It is perhaps fitting that the man earmarked to take over the managerial hot seat at West Ham United from David Moyes should mainly be associated with wearing a mask! Some might say it is Zorro, others the Lone Ranger looking for Tonto, it is to be hoped for his sake and for that of the club that both parties do not end up becoming part of a 'Tontería'.
.West Ham: Adrian, Zabaleta, Rice, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble, Joao Mario, Masuaku, Lanzini, Arnautovic. Subs: Hart, Carrol, Collins, Obiang, Evra, Fernandes, Hernandez .
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Jagielka, Keane, Baines, Kenny, Schneiderlin, Bolasie, T Davies, Vlasic, Tosun Subs: Robles, Martina, Niasse, Klaassen, Holgate, Baningime, Walcott
Ironically Sunday's game between West Ham and Everton might mark the departure of two 'icons' from their respective clubs but with accute affiliations to each team they have represented, Wayne Rooney is suposed to be unavailable due to injury from partaking in what would be his last ever game in the Premier League, however don't rule out a miraculous recovery!
West Ham: Adrian, Zabaleta, Rice, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble, Joao Mario, Masuaku, Lanzini, Arnautovic. Subs: Hart, Carroll, Hugill, Obiang, Evra, Fernandes, Cullen.
Manchester: De Gea, Valencia, Lindelöf, Shaw, Jones, Smalling, Herrera, McTominay, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez. Subs: Romero, Bailly, Mata, Martial, Blind, Young, Rashford.
We couldn't actually work out the correct plural of nemisis, but whatever it is, it is what is facing current Hammers' manager David Moyes in the next five days. Since his incredibly successful stint as Everton manager Moyes' stock has taken a brutal battering. His succession as the chosen one to take over the mantles at Manchester United from Sir Alex Fergusson went very badly, of course it was only to be expected, and one wonders why on earth a fellow 'canny' scot did not realise the Hearculian task he had taken on.
Having secured their Premier League survival, there should be an air of optimism surrounding West Ham United football club and it's fans, however that is not the case. Essentially The Hammers did not move from their beloved tightly packed Boleyn Ground home to the wide expanses of the London Stadium in order to be in a relegation battle!
Leicester: Hamer, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Benalouane, Silva, Iborra, Diabate, Choudhury, Mahrez, Vardy. Subs: Jakupovic, Gray, Iheanacho, Dragovic, Thomas, Barnes, Hughes.
West Ham: Adrian, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Rice, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble, Joao Mario, Masuaku, Lanzini, Arnautovic. Subs: Trott, Carroll, Hugill, Obiang, Evra, Fernandes, Cullen.
Several ex BBC employees who now work for BT Sports TV are still good friends of the Org, and were happy and willing to share a well known 'secret' with us, namely that Dimitri Payet may have left West Ham United for Olympic Marseille but his name still guarantees vast UK based viewing figures. So much so that we have learnt that more people tuned in to view the Marseille Europa League match than those who watched Arsenal's match screened at the same time!
West Ham: 13Adrián,41Rice.21Ogbonna.3Cresswell.5Zabaleta,8Kouyaté,16Noble,27Evra,31Fernandes10Lanzini,7Arnautovic Substitutes: 9Carroll,12Hugill,17Hernández,18João Mário,26Masuaku,33Cullen,34Trott
Man City: 31Ederson2,Walker30,Otamendi,4Laporte,18Delph,17De Bruyne,25Fernandinho,8Gündogan,19Sané,33Jesus,7Sterling,Substitutes: 1Bravo,3Danilo,20Bernardo, Silva22,Mendy,42Y Touré,43Nmecha,47Foden
Referee Neil Swarbrick,
