West Ham United v Burnley FC Live Chat and Team Sheets

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West Ham United
13 Adrián 18 Jenkinson 19 Collins 32 Burke 03 Cresswell 04 Nolan 16 Noble 08 Kouyaté 21 Amalfitano 31 E Valencia 11 Downing
Substitutes: 07 Jarvis 12 de Carvalho 17 O'Brien 22 Jääskeläinen 24 Cole 30 Song 35 Oxford
Burnley: Heaton 01, Arfield 37, Ings, Trippier 02, Jones 14, Shackell 05 (c), Barnes 30, Mee 06, Boyd 21, Taylor 15, Duff 04
Subs: Gilks 22, Wallace 07, Kightly 11, Sordell 17, Reid 18, Jutkiewicz 19, Keane 25

If he sets up to defend, I'm gonna break the habit of a lifetime, and boo him... he might not hear it all the way from Spain, but I think he'll hear plenty more paying customers telling what they think of him.

torontofan

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 15:25

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Red card and a European spot in the offing for the Hammers. Great Kouyate and Valencia combination.

Same old story! we are 1-0 up (very lucky) and Burnley are still having the best chances as we stick to 4-5-1 and they play 3-4-2 with one man down. Can you see Allardyce now going for it second half????? He would have to take his mate Nolan off and put Poyett on to do that!
I still think it's going to be a draw (1-1) but hopefully we will score early in the second half and get a win!

torontofan

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 16:20

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This game is getting stressful. Adrian then has to keep us in it. Then we miss a second sitter. Come on Amalfitano and Valencia you need to score otherwise we desperately need Nene. The dinosaur of a referee gives a yellow as Downing goes down. Downing had to avoid that tackle as it was a rash one.

torontofan

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 16:33

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Finally Nene maycome on. Otherwise panning out like the 1-0 win against 10 strong Hull last season.

torontofan

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 16:33

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Finally Nene maycome on. Otherwise panning out like the 1-0 win against 10 strong Hull last season.

stevewaugh2

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 16:40

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Is he playing ? .. Oh he was .. Hmm now there's a White Elephant {Nene] coming on .. Personally I think it's nothing short of a Disgrace the way Allardyce has treated Nene since he arrived !

Better second half, and credit Sam with at least not shutting up shop today. Still, at home against the bottom side a man down almost the whole game it was acceptable at best. Drop Downing next week please.

torontofan

Sat, 2 May 2015 - 17:34

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With Stoke and Everton losing and Swansea out of sight this is the best position we can try to hold on to. At least Sam did not shut shop but should have given Nene more playing time. Nene could have scored a cracker in the last second of full time, but for that great save by the joint best player on the field. Yes, the two keepers were outstanding today and you have to salute them. The rest of the players were either okay, mediocre or stood out like Cresswell, Kouyate, and Collins. Burke was pretty good and is gaining experience. With Everton and a vastly improved Aston Villa likely to pose a few questions about West Ham's resilience in the final matches, it could be the difference whether we can maintain a top ten finish, and an extension to BFS contract, plus European football, or say goodbye to Sam after a typical average position in the bottom half.