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charleyfarley 8:23 Sun Jan 7
⚽ Bristol City v West Ham - Official Match Thread

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Ashton Gate Stadium
16th Jan 19:45 GMT

NO VAR

Darren England: (3) - 19 0


O’Leary, Tanner, Vyner, Dickie, McCrorie, Williams, James ©, Pring, Gardner-Hickman, Mehmeti, Conway
Subs: Bajic (GK), Knight-Lebel, Roberts, Knight, Nelson, Cornick, King, Bell, Wells



Fabiański, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma ©, Cresswell, Emerson, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Benrahma, Cornet, Ings
Subs: Areola (GK), Anang (GK), Johnson, Ogbonna, Casey, Mubama, Marshall, Scarles




Bristol City 16/5: Draw 13/5: West Ham 17/20

charleyfarley 5:05 Sun Jan 14
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COYI

daveyg 8:19 Sun Jan 14
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9 men behind the ball with Benrhama and Ings up top.
It'll be grim

Dr Matt 9:31 Sun Jan 14
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Fabianski
Johnson Golambeckis Ogbonna Scarles
Orford Alvarez Kelly
Marshall Mubama Benrahma

Sir Alf 10:39 Sun Jan 14
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Picking a West Ham team ahead of a game is probably one of the easiest things in football ? One thing we can thank Moyesiah for is his obdurate predictability :-(

All you do is choose , aside from Fab for Areola which is a pre planned thing for the season, the last team that started a game then replace whoever is not available with Fornals, Johnson, Mubama or Ings , Benrahma ( usually in that order ) and lastly Cresswell. Injury recoveries would break the Moyes selection thinking but we don’t have any of them currently.

So it will likely be:
——————- Fabianski
Johnson, Stavros, Ogbonna, Emerson
——- JWP ————Alvarez
Fornals - Soucek - Benrahma
——————— Ings —————-

Ings gets the nod over Mubama because Moyes was bigging him up for his 15 mins performance in the first game.

Zouma doesn’t make it because his knees are fvcked and he willbe saved for the Sheff Utd away game.

If everything turns to shite, Mubama will come on around 70 mins and Cornet around 80 mins. No other U21 players will feature other than to fill the bench

Mex Martillo 7:54 Mon Jan 15
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Sounds about right Sir Alf. Should be enough to win this time round.
Hammers

Manuel 8:03 Mon Jan 15
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Alf- Are we going to be playing walking football, as that must be the slowest side out a PL club could put out. Oh well, we might score from a corner. Going to go for a very scrappy 0-1 win.

Maybe our away support can go and visit Nelson Mandela House, if they want some excitement on their trip.

Rossal 9:57 Mon Jan 15
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Fab

Johnson Dinos Ogbonna Emerson

Alvarez JWP

Cornet Fornals Benrahma

Ings


Dinos if fit....
Marshall, Orford and Casey on the bench

Tempted to start Orford instead of Alcarez, we can't afford anymore injuries really

CanningTownWA 10:54 Mon Jan 15
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Nailed on Sir Alf

Mike Oxsaw 11:05 Mon Jan 15
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I strongly suspect he will use this chance to prove (PROVE) that his way of working with a limited number of preferred players is correct by "rotating" the squad as he did at Liverpool and effectively throwing the game.

What's a prestigious pot or two compared with showing everybody that you were right all along?

Pickle Rick 2:29 Mon Jan 15
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As much as a lot of fans hate it, the Premiership and Europa are the priorities for the club, a run in the FA cup is good but doesn't generate anywhere near the income of the Prem and Europa. Ask Portsmouth and Wigan fans if an appearance in the FA Cup Final was worth relegation and subsequent drops down the league.

fraser 2:52 Mon Jan 15
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Wigan and Portsmouth?

You're comparing us to them!

You must be unaware of how much fucking money we've spent and how many fans we play in front of every week.

Manuel 3:13 Mon Jan 15
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I hate getting knocked out the FA Cup as the dream disappears for yet another year, but the chances of us winning the thing are nigh on next to nothing, so part of me is wondering if there really is much point progressing, but I suppose you have to dream.

scott_d 3:55 Mon Jan 15
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A couple of key players missing makes us a bang average team.

So adding some squad players into the first team too, makes for a miserable evening.

Fully expect Bristol City to rise to the occasion and make it a difficult night for us. We made them look like a Prem team at the Olympic Stadium and there is no change we'll be capable (even if by some miracle Moyes wants to) of bossing the game.

Still think we might have enough to go through but don't expect it to be exciting.

Jasnik 5:13 Mon Jan 15
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I would like to see some of the youth given a chance rather than just sit on the bench. But won't happen.

pdbis 5:15 Mon Jan 15
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The U21s won 4-2 at West Brom this afternoon.

The Mercernary 6:06 Mon Jan 15
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From the official site:

"Along with Mubama, three more FA Youth Cup winners, defender Kaelan Casey, midfielder Ollie Scarles and forward Callum Marshall are also set to travel as part of Moyes' squad"

daveyg 8:40 Mon Jan 15
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Merc
I can't see that on any of the previews but doesn't suprise me with Casey,Marshall and Scarles obmitted from the u21's today.
with an expected 11 of
Fab,Coufal,Mavro,Ogbonna,Emerson,Alvarez,Jwp,Soucek,Fornals,Benrhama,Ings or Mubama.
8 places are needed to keep each other warm to the 87th minute.
Areola,Johnson,Zouma,Cresswell,Cornet,Casey,Marshall,Orford may travel too or Chesters but think he's injured or Anang as much needed 2nd keeper.

wd40 9:37 Mon Jan 15
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Now everyone wants Moyes to play the under 21's and the youth players in the F.A Cup.


No doubt same lot must have agreed with B.F.S and his team he sent out in the Cup against Forrest.

daveyg 10:20 Mon Jan 15
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wd40
typical Moyes fan argument.
no has ever said play the full team qith kids.
that team of youth were no where near as good as the u21's today.
what most are saying is with Alvarez,Bowen Kudus and Paqueta playing alongside them they would perform better no doubt. But playing a want away Cresswell,Benrhama or Ings they will struggle to a certain degree.but they might do better in place of them,can't do any worse.

Side of Ham 10:37 Mon Jan 15
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I wouldn’t mind seeing Marshall, Kodua & Mubama line up together up front with the two lines behind them being experienced first teamers that are available.

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