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Burnley keeper Tom Heaton has made it clear he is keeping his options open this winter at Turf Moor and that must be of interest to the Irons. The 32 year old – who ironically is being kept out of the first team by Irons flop of last season Joe Hart – has regularly been […]

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Fabianski has been in inspired form form for West Ham this season. His 36 saves are more than any other Premier League ‘keeper. Adrian Clarke writing for PremierLeague.com says “Sharp reflexes and athleticism have always been Fabianski’s strong suits, and this aspect of his play has shone brightly for the east London club. Fabianski has […]

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The BBC have live coverage of this afternoon’s WSL action between Manchester City v West Ham United, which you can watch live at the top of this page from 12:20 at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/45609413 Man City Women make two changes from their 3-2 victory over Birmingham City last time out, with Esme Morgan and Claire Emslie recalled, replacing […]

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West Ham fear that negotiations with Charlton over the permanent transfer of Josh Cullen may stall over the price required. The 22 year old has been allowed to move to the League One Addicks on loan and as reported here is now wanted by manager Lee Bowyer. But just as was the case when Reece […]

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West Ham could very easily be encouraged by reports this morning that Ruben Loftus-Cheek is looking to make a loan move out of Chelsea this winter. The player made a considered decision to remain at Stamford Bridge in the summer and take his chance of a Blues breakthrough. That hasn’t worked out and he is […]

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Robert Snodgrass is reported to have a good chance of recovery to be available for selection West Ham‘s London derby with Spurs next weekend despite his withdrawal from the Scotland squad claims the London Standard. Snodgrass missed the Nations League defeat to Israel for Scotland with an ankle injury and has now returned to London, meaning […]

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We’ve all had a say and now it’s time for everybody to take the pressure of Declan Rice and let the lad make his decisions. Board critic Nigel Kahn was given access to these pages to offer his view last night and that can be read at https://www.claretandhugh.info/board-critic-gives-his-rice-contract-verdict/ And as far as Sean and myself are […]

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Felipe Anderson is starting to show why West Ham were prepared to invest £4om in their club-record signing. BT Sports produced a series of statistics in which Anderson appears in the top ten of all three. In the most dribbles, Anderson is ranked seventh in the Premier League with 28. Hazard leads with 39, followed by Joshua […]

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Sead Haksabanovich was believed to have made a real impression on the manager during pre-season but ended up moving on loan to his former club Malaga. The season long loan is intended of course to sharpen him up for the Irons next term as the youngster bids to join the first team squad. Sadly things […]

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Hammer Arthur Masuaku has finally made his international debut as left back for the Democratic Republic Congo this evening. DR Congo faces Zimbabwe in Africa Cup of Nations in qualifying Group G in Kinshasa as they lost 2-1. Masuaku represented France at under-18 and under-19 levels, but switched he his allegiance to DR Congo in June 2017. In August 2017, he was called into his […]

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West Ham’s new head of medical is on a massive learning curve and loving it! Richard Collinge arrived at the club three months ago and in his first major interview discusses the job he has taken on working with, keeping and getting fit the club’s multi million assets. Talking to Standard Sport he said: “We […]

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by Nigel Kahn I could not ever be called a board lover. In fact, I have been described as the complete opposite and have been highly critical of the West Ham owners on many occasions over very many things. However, on the subject of Declan Rice and what package he should be offered, I find […]

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Hammer Robert Snodgrass has been withdrawn from the Scottish squad after suffering from an unknown injury. Snodgrass didn’t even make the bench in the Scots 2-1 loss against Israel on Thursday evening. Scotland now faces 2016 European Championship winners Portugal in a friendly over the next two weeks but Snodgrass is already the plane home to […]

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Ryan Fredericks is being forced to play second fiddle to the well in form Pablo Zabaleta but is very happy with the learning curve he has set out upon. He was presented with a commemorative football as a memento for making his debut in the PL and was happy to discuss his arrival and development […]

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The best of the Premier League versus the best of La Liga versus the best of Serie A versus the best of the Bundesliga. Who would win? First up, we reveal our all-star Premier League combined XI…

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady will be grilled by the London Assembly Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30pm in Committee Room 5 at City Hall. The Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will meet to discuss the difficult relationship between the owners of the London Stadium and West Ham football club. According to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), which […]

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Almost inevitably, Marko Arnautovic grabbed the only goal of the game in Austria’s UEFA Nations League win against Northern Ireland last night. The Hammers main man was a constant threat and eventually got on the end of a Peter Zulj’s pass before firing past Bailey Peacock-Farrell. He then ran over to Leicester centre-back Jonny Evans, […]

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Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal of the game as Austria beat Northern Ireland on Friday night. The Hammers striker who was made the captain of the Austrian side put one past Northern Ireland’s goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell with just 19 minutes to go, despite appeals from Northern Ireland the offside flag stayed down. They return […]

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Paul Merson has claimed that Declan Rice’s hesitation over his England v Ireland international choice is doing him no favours. Writing in his Daily Star column the former Arsenal midfielder declares: “Declan Rice is good enough to play for England and would be in the squad by now if he’d chosen to play for us. But […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Chelsea and former England central defender Gary Cahill. The Mirror’s Darren Lewis – with good links to the Irons – claims Manuel Pellegrini is holding a big interest in the player. The 32 year old is out of contract in the summer and […]

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Karren Brady has named the qualities required to make a top boss Writing in her national newspaper column and Manuael Pellegrini, not unpredictably, claims a place on her list. The Hammers vice chairman declares that our manager’s composure is the quality that sets him a part saying: (He is) the most composed I have worked […]

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Government inspector Lou Ellison from the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) told a safety meeting over the Summer that there was lack of a cohesive atmosphere among stakeholders involved the London Stadium and he was concerned about the look and feel for West Ham fans from the time when they enter the stadium through to when […]

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Former Hammer Patrice Evra has been spotted training with at Rush Green training with West Ham but he is unlikely to re-join the Hammers. Evra joined the club on a short-term contract last in February under David Moyes following his controversial release from Marseille but his involvement was limited to just five appearances. He was […]

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Jermaine Defoe is being widely reported as wanting a January move back to the Irons. The 36 year old seems determined – if the reports are to be believed – to end his career at the club after his acrimonious departure. According to the reports his lack of game time at Bournemouth – coupled with […]

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Josh Cullen – currently on loan at Charlton – looks nailed on to sign a permanent deal with the League One club. Charlton boss Lee Bowyer is keen to do a deal for the 22 year old and the Irons are ready to talk terms. The 22-year-old featured had an involvement with the Irons first […]

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Segregation barriers put in place after the Burnley game last season are due to become a permanent fixture stopping the free movement of West Ham fans around the London Stadium. West Ham say that following reports and conclusions drawn after the Burnley game they support Newham’s Safety Advisory Group recommendations in relation to the segregation […]

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