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Premier League announce TV match schedule for February

The Premier League has announced its television match schedule for February with London-based duo Arsenal and Chelsea each set to have three matches broadcast live.

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West Ham vs Newcastle: Team news, odds and stats

Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham and Newcastle at the London Stadium.

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Can Moyes really save the season?

We all know what they say about not counting your chickens but no-one can deny that the initial signs are promising. After the truly dismal start to the season under Bilic where the most impressive feat was to be leading the way in negative goal difference, the win against Stoke was impressive, but not as spellbinding as the victory the week before against Chelsea. This certainly put an end to the theories that Moyes would …

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Moyes reveals key man doubt for Newcastle

Cheik Kouyate looks likely to return to return for tomorrow’s clash with  with Newcastle United at London Stadium but Michail Antonio is racing against time as he bids to shake off the effects of a calf injury. Kouyate has missed the Hammers’ last three games because of a hamstring injury suffered at Manchester City. His […]

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Moyes: Lanzini ban ‘more than unfair’

West Ham manager David Moyes has slammed the decision to hand Manuel Lanzini a two-match ban for simulation.

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More big PL clashes live on Sky

Sky Sports has confirmed its latest batch of live Premier League games for February, with more big clashes at the top of the table on the schedule.

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Travel misery for Essex West Ham fans

West Ham fans from Essex heading to the London Stadium on Saturday to watch the Hammers take on Newcastle will face travel misery in addition to battling with tens of thousands of last-minute Christmas shoppers on their way to Stratford Westfield. Greater Anglia services will not be running as usual because of ongoing Crossrail engineering […]

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Sky pundit predicts further Magpie misery

Sky pundit Paul Merson claims West Ham will inflict misery on the Magpies despite a good performance against Arsenal Merson predicts a 2-0 win for the Hammers and wrote on the Sky website: “Newcastle put in a good performance against Arsenal and were unlucky. You look at games like that and think ‘if you can […]

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Live Blog: David Moyes’ Pre-Newcastle United Press Conference Live From Rush Green

1:25 PM: A mere five more minutes to wait for the Gaffer here, expected topics of discussion are expected to include team news ahead of tomorrow’s visit of the Magpies, recent developments involving striker Diafra Sakho and Wednesday’s defeat at the Emirates Stadium. 1:20 PM: We are being treated to Mulled Wine and Festive treats here in the Press Conference Room, thanks to Public Transport we are running a bit behind, but we now have…

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Top five PL games on Twitter

As the season approaches its midway point, we count down the top five Premier League games that sparked the most conversations on Twitter.

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West Ham tried to get London Stadium on the cheap

Buried in the Moore Stephens 167 page report on the London Stadium are details of the first two tenders for the former Olympic Stadium which reveals what West Ham and others bid in their initial proposals. During the first bid process, West Ham and Newham proposed to rebuild the stadium at a fixed cost of £95m […]

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Strong 3-5-2 Formation to Continue League Run

By Max Willow After an insipid performance against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, West Ham return to the critical business of EPL football as they welcome Newcastle for Saturday’s afternoon clash. While we struggle to put together our best midfield unit, with Lanzini, Kouyate, Fernandes, and Nathan Holland all unavailable, we have sufficient strength and […]

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Euro papers: PSG want Dybala

The winter transfer window does not open until January 1, but clubs across Europe are busy planning and tentative negotiations will have begun in preparation.

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Adrian ready for old pal Benitez

Adrian is grateful to David Moyes for returning him to first team action and is determined to repay him with further  confident performances. Speaking to the official matchday programme the stopper said: “Personally, it was really important for me to come back to the starting eleven for the Manchester City game, when Joe couldn’t play […]

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Irons weekend prediction as Moyes “goes on warpath”

Mark Lawrenson recons David Moyes has got his mojo back and is totally on the warpath. The BBC pundit isn’t always the kindest when predicting the outcome of Irons games but is in no doubt the team will beat Newcastle this weekend. That of course could be bad news for us but none the less […]

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Slaven Bilic linked with Premier League return

Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has been linked with a Premier League return to possibly manage Swansea City.  The Croatian has been installed by bookmaker Betway as the second favourite at 4/1 to take over in Wales after Paul Clement was sacked. Frank De Boer is the favourite at 2/1. Last week in his […]

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Hammers continue to track winger

David Moyes is continuing to show interest in Bologna star Simone Verdi as he bids to bring in a right sided midfielder. Despite Vedi not pushing for a move from his club, the Hammers will continue to pursue a player they have been scouting over recent weeks. As reported here last night Moyes is also […]

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Premier League relegation: 10 teams facing survival scrap

JOE BERNSTEIN: While Manchester City run away with the Premier League title, things are far more complicated at the other end of the table, with 10 sides in real danger of the dreaded drop.

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BBC pundit predicts West Ham Christmas joy

BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts a 2-0 West Ham victory before Christmas which raise the Hammers as high as 12th in the Premier League. Lawro told the BBC website: “West Ham are another team that have turned the corner. They have to be a bit careful here, because Newcastle are on such a bad run […]

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Report: Moyes identifies PL defender

West Ham are being linked with Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson as Hammers boss David Moyes heads into the January transfer window. The story appears to have arisen from the West Ham boss showing a keen interest in the player when he was manager at Sunderland. Now, The Telegraph reports that whilst Swansea are in […]

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2017: How the PL year unfolded…

Check out our month-by-month account of the Premier League in 2017 – how much of this can you remember?

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WATCH & VOTE: Best PL goal of 2017

From January to December there have been some fantastic goals in the Premier League in 2017 and we’ve picked 10 of the best.

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West Ham identify Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson as key target

• Hammers expected to bid around £20m for central defender • Leon Britton named as caretaker for Crystal Palace match on Saturday Swansea City face a battle to hold on to Alfie Mawson in the January transfer window amid serious interest from West Ham United, who are expected to make a bid for the central defender. The Hammers have identified Mawson, who caught the eye for England Under-21s at the European Championship finals in the summer, as …

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Man United eye Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic

SIMON JONES – THE TRANSFER COLUMN: Christian Pulisic has been touted as one of the best teenagers in world football following his recent displays and United have maintained an interest.

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Atsu: I could have been out for three months

The Ghana international discloses how his last injury could have kept him out until the New Year

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CandH asked key questions by London’s newspaper

ClaretandHugh was approached early this morning to provide a piece for the London Evening Standard on what sort of points haul we though the Hammers would achieve over the next few games. We  were also asked for our thoughts on the transfer window and what sort of business we wanted to see done. Its nice […]

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