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Let’s start by taking a look at the key statistics from yesterday’s 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. Possession Like many games where we haven’t taken the three points this season, we had the edge over our opponents in terms of possession. The hosts only managed to take a 47.4 percent share of the possession, whereas we had 52.6 percent of the keep ball yesterday. However, we were unable to take the…

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Antonio out for the season It has been confirmed this week by Slaven Bilic that our top goal-scorer Michail Antonio will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury. The Croat confirmed the sombre news in his pre-Sunderland press conference, Bilic had this to say about the matter “For Antonio it is a significant injury so he is out for the rest of the season”. It is without a…

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We know there is never a right time to run this kind of poll and some say we should never run them at all. Yet because of so much external media pressure even the board itself was forced to give Slaven Bilic a vote of confidence a few days ago ahead of some crucial games. […]

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Exclusive Diafra Sakho’s absence from the team against Sunderland came as a result of him not being picked for the starting X1. The player believed himself fit and ready to play  but manager Slaven Bilic wanted to offer him a place on the bench rather than give him his first start of the season. And […]

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Slaven Bilic picked his words carefully over the manner of the two goals conceded by the Irons at the Stadium Light describing them as “strange.” But he refused to blame cock-up goalkeeper Darren Randolph declaring: ““It was a well taken goal from Borini and OK, you expect to clear the ball, but with our goalkeeper […]

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The Ginger Pele arrived in the dressing room and as a totally and utterly committed Hammer put everybody’s feelings  into proper perspective. Calm and balanced as ever he said: ” To concede a late goal is always disappointing. I thought we were reasonably comfortable after we scored the second goal, and it feels more like […]

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• Significant supporter unrest at Sunderland for first time this season • ‘They were to be expected. You have to take it’, says Moyes David Moyes felt the heat of significant supporter unrest for the first time this season as the Sunderland stands echoed with chants demanding the manager’s sacking during the 2-2 draw with West Ham . The anger directed at Moyes was all the more alarming as his rock bottom side turned in…

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Slaven Bilic was left disappointed after his West Ham side threw away a lead twice to draw 2-2 with Sunderland .

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CRAIG HOPE AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: On the day that Sunderland finally scored a goal and salvaged a point, the supporters finally turned on beleaguered manager David Moyes.

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Sadly, once again the duty of offering ratings for yet another miserable performance falls to me. Here they are! Cue the abuse!     Randolph: If there has been a worse goalkeeping display in the Premier League this season don’t remind me. One decent effort saved so  1 Byram: Boy doing a man’s job and […]

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Sunderland earn a late draw against West Ham at the Stadium of Light, but remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

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Fabio Borini came off the bench to grab a Premier League lifeline as Sunderland rescued a point in dramatic fashion.

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Sunderland 2 Irons 2 Ok, I’m taking my journalistic hat off and writing this as a fan …nothing more or less! Darren Randolph disgusting display between the sticks ensured that we still ain’t entirely clear of the relegation problem but it would ridiculous to think we are going down with Swansea, Hull and Burnley losing […]

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Slaven Bilic sometimes becomes so frustrated with his West Ham players that he resorts to breaking dressing room tables during half time team talks. The Croatian jokes that he sources replacements at Ikea so the visiting team bus may well have had to take a detour via the Swedish emporium’s Gateshead super-store on its journey to Newcastle airport on Saturday night. Related: Tottenham keep pressure on Chelsea with hammering of Bournemouth Related: …

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Sunderland edged ever closer to relegation from the Premier League despite a valiant 2-2 draw with West Ham at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

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Sunderland are inching closer to relegation from the Premier League despite rescuing a 2-2 home draw with West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

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We’ll be back as usual with our live review on what will hopefully be a victory against Sunderland. Simply click on the link below a few moments after the final whistle and join myself, Geo & Tom whilst we dissect all the action from the Stadium Of Light.  

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The teams in the Premier League have just a handful of games remaining, with plenty at stake in the five 3pm kick-offs on Saturday. The battle at the bottom is where the main action is.

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Karren Brady has made it clear that “Hammers people” became the victims of ‘fake news’ earlier in the week. Writing in her Sun Diary about the “sell up” story she declares: “It is reported that co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold are considering offers for the club. Totally and absolutely untrue. They have no wish […]

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Diafra Sakho’s absence from the team against Sunderland today was this morning put down to “a knock in training” by a senior club insider. As we reported earlier, the manager had claimed at his presser on Thursday that Sak should be fit for the trip to the north east today. But the striker failed to […]

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West Ham have twice been thwarted in their efforts to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, vice-chairwoman Karren Brady has revealed.

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Fiery Slaven Bilic has joked that he had to visit IKEA after smashing furniture during some team-talks. Having all but lifted the threat of relegation he explained there has sometimes been carnage in the dressing room this season. He said: “I’ve had my moments, yes.” and laughed: “We have to go to IKEA.” Explaining his team-talks, Bilic […]

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A social media campaign is encouraging West Ham away army of 3,000 to join in with a chorus of “Bradley Lowery’s Claret and Blue Army” on the 5-minute mark at today’s game against Sunderland at the Stadium of light. A number of visiting Premier League teams have shown their respect for Bradley’s under the banner […]

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Diafra Sakho is missing from the squad which travelled to Sunderland a club insider has confirmed late last night but couldn’t explain the reason why. The official website listed the striker as hoping to be fit in their Sunderland preview which was published late afternoon yesterday. The website said “West Ham United face a number […]

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Sam Byram has overcome an ankle injury to be available today. Despite being pictured on crutches leaving the London Stadium last week. Slaven Bilic has spoken on WHUFC.com this morning to say: “One player who is getting the balance right more now is Sam Byram, who we are pleased has overcome a knock to his ankle to […]

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That win against Swansea last weekend was huge, but now it’s just as huge that we build on it with another victory over Sunderland on Saturday. David Moyes’ side are 10 points from safety and all but relegated, though we know how capable Sunderland are of performing a great escape at the end of the […]

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