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PL goals: Mahrez’s moment

Watch Premier League goals and highlights from the weekend's games, as Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea win.

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Homeless Spurs play three games in six days

Homeless Spurs meet the Hammers on Wednesday evening during a week which will have seen them play three games in six days! They are playing Manchester City tonight on a wrecked Wembley pitch following the NFL game on Sunday. That took priority as Spurs were supposed to have moved into their brand new shining White […]

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Increased London Stadium costs to host baseball

London Stadium owners have admitted for the first time they will need to fully move the West stand of the former Olympic Stadium next summer to enable the stadium to host baseball. The Stadium will be the first venue in Europe to host Major League Baseball, when the New York Yankees and the Boston Reds Sox […]

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Poll: Should West Ham prioritise the cup or the league?

West Ham faces Spurs at the London Stadium on Wednesday night in the league cup three days before they face Burnley in the Premier League also at home. Should Manuel Pellegrini prioritise the Carabao Cup fourth round or three points against Burnley on Saturday? Should West Ham prioritise the cup or the league?

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Charlie predicts Hammers cup joy

Sky pundit Charlie Nichols believes West Ham can overcome a weakened Spurs team on Halloween and predicts a 2-1 win for the Happy Hammers midweek. Writing on SkySports.com Charlie says “Playing on Monday night forces Mauricio Pochettino’s hand here as he’ll have to make big changes and give the youngsters a run out because the squad […]

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Big Porto test on the cards

West Ham’s highly promising under 23 Dan Kemp hopes the lads bounce back from the defeat at Leicester last week by beating FC Porto in their first Premier League International Cup contest of the season tomorrow evening (Tuesday). The Poruguese outfit beat Sunderland and Arsenal respectively in previous seasons to win the trophy and represent […]

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West Ham retro badge on view to TV millions

Eagle eyed West Ham supporters spotted the old Hammers badge on display to millions of TV viewers on Saturday evening at the King Power stadium as the Irons took on Leicester. The image of the old Hammers crest appeared on a medical kit bag close to the West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini in the dug […]

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Noble adds his words of sympathy

West Ham captain Mark Noble has added his words of sympathy after the King Power Stadium tragedy which took the lifes of Leicester City owner and four others. Nobes explained the team was shocked and there was stunned silence on the team coach when the news first broke after they left Leicester. Noble told WHUFC.com “I’m sure […]

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Air Accident Investigation seek witnesses

The Air Accident Investigation Branch are seeking witnesses of the helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium following the Leicester City v West Ham United Premier League game. A statement by the AAIB on their website says “A team of AAIB inspectors and support staff travelled to Leicester on Saturday night, with further inspectors travelling yesterday […]

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Leicester defender comes out of surgery

Leicester defender Dan Amartey says he has had successful surgery after a horror injury in his game against West Ham on Saturday. The full-back was stretchered off after appearing to twist his left ankle towards the end of Leicester’s 1-1 draw against West Ham after a clash with Michail Antonio. He appeared to catch his studs […]

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Ref Watch: Did Arsenal get lucky?

Should Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's strike that put Arsenal ahead at Selhurst Park have stood? Did Wilfried Zaha dive to win Crystal Palace a penalty in the same game? Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher gives his verdict.

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Lineker pays moving tribute to ‘quiet, unassuming’ Srivaddhanaprabha

The ex-England and Leicester great has paid a heartfelt tribute to the Foxes owner after his tragic death on Saturday night

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Anderson and Noble cases examined

Football fans are fickle …and I count myself among them! Try as one may to remain objective this is a hugely passionate game which creates conflicting knee jerk reactions from game to game and it becomes increasingly impossible at times. The big talking points from the match against Leicester City – although following the helicopter […]

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Diop and PSG update

Issa Diop and Fabian Balbuena’s level of performance has been extraordinary this season and is getting better and better with successive matches. As is always seems to be the case whenever a Hammer does well we have a story that interest has arisen in from other clubs with Diop linked to PSG for a fee […]

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What a man – the Hammers unsung hero!

Pablo Zabaleta’s performances for the Irons this season have been nothing less than extraordinary! Maybe it was the arrival of his former boss Pablo Zabaleta that was responsible but whatever the reason the Argentinian deserves all the praise in the world. Bear in mind that Zaba rises 34 years of age in January and yet […]

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We’ve got Diop, I just don’t think you understand

Twenty one year old Hammer Issa Diop has got a new West Ham song even if it is very similar to a song about a Frenchman who once played for the Hammers. The song was sung by 3,200 West Ham away fans at the King Power station on Saturday. Lyrics: We’ve got Diop, Issa Diop I […]

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Rice pips Fabianski and Balbuena to top spot

Declan Rice has once again been rewarded with man of the match by hundreds of Claret and Hugh readers by scoring the highest average score in our West Ham player ratings. Rice scored an impressive average of 8.68 just beating Hammers stopper Luca Fabianski 8.51 , Issa Diop on 8.29 and goal scorer Fabian Balbuena […]

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Hammers make statement on Leicester tragedy

West Ham have released a statement on the club official website WHUFC.com this morning following the tragedy at the King Power stadium. The statement reads: “The thoughts of everyone at West Ham United are with the directors, players, staff, supporters and all connected with Leicester City Football Club following the devastating events at the King Power […]

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Brian Dear: ‘I scored five in 20 minutes… and I got 80p a goal!’

MATCH OF THEIR DAY: When Aguero scored five in 20 minutes for Man City against Newcastle three years ago, the accolades flowed as fast as the goals, though not in Dear's house.

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WSL: Wins for Arsenal and Chelsea

Arsenal continued their perfect start to the Women's Super League season with a 4-0 win at Bristol City on Sunday.

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PL goals: Utd, Chelsea win

Watch Premier League goals and highlights from the weekend's games, as Manchester United and Chelsea win.

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Pelle’s choices for Spurs look decent

Manuel Pellegrini’s enthusiasm for the League Cup is well known after claiming the trophy at Manchester City. And he’s on the record as saying it is important to him as the club looks to end it’s wilderness years in domestic Cup competitions. But as he goes into Wednesday night’s clash with Spurs – despite several […]

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Declan Rice: ‘With ten men I thought we were excellent’

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Anderson – the fans aren’t happy

Felipe Anderson has become a Hammers enigma! Bought for a record £35 million, he is continuing to frustrate the Irons fans with a series of performances which brought a flood of comments of the ClaretandHugh Facebook page. Here are some random comments from followers on his contribution at Leicester City yesterday. O He has been poor […]

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Snodgrass at risk of suspension

Hammer Robert Snodgrass is at risk of a suspension after picking up four yellow cards in recent weeks as West Ham’s midfield crisis continues. Mark Noble picked up a three-match ban for a straight red card on Saturday evening but Snodgrass too is at risk of a suspension if he picks up one more yellow card. […]

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Vote for your West Ham player ratings against Leicester

Please give us your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the Leicester City vWest Ham Premier League match at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is low and […]

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