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Adrian error gives Stoke point

Stoke preserved their unbeaten run with a little help from Adrian as the West Ham goalkeeper gifted them a 1-1 draw in east London.

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Ayew bids to prove fans correct!

Andrew Ayew makes his first London Stadium start this afternoon hoping to prove the majority of ClaretandHugh followers correct. He was a clear winner of a poll which asked who would be the first Irons striker to score for the club this season ahead of Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho. The £20 million club record […]

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London Stadium delays opening turnstiles

Stadium Operators London Stadium 185 have been beset by technical problems today which have caused the delayed opening of the turnstiles this afternoon. Gates were set to open at 1.30pm this afternoon as West Ham take on Stoke but by 1.55pm many supporters were still stuck outside complaining they couldn’t get in. A London Stadium […]

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Starting XI and subs for Stoke clash

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West Ham must find consistency in attack… with a defensive injury crisis, Slaven Bilic’s goalscoring prophecy needs to come true

West Ham United’s need to find consistent firepower is set to become even more pressing when Stoke City visit the London Stadium on Saturday.

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Brady re-lives her terror via AC incident

Andy Carroll’s ordeal at the hands of alleged gunman has remined Karren Brady of a smiliar incident she suffered when at Birmingham City. She said in her Sun column: “The incident brought back to me my terror when two men jumped my car at traffic lights in Birmingham. “One of them stood by my door […]

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Lukaku’s cremation … Karren on case :-)…AC’s relief!

PETE ELLIS  looks at the Irons week that was! Everton away, and as sure as eggs are eggs, Lukaku bagged his mandatory goal against West Ham. I have a firm belief that if the bloke got hit by a bus, was cremated, and has his ashes scattered in the Bermuda Triangle, he would still pop […]

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Former West Ham skipper explains how his Hammers career ended

Ex-Hammers captain Nigel Reo Coker has pointed to the lack of British players in the team being one of the reasons behind the club’s poor start of the season. In a wide-ranging interview with the monthly magazine, which is donating all profits from this month’s issue to the Bobby Moore Fund, Reo Coker has compared […]

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Sean speaks to Radio 5 about Stoke security plan – listen to it here!

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Manager reveals system for Stoke clash

Slaven Bilic will not desert his three at the back system today against Stoke despite the absence of Winston Reid who has been awesome since the change was made. Instead who looks set to being in James Collins  alongside Cheik Kouyate, away from his usual midfield role, and Angelo Ogbonna. Slav said: ‘Winston has been excellent, […]

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Boss discusses the Fletcher option

Slaven Bilic has admitted that Ashley conclusion  “is there” when he considers who he is going to play up top. The manager has been discussing all his striker options on the official site in his ‘Manager on Matchday’ column on the website. And he declared: “I have been asked about Ashley Fletcher and does he […]

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Slav confident goals are coming – so is Christmas!

ClaretandHugh’s NIALL McDONALD takes a look at the “striker crisis” and finds this really is nothing new for us Irons! We’ve entered November without a striker goal to our name and today’s clash with Stoke City gives our motley crew their latest opportunity to get off the mark. Slav’s confident the goals are coming, but […]

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Slav’s positive report on key men

Slaven Bilic has given confirmation that Winston Reid is likely to be back for the Spurs game. The manager revealed what we had told you here over the last couple of days, that the central defender has sustained a grade one hamstring injury, but hopefully is going to be okay for the Spurs game “which is […]

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Police will not tolerate any misbehaviour in stadium

The Metropolitan Police will not tolerate any misbehaviour within the London Stadium this afternoon urging fans with intent of ASB (Anti Social Behaviour) or criminal acts to stay away. Police will enter the stadium in numbers today to support the stadium operators, London Stadium 185 and stewarding company OCS responsible for over 1,000 match day […]

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Gold sends striker assurance

David Gold has again insisted that Diafra Sakho will be back in action soon. The co chairman has been regularly questioned about the player on Twitter and has made it clear that the striker is now close to a return. However, he has now explained that the player’s injury has been “complicated” which hasn’t helped […]

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Stoke “quite comfortable” over LS security

Here we are on matchday and still talking about the issues that have bedevilled the London Stadium. This time it’s Mark Hughes claiming he thinks Stoke are “quite comfortable” with the arrangements being made as police prepare to enter the stadium for the first time. The visitors had expressed concerns over the security immediately following the […]

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Police inside London Stadium to support stewards

The Metropolitan Police will be inside the London Stadium today to support Stadium Operators LS185 and stewards to prevent any crime and disorder as West Ham face Stoke at 3pm this afternoon. A statement from the Met police says: “We are working with partners to prevent crime and disorder and can confirm that officers will […]

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Slaven Bilic stays loyal to 3-4-3 system as Winston Reid and Reece Oxford add to West Ham’s defensive injury crisis

Slaven Bilic says West Ham’s defensive injury crisis will not force him into tearing up his team’s new-found 3-4-3 shape. Winston Reid and Reece Oxford are both out of the game with Stoke.

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Zaza’s not good enough, West Ham should replace him with this Championship ace

I hate to say ‘I told you so, Hammers fans, but Simone Zaza has been an expected flop this season and West Ham should seriously look into cancelling his loan deal before he reaches his activation clause. There’s no denying he is a hard worker but his initial input in creative play and finishing has […]

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West Ham hand out bans and cancel season tickets of fans caught in ‘anti-social behaviour’ in marred Chelsea EFL Cup tie at London Stadium

London Stadium bosses have started to dish out bans and revoke season tickets of West Ham fans identified engaging in ‘anti-social behaviour’ during last week’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea.

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3-5-2, two strikers: The changes West Ham must make to beat Stoke

Following the disappointing loss to Everton, we are once again faced with the continuing challenge of goal scoring. We did have some good chances in the first 25 minutes or so, but failed to convert. From this moment, our midfield five lost its shape, players suddenly appeared static and we were reduced to pushing vertical […]

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Hammers need Brit backbone

                                                                       Ex-Hammers captain Nigel Reo Coker has pointed to the lack of British players in the team being one of the […]

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It’s time Bilic gave this star the chance to really prove himself

With Winston Reid suspended for Stoke’s visit to the London Stadium on Saturday, Slaven Bilic will be looking to his squad to fill the void in his three-man defence. The obvious choice would be James Collins – the 33-year-old Welshman already having featured eight times in Claret and Blue this season – but what about […]

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West Ham should gamble with this bold January transfer move

Rumours over the last few days are suggesting Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette looks set to leave the Ligue 1 club. The only two clubs to have declared a serious interest in the past is Arsenal and West Ham. In fact, West Ham are the most serious out of the two after officially having a £30m+ bid […]

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Video: Stoke Preview

Join the Hammerschat lads as they discuss whether or not we can return to winning ways when Mark Hughes brings his Stoke team to the newly fortified London Stadium.  

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Slav’s striker choices questioned!

Strikers have become very much the Hammers talking point over recent weeks more importantly the fact that we don’t have one !! And ClaretandHugh’s Leory Rosenior has scratched is head over some of those brought in by a manager of whom he thoroughly approves in all other areas. But honest ‘Lee’ believes that those who have […]

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