Given that we have very few fit midfielders I wonder whether Slaven Bilic might be tempted to give youth a chance in this match. Josh Cullen has been Bradford’s player of the year, while Reece Burke has impressed at Wigan again. Both are presumably available for selection as their seasons have finished. However, given that each place in the Premier League is worth around £2 million, we need to finish as high as possible and we need to field our strongest side. If we get three points today we go joint 8th – well, 11th on goal difference. It would really set us up well for the final match at Burnley. If we won that too we could indeed finish 8th, only one place below last season. I know it doesn’t feel that way, but that is something we’d all surely have settled for at the beginning of the season.
So, this is the side I suspect Slaven will pick…
Adrian, Fonte, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Byram, Fernandes, Nordtveit, Lanzini, Ayew, Calleri.
I’d love Fletcher to replace Calleri but for reasons best known to himself Slaven Bilic seems determined to keep giving Calleri the benefit of the doubt.
Remember, there’s a WHTID meetup at 12,45 outside entrace 238. I hope to see you there.
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