Bywater: We're Bigger and Better Than Ipswich

Last updated : 18 May 2004 By Site Editor
Speaking to the Official West Ham Website, Bywater said: "It will be a better atmosphere than it was on Saturday and it will give us a lift, give us that extra 10%, and we will get into the final.

"It is the difference in clubs; no disrespect to Ipswich, which is a nice club, but this is a lot bigger club and hopefully we can beat them by a couple of clear goals just to show them that we are a better team than other sides in the playoffs. 90 minutes to score one goal is nothing - we have got a lot more to show.

Bywater also confessed he is not worried about facing penalties, because he feels due to his club being so much bigger than Ipswich, it will not come to that: "No, I think we will win; I want a clean sheet and we will beat them by two or three goals."

Speaking of the first leg, Bywater added: "Maybe it was a bit of a nervy game with it being the first of the playoff games but the lads did all right and the pitch was beautiful. I think we controlled them for the first half an hour; they didn't have many chances but we definitely outdid them in the first half.