West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth: match preview
It’s the second round of the League Cup. We’d like to confirm that Preview Percy isn’t Cup-Tied as nobody would take him on loan without us paying a substantial fee. So here’s his musings on Wednesday’s visit of AFC Bournemouth…
Next up we have our first midweek sortie of the season as we face “AFC” Bournemouth in the second round of the League Cup. As ever with sponsored stuff this column’s usual policy is that if someone wants me to advertise their product I’ll only mention them if they send me some free samples.
However, for the League Cup, having once had the misfortune of tasting what it is that the sponsors actually make, I’d like to tell them not to bother.
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 7:45 and, should the scores be level at full time, the match will proceed to “kicks from the penalty mark” without the traditional use of extra-time first.
So Bournemouth then. It’s played two drawn two in the league so far, with 1-1 stalemates up at Forest and, on Sunday at home to Newcastle who, suspiciously, were on the right end of some questionable refereeing again. I’m guessing that anyone who works for PGMOL is usually ok for petrol these days.
Mrs Unal is better known, well in Belgium anyway, as Genk striker Lisa Smellers, who, if she’s a traditionalist, might well have been grateful for the change of surname when they got married. Unal won’t be about for this one – he is yet to make an appearance due to a foot/ankle injury.
Next in was young Kiwi ‘keeper Alex Paulsen who came in for £850k from New Zealand outfit Wellington Phoenix. Not sure that his work permit status would let him in, but the question is academic since he’s been immediately loaned back whence he came.
They kept the Commonwealth theme going in signing Canadian Daniel Jebbison for £1.5m’s worth of compensation from Sheffield United. Jebbison has been capped by England up to Under 20 level but the country of his birth are still keeping tabs on him, adding him to last year’s CONCACACACAF Gold Cup squad, though he didn’t make the final cut. Both of his appearances this season have come off the bench.
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