West Ham v Aston Villa post match

[Somniloquism]

It got lost in the disallowed goal furore but that was a sensational block by Matty Cash from Ward Prowse as looked odds on they'd score from the break.

If we make top 4 by a point you look back to moments like that as that's the commitment required to make CL.

Also got lost but Zaniolo through the ball away when they were given the freekick and already on a yellow.

[Steve67]

It got lost in the disallowed goal furore but that was a sensational block by Matty Cash from Ward Prowse as looked odds on they'd score from the break.

If we make top 4 by a point you look back to moments like that as that's the commitment required to make CL.

I actually shouted 'oh no' when I saw the ball break to them.  I thought it was going to get smashed home.  Fantastic block by Matty Cash. 

[steamer]

Good result
Really poor first half, well on top in second, do we not know how to defend those WP free kicks. He always gives us shit.
Best performance I have seen from Zaniolo

[jwarry]

I’m reading Sky’s report of the game saying our point was undeserved, what the fuck?!? So having the same shots and shots on goal whilst having 70% of posession as the away team doesn’t count as deserved?!? Fucking wankers

[PhilVill]

70 points will do it, don't care how they get it, or against who, but it will get us a CL place....

[The Man With A Stick]

Does our "set-piece coach" McPhee ever do any work on defending set pieces, or just attacking from them?

[supertom]

What I will say regarding both VARs but the second especially. If that was us, I'd be apoplectic. And just imagine the levels of incandescent rage a Hammers fan can reach. Streets of East Lahndan beware. It's also as much the amount of time it took. I saw that come off his arm in real-time.

[PaulWinch again]

Also I like Moreno, he did great last year but my god he’s poor at the moment. Looks frustrated all the time too, so I imagine he’s aware.

[The Man With A Stick]

I’m reading Sky’s report of the game saying our point was undeserved, what the fuck?!? So having the same shots and shots on goal whilst having 70% of posession as the away team doesn’t count as deserved?!? Fucking wankers

Probably written by some biased prick from Essex or Kent (so could be either West Ham or ManUre), just ignore it.

[olaftab]

We are severely weakened these days particularly in midfield and some issues in defence so showing some grit to rescue a point is bloody good. Well done to Unai a as and team.

[AV82EC]

Well worth our point, lacked a bit of composure in that final third throughout the game, with it we’d have won comfortably. Anyway, useful point as Spuds still 3 pts behind us.

Oh and you can see why with the resources at his disposal West Ham fans are less than impressed with Moyes. That was sub Pulis Stoke level eye bleeding football. The handballing cockney bastards.

Scores on doors for me:

Martinez - 6 - looks decidedly dodgy at the moment in set piece delivery but gets no protection.
Konsa - 6 - got better as it progressed as he was in the centre
Lenglet - 5 - looked a bit out of sorts today,
Lost possession on too many occasions
Torres - 7 - our best defender and I sensed he’s getting sharper as each game goes by.
Moreno - 5 - was ineffectual both backwards and forwards today
Tielemans - 6 - was a bit in and out today some
Lovely touches accompanied by some woeful turnovers of the ball and his stupid foul on Kudus.
Luiz - 6 - seems to be going through a bit of a dip in form at the moment but was very influential in the last 20-30mins
Bailey - 6 - poor for about 60mins then seemed to find his mojo and caused issues for the end of the game
Watkins - 6 - was needing to come wide to gain possession but the usual effort and application
Dhuran - 4 - hmmm back to the drawing board.
Rodgers - 5 - got in some good positions first half with driving runs but final touch or shot were poor

Subs
Cash - 7 - much needed impetus behind Bailey gave us so much more intensity.
Diaby - 8 - a real match change for us and really incisive and another assist
Zaniolo - 7 - cometh the hour, cometh the man!!
Digne - 7 - good balance up and down and so much more of a threat than Moreno currently.

Unai - 7 - could have been more if we’d have maybe committed a bit more first half. Needs to work on some of this defensive set piece play which is worryingly shit.

[Richard]

A good point, all things considered.

Can someone please suggest to Unai that, for the next game, he should start with his second half lineup? You know, the one he ends up with once he's sorted out the shit-show he creates with his initial selection.

I was amazed Diaby didn't start today.

Maybe it's a bit carrot and stick but we start him endlessly in the Winter when he was miles off form and now he played very well against Ajax and yet can't get in ahead of Rogers today?

Think with Bailey going off the boil a little and away with Jamaica we'll see Diaby in from the start v Wolves. It was a lovely assist.

I'm sure I read somewhere that Bailey isn't involved with Jamaica this time round.

[CT Villan]

I’m reading Sky’s report of the game saying our point was undeserved, what the fuck?!? So having the same shots and shots on goal whilst having 70% of posession as the away team doesn’t count as deserved?!? Fucking wankers

London-team goals count double and London-team cheating goals count triple, so we really should be grateful for a point 

[VillaTim]

Hopefully that's the last we see or Lenglet.

[Monty]

That second handball was incredibly obvious on the right angle, how it took so long I'll never know.

Battled for it, subs were good, happy for Zaniolo who played well generally (though quite what he was thinking throwing the ball away while on yellow...). Diaby too looked more like his old self, he has to start from now on I think. I like Rogers, but he always seems to want to beat one man too many.

All in all got a point back from last week's disaster which is fine. Bit of a missed opportunity though - really didn't give ourselves the best chance with that line-up, much though I liked the attacking intent.

Absolutely need to beat Wolves now.