West Ham United have been drawn at home against League Two side Macclesfield Town in the third round of the Carabao Cup, and many fans have been reacting to the news on Twitter.
The Hammers earned their place in the pot with a come-from-behind win over AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday, with goals from Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna and Javier Hernandez giving them a nervy 3-1 win.
As reported on the club’s official website, the Hammers will welcome the Silkmen to the London Stadium in the week commencing 24th of September, and fans have been quick to react on Twitter.
Forever West Hamย have rounded up some of the best tweets:
West Ham will play Macclesfield at home in the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup โ
Happy with that, gives us a good chances to progress in a competition which we should be looking to win! pic.twitter.com/by2RvTRQ8k
— West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) August 30, 2018
With several all Premier League ties I can see us going a long way in the competition
— trevor w turk (@trevorwturk) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/D_G_00DYWHUFC/status/1035231990444957698
https://twitter.com/alex_cvb/status/1035229937848991745
YES! This will be great!https://t.co/247BKmNOov
— ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซง|โ๏ธ๐๐ ท๐๐ ต๐ ฒโ๏ธ| ๐บ๐ธ ๐ซง (@WHUFC_USA_2008) August 30, 2018
50/50 I reckon… thatโs our percentage chance of winning and not my score forecast. That would be more likely to be 52/48
— Rob Debenham (@RobDebenham) August 30, 2018
Yeeeees hahahahahaha come on you irons
— รธลรฎโ๐ซง (@oliverrrwhu) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/OliJ17/status/1035235381678145537
We ainโt drawn a premier league side am I seeing things ๐
— Billy Watts (@BillyWa78876841) August 30, 2018
OPINION
These West Ham fans seem happy with the draw as they prepare to welcome League Two minnows Macclesfield to the London Stadium. This is obviously a good draw for the Hammers, and being at home should make negotiating the tie much easier, but let’s not forget this week’s performance against Wimbledon. Manuel Pellegrini’s men were sluggish against the Dons and if it weren’t for a controversial red card their task would have been much harder. They cannot afford the same complacency against the Silkmen, with the atmosphere at the London Stadium sure to turn sour should they end up falling behind. The Hammers need to put away the League Two side with ease to put to bed any worries about their form, and then they can think about passage into the later rounds of the competition. If they do go through, then this could indeed be a trophy within the club’s reach, with several all-Premier League ties set to take out some of the big names early on.ย
