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West Ham Fans and Fantasists!

Whether you’ve been a Claret & Blue fan for 60 minutes or 60 years, there is something that we can all agree upon and it plagues every Hammers supporter. It isn’t always easy, it isn’t always pretty and good results are never a given…but that just makes us as loyal like no other and proud of what we are, where we’ve been and where we’re heading towards! Ask any fan of any team and you’ll probably hear a similar tale, …

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Burke Strike Fires Hammers To Extra-Time Cup Replay Triumph

A 112th minute winner from young West Ham United defender Reece Burke saw them through to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup Fourth Round for the third time in the space of four years at the expense of Shrewsbury Town at the London Stadium last night. The League One visitors, against Premier League opposition, put up a stern fight and had their chances to cause what would arguably be the shock of the Tournament so far …

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Reasons To Be Cheerful! 1-2-3

Whilst the Law Courts of the land may claim that; “Justice is Blind” and in this spirit of fairness I decided to rest the executioner in central midfield in favour of playing the devil’s advocate…after all…squad rotation is the modern way isn’t it? As Halloween approached last October, I was expecting our performance meanderings through Sleepy Hollow to be met by the headless horseman who would cut deeper than a rather close shave. I was as optimistic of …

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West Ham transfer to Wolves

West Ham’s Head of Media relation Max Fitzgerald will be leaving the Hammers this Saturday to join Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers as their Communications chief as they bid for Premier League promotion. Max joined the club in the summer of 2016 when his predecessor Paul Stringer joined the Premier League.  He was previously the head of […]

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Transfer news LIVE: Latest Premier League and Europe deals

The January transfer window is hotting up, with Premier League clubs at both ends of the table looking to do business before the end of the month. Sportsmail brings you all the latest news.

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How has Payet fared at Marseille?

This time last year Dimitri Payet was preparing to return to Marseille after a protracted move from West Ham United, but how has the mercurial playmaker got on back at the Stade Velodrome?

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Safety fears as violence escalates close to London Stadium

A 21-year-old man was shot after a group of men opened fire on a car Biggerstaff Road on the Carpenters housing estate in Stratford last night as West Ham played Shrewsbury in the London Stadium a short distance away. The victim managed to crawl out of the car and was found a short distance away […]

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West Ham ‘must not sell Carroll’

Nigel Reo-Coker says it is vital West Ham keep hold of Andy Carroll, despite reports linking him with a move during January’s transfer window.

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Burke reckons he’s thrown spanner in the works

Reece Burke pushed the Hammers into the fourth Round of FA Cup with an extra time winner off the underside of the crossbar to leave him “not knowing what to do.” And afterwards he said: “I was over the moon! I just thought I’d keep my eyes on it and hit it as hard as […]

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Exclusive: Hammers explode Carroll for Chelsea rumour

West Ham have received no offers for Andy Carroll to join Chelsea either permanently or on loan. Despite intense speculation which started when The Sun first ran the story three or four weeks ago, ClaretandHugh can confirm that there has been no contact with Chelsea for either a loan or permanent option. David Moyes explained following […]

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Chelsea open talks with West Ham over signing Andy Carroll on permanent deal

• Chelsea told they will not be able to get Carroll on six-month loan • West Ham want around £20m for striker they bought for £15m Chelsea have indicated they would be willing to sign Andy Carroll on a permanent basis and have opened discussions with West Ham as they seek to bolster Antonio Conte’s ranks up front. The Premier League champions are scrutinising a number of forwards in an attempt to ease the workload on Álvaro Morata but…

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Former Hammer enjoyed £34m holiday

Former Hammer Carlos Tevez has described his spell in the Chinese Super League as a “holiday”. The 33-year-old, who joined Shanghai Shenhua in December 2016, returned to boyhood club Boca Juniors this month. Tevez, who reportedly earned £650,000  per week at China scored four goals in 16 games and was widely criticised while in China despite […]

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Player watch: What we made of Reece Oxford’s night

    Young Hammer Reece Oxford made hs first apearance before David Moyes in the FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury Town last night. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s man at the match Danny Danielli Leach saw his 90 minutes. 1 – An unsuccessful sliding interception luckily leads to nothing 3 – Has a slightly scuffed shot outside […]

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Andy Carroll speculation continues despite Moyes denial

Respected Daily Mirror journalist Darren Lewis insists the rumour has some substance despite Moyes being bemused over speculation. Lewis writing on his Twitter account told West Ham fans: “Only potential loan benefit to West Ham is that Chelsea are prepared to allow Bayshuayi to go the other way. But West Ham now have other options, which a […]

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Your club’s top player is…

Which player has shone brightest at your club in the Premier League this season? We’ve used the Sky Sports Power Rankings to find out…

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Moyes ‘not keen to lose any players’ amid Carroll links with Chelsea

The West Ham boos is unaware of interest in his forward from the Blues and claims he doesn’t want to let players leave

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Moyes in the dark over Andy Carroll rumours

David Moyes has told reporters he is in the dark about Andy Carroll rumours regarding interest from Chelsea. He told a post-match press conference: “They have not made contact with me, so if they have made contact with someone else I don’t know about it. At the moment Andy Carroll is one of my squad, I want […]

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West Ham 1-0 Shrewsbury (AET): Reece Burke scores winner

SAMI MOKBEL AT LONDON STADIUM: In the end local lad Reece Burke scored an 112th minute winner West Ham against League One Shrewsbury. For Burke, it was an unforgettable night.

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Moyes in the dark on Carroll

David Moyes has refused to be drawn on Chelsea’s interest in West Ham striker Andy Carroll, but says he hopes to add to his squad in January rather than sell.

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Moyes praises Burke and Marko

David Moyes has told reporters in the post-match press conference of his relief after Reece Burke’s late winner saying West Ham looked much better after Marko Arnautovic came on. Moyes told Journalists “Great moment for Reece Burke. We needed something like that. We looked better when Marko came on.” On Cresswell’s absence tonight “Aaron Cresswell missed the game […]

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West Ham’s Reece Burke finds finish to end Shrewsbury’s resistance

West Ham finally saw off Shrewsbury in added time of their FA Cup third round replay but it took a thumping volley from a rookie centre-half to do so. Reece Burke scored his first goal for the club with seven minutes remaining of the added half-hour at a chilly London Stadium. He smashed home Marko Arnautovic’s cutback off the underside of the bar, just when the match looked like heading to penalties without a single goal in…

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Reece rescues West Ham from FA cup embarrassment

Reece Burke saved West Ham blushes just eight minutes away from a penalty shoot-out at the London Stadium in front of 40,000 fans on Tuesday evening. The Hammers had two efforts cleared off the line in the second half after a lacklustre first half and luck didn’t seem to be on the Irons side as they […]

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Hammers scrape past Shrews

West Ham laboured into the fourth round of the FA Cup as they needed extra-time to beat League One Shrewsbury 1-0 at the London Stadium on Tuesday.

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West Ham value Carroll at £20m

West Ham are willing to listen to offers of £20m for Andy Carroll, according to Sky sources.

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Transfer Talk: Who leads Sanchez race?

The sixth episode of Transfer Talk is available to download now!

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West Ham 1 v Shrewsbury Town 0

No TV streams or coverage but LIVE audio coverage from 7.40pm on  BBC Radio 5 Extra from https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra  Kick Off 7.45pm Also on TalkSport 2 with Alvin Martin http://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/talksport2.html?popup=1 Starting Lineup: Hart, Byram, Burke, Ogbonna, Oxford, Masuaku, Cullen. Obiang, Ayew, Martinez Subs Adrian, Zabaleta, Arnautovic, Noble, Haksabanovic, Samuelson, Makasi. Unavailable for selection:  Cresswell (Wife in labour) Hernandez […]

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