Loss EFL Cup 4th Round: West Ham United 3 - 1 Arsenal | Wednesday 1st November | KO: 19:30 GMT | Sky Sports

Prediction

West Ham 0-1 Arsenal

 

[Beany]

I see we’d have drawn Liverpool away.

I now feel a whole lot better as that’s a trip we could well do without.

 

[Rain Dance]

West Ham scored good goals from Kudus and Bowen. And Zinchenko clearly getting targeted

 

[MartiSaka]

We were defensively quite sound today. I think they said on Swedish broadcast WH scored 3 goals from 0.41 xG. Goals were very cheap and unfortunate. Problem is we create **** all as per usual

3 goals from 0.4xG and look who was back in goals?

 

[Farzad Stoned]

I don’t know why bozo keeps playing Zinny at fullback. Zinny has played and us actually better as an attack 8. You literally solve two problems with one stone. Play kiwi at LB, Pep plays 4 CBs at once, this guy is a Pep cosplayer after all. He just can’t rate players and is tactically inept. Look at his football, it looks like dog vomit.

To be honest just on aesthetic football Newcastle, Lfc, Brighton, Sp**s, villa, and City play better football to Spanish Pulis. We have played watchable football for about a half season out of 4

 

[HollandGooner]

We need to solve our LB position clearly Zinchenko have been targed in the last few games and we all know he isnt a defender but a midfielder. I would play him in a no8 role without any problems as he can also influence from there its time to play Tomiyasu as LB.

Also our performance tonight was disgusting by our reserve players who knew this was their chance clearly we havent got the squad depth quality wise we need to compete in all fronts yet.

 

[tactica442]

Didn't watch the game. Mikel fielded 2nd string players as starters and got well beaten by WestHam in the early rounds of League Cup. It makes one appreciate how Wenger did wonders with non-first XI players and academy players yet still beat other Premiership teams.

 

[Tourbillion]

Why do we play in this cup if we have no intention of trying to win? Just play our youth side and non starters the entire match, each match of the cup. No exception.

Substituting in our starters tarnishes our brand. It makes it seem like we failed trying.

Sadly the manager avoids our youth like the plague.

Nwaneri for instance should start every one.

That token selection of that Segoe lad didn't count as he's crap.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Exactly. The front pages are all talking about them according to Sky. Thank goodness

I squinted and couldn't see us even on the small print

Media can't focus on us because we aren't shambles we unbeaten and 1st in CL group. Manutd however are mess off pitch and on pitch but the media might focus on us if we keep failing to win something soon that's why taking cup more seriously matters because the league you completing against man city and CL we not winning it

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Didn't watch the game. Mikel fielded 2nd string players as starters and got well beaten by WestHam in the early rounds of League Cup. It makes one appreciate how Wenger did wonders with non-first XI players and academy players yet still beat other Premiership teams.

Its not 2010 anymore as much I'd love give youngsters chance but teams have improved PL sides are much better now if westham can beat your 2nd team 3-1 or Brighton last season 3-1 too you wonder how badly we'd lose if we put youngsters with zero experience.

 

[Bloodbather]

Didn't watch the game, but a fielding a midfield of Jorginho, Vieira, and Havertz against a super physical team in West Ham is conceding defeat from the jump.

 

[A_G]

I see we’d have drawn Liverpool away.

I now feel a whole lot better as that’s a trip we could well do without.

Would’ve meant two trips to Anfield in four days.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

They didn't give a rats a$$ not fooling me. When Benny Blanco scored that bullet header (goal of the season contender btw) Arteta must have had a right pop at him.

"I said make it look real Benny!!"

 

[dashsnow17]

It’s very important that we go out of the cups as soon as possible so that we can conserve our energy and focus on finishing 2nd in the league.

 

[lomekian]

Sadly the manager avoids our youth like the plague.

Nwaneri for instance should start every one.

That token selection of that Segoe lad didn't count as he's crap.

Sagoe isn't crap...taking big steps forward this year, and bar the two schoolboy starboys has probably been our outstanding u21 player this season so far, and crucially, is physically ready to play against men

 

[Gooner Zig]

West Ham scored good goals from Kudus and Bowen. And Zinchenko clearly getting targeted

Kudus goal was good but Bowen's was rubbish, good hit but really straight at the keeper and should have been saved.

 

[Gooner Zig]

Would’ve meant two trips to Anfield in four days.

**** that - so glad we're out of this comp.

 

[dino bravo]

**** that - so glad we're out of this comp.

Have to agree. We don’t have the midfield to contend on all fronts. Realistically we only have 2 class centre mids and one of them makes Abou Diaby look reliable.

 

[HighburyHigh]

Really starting to hate Zinchenko. Can't defend and keeps giving the ball away out of position.
We're playing without a LB when his in the team.

 

[Sebastes]

3 goals from 0.4xG and look who was back in goals?

Yeah it’s a bit lol, but I don’t think Raya saves any of them and I genuinely believe he doesn’t save the one where a WH player (Kudus?) is half through on goal in our left side of the penalty box where Ramsdale gets his hands up to deflect a chip

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Some go on like you'd think we'd been pumped 5-0 by Dunny-On-The-Wold FC in the Champions League Final....

Eminently forgettable match in an eminently forgettable competition. The Newcastle game is what matters.