Brighton (A) 3pm Saturday 26 April not on TV
When we played Brighton in December they’d not won in four games, this time they’ve not won in six. Surprisingly before the current winless spell they had won six games in a row which included Chelsea twice in six days.
Over the last six games they’ve scored 7 and conceded 13, the only clean sheet they’ve kept was the 0-0 against Forest in the Cup, losing on penalties.
They do have a few injuries at the back; Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Igor, Tariq Lamptey and Ferdi Kadioglu were all unavailable at the weekend against Brentford
Utility player Jack Hinshelwood had filled the right back slot for the previous 6 matches but against Brentford Hürzeler opted to move Hinshelwood into central midfield and play DM Matts Wieffer alongside usual suspects van Hecke, Dunk and Estupinan..
Wieffer has only had 6 starts out of his 23 appearances and has only scored once – against us.
Things could be further complicated, van Hecke went off on a stretcher after a clash of heads but was later released from hospital. Under EPL concussion rules he can't play for at least 6 days so he should be available but its not guaranteed..
When Van Hcke was suspended against Leicester DM Carlo Baleba played as a makeshift CB
The only defenders on the bench on Saturday were 23yo CB Eirin Cashin (£10m Derby in January) and U21 RB Charlie Tasker who hasn't made his first team debut yet. When Wieffer was subbed after 89 minutes Hürzeler preferred RW/LW Simon Adingra
In midfield James Milner is still injured, summer arrival Baleba has established himself as a first team regular with Matt O’Riley, Yasin Ayari and 22yo CM Diego Gomez (Inter Miami £11m, January) as options although O'Riley has recently been playing a more advance role in the middle of the three attacking midfielders
Up front Georginio Rutter could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, Joao Pedro will miss this one after picking up a red card on Saturday while Kaoru Mitoma was only fit enough for the bench after recovering from a heel problem but came on in the 65th minute and scored
Yankuba Minteh has started 14 games in a row and Solly March has made three consecutive appearances off the bench. Brajan Gruda who started against us in December has only started twice since January
And Danny Wellbeck will be 35 in November
A third draw in a row wouldn’t be bad
Best tactic would be to aim every shot at Lewis Dunk, Brentford scored two deflections off him
Over the last six games they’ve scored 7 and conceded 13, the only clean sheet they’ve kept was the 0-0 against Forest in the Cup, losing on penalties.
They do have a few injuries at the back; Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Igor, Tariq Lamptey and Ferdi Kadioglu were all unavailable at the weekend against Brentford
Utility player Jack Hinshelwood had filled the right back slot for the previous 6 matches but against Brentford Hürzeler opted to move Hinshelwood into central midfield and play DM Matts Wieffer alongside usual suspects van Hecke, Dunk and Estupinan..
Wieffer has only had 6 starts out of his 23 appearances and has only scored once – against us.
Things could be further complicated, van Hecke went off on a stretcher after a clash of heads but was later released from hospital. Under EPL concussion rules he can't play for at least 6 days so he should be available but its not guaranteed..
When Van Hcke was suspended against Leicester DM Carlo Baleba played as a makeshift CB
The only defenders on the bench on Saturday were 23yo CB Eirin Cashin (£10m Derby in January) and U21 RB Charlie Tasker who hasn't made his first team debut yet. When Wieffer was subbed after 89 minutes Hürzeler preferred RW/LW Simon Adingra
In midfield James Milner is still injured, summer arrival Baleba has established himself as a first team regular with Matt O’Riley, Yasin Ayari and 22yo CM Diego Gomez (Inter Miami £11m, January) as options although O'Riley has recently been playing a more advance role in the middle of the three attacking midfielders
Up front Georginio Rutter could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, Joao Pedro will miss this one after picking up a red card on Saturday while Kaoru Mitoma was only fit enough for the bench after recovering from a heel problem but came on in the 65th minute and scored
Yankuba Minteh has started 14 games in a row and Solly March has made three consecutive appearances off the bench. Brajan Gruda who started against us in December has only started twice since January
And Danny Wellbeck will be 35 in November
A third draw in a row wouldn’t be bad
Best tactic would be to aim every shot at Lewis Dunk, Brentford scored two deflections off him
Comments
Igor, Joel Veltman and Tariq Lampey are due back in training this week with no indication as yet as to when they will be available"
"Hurzeler will not take any chances" with Van Hecke
Solly March "is not yet ready to play more than about half an hour"
Don't shoot the messenger
Bang
Owwwwww
Alvarez out, AWB should be back
From Hurzeler's press conference
Van Hecke not available, Veltman and Lamptey are "options" (Monday he spoke positively about Weiffer's performance at right back)
Mitoma is ready
Possibly...
Verbruggen
Weiffer Dunk Baleba Estupan
Hinshelwood (Ayari or Gomez???)
Minteh O'Riley Mitoma
Welbeck
But he has played us 23 times
Several Premier League players have found particular success when facing West Ham United, making the Hammers their most frequent victims in terms of goals scored. Here are some notable examples:
⚽ Players Who Have Scored the Most Goals Against West Ham
• Wayne Rooney – 14 goals
Rooney holds the record for the most goals scored against West Ham in Premier League history, netting 14 times during his career with Manchester United and Everton. 
• Michael Owen – 13 goals
Owen consistently troubled West Ham’s defense, scoring 13 goals against them throughout his Premier League tenure. 
• Callum Wilson – 11 goals
Wilson has been particularly effective against West Ham, scoring 11 goals, making them his most favored opponent in terms of goal tally. 
• Erling Haaland – 9 goals in 6 matches
Since joining Manchester City, Haaland has scored 9 goals in just 6 Premier League appearances against West Ham, marking them as his most prolific opponent in the league. 
• Chris Wood – Scored in all 5 matches
Wood maintained a perfect scoring record against West Ham during his time at Burnley, finding the net in all five Premier League matches he played against them.  
• Danny Welbeck – 7 goals
Welbeck has a notable scoring record against West Ham, having scored 7 goals, making them one of his most favored opponents.  
• Gabriel Magalhães – 3 goals
Arsenal’s defender Gabriel has scored 3 goals against West Ham, all from headers during set pieces, making them his most frequent scoring opponent. 
That statement reflects a pretty common concern people have about AI—trust. I think it’s fair to be cautious, especially when it comes to accuracy, bias, or relying too heavily on tech without critical thinking. But at the same time, saying “we can’t trust ChatGPT at all” might be an overreaction.
I’m here to help, not replace judgment. When used wisely, with a bit of skepticism and fact-checking, tools like me can be super useful.
Lukaku's total 11 goals
Private Eye has regular articles on AI and Chat GTP, plenty of examples where it has provided inaccurate information because it simply repeats what its finds on the internet - and there is a lot of rubbish on the internet
(I’m a month in a thirteen month long AI course at work, so it’s occupying my brain)
After a lovely discussion, ChatGPT informed me we have been transitioning to Graham Potter & this has been underwhelming, & that a positive result today was uncertain. In good news, we should have Arthur Masuaku & Manuel Lanzini back after injury.
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Cresswell, Coufal, Soler, Rodríguez, Irving, Luis Guilherme, Ings, Füllkrug
Füllkrug drops back to the banch, 3-5-2 by the looks of it.
I'm happy with that
Solly March gets his first start of the season, replaces Yankuba Minteh on the right
Simon Adingra on the left, Kaoru Mitoma on the bench
Verbruggen
Wieffer Dunk Baleba Estupinan,
Hinshelwood Ayari
March O'Riley Adingra
Welbeck.
GK Steele, RB Lamptey, RB Tasker, RB/CB Veltman, CB Cashin, CM Gomez, RW Gruda, RW Minteh, LW Mitoma,