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Mum’s the word to grab top prospect

West Ham won the signature of top prospect Nathan Holland  after settling the terms of the deal in talks with his Mum. Academy manager Terry Westley has explained how the lad he compared to Ryan Giggs earlier this week became a Hammer after deciding to leave Everton. Hollands progress stalled at Goodison Park after he had […]

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UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic visits West Ham

Slaven Bilic may have been tempted to pick the brains of UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic as West Ham aim for a strong end to the season.

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Download the Stat Attack podcast

The Sky Sports Stat Attack podcast is back!

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Hammers talk on Obiang/Liverpool link

CandH Exclusive West Ham are ready to offer leading Hammer of the year candidate Pedro Obiang a new and improved contract in the summer. Claret and Hugh – whilst contacting our top source for information on the link between Liverpool and the midfielder – was told a new deal was on the way. The Sun […]

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Header “expert” Gonzo gets to grips with big competition + Antonio and Obiang interviews – not to be missed

Gonzo is on the loose again and on this occasion having the most exciting day of his life. Representing ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat the main man found himself on the Chadwell Heath training ground where he took part in the Heineken sponsored Hammers Heads competition. This involved him in playing head tennis with Arthur Masuaku […]

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Watford v West Ham LIVE!

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Bilic so happy as he sees things change

Slaven Bilic has happily admitted that he is seeing a different squad of players at every level as the team head towards Watford on Saturday. The early season woes are behind him and that’s down to an entirely different spirit among the players – helped he believes by the warm weather training trip to Dubai. […]

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Dimitri Payet ‘always had Marseille in his heart’

Dimitri Payet may have caused the biggest stir of the January transfer window with his ugly departure from West Ham, but the playmaker always had Marseille in his heart claims one team-mate.

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Bilic fears Carroll’s injuries could ruin England chances

England boss Gareth Southgate went to the London Stadium to run the rule over Carroll against West Brom a fortnight ago, only to find he was missing due to a groin problem.

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Slav calls Piegate affair “a little joke”

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic appears to have sympathy for Sutton reserve keeper Wayne Shaw who has been caught at the centre of the pie eating affair which has astounded football fans nationwide.. Shaw munched his way through the pie  after some had allegedly bet that he would do so and taken advantage of a […]

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Extreme smokescreen over the Hammers

As smokescreens go the one covering Slaven’s team plans for Saturday evening’s match against Watford couldn’t be much more extreme. The Andy Carroll scenario appears to change not so much by the day as by the hour and explanations vary accordingly as the clock ticks down. After ruling out an appearance, the manager is now […]

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Slav facing defensive selection dilemma

Slaven Bilic has to decide whether he goes with Aaron Cresswell or Arthur Masuaku at  left back against Watford on Saturday. With Andy Carroll facing a late fitness test the left back and central striker positions are the only two over which question marks currently exist. It’s fair to assume that at best Caroll will […]

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Slav changes the Bilic script again

Slaven Bilic has revealed that Andy Carroll will be given  every chance of proving his fitness for the Premier League fixture against Watford on Saturday. The situation on the big man took a new turn in the manager’s press conference when he explained: “Regarding the game against Watford, he’ll try to run today (Thursday) and if […]

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Reds to pile pressure on Foxes?

Liverpool are highly favoured to pile the pressure on Leicester City with a Monday Night Football win at the King Power Stadium, according to the Sky Sports Premier Predictor.

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Carroll doubt for Watford clash

Andy Carroll is a doubt for West Ham’s clash with Watford this weekend, according to boss Slaven Bilic.

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Slav gives his own Carroll update

Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Andy Carroll will be missing from the team that takes on Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday evening. But the Irons manager continues to talk the player up to the skies saying: “He gives you a new dimension. There aren’t many players that are capable of playing like him, he is different.” And […]

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Top five scoring partnerships

Which Premier League partnerships have created the most goals in all competitions?

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Ranieri sacked LIVE!

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It’s been too long as Irons seek revenge

Roll on the weekend. It’s been far too much of a stop start season for my liking but now we are back in action and on TV. It’s payback time at Vicarage Road after that terrible defeat at the London Stadium last year when all the doubts about the team started to gain pace. But […]

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West Ham striker Carroll set to miss Watford game

Andy Carroll is currently sidelined with a groin problem and although he flew to Dubai with the rest of the Hammers squad for a mid-season camp he has been absent from training.

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Video: Zaza’s thunderous wonder goal

He was rubbished as one of the worst West Ham centre forwards of all time and nobody’s arguing. Absolutely nobody was sorry to see the back of Simone Zaza when he left for Valencia but he has already shown exactly what he was in his locker since moving to La Liga. Playing against Real Madrid […]

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The Mark Noble Podcast part two

MARK Noble grew up with a football field for a back garden. Or at least he did once his dad had a secret gate installed behind the house, so that Mark could take a ball and sneak on to the grounds of a school. It was not too long before he was stepping out at the […]

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Win tickets to the West Ham film premiere

We have two tickets to give away to the Premiere of West Ham film Iron Men next Thursday at the Genesis cinema at Mile End. Slaven Bilic will carrying out a Q&A afterwards with the producer. The DVD is available on March 30 on line or at the club store. It can also be obtained digital […]

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Former Hammer scores against Real Madrid

Former Hammer Simone Zaza scores a great goal against Real Madrid. Shame he couldn’t show that same skills for the Hammers at the London Stadium. One of Real Madrid’s games in hand is not going according to plan, because of Simone Zaza. Great goal. pic.twitter.com/y3ihbkuWt8 — High Up The Pitch (@highupthepitch) February 22, 2017

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​Fancy a Bet on West Ham but Have No Cash on Hand to Do So?

Fancy a Bet on West Ham but Have No Cash on Hand to Do So?

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Carroll Watford fitness update

Andy Carroll is again a doubtful starter for the match against Watford at Vicarage Road. The big fella was confidently expected to be back for the weekend but it seems there are some some fitness worries surrounding the striker. However, there is confidence that he will be taking his place in the squad although will […]

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