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Sunderland 1-2 West Ham – Twitter Reaction

Apr 1, 2014

West Ham players celebrate at Sunderland

Goals from Andy Carroll and Mo Diame gave the Hammers a 2-1 victory away to Sunderland to go 11 points clear of the Premier League’s drop zone and all but confirm top-flight survival.

It was another Sam Allardyce kind of performance but it was what was expected away from home against a side battling against relegation and desperate for points.

That said, the Hammers still performed well and deserved to take something away from the game, and all three points were very welcome indeed.

Following the 2-1 win over Hull last Wednesday that resulted in the Boleyn Ground crowd booing at the final whistle, the feeling amongst West Ham fans was a look more jovial this time around as Allardyce’s men all but ensured a third consecutive season in the Premier League.

Here’s how the game’s big talking points was covered on social media…

Are themed matches a good idea?

Tom Dowsett

Apr 1, 2014

It will be the end of an era in May 2016, as West Ham United prepare to make the big move to the Olympic Stadium, and the club think it will be a good idea to host themed matches during their final season at the Boleyn Ground.

But do the majority of regular visitors to Upton Park think it will be the best way to end their long association with their current ground?

When David Sullivan, David Gold and Karen Brady took over at West Ham United in January 2010, they clearly had a vision where the clubs fans were able to be involved in running some operations in key areas of Upton Park.

To start the ball rolling in May 2011, they launched the supporters advisory board in which fans are enrolled onto the board and are split into four different subgroups – marketing and club products, match day experience, ticketing and the Olympic Stadium.

As we all know, West Ham will be leaving the Boleyn in just over two seasons time and the club seem keen to give their current home the send-off it deserves and want to celebrate by having some themed matches in the 2015/16 season

The club actually kicked this concept off as an experiment for Wednesday’s home match against Hull City.

The game was billed by West Ham as their inaugural ‘Social Media Match’, in which Hammers’ fans were able to leave good luck messages for the team throughout the day via the club’s official Facebook and Twitter feeds, while midfielder Matt Jarvis gave his match day thoughts via his twitter page. Fans were given the opportunity to submit photos, videos and their favourite songs for the half-time playlist.

As yet the board haven’t come up with an idea to be associated with a particular match but the most likely way it will pan out is that matches will be associated with club legends. The club will hope to have more themes organised for the final season as the move to Stratford edges closer.

Many people associated with the club believe that these themes matches will be a fitting tribute as they look forward to what hopefully will be a bright future.

The owners have also stated that they have been allowed to currently name two of the stadium stands after club legends, so they have decided to stick with the names of Bobby Moore and Sir Trevor Brooking but they hope they will be treat the other to stands in the same way but have asked the fans for their suggestions.

On the other hand, could the concept of the matches be a waste of money, it really depends on how much of it they feel it is worth to throw at one idea.

The other concern is would it matter that much to season ticket holders if a selection of the matches are associated with a particular theme. The answer is probably not, because if they want to see the team play then they will buy a season ticket no matter what.

At the end of the day, the club want to consult with the fans but the owners will go through the ideas and see which one is the best fitting to make it an event to remember.

Having seen what goes on with the supporters advisory board, the idea of a selection of themed matches is a great way to celebrate 114 years of life at Upton Park because fans will be able to celebrate the memories of the legendary players they have seen play there over the years, and it will be an ideal chance for fans to reminisce about some of their most treasured memories of the famous old ground.

Sunderland 1-2 West Ham – Goal highlights

James Jones

Mar 31, 2014

West Ham secured a 2-1 victory away to Sunderland on Monday night to go 11 points clear of the Premier League drop-zone and all but secure a third consecutive season in the top-flight.

Goals from Andy Carroll and Mo Diame gave the Hammers a 2-0 cushion before substitute Adam Johnson pulled one back for the hosts just after the hour to set up a nervy final half-hour for the Hammers.

But the boys held on nicely to make it two wins on the trot ahead of Sunday’s home meeting with title chasers Liverpool.

Here are our goals from tonight for you to enjoy over and over again…

9th minute – Andy Carroll nods home his second goal of the season from Mark Noble’s corner…

50th minute – Mo Diame sees his fluffed first time effort take a deflection and trickle in to the far post following Andy Carroll’s nock down…

What are your thoughts on the game? Who was your Man of the Match? Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.

Sunderland v West Ham – Confirmed line-ups and LIVE BLOG

James Jones

Mar 31, 2014

Sam Allardyce rarely likes changing a winning team, but he will be forced to make one or two for the trip to Sunderland this evening.

James Collins picked up a thigh injury in the win over Hull last Wednesday, which should mean either Winston Reid or Roger Johnson being handed a first start in a while.

Matt Jarvis returns from the sidelines, too, and could come in for Matty Taylor, allowing Mohamed Diame to play a more central role.

Here’s the confirmed starting line-ups for both sides at the Stadium of Light this evening…

Sunderland: Mannone, Bardsley, Alonso, Brown, O'Shea (c), Vergini, Ki, Bridcutt, Cattermole, Borini, Wickham.

— Sunderland AFC (@SAFCofficial) March 31, 2014

TEAMS: #WHUFC Adrian, Demel, Tomkins, Reid, McCartney, Noble, Nolan, Taylor, Downing, Carroll, Diame

— West Ham United FC (@whufc_official) March 31, 2014

Proposed starting XI v. Sunderland

James Jones

Mar 31, 2014

It’s common knowledge that Andy Carroll needs more service up front if he is to pay back his £20million transfer fee and if Sam Allardyce is ever going to win back the fans.

So it’s about time Sam Allardyce played Matt Jarvis and Stewart Downing on both wings and moved Mo Diame in to the middle of the park to replace a tired looking Matty Taylor.

At the back, Winston Reid ‘should’ replace the injured James Collins and remain there until the end of the season, while it would be nice to see Pablo Armero in the starting line up to help out with the pace Sunderland have in their midfield, and on the wings in particular.

If Sam Allardyce can make the necessary changes and tell the players to not sit back if we do take the lead, then we should have no problems in beating a Sunderland side who just can’t buy a win at the moment.