Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Wed, 11/02/2026 - 07:56

West Ham’s attempted fairytale escape continued to speak for itself as the Hammers continue to face atrocious luck spanning from the club’s own results to other sides, as well as a pitiful variety of dodgy VAR calls.

How NES’ spirit hasn’t been squashed for the Hammers so far is beyond extraordinary. The feeling of always being so close in games but always missing out is what has placed West Ham in this position.

Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve - West Ham 1-1 Manchester United

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 10/02/2026 - 23:21

The Hammers haven’t honed in on three points, it’s been yet another groaning game that resulted in the opposition scoring, but this one was the most heartbreaking of all. A miraculous seven minutes of added time came from thin air, as well as the Hammers breathing on Manchester’s Finest, all of which supposedly resulted in enough time for Manchester United to score.

West Ham vs Manchester United Line-ups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 10/02/2026 - 19:00

West Ham: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Summerville, Taty, Potts
Subs: Areola, Pablo, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Wilson, Traore, Kilman, Kante, Magassa

Manchester United: Lammens, Dalot, Mainoo, Maguire, Martinez, Fernandes (C), Cunha, Amad, Casemiro, Mbuemo, Shaw
Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee

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