West Ham vs Aston Villa match thread

[ChicagoLion]

Watkins has been fkin awful. Has he completed 1 pass the whole game?

[Deano's Mullet]

This season is so stop start. One step forward two back. Only bonus today is that other results going for us provided Arsenal beat Leicester.

How is losing away to West Ham two steps back?

I mean as in every time we try and keep a good run going we lose.  Be nice to get a draw once in a while.

[villadelph]

i still think we struggle against physical sides

The ref set the tone and let it go on. Dinosaur ball.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Next season. We’ll get this bunch next season.

We did ok until they started to push in the second half. Then we were just too sluggish with the changes and our midfield got overridden.

This is the level we need to challenge against if we want Europe.

[Scott Nielsen]

This season is so stop start. One step forward two back. Only bonus today is that other results going for us provided Arsenal beat Leicester.

How is losing away to West Ham two steps back?

I mean as in every time we try and keep a good run going we lose.  Be nice to get a draw once in a while.

Yeah, those are a rarity.

[ez]

They upped their game in the second half and we haven't.

[AlexAlexCropley]

West Ham improved with their subs

[brontebilly]

Dreadful goal to give away....Bailey, McGinn and Martinez all terrible for it. I know taking off Luiz is the easy option but McGinn is rancid as a holding midfielder.

We deserve nothing today anyway. Gerrard should have freshened up the starting line up. Left it far too long to take off Ings.

[Toronto Villa]

This is a very tough stretch of games for us now.

[Steve67]

The West Ham midfield needs to be the same set up for us next season with two brilliant holding midfielders.  They run the game for West Ham and we haven't come close to them today.

[charleeco7]

They’re a very good side and have the best central midfielder in the league in Rice but bringing Bailey on was a terrible move as he gets bullied off the ball.

[Scott Nielsen]

Get in!

[Sexual Ealing]

This season is so stop start. One step forward two back. Only bonus today is that other results going for us provided Arsenal beat Leicester.

How is losing away to West Ham two steps back?

I mean as in every time we try and keep a good run going we lose.  Be nice to get a draw once in a while.

Yeah, those are a rarity.

Fuck that. We've been 'draw specialists' for most of my life. I'd much rather win three then lose one.

[Nelly]

Unlucky Emi.

[Chris_Jephcott]

Scorenado!?