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Cal and Jack analyze West Ham's preseason game against Southend United and discuss player performances and expectations for the upcoming season.

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal & Jack break down West Ham's first public preseason game of the 2026-27 season, a 1-1 draw with Southend United, and the confirmation that Jarrod Bowen is staying at the club. They discuss what our expectations are for Bowen this season, Keiber Lamadrid's surprise standout performance at Roots Hall, George Earthy's potential future and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:34) Our thoughts on the World Cup final & Spain's tournament (07:05) Can anyone stop Spain? (10:56) Jarrod Bowen announces he's staying at West Ham (14:20) Does this confirm Bowen's legend status? (15:30) What are our expectations for Bowen in the Championship? (21:41) Southend 1-1 West Ham review (23:42) How much can you read into preseason friendlies? (24:55) Takeaways: Keiber Lamadrid, Taty Castellanos & Pablo (28:01) Our thoughts on George Earthy's performance & future Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cal, Jack Elderton

Topics covered

• West Ham
• preseason game
• Jarrod Bowen
• football analysis
• Keiber Lamadrid
• Championship expectations

Keywords

• West Ham
• preseason
• Jarrod Bowen
• Keiber Lamadrid
• football
• Championship
• analysis

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Places: Southend United

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