Posted on 15 August 2018.
The Hammers – along with Arsenal and Spurs – are being reported as holding an interest in Republic of Ireland youth international Elvis Azah. The 17-year-old winger has been with Cardiff City’s under 18s for his pre-season where he scored two goals against our under 18s in a friendly. Azah, who is comfortable playing either […]
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Posted on 15 August 2018.
West Ham’s medics believe Andy Carroll will be back in action before Christmas. He is expected to become the first of the long term injury victims to return with no date yet having been put on central defender Winston Reid’s comeback. If the backroom staff have got their Carroll timetable right it will give the […]
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Posted on 15 August 2018.
The possibility that owners of the London Stadium E20 have allegedly asked the Hammers to pay £170k a year for a claret surround has gone down like a lead balloon among the club’s fans. Earlier today ClaretandHugh revealed that instead there was a distinct possibility that they would instead opt for a ‘Spurs navy’ colour […]
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Posted on 15 August 2018.
Jack Wilshere is very happy to see his fellow Gunner Lucas Perez join him in the claret and blue. Despite never playing in the same Premier League side as the striker, the Hammers midfielder is convinced he front man is set to bring real quality to the team. Both players decided their future lay with […]
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Posted on 15 August 2018.
The West Ham Way – show 99 Here’s the latest podcast from Phoenix 98 FM and The West Ham Way. Popular ITK @ExWHUemployee is featured in this weekly show and in this edition gives his views on the events at Anfield on Saturday before turning his attention to what could happen at the London Stadium for the […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Reece Oxford may have been at the centre of attention of RP Leipzig scouts who watched last night’s Under23s match between the Irons and spurs at Stevenage. The German club – having been expected to mount a bid for the player last season when he was on loan at Borrusia Munchengladbach – had scouts in […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Mike Manera has swapped his comedian’s hat to become CandH’s tactical analyst this season and in his first piece here he looks back on the Liverpool match and comes to some interesting conclusions. In pre-season Pellegrini seemed to prefer a 433 shape, only switching to 442 in the last game of the warm up […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
The Premier League transfer window is closed for the summer, but that does not mean there won't be more transfer activity before the end of the month.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
If you never tire of hearing the same thing said in slightly different ways then listen to footballers after a defeat …or even maybe a victory. I knew it was going to be another long old winter doing this job when I read Angelo Ogbonna’s quotes on the Liverpool defeat this morning. Thoughts of groundhog […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
Clubs in Spain, Germany and Italy are among those who can still do business until August 31 and our friends at Football Whispers have scoured the European media to bring you the latest transfer news from Europe.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini will wrestle with some midfield problems after being disappointed at seeing the team over-run in that area of the pitch by rampant Liverpool on Sunday. The clash against Bournemouth on Saturday is a key fixture given Arsenal (a), Chelsea (h), Everton (a) and Manchester United (h) are on the horizon within the next […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Half of Premier League clubs could have played in empty stadiums and still made a pre-tax profit in the first season of the current broadcast deal, BBC research has found. In 2016-17, during which clubs benefited from a record £8.3bn in global TV revenue, matchday income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back to review the first game of the 2018/2019 Premier League season. In episode two of the new season listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with Nigel Kahn along with guest presenters Iain Dale and David Hautzig from West Ham Till I Die review […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
West Ham have been counting down their fifty greatest Hammers on the official website and social media channels over the past two months. It is not clear who voted for and how they came up with the positions of 11-50 but they are now giving West Ham supporters a chance to vote on the top […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
On Monday morning BBC match of the day host Gary Lineker gave his thoughts on Twitter about the opening weekend of the Premier League season by saying “First thoughts of the opening weekend of the season. All fairly predictable: Manchester City once again the team to beat. Liverpool will be the chief threat. VAR should’ve been […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Xande Silva grabbed a hat-trick on his Hammers under 23 debut and then learned he is going nowhere this season. After a massively important performance in the 3-1 victory at Stevenage, manager Manuel Pellegrini will not be allowing the 21 year old to go out on loan. Over 40 League clubs were represented at last night’s […]
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Same old Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s dashing team came flying from the blocks of the new season with a typical display of energy, invention and speed.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Graeme Souness heaped praise on Liverpool after their 4-0 victory over West Ham at Anfield on Sunday. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Daniel Sturridge and Sadio Mane beat Manuel Pellegrini's side.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Liverpool oozed class in their opening game of the season as they thrashed West Ham at Anfield.
Sportsmail runs you through the things you might have missed from the match.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was pleased with his side's convincing start to the season, but warned there will be much tougher tests ahead after a comprehensive 4-0 victory over West Ham at Anfield.
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
From Manchester United's Fred to Arsenal's Lucas Torreira, we assess how every new Premier League signing fared on the opening weekend.
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
They do not always make the headlines, but there were some super saves from the Premier League's returning keepers this weekend.
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Posted on 14 August 2018. Tags: West Ham United
Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra has topped the first Power Rankings this season.
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
'When you bring so many players it is difficult to adapt,' said West Ham manager Pellegrini. 'We are just starting the season. We need to continue working hard and analyse the game.'
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Posted on 14 August 2018.
Naby Keita, Jack Wilshere, Danny Ings, Joe Hart, Matteo Guendouzi and Riyad Mahrez were among a host of stars to make debuts for their new clubs on a busy Sunday of Premier League action.
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