“We’re itching to get back out there and put things right, of course we are”, said captain Mark Noble, whose West Ham career began in July 2003. “It’s fitting that it’s United playing the last game at the Boleyn”. We had a great opening 20 minutes and everyone was waiting for us to score.
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Conversely, of teams to play at least 25 Premier League games on a Tuesday, West Ham have posted the lowest points per game average – 0.93 (P29 W6 D9 L14). “It will be a sad night but the game has a lot riding on it and who better to play against than Man United”.
But Bilic insisted that although West Ham will endure a relatively quiet summer transfer window, he is expecting the club to replace the loan players. They used to sway and, when they sang I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles, it was one of the great sights you have ever seen in football.
Should they slip up at Upton Park, United should beat Bournemouth in their final league games, while in-form Swansea will fancy their chances at home against out-of-sorts City.
The visitors on the other hand have plenty of injury concerns to worry about, with Neil Taylor and Gylfi Sigurdsson both missing the trip to London with groin and shoulder injuries respectively. “God help them if they come back in and they’ve lost though!”
Francesco Guidolin on resting Ashley Williams: “it is more that he is just very exhausted and it is important for him to rest”. That went a few years ago when we moved the stands and the pitch was in a different place.
Having made the case why United’s backline will play a key role in this game, I’m also going to throw some loose change at a player who has really caught my eye in the last couple of months, namely Timothy Fosu-Mensah. “He felt his calf in the WBA game and it’s a minor injury so he’s out tomorrow”.
Swansea haven’t won an away league game against the Hammers since August 1956 (D1 L7).
Reece Oxford has attracted interest from some of the top clubs in the English Premier League and in fact Arsenal were rumoured to have been interested in a £10 million move.
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West Ham United saw their Champions League hopes all but ended following a surprise 4-1 defeat to Swansea City at Upton Park on Saturday afternoon.
