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West Ham picked a near full strength team for their FA Cup defeat in Bristol last week. There are three changes today: Alphonse Areola, Pablo Fornals and the fit-again Jarrod Bowen come in for Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell and Said Benrahma.
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Both teams may switch to a back four. Or they may not, such is the eternal tease that is tactics.
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Sheff Utd (4-1-4-1) Foderingham; Bogle, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Trusty; Vinicius Souza; McAtee, Hamer, Brooks, Brereton; Osula.
Substitutes: Brewster, McBurnie, Archer, Norwood, Osborn, Norrington-Davies, Amissah, Seriki, Buyabu.
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West Ham (4-2-3-1) Areola; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Cornet, Ings, Fornals; Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Casey, Mubama, Marshall,
Scarles, Orford.
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Referee Michael Salisbury.
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Hello and welcome to to live coverage of Sheffield United v West Ham United at Bramall Lane. Let’s start with the team news, shall we.
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important events
11 minutes Vinicius Souza hit a great shot from 25 yards to go. Arreola endures even though he falls to his right.
10 minutes Now, these are the formations. I think.
chef united (4-1-4-1) Foderingham; Bogle, Ahmeddzic, Robinson, Trustee. Vinicius Souza. McAtee, Hammer, Brooks, Breton. Osra.
west ham (4-2-3-1) Areola; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zuma, Emerson. Soucek, Ward-Prowse. Cornet, Ings, Fornals. Bowen.
9 minutes Hammer takes a shot from a distance.
8 minutes Osla overshot the cross from the right. I'm trying to think of the shape of Sheffield United. It looks like Breton Diaz will start on the left wing, with Osla up front.
6 minutes Cornet cuts in from the right and feeds Coufal, who overlaps inside the area. His cross was blocked at the near post.
4 minutes West Ham play Ings slightly behind Bowen, rather than the other way around. The reason for this tactical observation is that crazy things are happening on the field.
3 minutes “Good morning from Pittsburgh!” Eric Peterson wrote. “Given not only recent results (with European silverware for crying out loud), but also the current state of the league, there is a hint of sheer madness on the part of the select group of West Ham supporters who are responsible for the abuse directed at David Moyes. I think there is.
“If Sheffield United adopt the same relentless physical approach that led to Bristol City's upset of the Hammers in the FA Cup, it could be a very troublesome day for West Ham.” Only a loss to a team at the bottom of the Premier League immediately after being eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup by a lower-level opponent would have thrown serious gasoline on the fire.”
Whoever invented the term “bottom feeder” should be cornered and warned about the law of unintended consequences. I don't care if they've been dead for over 100 years.
2 minutes As no one expected, both teams started with a back four.
1 minute Beep beep! As we watch, West Ham kick off from left to right with a blue change strip.
The players have arrived. With West Ham missing a number of key players, this feels like a huge chance for Sheffield United to start a big run. Although they left it even later than the boys of 1990-1991, they still have the only thing that all sentient beings need: hope.
“Because someone had to do it,” is the frankly creepy subject line of Matt Doney's email.
Reflexively, Moyes is dismissed as a notoriously outspoken fan of football, but like a wolf he is hungry for a bit of flair. He may have broken his contract with John Duran, but let's keep praying for a possible move for Broja. I can see him fitting in with West Ham's wild squad.
No, no, no trius No, please.
Louise Taylor
Ahmedožić's dilemma tests Blades' new harmony
Stick or twist: sell this month or postpone until the summer? Sheffield United owners Prince Abdullah's currently harmonious relationship with Chris Wilder could lead to Napoli's serious interest in Anel Ahmedžić It may be tested depending on whether the The 24-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina defender, who was raised in Sweden, arrived in South Yorkshire 18 months ago from Malmo for what now seems like a bargain at £4 million. He played a key role in their promotion from the Championship and has recently captained Wilder's side.
Selling Ahmedožić now would ruin Wilder's hopes of avoiding relegation, as the team's key centre-half and regular captain John Egan is out with an Achilles injury until late spring at the earliest. there's a possibility that. Cash, on the other hand, is very welcome in Bramall's lane. Meanwhile, new loan signing Ben Brereton Dias will be hoping to endear himself to the fans by scoring a goal or two against West Ham.
This match was improperly scheduled We are in the midst of a transfer window, but West Ham are doing their best to compete on both fronts.
team news
Ben Brereton DiazThe Chilean striker, on loan from Villarreal, will make his Premier League debut for Sheffield United. He replaced Anis Ben Slimane as one of four changes from their last league match, a 2-0 defeat at the Etihad in December. James McAtee, Anel Ahmedjić and gustavo hammer Featuring Luke Thomas, George Baldock and Oliver Norwood.
West Ham have selected a near-full squad for the FA Cup, which they lost at Bristol last week. Today he has three changes. Alphonse Arreola, Pablo Fornals and fit again Jarrod Bowen Featuring Łukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell and Said Benrahma.
Both teams may switch to a back four. Or maybe not, that's the eternal teasing tactic.
chef united (4-1-4-1) Foderingham; Bogle, Ahmeddzic, Robinson, Trustee. Vinicius Souza. McAtee, Hammer, Brooks, Breton. Osra.
Substitutes: Brewster, McBurnie, Archer, Norwood, Osborne, Norrington-Davies, Amissah, Seriki, Buyabu.
west ham (4-2-3-1) Areola; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zuma, Emerson. Soucek, Ward-Prowse. Cornet, Ings, Fornals. Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Casey, Mbama, Marshall,
Scarls, Orford.
referee Michael Salisbury.
preamble
Hello. Welcome to our live coverage of Sheffield United v West Ham United at Bramall Lane. Let's start with team news.
