Match Day West Ham v Liverpool, Sunday 14th May 14:15

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Match chat.

 

[johnnytodd]

West Ham and Liverpool are probably the same size of club these days and play similar football. This should be a close game and i expect it could go either way but as a neutral i'll go for 5 - 1 Hammers.

 

[shane]

We could so easily balls this up. West Ham (Spurs performance aside) really aren't very good and will look to sit back. These are two things we just can't deal with.

Please, please start Sturridge Jurgen.

 

[Pagnell]

After this game we will have played 3 Saturday games out of our last 12 fixtures. Ridiculous.

Anyway, it goes without saying we need to win this, or at least avoid defeat. I still believe 4 points will be enough, and we should beat Boro on the final day. Fuck it, I'm going to 1-2 for us. Will be tight and nervy.

 

[Stevencc]

But that's enough about your sphincter!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bilo]

I'm starting to get real nervous about this one.

One good thing about missing CL football though is that you don't have to miss some good matches just because you're playing Basel. So that's nice.

 

[smat]

West Ham are missing: Antonio, Kouyate, Obiang, Ogbonna, Sakho, Noble, Carroll.

That's dampened my expectations a bit.

 

[Pagnell]

Anyway, it goes without saying we need to win this, or at least avoid defeat. I still believe 4 points will be enough, and we should beat Boro on the final day. Fuck it, I'm going to 1-2 for us. Will be tight and nervy.

After the manner of the Arsenal win yesterday I'm no longer convinced that 4 points is enough, I've no doubt they're going to win their remaining two games. Sunderland is as close to a gimme as it's possible to have in top flight football, and whilst Everton is a potential banana skin, I question the effort they'll put in if it comes down to the final day and an Arsenal win will stop us getting top 4. Especially given that they'll have bugger all to play for with no chance of catching United for 6th and they're out of sight of West Brom in 8th.

So we need to win both this and the Boro game otherwise this season will have been a failure for me. Given the position we were in three weeks back, this top four spot should have already been wrapped up, with the dropping of 5 points against Palace and Southampton at Anfield the real kickers.

Still going for a nervy 1-2 away win but I'm not confident.

 

[Bilo]

How far has the forum fallen when Pags start quoting himself

Anyway please don't fuck this up

 

[Bilo]

Today's expected bottlers: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Can, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Coutinho, Sturridge, Origi.

Good to see Sturridge in there shit to see Origi in there I guess.

 

[snortingfrogs]

 

[smat]

 

[Bilo]

go away smat

 

[smat]

 

[Pagnell]

De de de dedede de.

 

[Pagnell]

As expected so far. Liverpool all the possession, but little in the way of penetration.

EDIT -- and as I type that, we score.

 

[smat]

BOLLOCKS

west ham are fucking crap

 

[Pagnell]

Fuck me we're shit at set pieces. It's almost embarrassing how bad we are. How did that not go in?

My biggest issue with Klopp by far, insisting on sticking with zonal bollocks marking when it DOES NOT FUCKING WORK WITH THE PLAYERS HE HAS.

 

[smat]

Well done Liverpool. Enjoy it. You've earned it. Congratulations.

 

[Pagnell]

Fuck off you Jonah.

 

[Pagnell]

Fuck yes. What a hit by Wijnaldum, then Coutinho does what he does.

0-2. Got to see this out now, surely.

 

[Bilo]

We're gonna fuck it up against Middlesbrough aren't we

 

[Pagnell]

0-3 after a handball by Liverpool in the area. Would have been harsh penalty had it been given though, the Spam player's shoulder stopped the arm coming down.

Don't give a fuck anyway.

 

[Jamie_SFC]

Terrible from the referee.

 

[Stevencc]

Wenger must be kicking the fuck out of his living room watching this.

 

[Pagnell]

You just know we're going to concede at some point.

 

[Pagnell]

0-4

Game over. Been far easier than I expected.

 

[Stevencc]

 

[smat]

We're gonna fuck it up against Middlesbrough aren't we

No chance mate.

 

[Pagnell]

Shit team. Check.
At Anfield. Check.

Chickens well and truly not being counted.