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Straight Slav talks on Tomkins and Zaza

hat Slaven Bilic has answered two key questions to our season so far – why did Simone Zaza arrive and why did James Tomkins go? Both are issues that have been hot topics among the fans but as ever the manager has been quick to come out and offer honest answers. However, some may feel […]

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Another former West Ham manager exposed on tape

Former West Ham Harry Redknapp has admitted he discovered that his players bet on the result of one of their own matches, in contravention of Football Association. Redknapp was filmed by undercover reporters discussing a match on which “the lads” had “all had a spread bet” on the scoreline. His players allegedly bet on themselves […]

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It’s bad for West Ham and they are better than this… but don’t sack Slaven Bilic

JAMIE CARRAGHER: Talks haven’t taken place over a new contract for Slaven Bilic but I hope the board don’t do anything silly as he is a good manager and circumstances have contributed to this start.

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Bilic reveals Payet rage over West Ham slump

The Croat has admitted that his star is “not happy”, while he hopes that one of his summer signings can be the club’s answer to Arsenal great Dennis Bergkamp

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Aitor Karanka claims that Stewart Downing struggled last season as he was too good for the Championship

Stewart Downing struggled to make an impact in the Championship last season because he was too good for the division. That is the view of Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka.

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Slav’s stadium training plan isn’t full answer

Fair play to Slaven Bilic. Hewants to train at the London Stadium in order for the lads to become better adjusted to the place. He explained: ” The pitch at our training ground at Rush Green is the same size as the one we play on at Stratford but you can’t replicate what is unique about […]

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Who is best in the air?

Is Christian Benteke the best aerial attacker in the Premier League?

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Bilic ‘s bold bid to end stadium slump

Slaven Bilic wants the first team squad to train at the London Stadium as he bids to find a way out of the present slump. Speaking in his London Evening Standard he said: “I have asked about this and, as far as I understand it, we can train on the pitch there as much as […]

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5-4-1: This West Ham XI will definitely beat Middlesbrough

On Saturday, West Ham welcome Premier League new boys Middlesbrough to the London Stadium with the prospect of obtaining an unwanted five game losing run, one that has been mainly down to our defensive calamities. West Ham will also be playing against ex-hammer Stuart Downing and you just know that he will be trying his hardest

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Shocking Irons stat but let’s not be haunted

I hope and pray the well publicised squad night out this week comes back to haunt the headline writers tomorrow and the boys really turn it on. I believe there will be a reaction and Slaven’s decision to let them out to sort things on their own over a meal was the right one…it’s the […]

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West Ham United v Middlesbrough: match preview

Having lost three of their past four matches at home and five out of six in total, West Ham need a win against Middlesbrough in order to ease the growing sense of anxiety in their new ground. However Slaven Bilic is under pressure. West Ham have lost five of their first six league matches and Middlesbrough, who are winless since 21 August, will spy an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the …

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Defender set to return for Irons

Slaven Bilic looks set to recall Sam Byram as the Irons look for a morale boosting win over Middlesborough at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The right back has been out of favour since a poor game against Watford but the boss looks likely to bring him back with Alvera Arbeola playing on the left side. […]

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Gold tells fans to give this player a big welcome

Co chairman David Gold has called on the Hammers faithful to give Stewart Downing a big welcome back when  Middlesborough arrive at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). The former Hammer returned to his hometown club soon after Slaven Bilic’s arrival complaining the new boss hadn’t given him the vibes that he wanted him. However, Gold […]

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Can we please pay this player what he’s worth!

Whichever way I look at it I can’t help believing that West Ham have made a proper dog’s dinner of their striker problems and central to my thinking is Diafra Sakho. Now, I’m fully aware that a section of fans will moan and groan about his attitude and claim they don’t want him at the […]

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West Ham United v Middlesbrough

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday’s Premier League game between West Ham United and Middlesbrough.

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Premier League team news, odds and stats from every match this weekend

Ahead of this weekend’s matches in the Premier League, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks.

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West Ham vs Middlesbrough: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

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Leroy: This player simply has to go!

Simone Zaza is a nothing centre forward who really should have shown some sort of strong point in his game by now. ClaretandHugh’s chief analyst Leroy Rosenior – as a former whoehearted front man for the Irons – has delivered a damning verdict on the Italian. And he declared: “I am just incredibly pleased that […]

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Former Iron doesn’t buy into poor form theory

Former Iron Don Hutchison doesn’t buy into suggestions that themove from Upton Park is to blame for their poor start to the season. Speaking to bwin he said, “I don’t buy into the theory that the new stadium has had a negative effect on the players – they need to roll up their sleeves and […]

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Antonio picks his next England boss

Michail Antonio wants another former Irons boss to take over as England boss – Alan Pardew. Having been called up by departed Sam Allardyce the Hammers wideman said: “The manager I really like and who’s done well over the years, I’d say Alan Pardew, I was with him at Southampton and I think he’s a quality […]

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Hammers to widen players probe

West Ham have decided to widen the probe into the events surrounding thesquad’s night out earlier this week. Whist it was known that the club would look into the allegations against Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph after they were alleged to be out until dawn, the club is now set to make this a wider investigation. […]

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Who’s the most exciting PL team?

There’s another blockbuster line-up of Premier League football on Sky Sports this weekend – including the most exciting sides in the division.

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Where are West Ham going wrong?

Where are we going wrong? It’s all us West Ham United supporters can talk about at the moment. I haven’t seen us play this bad in years, even when Avram was in charge! Slaven Bilics fall from grace in just a few months has been shocking. He started so well, but this seasons form has just been a continuation of a bad end to last season. After the defeats to Swansea and Stoke at the back end of the …

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Player investigation will wait until next week

Slaven Bilic has confirmed to reporters that the night out on Monday night was all his idea but the club will wait until next week to investigate players who allegedly pulled an all nighter which ended in Shoreditch on Tuesday lunchtime. “It was completely my idea, after the Southampton game we had a big meeting […]

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Big dig to find the Boleyn Castle

Archaeologists have started a dig in the car park of the Boleyn Ground hoping to find the foundations of the old Boleyn Castle. The land on which the Boleyn Ground Stadium is built belonged to the Stratford Longthorne Abbey from 1135, the Abbey existed until the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in 1538. The land […]

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Hammers Injury Update

Head of Medical and Sports Science, Stijn Vandenbroucke has provided his latest injury update on WHUFC.com He says :” Aaron trained very well with the Under-23s on Wednesday. The Academy kindly put on a very hard session, which Aaron took part in under the supervision of Eamon Swift, our rehab-fitness coach. He will take part in another […]

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