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Chelsea’s Diego Costa sinks West Ham to give Antonio Conte debut victory

Antonio Conte has his lift-off and, already, Chelsea feel like a club revived. The 10th permanent managerial appointment of Roman Abramovich’s ownership ended this ferocious derby leaping in delight on the touchline, then burying himself in the front row of supporters in the east stand, as Stamford Bridge erupted all around. After all last season’s dismal toils, this felt like a restorative victory. One win in and, already, Conte is adored. The…

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Chelsea 2-1 West Ham: Diego Costa sets Conte era off with a bang

Stamford Bridge was braced for a draw before the Spain international popped up to add to an earlier strike from Eden Hazard and secure maximum points

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Rate the West Ham players

This evening we officially launch our partnership with Zebra metrics to rate the players after each match. CandH has have been chosen by developers Zebrametrics as their exclusive West Ham partner. The plug in below will allow you to have your say, rating players, the manager and the ref after each and every Premier League […]

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First Half – The key moments

13/Reverse pass from Hazard and Ivanovic draws fine save from Adrian at near post 18/ Reidy gets away with pen. Firm left arm on Oscar in box who goes down. Ref Anthony Taylor waves play on – we earned that from last year 20/ Cosa big dissent and yellow card after PL warning to all […]

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LIVE: Chelsea v West Ham

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Here’s the starting line-up for tonight’s game

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West Ham’s first 16/17 Premier League starting XI revealed…

At last it’s our turn to kick-start our Premier League campaign, but a trip to Stamford Bridge isn’t going to be easy. The Blues are boosted by the arrival of manager Antonio Conte, as well as Leicester’s combative title winning midfielder Antonio Conte. But we’re boosted by exciting new faces of our own. Sofiane Feghouli,

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TEAM NEWS: Fabregas benched for Conte’s first Chelsea match

The ex-Arsenal and Barcelona man will begin the season from the sidelines, as will Dimitri Payet who was also left on the bench for the Hammers’ first clash

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West Ham striker deal done, a few days away from playing

Jack Sullivan has today reiterated the fact that Jonathan Calleri has signed for West Ham on a season-long loan. The club officially confirmed the arrival of the Argentine striker last week but revealed the deal was ‘subject to international clearance.’ That means the 22-year-old is waiting on a work permit before he can officially arrive in England to

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West Ham could pip PL giants to £2.13m-rated La Liga star

West Ham could beat Liverpool to the loan signing of Real Madrid wonderkid Martin Odegaard, according to French news outlet Ouest France. The report claims Real Madrid are eager to ship the 17-year-old out on loan within the next 48 hours, with Liverpool and West Ham named as potential destinations. Bernabeu boss Zinedine Zidane reportedly

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Exclusive: Your chance to rate the Irons!

This evening we will be officilly launching our partnership with Zebra metrics to rate the players after each match. CandH has have been chosen by developers Zebrametrics as their exclusive West Ham partner. A plug in will allow you to have your say, rating players, the manager and the ref after each and every Premier […]

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LISTEN: MNF Podcast

Catch up with what Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have been saying – in audio form – on the Monday Night Football Podcast.

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Merson’s MNF Six-a-Side team

Paul Merson has picked his Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side team, backing Eden Hazard to fire Chelsea to victory over West Ham on Monday Night Football.

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Payet gives Slav an Ayew reference

Dimi Payet has had a big input in Slaven Bilic’s decision to bring Andre Ayew to West Ham. The manager – knowing of their close relationship at Marseilles where they were room mates – pulled Payet aside and discussed the former Swansea player with him before the club made him their record signing. Ayew got […]

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Reid’s ready to rumble

Winston Reid has called on the squad to repeat the sort of display they gave at Arsenal last season and get the campaign off to a perfect start tonight. Speaking to tjhe official site the defender said: “Chelsea, who have a top new manager, will be raring to go and will want to start well and […]

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Report: Slav targets top Croatian prospect

West Ham are today reported as being keen to sign Hadjuk Split teenager Josip Magnajic The 17-year-old  made his first team debut in May as he came off the bench to face NK Zagreb and is viewed as a top-future Croatian international prospect, having appeared eight times for the under-17 side. Boss Slaven Bilic is hoping […]

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Thibaut Courtois vows to stay at Chelsea and prove ‘I am one of the best keepers in the world’

Chelsea No 1 Thibaut Courtois has reassured Blues supporters that he does not want to leave, despite the 24-year-old goalkeeper being a long-term target for Real Madrid.

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Diego Costa and Andy Carroll have points to prove but how do Chelsea and West Ham shape up ahead of their Premier League opener?

It may be the last game of the opening Premier League weekend, but nobody could say Chelsea vs West Ham is the least of the fixtures.

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Bilic: Hammers have to go early or go big on signings

Slaven Bilic believes West Ham have joined the Premier League elite when it comes to signing players but admits they still need to use all the tricks of the trade to land their targets.

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Ref Watch: Rooney didn’t dive

The Premier League returned with a bang this weekend, and there were plenty of contentious incidents alongside a gripping set of opening fixtures.

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Exclusive: DS on late signings speculation

David Sullivan has admitted to ClaretandHugh the Irons are virtually certain to leave the summer transfer dealings where they are. The co chairman  – in a morning conversation with us – explained that late signings are generally not great signings and that although nothing is 100 per cent certain that probably looks like it for the […]

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‘Payet staying is crucial’

Dean Ashton has praised West Ham for their ability to keep hold of midfielder Dimitri Payet.

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Exclusive: Sullivan’s eve of season emotions

David Sullivan has admitted to Claretandhugh that he is approaching our new season with  mixed emotions. The co-chairman and chief shareholder has – with David Gold – presided over a busy summer transfer window and spent £42 million along the way. That – according to David Gold – has put us among the top seven […]

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Talk a good game – Chelsea v Irons

The boys are back in town with a new guest as Hammers Chat takes a look at the first clash of the season. Geo and his guests are talking a good game. Listen to their thoughts on how things may go tonight and the issues the game may present. Share This:

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“I wouldn’t have done it for any other club”

David Gold has made clear the true depth of his feeling for West Ham after a fan on Twitter thanked him for risking his personal wealth for the sake of the club. Gold has previously told ClaretandHugh that after selling up at Birmingham City he and David Sullivan looked at various clubs ahead of their […]

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Chelsea v Irons – all you need to know

Kick off at Stamford Bridge: 8pm Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 1 HD and Sky Sports Ultra HD. TEAM NEWS Irons: Cresswell, Lanzini, Sakho Doubtful: Payet, Tore Chelsea: Mikel, Zouma, Rahma Doubtful: Hazard Kante IRONS REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL Chelsea under a new manager may well be without several key players and whether Antonio Conte has […]

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