West Ham: Areola, Kilman, Walker-Peters, Diouf, Disasi, Potts, Fernandes, Magassa, Bowen (C), Taty, Adama
Subs: Herrick, Pablo, Golambeckis, Mayers, Soucek, Ajala, Kante, Scarles, Lamadrid
Leeds: Perri, Bogle, Justin, Struijk, Rodon, Bijol, Ampadu, Stach, Tanaka, Okafor, Nmecha
Subs: Darlow, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Gruev, Aaronson, Gnonto, Piroe, Calvert-Lewin
It’s gone from bad to worse for Nuno’s side, despite the Hammers’ best efforts to claw themselves out of the relegation zone, all hope may be lost for the East London side after the Premier League announce an imminent four-point deduction due to PSR breach.
Despite the Hammers fighting relegation for the duration of the entire Premier League season, half of Nuno’s side are called up to their respective international sides, which increases the chances of accumulating injuries, of which the international curse has struck once again.
Yesterday evening, Konstantinos Mavropanos suffered a head injury whilst playing for Greece against Paraguay.
West Ham United fans have been subjected to many of the London Stadium’s doom and gloom factors across the ten year span of the Hammers playing football there, but glooming factors might’ve reached a new low after West Ham’s fan group’s recent meeting details were released publicly.
Upon being asked how to make improvements to the Stadium’s atmosphere, which was specifically asked by the board, it came to fruition that standing/railed seating would be a viable option, given that the majority of Premier League clubs now have these facilities installed.
West Ham have had to deal with numerous troubles since moving to the London Stadium in 2016, but one significant issue, one that is fixable, that has persistently been a bother has been seeing away fans in the home end.
Particularly, last season, there were numerous occasions where away fans were sat in the home end. I cannot fathom how many people were kicked out of the Bobby Moore upper stand, half of the buggers wouldn’t have known who he was!
West Ham United haven’t had the most fortune this Premier League season, but fortunately, with just seven matches to go, Nuno’s side has been dealt a significant boost with the injuries that have hampered the Hammers up until now.
West Ham initially had their January forward Pablo, injured for a long spell, and upon his return, star Crysencio Summerville sustained a calf injury against Brentford, which has seen him miss Manchester City and Aston Villa. Not to mention, in the midlands, we suffered yet another injury with Jean-Clair’s calf giving-way in the warm-up.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side faced a damning 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa as his squad appeared nothing but tired heading into the final game before the international break, and for once, it seems to have come promptly for West Ham.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Torres, Konsa, Digne, Onana, Barkley, McGinn (C), Sancho, Rogers, Watkins
Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Luiz, Tielemans, Buendia, Bailey, Abraham
West Ham: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Diouf, Todibo, Disasi, Mavropanos, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Pablo, Taty
Subs: Areola, Kilman, Wilson, Potts, Kante, Magassa, Scarles, Traore, Walker-Peters
As the Premier League season begins to close, a handful of questions start to arise. West Ham’s primary focus is, of course, the league seeing as where the club will be next season remains unknown, but another factor is dependent on which league the Hammers are in, which will decide the sponsorships that come along.
As part of the attempted wage structure reformation or Graham Potter’s player execution, whichever you prefer, the club attempted to solve the financial situation one way or another, a task which meant the Hammers had to make a profit during the January transfer window.
As part of the transformation, the Hammers loaned out Nicholas Füllkrug to AC Milan in the January transfer window, for a total of 100% wage coverage, as well as a buy option of £13,500,000… around half of what the Hammers paid a season ago!