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WATCH & VOTE: Goal of the month

Nacer Chadli? Pedro? Sofiane Boufal? Watch our pick of the Premier League goals from October and vote for your favourite.

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WATCH: October’s funniest moments

We’ve collected together some of the moments that made us giggle in the Premier League in the month of October.

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Martinez double as U21s see off League One Rovers!

Tony Martinez grabbed a brace with Martin Samuelsen getting in on the goal scoring act as West Ham’s under 21s brushed aside League opposition in the shape of Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium tonight. It was a tremendous display by the boys who came from behind after a first minute goal by the League […]

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John Humphrys’ declining faith in Thought for the Day | Letters

Thought for the Day | Lewis Hamilton | England’s Under-17 World Cup victory | Boleyn Bitter and Iron Ale | French butter shortage | The Guardian Reader Three cheers for John Humphrys ( Thought for the Day is ‘boring’, 31 October ). The continued exclusion of secular humanists from the programme is inexcusable, now that half the UK population do not have a religious faith. The BBC should either allow people of no faith to speak, or…

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Carragher slams Irons and the fans agree with him!

West Ham fans have entered an uneasy alliance with Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville after the Sky pundits blasted Slaven Bilic’s squad. Carragher laid into the Hammers players saying he could see little in the team and suggesting they were going the same way as Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers whilst Neville agreed and claimed […]

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Hammers get a Liverpool boost

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has today confirmed that both Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana will miss the clash with the Irons on Saturday evening. The Reds will be aiming to build on their 3-0 victory over Huddersfield at the weekend with the Hammers aiming to make amends in a big way after being hauled back […]

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Slaven Bilic remains on thin ice

Friend of Claret and Hugh and Daily Mirror journalist Darren Lewis confirms that Slaven Bilic remains in a precarious position after the latest Premier League result at Selhurst Park. Lewis told his tabloid readers “Slaven Bilic remains on thin ice at West Ham after his players threw away the chance to lift the pressure on him. […]

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Jones showers praise on Ayew after ‘incredible’ form

The Hammers former star says the Ghanaian is proving him wrong after previously questioning his £20 million transfer fee

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Hammer makes Bundesliga debut

Hammer Reece Oxford was given his first Bundesliga debut for replacing captain Lars Stindl in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 3-1 win at Hoffenheim. Though the game was essentially won by the time the 18-year-old made his appearance at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar Arena, it was nevertheless an important step for the West Ham defender. The highly-rated centre-back started […]

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Hammers are bottom of the stats league

Love them loathe them, statistics give a different perspective of a problem as to where the potential source may lay. West Ham are 20th out of twenty Premier League sides with regards to the distance covered per game this season at 106Km per game. Sprints per game and the Hammers are also the bottom of the pile […]

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Match Preview: Bristol Rovers vs West Ham United U23s: Checkatrade Trophy Southern Group D Matchday Two

In the second round of Group Stage matches of the Checkatrade Trophy, Terry Westley’s Young Hammers make the trip West to face League One Bristol Rovers with an opportunity to secure Qualification to the Knockout Stages. The home side head into the clash off the back of an impressive home victory over MK Dons, while, our starlets are also brimming with confidence having made it three PL2 victories in four games against Manchester City on Saturday, setting things …

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Matchday Ten’s Premier League Review: Hammers Suffer South London Heartbreak As League Leaders City Scrape Hawthorns Victory

In the wake of another pulsating weekend of Premier League action, we look back at the spoils and thrills of Game Week Ten, as our Hammers inexplicably blew a 97th-minute lead at Selhurst Park and the League leaders were pushed all the way by Tony Pulis’ Baggies. Dominant United Leave It Late Against Flagging Spurs Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United relied on a late Anthony Martial winner to overcome a faltering …

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‘West Ham must use common sense’

Mark Noble insists West Ham must use “common sense” if they are to climb the Premier League table.

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Man City dominate Power Rankings

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings and is joined by three team-mates in the top 10.

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Fan ownership…the Davids and a German tragedy!

We are happy to welcome new blogger ANDY WOOLER to CandH this morning with a timely tale which makes it clear us Irons need to be careful what we wish for! By Andy Wooler As a former West stand ST holder and shareholder who moved to Germany some three and a half years ago I […]

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Deadly TV duo tear into the Hammers

Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher has torn into West Ham ahead of the Merseysiders arriving at the London Stadium on Saturday evening. He was talking on Sky Sports Monday Night Football and looking back on the game at Selhurst Park he said: “Crystal Palace battered them really, I mean they were lucky to get a […]

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The Koeman connection

Ronald Koeman has been ruled out as a replacement for Slaven Bilic. The Dutchman has been mentioned regularly as a possible caretaker boss but his Sgt Major reputation and “patchy” record in Holland is working against him. There were many stories that his departure at Everton was as a result of serious tensions between him and […]

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Hammers look for important win tonight

West Ham’s youngsters are looking to move into the second round of the Checkatrade Trophy at Bristol Rovers tonight! The Hammers are allowed to include overage players in the squad but need to have at least 6 U21s in the starting line-up, and we go into the game with three points from three in Southern Group C following […]

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Jamie Carragher tears into West Ham

Jamie Carragher believes West Ham are in for a relegation battle this season. The former Liverpool defender sees parallels between the Hammers and teams who have suffered the drop.

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Carra fears for Hammers survival

Jamie Carragher described West Ham’s application in the final few minutes at Crystal Palace as a “shambles”, and fears they could go down this season.

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Arsenal’s AGM is an invite to come and give them a kicking

MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Football, as Gary Lineker said, is a simple game. Chase a ball for 90 minutes and, at the end, the Germans win. The Arsenal AGM is similar.

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Catch up with today’s CandH news in one place right here

Welcome to our  round-up of  the main stories on ClaretandHugh during Monday. This is your reference point for a nightly catch-up as we bring you the quick links to what’s been happening on the Irons scene. See you tomorrow evening! Angelo Ogbonna gives an official website interview in which he talks about his disappointment at […]

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Irons facing defensive crisis for Liverpool

The Hammers could be facing a massive defensive crisis when Liverpool arrive in the east end on Saturday evening. Slaven Bilic’s  troubles are piling higher and higher as the under pressure boss bids to turn the most difficult of seasons around. But he will be hoping for some major improvement among the back four men as […]

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Spurs hand out lifetime bans to urine chuckers

Spurs have handed out lifetime bans to two supporters who threw urine at Irons fans during the League Cup clash at Wembley last Wednesday. A video circulating on social media shows a man in the home section at Wembley relieving himself into a plastic container before it is launched at the away fans. Spurs have since […]

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Zaha’s matchwinner could be Crystal Palace’s turning point – Andros Townsend

The Cote d’Ivoire international was again the hero for the Eagles and the England winger believes winning his strike could help revive their season

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Blog: European trio have Irons managerial credentials

Welcome to our latest CandH blogger Harry Rawlings who has been looking across Europe and at home for the ideal new Hammers boss – Harry is on the right!!! 🙂 There are few certainties in life but Slaven Bilic’s departure from West Ham appears to be as predictable as Christmas arriving on December 25. Just […]

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