West Ham vs Aston Villa match thread

[Keeno]

We are the better footballing side - we’ve just got to withstand the Moyes anti football long ball into Antonio tactic, and we’ll create chances. West Ham are a shite footballing team to watch.

[Lizz]

Watching in a bar in Tenerife. Sadly there are other games the owners see as more likely to bring in punters, so not got the best screen and hard going with the Chelski commentary so loud.

[Toronto Villa]

Now Doug down for a while. Fuck me

[Havencheese]

Absolutely cracking atmosphere.

[villadelph]

Elbows flying, high boots, getting tackled on corners.. of all the days to have an Aussie referee who’s in the wrong sport. Feck off.

[SoccerHQ]

Digne injured, Young on.

Lucky we weren't stupid enough to let our other full back snd player of the year last season go to help Newcastle stay up........

Young's been fine since he came on.

Him whipping in that cross just now was like going back a decade when Carew or Laursen would flick in the cross.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Absolutely cracking atmosphere.

If you like cracking atmospheres as being like libraries, the Emptihad or exam halls.

[KevinGage]

Thuggish side, this lot.

In true Moyes fashion.

If he could stick another totem pole alongside Rice and Soucek he would.

[brontebilly]

that should be a penalty.  He has completely cleaned Watkins out

Thought Watkins was pushed into him. We have taken the sting out of them a bit the last 10 mins. The game started well but both teams struggling with the pace. We have plenty of options and need to use the last two subs early.

[SoccerHQ]

This ref is dire....they're getting away with so many late challenges on our front two.

[Holte132]

This ref is dire....they're getting away with so many late challenges on our front two.

He's been the ref in one of our games earlier this season. Can't remember which, but I do remember he was rubbish then too

[ChicagoLion]

We are not getting close enough to them in midfield, there is no press so they are attacking at will

[Chris_Jephcott]

0-0 at half time.

[SoccerHQ]

Don't get McGinn taking the FKs, not enough height at all.

Surely makes sense for Young to take them from the left as inswingers are always more tricky to defend.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Entertaining enough game. West Ham are playing with great confidence and thuggish brutality.

We’ve had some nice passages of play, but quite deadlocked.