Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he spends a lot of time talking to Michail Antonio because “he is a very useful player.” The former Hammer of the Year has had plenty of injury problems over recent months but according to the manager is a player who is desperate to improve his game. And the boss said: “Antonio […]
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Irons boss explains Hammer’s road to recovery
Posted on 22 September 2018.
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PL review: Reds on top, Fergie sees Utd held
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Liverpool maintained their perfect start, Sergio Aguero scored in a landmark game and Sir Alex Ferguson watched Wolves thwart Manchester United – here's what happened in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Arthur: They should be worried about us – not vice versa
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Arthur Masuaku believes the Irons can beat Chelsea tomorrow simply because “they are human beings like us.” Fans favourite Arthur is ready for the challenge and told the Official Programme for the game: “It’s a strong team they have, but if we play with confidence and our quality, then we can beat them. They are […]
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Unlucky Irons winger to miss big chance
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Nathan Holland has had little luck when trying to make his Irons first team breakthrough and will miss out again on Wednesday night when Macclesfield come to town. He would have held a top chance of getting a run out against the lowly League Two outfit in the Carabao Cup clash at the London Stadium. […]
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West Ham prospect Declan Rice eager to end Chelsea’s winning run
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Declan Rice has urged West Ham to carry over the momentum from their first win of the season for the visit of London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.
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Forgotten Hammer may step up against Chelsea
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Lucas Perez is understood to be on standby in the unlikely event of Marko Arnautovic being unavailable for the match against League leaders Chelsea at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sun) . Marko will face a Sunday morning fitness test but word most of the week is that he is more likely to appear from the […]
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Irons eye mid table after Saturday results
Posted on 22 September 2018.
West Ham slipped a place to 17th after the 3pm kick off which saw Burnley grab their first win of the season over Bournemouth at Turf Moor. That enabled the Clarets to leapfrog over the Hammers on goal difference although a win over Chelsea tomorrow could see the Hammers rise towards mid table with Fulham […]
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Young Hammers on a learning curve
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Hammers under 23s 1 Chelsea under 23s 2 Liam Manning expects his Hammers under 23s to learn much from their 2-1 defeat by Chelsea’s youngsters this afternoon. The team battled back to level after falling behind to an early penalty through Joe Powell’s spot-kick before going close via centre forward Sean Adarkwa and wide attackers […]
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‘In and out’ Antonio – what the fans think
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Michail Antonio splits opinion right down the middle these days. Once he was one of the team’s top men prior to the arrival of Manuel Pellegrini but now he looks more like a super-sub than anything else. ClaretandHugh sought opinions on the club’s new Marmite man – here’s what they had to say. O […]
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Irons/Chelsea head to head: The stats that matter
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Some interesting stats and data have been compiled by BBC Sport ahead of the match against Chelsea one of which sees the Irons looking for consecutive League wins for the first time since January of last year. On the other side of the coin is Chelsea looking for six consecutive opening wins since the 2005/06 […]
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Chesea star claims he’s fit for Hammers
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Chelsea winger Pedro has declared himself fit and ready to meet the Hammers tomorrow despite his clash with the PAOK keeper while on Champions League duty this week. Announcing the player was set to miss the game his manager Maurizio Sarri had said after the game: “He’s a doubt for the West Ham game… a doubt […]
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Brady: It’s a weekly Hammers Soap Opera
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Karren Brady has amusingly described life at West Ham whilst revealing that the current players at the club are “excellent.” Writing in her weekly Sun column she declared that it could all sometimes feel like a soap opera – “a weekly Star Wars of football.” The club’s vice chairman explained that she loves the Premier […]
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Sarri surprised by West Ham’s struggles
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri admits he is surprised West Ham have had such a difficult start to the season.
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Posted on 22 September 2018.
Take a look at SportPesa's Premier League odds for Matchday 6
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Rice ready to hurt club that kicked him out
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Declan Rice was kicked out of Chelsea as a kid being told he wouldn’t make it at the club. But tomorrow he’s likely to step out at the London Stadium ready to show just how wrong that decision has turned out to be. Rice is now arguably the most discussed young prospect in the game […]
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Sarri claims Irons position “is not reality”
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has warned his squad that West Ham’s position in the Premier League “is not reality.” The 59 year old Blues boss has made a perfect five game start to his Staford Bridge but is very wary of the job facing him at the London Stadium tomorrow. He rates the team highly […]
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Pellegrini sends midfielder a message
Posted on 22 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini is refusing to get carried along on the wave of Declan Rice euphoria despite his obvious admiration for the teenager. The Hammers boss rarely speaks about players individually and was this week moved to declare: “Declan is a very young player and he must know a lot of different things, learning about different […]
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Super calm Pelle on what beating Chelsea would mean
Posted on 22 September 2018.
The Hammers as a club has always been a hot house – where brief periods of calm are followed by almighty explosions of emotion, anxiety and joy – par for the course. But in Manuel Pellegrini they now have a manager who is just about as calm as it gets and it’s a real pleasure […]
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Forget Stadium issues as Pelle calls on home advantage
Posted on 22 September 2018.
West Ham’s fans and players really have to make the London Stadium start to feel like home – difficult though events over recent months have made that! E20’s approach to the club – backed it seems by the Mayor of London and his Assembly – have seriously hindered the club’s attempts to create the atmosphere […]
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‘It’s obvious’ – Hazard up there with Messi & Ronaldo, says Pedro
Posted on 22 September 2018.
The Spain international's opinion holds a lot of weight on the subject, having spent seven years in Barcelona's first team
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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini wants Declan Rice to learn from best against Chelsea
Posted on 21 September 2018.
Declan Rice, 19, will again form a two-man midfield for West Ham with the expectation of disrupting Chelsea's attacking play as he did at Everton in the Premier League.
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‘Chelsea form will motivate West Ham’
Posted on 21 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini believes Chelsea's perfect start to the Premier League will provide motivation to his West Ham side.
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Squad vision presents Pelle with new challenge
Posted on 21 September 2018.
It was David Moyes who established Arthur Masuaku as his preferred left sided option after switching Arnie to centre forward. He moved Aaron Creswell into a more withdrawn role in central defence whilst this season the former Hammer of the Year finds himself very much second choice to our Arthur and failing to find an […]
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‘Hollywood’ Arnie waits to step on stage
Posted on 21 September 2018.
We love him but there’s no question that our Arnie perhaps has a bit of Hollywood about him! And why not? It hasn’t gone unnoticed that the top man has made a habit of disappearing from the action any time from the 70th minute when not unnaturally he usually receives thunderous applause as he leaves […]
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Snoddy may be back in ‘window’
Posted on 21 September 2018.
West Ham could entertain offers for Robert Snodgrass in the January transfer window with Manu Lanzinie due back from injury early in the New Year. With Declan Rice, Mark Noble, Pedro Obiang, Michail Antonio, Andriy Yarmolenko available along with Manu as front line operators, and with a (hopefully) recovered Jack Wilshire back in the frame, […]
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‘I’m not a guy who is willing to accept not playing’ – Cahill admits January Chelsea exit likely
Posted on 21 September 2018.
The 32-year-old England international has fallen out of favour under new manager Maurizio Sarri and says that he may well leave in the winter
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