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“Bye bye, Sam! Thanks for the 3 points!” It was a good result at the weekend, even though it was a tough performance and we rode our luck but wasn’t it a great feeling to beat Sam the “Sam Allardyce way”?! Moving on to the next fixture and it’s a huge one… the very last

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Sky pundit Paul Merson has predicted a draw on Wednesday night as West Ham take on Spurs under the famous Boleyn ground lights one last time: Speaking on the Sky sports website Merson says: “This could be the hardest game Tottenham have got left to play this season (I know they play a North London […]

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West Ham scouts were back in Portugal at the weekend keeping a keen eye on FC Porto’s star midfielder Ruben Neves. The teenager has been heavily linked with a Premier League move in the summer, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea all wanting to land the Portugal Under-21 star. Neves, who is represented by super-agent Jorge Mendes, is a […]

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Ahead of another busy fixture list in the Premier League, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight match for Tuesday evening as it breaks.

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West Ham skipper Mark Noble has recorded the third most successful passes in the Premier League in 2016 according to Squawka Football. Cesc Fabregas tops the Premier League this year with 607 passes, followed by Aaron Ramsey with 471 closely tailed by Mark Noble with 453 completed passes. When  looking only at English players in […]

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Delle Alli is a major doubt to start for Spurs on Wednesday night against West Ham after suffering a freak incident in the warm-up before Sunday’s win over Swansea. The midfielder played the full 90 minutes after appearing to suffer an injury while he practised shooting in the warm up to game. Alli said he kicked the ground […]

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Popular football parlance has it that the sign of a good team is one that doesn’t play well but still finds a way to win. If true, Slaven Bilic should be pleased with the his team’s 1-0 win over Sunderland at the Boleyn on Saturday.

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Michail Antonio – the hero for West Ham against Sam Allardyce’s Black Cats makes the cut for his well-taken goal at the Boleyn Ground  as does Angelo Ogbonna and Cheikhou Kouyate, who made four key tackles, four interceptions, eight ball recoveries and 35 accurate passes (according to Opta) on Saturday, also feature in the London team of […]

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Tom Atherton is the latest fan to join us at ClaretandHugh with his view of all things Hammers. He looks back over the most discussed subject in recent Hammers history – the OS move, where we may be headed and how the board have handled the revolution in Irons history.   When I first heard […]

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Did your Premier League team live up to expectations at the weekend?

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The skilful 24-year-old Denmark international began his career with Esbjerg, earning himself a move to Toulouse after netting 19 goals in 97 games.

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Sunday’s match-winner Danny Rose is relishing what he believes will be a character-testing run-in in the Premier League title race, as Spurs face the first of two London rivals

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Pundit Jamie Redknapp has described Payet giving West Ham its beauty and Michail Antonio as playing the part of the beast. Speaking to the Daily Mail Redknapp said: “IF PAYET IS WEST HAM’S BEAUTY, THEN ANTONIO IS THE BEAST”  “We’ve all been so taken by Dimitri Payet’s fine performances for West Ham this season that Michail […]

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By Scott Alsweiller A bumpy win over Sunderland, but we’ll take it and move on. Our focus now must remain on two separate goals. Winning the F.A. Cup (which should forever remain a relevant and exciting competition), and securing European football for next season – a huge double dream indeed. We were helped in the […]

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West Ham United head coach Slaven Bilic insists there is no specific target for the Hammers this season after they beat Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday the reach their highest Premier League points total after 27 games.

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So on the face of it, the Hammer of the year this season should be a forgone conclusion (fait accompli) but there is one man who is quickly winning over the West Ham fans hearts and minds who could change all that! Who would your Hammer of the year be if you were voting today? […]

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Louis van Gaal’s luck may finally be changing, Norwich may have found a blueprint to tackle Leicester, and Aston Villa are too bad to stay up Who knows what is next for Louis van Gaal’s hugely unpredictable Manchester United – but perhaps the Dutchman’s luck is changing. And changing big time: opportunity only knocked for Marcus Rashford when Anthony Martial went down injured in the warm-up against Midtjylland. Fast…

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West Ham Chairman, David Gold has confirmed Diafra Sakho is expected to make his long anticipated return on Wednesday evening against Spurs at the Boleyn Ground. Sakho is expected to be on the bench but could play some part in the crucial London Derby. Gold tweeted this morning: “I’m very hopeful that Diafra Sakho will play […]

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Alex Song may  need to moderate his wage demands if he is to have a chance of landing a permanent West Ham United deal at the end of the season. The midfielder’s  future has been in the balance since he returned to the club on loan and there are differing opinions inside the club as […]

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Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce made his first return to the Boleyn Ground since leaving last summer and was gutted to come away without even a point, after his side wasted a series of chances.

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JAMIE REDKNAPP: Leicester won ugly against Norwich but they are going to have to win a lot more matches like that if they want to win the title. Claudio Ranieri keeps finding the answers.

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MARTIN SAMUEL: Wahbi Khazri couldn’t even stay loyal to a country, let alone a club, so Sunderland’s chances of keeping him in the Championship next season may be remote.

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Sunderland’s failure to take their chances left Sam Allardyce disappointed while West Ham’s Slaven Bilic refused to say European qualification is a target Slaven Bilic was talking in a cramped anteroom to the West Ham media centre when Sam Allardyce, perhaps touring the Upton Park corridors for one last time, emerged from a side door. “See you next season, hopefully,” the Sunderland manager said to his counterpart as they clasped hands. “You will, you will,” …

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Here’s something a little bit special. Your chance to enjoy our man Gonzo’s match day experience as he takes you on a journey from the end of his ‘tube’ journey – down Green Street and into the pub. Feel the excitement build as he and Geo and pal discuss the game before making their way […]

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Sir Geoff Hurst turned the Boleyn Ground air blue at half time yesterday by swearing on the P.A system in front of a 35,000 sell out crowd together with millions watching over the world on TV. Speaking to the stadium announcer about his World Cup feat in 1996 Hurst said: “Most important I trumped Dear who […]

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The Capital One victory by Manchester City over Liverpool this evening means an additional Europa League place will be available to whoever finishes  in sixth position in the Premier League this season. The clubs who finish in the top four positions in the 2015/16  Premier League will qualify to compete in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions […]

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