Hitzlsperger expected to miss Chelsea derby clash
GERMAN international Thomas Hitzlsperger was the man who boss Avram Grant was going to build his team around. However, the Hammers will play their fourth league game of the season against Chelsea on Saturday and the midfielder is almost certainly going to

Edgar injury adds to West Ham woes
WEST HAM have prided themselves on blooding youngsters in the first team, but this season they seem to be thin in the ground. It may not be new manager Avram Grant s fault however. While he has included Junior Stanislas, Marek Stech and Fred

Playing for time
UNDER FIRE boss Avram Grant has been given a huge vote of confidence by co-chairman David Sullivan as he continues to look for his first league point of the season. It was not a courtesy that Sullivan offered to former manager Gianfranco Zol

Sunderland date announced
BOOK your day off work and get out your SatNav, West Ham have agreed a date for their Carling Cup Third Round tie at Sunderland. They will make the long trip north on Tuesday, September 21, kick off 7.45pm. Let s hope it s worth it!

West Ham look at new contracts
WEST HAM STARS Scott Parker and Matty Upson will consider signing new deals at the club over the next couple of weeks. The Hammers breathed a sigh of relief when transfer deadline day closed without any of their star names leaving, but with Upson s contra

Aliadiere misses out on Hammers signing
FORMER West Ham loanee Jeremie Aliadiere missed out on a new deal at Upton Park after suffering a serious injury in training. The French striker, who had a disastrous time at West Ham between August 2005 and January 2006, when he played just eight games a

Cole stays on nervous deadline day
IT WAS nail-biting, but in the end, deadline day for West Ham fans proved to be something of an anti-climax – thankfully. The main excitement concerned Carlton Cole, who emerged from the shadows in mid-afternoon to be linked with a move to Liverpool in a

Swiss star Behrami must show his loyalty
By WHEN the dust settles on the summer transfer window, some get their dream moves, some are relieved that they have not been moved on and others are left high and dry because their transfer has not gone through. West Ham midfielder Valon Behra

Saturday's London derby preview
West Ham United v Chelsea Saturday, September 11,Upton Park, 3pm WHEN Jonathan Spector closes his eyes at night, what terrors might run through his mind? Ryan Giggs perhaps, running towards him at Old Trafford? More likely it is Chelsea s Florent Malouda,

Hammers survive deadline disaster
IT WAS a day that many West Ham fans were dreading, but in the end the Hammers came through deadline day unscathed, BY DAVE EVANS. It was a close run thing. Tottenham made a last-day bid to lure Scott Parker away from Upton Park with the prospect of Champ