West Ham United FC V QPR

quite simply, at home against a struggling QPR, this should be as close to a guaranteed 3 points as its possible for west ham. Wether we get the 3 points remains to be seen.

This is a 'must' win game as Alfie says. Rangers with the twitcher and Fernandez are my 'blunts' of the current premiership, they are not a good side and we need to bury them and show we can defend as well as attack. Time for Reid and co to do the business and protect Adrian while Sakho and Valencia put them to the sword.

My only hope for anyone from Rangers is that the Irons faithful give Rob green and Rio a proper home coming.

If this season is going to be any more than another session of "hanging on" then we have to perform against the likes of Her Majesty's Park Keepers. My optimism is slowly rising like a pale and watery sun, but it will be a while before I can discard the woolly jumper of cynicism.
( Did you like that? A bit of poetic allegory - you don't get that on KUMB!)
Would love to see plenty of goals, but I'd prefer we kept a clean sheet and took three points. 1-0 would be fine. Oh all right, 2-0 then, so I don't spend most of the game biting me nails.
COYI!!

West Ham United will welcome a familiar face in the form of Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp back to Upton Park on Sunday.
The hosts will be hoping to make it an unhappy return for the former Hammers chief, with Sam Allardyce looking for his side to shake off their inconsistencies.

Redknapp on West Ham v QPR
West Ham have taken seven points from their opening six fixtures, but have yet to collect back-to-back wins and have already been breached on 10 occasions.

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Heading into the international break on the back of a positive result would help to raise morale and have then pulling in the right direction once more.
QPR, though, will make the journey across London for another derby date aware that they too need to start piecing performances together.
Stepping back up into the top flight was never going to be easy, but a return of one win, only four points and four goals sees them facing an uphill struggle.

Opta stats

• QPR have won none of their last five Premier League London derbies (W0 D2 L3), losing the last three in a row.
  
• Each of West Ham’s last three home Premier League wins have been followed up by back to back home defeats.
  
• Rio Ferdinand could make his 500th Premier League appearance in this match and would become the 11th player to reach this landmark.
  

There is, of course, still plenty of time in which to turn things around and in Redknapp they boast one of the most experienced managers currently working in the Premier League.
Team news
Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns to contend with, but is also unable to welcome back any of those currently on the treatment table.
Matt Jarvis is the closest to coming back into contention, but the weekend is likely to come too soon for the England winger and he will be given an extended break to work on his fitness.
Mark Noble, Cheik Kouyate and Joey O’Brien are also out of action, while Andy Carroll is back in training but easing his way back from ankle ligament damage.

Harry Redknapp has blamed QPR's injury problems for their slow start to the season ands hit back at criticism of Rio Ferdinand
Joey Barton and Jordon Mutch will face late fitness tests in a bid to return after hamstring injuries for QPR.
Brazilian midfielder Sandro has been cleared to return after suffering a heavy blow to the head in last weekend's 2-1 league defeat at Southampton.
Redknapp is expected to continue with a flat back four after starting the season favouring 3-5-2, which could leave loan recruit wing-back Mauricio Isla again unlikely to start.
Paul Merson’s prediction
QPR are in a bad way at the moment and are struggling in every game. Harry Redknapp keeps changing his tactics and after six games I’m not sure he knows what his best team is (a bit like Arsene Wenger). West Ham were outstanding in their last home game and did well against Man United last week, especially at the end when they went for it against 10 men. If they get anywhere near the level they reached against Liverpool then I can’t see how QPR will get anything.

Since Jeremy left, the new announcer doesn't welcome back old players, which is a shame.  It won't stop us welcoming Rob and Rio back though.

I really hope that we make the most of the game and are greedy with the pickings we could take from it.

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SemiOldIron wrote:If this season is going to be any more than another session of "hanging on" then we have to perform against the likes of Her Majesty's Park Keepers. My optimism is slowly rising like a pale and watery sun, but it will be a while before I can discard the woolly jumper of cynicism.
( Did you like that? A bit of poetic allegory - you don't get that on KUMB!)
Would love to see plenty of goals, but I'd prefer we kept a clean sheet and took three points. 1-0 would be fine. Oh all right, 2-0 then, so I don't spend most of the game biting me nails.
COYI!!

Always like your posts Semi 

That pretty much nailed it Semi

I would be very confident if a) Kouyate was fit  b) I did not have a sense of foreboding that Nolan is going to be starting and c) this was not West Ham

I like the look of our line up today and our bench - good to see Lee on the bench , hope he gets a chance to come on today at some stage !

Get in !!!!

Good start

Worrying seeing Zamora out pace Tomkins 

Zamora the only one with a worse knee then me lol

Sahko is a proper poacher , needed one of them for years

Luvvly jubbly!! Three points, clean sheet, and above the Arse in the table! lots and lots of happy Hammers everywhere.

Err... make the most of it, everyone.

BOMBARDIER BANG ON !!!!

This is the "they rise so high, nearly reach the sky bit". But gonna enjoy every second whilst it lasts

That was some performance today.  They must have been practising extra this week. Most of the passing was smack on and ball Control awesome.  It was a privilege to be there watching this quality stuff today. It's left me feeling quite lightheaded and maybe,  just maybe how a Brazilian must feel after Watching one of their matches. Lol  

Massive win today

glad they sorted out the hotel wifi so i could actually watch the game live...

good team selection

good team performance

I said at the end of last season that we really needed 9 new players before we could start getting anywhere... we had 8 new players out there to start today and it was a joy to see this looking very much like our proper starting 11.

I tweeted @whuofficial today when they posted a pic of Nolan and Cole signing autographs before the game and said "please god don't let them play" and I'm glad to see Sam actually sticking with a team that is playing well together and playing good football, rather than just reverting to his old favorites.
I don't mind Nolan coming on when the game is won to steady the ship and relieve players who have put in a good shift.

We still have Kayoute to get fit and we had little Elliott Lee on the subs bench, so things are looking promising with a handy couple of weeks to continue whatever it is we're doing in training that is paying off so well.

Would have liked us to have gotten three or more goals because QPR were pretty godawful... but very, very happy with a clean sheet and a home win.

Much more of the same against Burnley please.

Anybody feeling sorry for 'Arry' ?
this is what he faces next

Liverpool
Villa
Chelsea
Man City

F'ked if I am



amusing:

Tony Incenzo tweeted "Harry Redknapp told me that fitness problems were caused by "matches in Germany & Ireland which was the worst pre season I've ever seen"

Danny Simpson replied "all b*llocks"

Harry sold Simpson to Leicester in the summer