West Ham are willing to pay £15million to sign Wales midfielder Joe Allen from Stoke City. David Moyes wants to strengthen that area but the Potters have said Allen isn’t for sale at any price.
Posted on 02 January 2018.
West Ham are willing to pay £15million to sign Wales midfielder Joe Allen from Stoke City. David Moyes wants to strengthen that area but the Potters have said Allen isn’t for sale at any price.
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
In the 22nd round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign, David Moyes’ Hammers are set to entertain Alan Pardew’s Baggies in a clash that is worthy of the name “Relegation six-pointer” if there ever was one, both club’s first game of 2018. The Irons head into the clash having enjoyed a week off over the festive period, drawing 3-3 to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium the last time that they took to the field, whilst, West Brom were most…
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
By Allen Cummings Eighteen months ago Michail Antonio was the epitome of a traditional West Ham hero. Big, strong, direct running, full of enterprise and enthusiasm. A rough diamond plucked from the lower reaches, polished, and given his chance in the first team. Oh and he scored goals – very important ones […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Take your minds back to 2012. Sporting royalty had engulfed the country, with athletics’ finest talents flocking to the UK to compete in the grandest of competitions. Seven years earlier London had won the bid to host the Olympic Games, but while the nation turned delirious at the decision, the formalities of choosing a site for the main venue had created headaches for organisers and construction workers alike. Stratford was chosen as the preferred location, …
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Swansea City are interested in signing Diafra Sakho in January, as reported by Guardian Sport. The 28-year-old has been the centre of a number of controversies over the past couple of years at the club and his game time has been limited due to ongoing injury problems. As a result, the striker is almost certainly […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
West Ham is Evens favourites for a win over West Brom this evening while a draw is 9/4 and a Baggies win is 7/2. You can get 9/2 for a West Ham 1-0 win with William Hill while a 2-0 win for the Hammers is 7/1 with Ladbrokes. You can get odds as high as […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho has told Portuguese paper Record that West Ham can forget trying to sign William Carvalho this January. Speaking to the Record Bruno said “He is Untransferable in January. He has been badly linked. The reality is that no bids have arrived. And at the moment I think William doesn’t deserve […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
West Ham are showing an interest in signing Atletico Madrid winger Nicolas Gaitan in January, according to Spanish news outlet Diario AS. The left-winger is reportedly up for sale having failed to impress Atletico boss Diego Simeone since signing from Benfica in 2016. David Moyes is expected to complete a number of transfers this January as […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Diafra Sakho will be missing from the Irons squad tonight having suffered one of those famous groin injuries players seem to get in the transfer window! And with Michail Antonio still recovering from his own groin strain, manager David Moyes looks set to stick with Marko Arnautovic as his central striker against West Bromwich Albion […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
In the eighth edition of our Classic Match Series, we take you back in time once more to relive a memorable encounter with tonight’s visitors to the London Stadium in the form of West Bromwich Albion. Cast your minds back to the bitter winter of 2013, “Skyscraper” by X Factor winner Sam Bailey was on top of the British Music Charts and the death of former West Ham United star Andy Malcolm had…
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
A West Ham win would promote the Hammers to 15th place this evening jumping over Palace, Southampton and Stoke. Mathematically we can leap drog Bournemouth too although we would need to beat the Baggies six nil this evening which seems improbable. A draw tonight would keep us in 18th place in the relegation zone on the […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
It’s that time of the week once again, to check in with West Ham United’s loan stars both at home and on the Continent and find out how they’ve performed over the last seven festive days as Reece Burke, Josh Cullen and Robert Snodgrass enjoyed some Christmas joy and Reece Burke returned to England. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Starting their run of three matches in under a…
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Does January transfer spending achieve league success? We’ve crunched last season’s numbers to find out…
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Borussia Monchengladbach made a £10million bid today for West Ham defender Reece Oxford according to top fresh tabloid reports this morning. The article claims the German club are determined to sign the 19-year-old on a permanent deal after the Hammers cut short his loan spell after activating a loan release clause when he failed to […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
According to Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard Diafra Sakho will be left out of the squad today to face West Brom sending out a huge message to clubs in need of firepower that the Senegalese striker is up for sale. With a string of injuries and just six months plus an option remaining on […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
With the January transfer window now open, we look at which players are out of contract next summer.
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
David Moyes has repeated his declaration that the West Ham players will get away with nothing either on the pitch or the training ground. The manager is clearly a seriously hard task master but despite everything is “really enjoying” life in the east end of London. His various moves in dropping Winston Reid, leaving Chicharito and […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Mike’s back ….a day late I’m afraid but given how little happens on New Year’s Day forgive us – we became a little lethargic too. So as we go into the first match of the New Year our favourite Hammers comic is s in reflective mood as he takes a look back at the season […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
David Moyes appears to have made it clear that the FA Cup will take second place in his plans this season and we can expect to see an “under strength” team at Shrewsbury on Sunday. Given we face two matches in ‘midweek’ this may not come as the greatest surprise on earth and the fans […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
With the January transfer window now open we summarise the twenty-five names linked to West Ham within the past two weeks. Moussa Dembele from Celtic valued at £35m Brendan Rogers has admitted a big bid would be hard to turn down although he his form has slumped this season. Brighton are favourite but also linked with West […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Sky pundit Paul Merson predicts West Ham will start 2018 with a win at the London Stadium tonight as they face West Bromwich Albion. Merson wrote on the Sky sports website “This a tricky one. West Brom have been making chances but they just haven’t got a goalscorer. They are probably creating more under Alan Pardew […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Go here to read the rest: Tottenham 1-1 West Ham recap
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Michail Antonio has yet to resume training after a groin problem so will not be available for selection tonight. Moyes told reporters on Friday: “Antonio has not joined us yet, he is recovering, we don’t think his groin is as bad as we first thought.Will he make the game? Probably just a bit too soon to […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
David Moyes appears to be closing in on Scotland international John McGinn. The player has been on his radar for several weeks and the 23-year-old is now entering the final 18 months of his contract. The Scotttish Daily Mail says Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster has admitted the club will consider bids for the midfielder. Celtic manager Brendan […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
Hammers boss David Moyes seems read to sacrifice the FA Cup in order to save the Hammers league season. Two league games this week, the 3rd round tie against Shrewsbury on Sunday followed by two tough Premier League outings is quite simply “making life impossible. ” Sam Allardyce was caught up in a similar scenario four […]
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Posted on 02 January 2018.
West Brom boss Alan Pardew believes the Premier League has put his players in danger by scheduling tonight’s game with the Irons so soon after the Baggies clash against Arsenal. Albion chairman John Williams unsuccessfully pleaded with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore to move the fixture. Now the Hammers face the same issue with a […]
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