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Hammers forced to pay Tore’s rehabilitation costs

Gokhan Tore will remain at West Ham after the January transfer window after his parent insisted that the Hammers honour their season long loan and pick up his rehabilitation costs following his recent operation which will keep him out of action for the rest of the season. Tore was hoping to return Besiktas in January but […]

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Hammers linked to Napoli striker

West Ham are once again being linked with a January move for Manolo Gabbiadini from Napoli after the Italian club intimated they are now ready to let him go. According to a report in the Daily Mail yesterday the Hammers along with Stoke, Everton and Crystal Palace are following developments closely. Napoli have been asking for […]

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Hammers linked with Croatian striker

West Ham are interested in Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic according to a report in Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport. The 28 year old player has Premier League experience from scoring 13 goals in 53 games for Blackburn Rovers, before heading to Ukraine with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2011. The striker moved on to Italy with Fiorentina scoring 25 […]

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Two former Hammers linked in transfer rumours

Former Hammers Glen Johnson and Jermain Defoe are two names being linked with a return to West Ham today as internet rumours gather pace before the transfer window opens on Sunday. KUMB.com online forum member who goes by the name of Jinxed has suggested the Hammers will move for a number of proven Premier League players as […]

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Sullivan’s New Year’s resolution to unite Hammers

West Ham Joint-Chairman David Sullivan says his New Year’s resolution is to further unite West Ham’s Board of Directors and the Club’s supporters.    “I am aware that since the beginning of the season a small number of supporters have struggled to adapt to some of the changes we have faced this year as West […]

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Mark Noble hint for Defoe signing

Speculation is gathering pace that West Ham will attempt to sign Jermain Defoe when the transfer window opens on Monday after West Ham’s captain Mark Noble started following following the former Hammer on social media. Noble with over 82,000 followers on twitter made Defoe his 310th person he follows. Last week ClaretandHugh confirmed that “conversations” […]

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West Ham’s Best moments of 2016

As 2016 draws to an end we recap on the best moments of the year. 2nd January 2016. West Ham do the double over Liverpool for the first time in 53 years with two headed goals from Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio to seal a two nil win at home. 9th February 2016. West Ham […]

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Antonio is better than Vardy and Firmino

Michail Antonio has scored more goals in 2016 (15) than Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino (14 each). Antonio scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season on Boxing day in a 4-1 demolition of Swansea City adding to the seven goals he scored last season from January this calendar year. Another […]

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Leicester 1-0 West Ham recap

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Best goals of 2016

There have been some stunning strikes in 2016 – but what are the top five goals from the past 12 months?

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Five to watch in 2017

We pick out five talented youngsters who could be set for a big year ahead in the Premier League.

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Who is nearly out of contract?

As we approach the January transfer window, which players have just six months remaining on their contract?

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Andy Carroll’s return has inspired West Ham’s festive revival, says Aaron Cresswell

West Ham have surged away from the relegation zone on the back of three straight wins, including the 4-1 demolition of Swansea on Boxing Day.

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Have West Ham made secret deal with Westfield?

Internet rumours suggest West Ham may have done a secret deal with Westfield Shopping centre in Strafford to avoid a home football crowd at the London Stadium on Boxing day. Our picture below shows the crowds swarming throughout the shopping centre the day after Christmas. West Ham played 230 miles away from Strafford this Boxing […]

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Swansea City sack Bob Bradley after Premier League strugglers lost seven of 11 top-flight games under American 

Swansea City have sacked Bob Bradley less than three months after making him the first American manager in the Premier League. Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday morning that his future was in grave doubt.

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Bilic set to bring back midfielder

Andre Ayew’s first goal ‘heroics’ from a yard are unlikely to keep him in the West Ham line-up for the trip to Leicester City at the weekend. Slaven Bilic has admitted that the club’s record signing is not yet up to full speed but was forced to use him for Manu Lanzini at his former […]

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David Sullivan reveals West Ham were subject of £650m summer takeover approach

Sullivan, who has been at the helm of the Hammers alongside his co-chairman David Gold since 2010, has dismissed suggestions Red Bull are mounting a buyout.

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Randolph’s joy as Irons creep closer to top

Darren Randolph has made it clear the Irons have met every recent target and are really happy to have given the fans a great Christmas. The win over Swansea topped off a great run and the keeper said: “We wanted to take more points off a team that was down the bottom and we managed […]

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Bilic’s delight for Ayew

Slaven Bilic has backed Andre Ayew to rediscover his very best form after the forward scored his first goal for West Ham against former club Swansea on Boxing Day.

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Swansea City owners to make a decision over the next 48 hours whether to sack Bob Bradley

EXCLUSIVE by RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Swansea City are considering making their second managerial change of the season as pressure intensifies on Bob Bradley.

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DS: “Sell up? To King of Saudi Arabia perhaps”

West Ham co chairman and chief shareholder David Sullivan has made it crystal clear that he would only sell the club to somebody like the  “King of Saudi Arabia who can take it to a level we cannot ourselves hope to reach.” He admits on the club’s official website there was “a tentative approach to buy […]

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Irons a one man band? Don’t you believe it

There was so much to take from the win at Swansea and I am under no illusions that the Wales outfit are a poor side! But then so were Hull and we were a million times better than  against them The one thing  that pleased me above all else was that despite Dimi Payet having […]

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Stoke and Everton among the Premier League clubs keeping a close eye on Napoli misfit Manolo Gabbiadini

Stoke and Everton are monitoring developments with Manolo Gabbiadini at Napoli after the Italian club intimated they were ready to let him go. The Premier League duo are also keen on Saido Berahino.

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The Dozen: Boxing Day’s best Premier League photos

Your roundup of the best photography from the festive top-flight matches Continue reading…

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Hammers get big “hands off ” warning

Sunderland boss David Moyes has made it clear to West Ham that Jermain Defoe will not be leaving the club at any price. Commenting directly on the speculation that Defoe could spend his final days at the club which groomed him he said: ““It wouldn’t be considered. I don’t think there’s any price because we […]

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Best saves of 2016

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher picks out his top five saves from the Premier League in 2016.

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