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WEST BROM 0 WEST HAM 0
(Kick off 16.00)
15.40 I believe it's about time for some foolhardy predictions. Here
goes:
• Carlton Cole will score a goal
• Andy Carroll will not
• ...because he's out injured
• West Bromwich Albion will score two goals
• The final score will be 2-1 to West Brom
• There will be exactly 14 corners during the game
• Sam Allardyce will slump so far down his chair in the dugout that it's a
wonder he doesn't fall off and do himself a mischeif
• I will mispell Odemwingie or Jaaskelainen at least once each.
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15.30 This young West Ham fan outside the Hawthorns looks about as
excited as you'd expect to receive an autograph from Sam Allardyce:
15.15 Here are your football teams:
West Brom: Myhill, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Popov, Brunt, Morrison,
Mulumbu, Gera, Odemwingie, Long.
Subs: L Daniels, Dorrans, Rosenberg, Lukaku, Fortune, Tamas, Dawson.
West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Noble, O'Neil,
Nolan, Jarvis, Cole, Taylor.
Subs: Spiegel, Tomkins, Spence, Moncur, Lletget, Maiga.
Referee: Phil Dowd
15.00 Afternoon liveblog fans.
It's one of those Super Sundays which may raise the eyebrows of keen students
of the trade descriptions act.
West Brom: organised, functional, slightly out of form. West Ham: organised,
functional, slightly less out of form.
West Brom have lost three on the bounce, West Ham three of their last four.
There was that exciting win against Chelsea within that run for Sam
Allardyce's side. Hooray! But then they're away from home this afternoon,
where they've rarely been excellent so far this season. Booooo!
If it looks like a stalemate and it smells like a stalemate then it probably
is a friend of yours that's wearing clothes he's had on for four days.
Or a low-scoring snoozefest.
As ever, we live in hope. This is football after all. Good old football. If
nothing else I'm convinced we're all going to have a delightful time with
one another over the coming three or so hours.
Team news and optimism to follow, stay tuned.
Let's get rrrrrrrrrrrready to.... rrrrrrrrrread a match preview:
Sunday, December 16
West
Bromwich Albion v West
Ham United
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT
TV: Live Sky Sports 1, highlights BBC ONE Match of the Day2.
WBA (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Myhill; Reid, Mcauley, Olsson, Ridgewell;
Morrison, Mulumbu; Gera, Odemwingie, Brunt; Long.
Out: Dawson (eye), Foster (groin), Ridgewell (ankle).
Test: Yacob (hamstring).
West Ham (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Jaaskelainen; Demel, Collins, Reid,
O’Brien; Moble, Maiga; Taylor, Nolan, Jarvis; Cole.
Out: Diame (hamstring), Benayoun, Carroll, Collison (all knee), Vaz Te
(shoulder), Diarra (thigh).
Test: McCartney (knee).
Referee: Phil Dowd (Matches 10, R2 Y28).
Team News
West Ham's injury worries have deepened ahead of their Premier League trip to
West Brom with defender George McCartney now a major doubt.
McCartney injured a knee during training this week and is unlikely to feature
at the Hawthorns.
The setback is a fresh blow to Allardyce, who has also lost Mohamed Diame
after he pulled up in last weekend's defeat to Liverpool.
Yossi Benayoun, Andy Carroll and Jack Collison (all knee), Ricardo Vaz Te
(shoulder) and Alou Diarra (thigh) are all missing for the Hammers.
Match Notes
Steve Clarke was named November's manager of the month but has suffered the
first signs of turbulence at The Hawthorns after three straight losses.
The demeanour of Albion's head coach does not alter significantly whether
winning or losing but he has claimed the Christmas period could determine
whether the club can dream of Europe or fear for their safety.
West Ham, beaten by Liverpool last weekend, have won twice away from home this
season and appear far more likely to survive than the two other promoted
teams, Reading and Southampton.
Betting: Home Evens, Away 13-5, Draw 5-2.
Stat of the game: West Ham’s Mark Noble has scored his last seven
successive penalty kicks.
John Percy’s prediction: West Bromwich Albion 2 West Ham United
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