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West Ham fans are beginning to accept life without Lukasz Fabianksi, who faces up to three months on the sidelines, with some deciding to show support for Roberto.

The Spanish keeper has not enjoyed the best start to his Hammers career, conceding four against Oxford in the League Cup second round, leading some fans to call for Nathan Trott to be recalled from his loan to play ahead of him, despite the fact he is only 20 years of age.

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However, it looks very likely that, as the number two in the squad, Roberto will get the nod from Manuel Pellegrini to start for the foreseeable future, and therefore there is a section of supporters who are choosing to back him.

They hope the support shown will help to maintain the positive attitude at the club and improved performances from the 31-year-old.

When he last played regularly, in 2017/18, he made 34 La Liga appearances and conceded 51 goals, which suggests he could be dependable for the Hammers, and the reactions below show there is some faith in his ability.

It’s fair to say that Dean Smith is one of the best managers Aston Villa have had in recent years.

The Villans finally returned to the Premier League under the tutelage of the former Brentford boss, and this Thursday marked one year since Smith took over at Villa Park.

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It’s certainly been an eventful year for the Midlands club since the 48-year-old was appointed.

Largely it’s been full of positives as Aston Villa achieved promotion last season. However, Smith has said there is only one moment that he didn’t enjoy since he took charge.

Indeed, Smith said that he’s enjoyed every moment of being Aston Villa manager, except for their game against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium last term.

Just reading that last sentence has probably brought back terrible memories for a number of Villa fans, as their team were beaten 3-0 by the Lancashire outfit back in January.

You can understand why the gaffer didn’t enjoy watching his team get hammered by a side that they should have been beating, as the Latics finished 13 places below Villa last term.

Barcelona fans appear to have been impressed with what Frenkie de Jong has been able to achieve in his first couple of months at the Camp Nou.

According to a report by AS, as relayed by Barcacentre, the Holland international is believed to be leading the charts in terms of some of his statistics, with none of his team-mates thought to have been as impressive as him.

It is stated that the 22-year-old is the toughest player in the squad, he covers the most ground, wins the most balls, recovers the quickest, has the most aerobic capacity and provides the most diverse heart maps.

Barcelona signed the former Ajax midfielder for a mammoth initial £65m transfer fee, with another £9.5m potentially being added to the overall figure should he meet certain clauses within the deal (as per BBC).

Since arriving in Catalonia, De Jong has become an integral member of Ernesto Valverde’s squad as one of the first names on the teamsheet. He has made ten appearances across all competitions, scoring one goal and providing one assist (Transfermarkt).

Fans reacted to the news that the youngster had been topping the charts with delight, whilst many of them expecting the 22-year-old to become a star in the future.

Here are just some of their reactions…

Barcelona fans, what do you make of De Jong’s stats? Let us know your thoughts by sharing them in the comments section below!

Tottenham Hotspur are in a bad place at the moment.

Not only are they in terrible form, but a number of their key players are out of contract next summer.

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One of the most concerning potential exits is that of Christian Eriksen.

The Dane’s current deal is up at the end of the season, and there is nothing to indicate that he’ll sign a new one.

Therefore, Spurs will need to look at how to replace Eriksen, and ESPN’s Shaka Hislop believes that he knows the perfect man to bolster Spurs’ midfield.

The former Newcastle goalkeeper says that Spurs moving for Isco would make a lot of sense.

The Real Madrid midfielder is seemingly out of favour at Los Blancos as he’s started just 12 league games since the start of last season, but there’s no doubting his talent as he’s been a key man in multiple Champions League-winning campaigns.

At the peak of his powers, he was contributing to 18 league goals in just 30 appearances, and those numbers are exactly what Spurs will need if Eriksen is to leave the club in the near future.

Well, all good things must come to an end.

Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten run in the league finished against Wigan Athletic, with Jamal Lowe scoring the winner.

Obviously a streak like this was never going to last the entire season, but the fact that it came to a side who came into the game near the bottom of the league certainly doesn’t make for great reading.

And it looks as if there was one area that Forest fans were most concerned about coming out of the game. In their eyes, Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi made far too many changes to the side that had seen them do so well so far this season.

Whilst some of the changes were forced upon him thanks to an injury list that has taken out some of his first-choice players, there seemed to a lot of questions being raised about the fact top scorer Lewis Grabban found himself amongst the substitutes, but that wasn’t their only gripe.

Taking to Twitter after their defeat, they were seriously annoyed.

You suppose this game really serves as a wakeup call. Lamouchi has spoken before about how tough this league is, and now he’s just been given a first-hand experience of how you can’t take these things for granted.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s In Numbers series, which takes a statistical look at performances, season-long form and reported transfer targets…

Andre Gomes returned to the starting lineup for Everton as they beat West Ham United and registered their first win in the Premier League since September 1.

Whilst Gomes was out injured, the Toffees lost all four of their Premier League matches and slid towards the relegation zone in his absence. Now that the Portugal international has returned Everton have finally secured three points and moved into 15th, though they are just five points shy of 5th place Arsenal.

Both of Everton’s wins in the last seven weeks in the league arrived with Gomes in midfield – a fact that underlines the extent of his importance to the squad.

Against West Ham, Gomes registered an impressive 7.1 rating and made more passes than any other Blues player with 37 completed at an 80% success rate.

The 26-year-old also managed to make one tackle and control the midfield with his 62 touches throughout the game – only the full-backs Lucas Digne and Djibril Sidibe had more. The £22m summer signing also managed to complete six out of eight long balls at Goodison Park and made two interceptions.

Throughout the fixture, the former Barcelona man looked at home in the midfield alongside Tom Davies, and the two may end up forming a partnership under Silva that could keep him his job on Merseyside.

The former Watford man has been under immense pressure in recent weeks and in light of the defeat at Burnley he was reportedly handed three games to save himself from the axe. With three points secured from one of those games, the centre-midfielder is already proving to be a vital man in saving Silva’s job at Everton.

Time will tell if the 42-year-old stays with the Blues, but if he is going to go progress the club this season, Gomes looks like he will be an essential cog in his system.

Manchester City fans have hit back at Ryan Giggs after the Manchester United legend claimed the treble-winning team of 1999 would win the title today.

Giggs claims that the United team two decades ago would surpass City’s unstoppable force in England right now, as they were “something special”.

The Welshman told The United Stand: “Would the 1999 team win the league? 100 per cent.

“It would not be easy, but we would. The City side are fantastic, with a fantastic coach, but that team was something special.”

City fans, as you would expect, are not in agreement with the ex-Premier League star. Some City fans have pointed out that United only achieved 79 points, which is a fair statement when you consider Pep Guardiola’s side have won 100 and 98 points respectively in the past two seasons.

Furthermore, the Citizens won a domestic treble last campaign, but have failed to reach the pinnacle of the Champions League like United did.

Also, there would be a tense battle between two of the best-ever in Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson, which in itself is a major talking point.

However, City fans seem to think there would only be one winner in this title race, and it’s them…

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Following the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, former Everton man Andy Gray claimed he worries about Marco Silva.

What did he say?

Everton now sit 17th in the Premier League after Newcastle United picked up three points against West Ham United. The draw with Spurs leaves Silva on just 11 points from 11 games and it now means the Toffees have just one win in the league since September 1.

Gray told beIN SPORTS: “When I look at Everton’s fixtures, I have to say I worry about Marco Silva.

“I think these next two games, Southampton away who are below them, Norwich at home, the first game after the break, who are below them.

“They’ve got a collection of games at the beginning of December against the top six clubs in the country, so he’s got a massive three of four weeks coming up just prior to Christmas.

“And on that form, results are going to be hard to come by.”

Crunch time

After the loss to Burnley on October 5th, Silva was reportedly told he has the next three games to save his job and the Portuguese would then go on to record two wins and a loss.

However, although those results could have saved him for now, the upcoming fixtures are now simply must-wins.

A defeat against Southampton would put both sides level on 11 points and would almost certainly put Silva’s job security in serious jeopardy.

However, should they drop points to Norwich City as well, the Toffees could find themselves in the relegation spots before we even reach December.

As Gray alludes to, Everton then face a tough run of fixtures against Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City.

In current form it is tough to see Silva picking up many points in those games.

Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react after they discovered that Burnley goalkeeper Adam Legzdins had scored a late equaliser against the Eagles’ U23 side on Thursday.

The south Londoners went into the half-time break with a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Brandon Aveiro and Rob Street, although they were pegged back in the most unlikely of circumstances right at the death – the 95th minute to be exact.

After Ali Koiki pulled a goal back with his ninth strike of the campaign, Palace were forced to settle for a point as 32-year-old Legzdins rose highest to nod home a stoppage-time corner, in what can be considered as a freak event.

Burnley’s U23 side remain unbeaten this term, but a few Palace fans on Twitter saw the funny side of it at least.

One simply posted some laughing emojis, whereas another said that it was “typical Palace”.

Let’s take a look at some more of the Twitter reaction…

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

According to David Ornstein at The Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers could go back in for Diego Llorente in the January transfer window.

It would certainly soften the blow to losing Willy Boly, but also, it gives manager Nuno Santo an opportunity to atone for a previous mistake.

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What’s the word?

Ornstein suggests that the 26-year-old very nearly signed for the club during the summer, having been given a personal presentation of the local area and the club.

Wolves eventually ended their pursuit and opted for a temporary loan deal with fellow Spaniard Jesus Vallejo instead.

The Euro U21 winning captain has struggled to adapt to life in the west Midlands and has made just one start in the Premier League – fans have certainly made their thoughts clear on his abilities, and it is far from positive.

Llorente has played nine La Liga matches this term, starting at centre-back in each despite possessing versatile characteristics.

Correcting his ways

Nuno has recently been faced with the devastating loss of mainstay defender Boly after the 28-year-old broke his fibula during training last month, but in his absence, he has made a few surprising decisions.

The Portuguese boss first experimented with Matt Doherty in the centre for one half against Newcastle United, and last time out saw midfielder Leander Dendoncker feature the entire match in the role.

That’s even despite having Vallejo and Max Kilman available, who are both natural centre-backs.

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It is clear to see that Nuno has a severe lack of faith in the young Real Madrid man, so these links to Llorente could be the 45-year-old trying to make amends for choosing the wrong Spaniard in the summer.

The Real Sociedad regular is described as a player who possesses ‘excellent positioning’ and considerable strength in the air – with a passing accuracy of 87.6% and an average of 2.8 aerial duels won per game this season, he could well be an ideal target for the west Midlands outfit.

Transfermarkt rate the defender at £22.5m as his value has been ever-increasing since he joined the Basque Country club.