In form West Ham host Manchester City for the lunchtime kick-off this Saturday, in what looks an appetising fixture. Both sides are in excellent goalscoring form, with the Hammers netting 15 goals so far this term, and City 18 in just the first eight matches, and more can be expected for this fixture.
Manchester City will naturally start the game as favourites, but the defending Champions will know they are likely to be in for a tough encounter, as they look to make up ground on the leaders Chelsea. For West Ham, a victory on Saturday would put them just one point behind their opponents, and would confirm their excellent start to the season. Here is my West Ham starting 11 for the fixture:
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I think your first eleven is probably the first eleven for nearly every hammer’s fan at the moment!
To be honest I think it kind of picks itself. Adrain is our keeper. The back four is our first choice defensive unit. The midfield trio is fast becoming a holy trinity as are the front three.
But more importantly are the quality options we now have on the bench and throughout the squad. Which now means we can not only influence games from the bench but win them as well.
It is these points that will prove vital this season, especially against the bigger teams. Starting with citeh! COYI!
No, I’d leave Reid out & put in Demel, as Ried is still not back to his best of last season yet, and I’d leave out Mark Noble and put in Amalfitano, as with Man City Mark is beaten for pace. Here’s who I’d pick;
Adrián, Demel, Cresswell, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Downing, Song, Kouyaté, Amalfitano, Valencia, Sakho
So you’d 2 right backs one as a centre back when we have Reid or Collins … Good God. You don’t watch many games do you 😀
Sorry mate, my mistake, so yeah I’d put in Reid over Collins at the moment, and yes I do watch all the games, so I’d go with the same as Pinto here except for Noble. It it weren’t Man City I’d put Mark in but City can leave him and Collins for dead. Amalfitano has to play a part here
MY FIRST TEAM
ADRIAN
JENKS
RIED
TOMKINS
CRESWELL
KAYOATE
SONG
NOBLE
DOWNING
SARKHO
VELENCIA