awful. But we won and jump back up to ninth, should have scored more but Heaton had an unbelieveable game with some great saves

With Stoke and Everton losing and Swansea out of sight this is the best position we can try to hold on to. At least Sam did not shut shop but should have given Nene more playing time. Nene could have scored a cracker in the last second of full time, but for that great save by the joint best player on the field. Yes, the two keepers were outstanding today and you have to salute them. The rest of the players were either okay, mediocre or stood out like Cresswell, Kouyate, and Collins. Burke was pretty good and is gaining experience. With Everton and a vastly improved Aston Villa likely to pose a few questions about West Ham's resilience in the final matches, it could be the difference whether we can maintain a top ten finish, and an extension to BFS contract, plus European football, or say goodbye to Sam after a typical average position in the bottom half.

29 shots 7 on Target!!
Doesn't say much about our "Attacking Coach " does it?

To be fair if you add the blocks we had more on target than 7.