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VOTE: PFA Player of the Year

Who should win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award this season? Vote here from the star-studded list of nominees.

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Premier League/FA Cup questions

Will Arsenal avoid an early summer start to their 2018/19 season? And how many records can Man City break before the end of the season?

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Winter break ‘agreed in principle’

The FA, Premier League and EFL are close to agreement over the introduction of a winter break, Sky Sports News understands.

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Two who could solve our keeper dilemma

    By Allen Cummings     It’s 100 per cent correct that the Hammers should be looking at signing a new goalkeeper (or two) but the bigger and less easily solved question is WHO? Enough has been said of Joe Hart – he’s on his way back to Manchester with I suggest a bleakish […]

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Everton survey on BFS opens up an Irons question

Oh my, big Sam will be pleased at the latest move by the Everton board! In what some will consider a great idea and others dismiss as a gimmick, they have send a survey to the fans asking them to rate his performance this season. Despite lying in a handy league position many Toffees supporters […]

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Ease up Cressie…this is nonsense

Aaron Cresswell may just have been a tad over-excited in his assessment of Andy Carroll. Normally I have no problem with players becoming as enthusiastic as they like over a team-mate’s performance but it always seems to end one way when the name is Carroll. Here we go again – he’s a weapon, he’s different […]

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Cresswell leads Premier League table

Hammer Aaron Cresswell leads the Premier League table for the defender with the most assists this season.  His return of seven assists from 32 League appearances this season is an impressive step up from the two assists he delivered last season and an all-time high of four per season since joining as a Hammer. Cresswell […]

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David Moyes receives a vote of confidence

West Ham manager David Moyes has received a vote of confidence from supporters to carry on the job he started last November. A Claret and Hugh poll of 1,390 fans today showed the majority of 62% (862) believes Moyes should be offered a new contract in the Summer with the remaining 38% (528) saying he […]

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Lanzini/Carroll question marks for Moyes

David Moyes has left a question mark over Manu Lanzii starting at Arsenal on Sunday admitting he’s not sure the midfielder is “quite there” in terms of fitness. The manager has some critical decisions to make as he bids to collect something from the game at the Emirates with most believing a couple of more […]

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West Ham should make surprise move for out-of-favour Man United man rated at £18m – agree?

With Premier League safety all but secured after a dramatic equaliser from Andy Carroll against Stoke City, West Ham should make a move for Man United’s out-of-favour versatile defender Daley Blind. Blind was signed by Louis van Gaal from Ajax after an impressive World Cup campaign for Holland in 2016. The 28-year-old could be available […]

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It’s a non Hammers night for Neville

Gary Neville appeared to have little time for the Hammers in his post match inquest into the Stoke City clash at the London Stadium. Indeed his lack of attention to anything we managed to do during the game was almost embarrassing for somebody who claims to be a professional broadcaster. He reserved most of his […]

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Poll: Andy Carroll: Should he stay or should he go?

Hammers striker Andy Carroll proved last night he has still got what it takes when fit. He came on to save West Ham a point and more importantly deny Stoke two points after coming on as a late sub in the closing minutes of the game. Carroll scored within six minutes of coming on and […]

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Carroll puts himself back on the market!

Andy Carroll’s blazing cameo performance and fine goal against Stoke has raised hopes that he could leave the Hammers in a win/win situation as he enters the last year of his contract. Should he maintain the sort of form and fitness on display in last night’s game clubs may see him as a decently priced […]

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Moyes stuns media into silence

West Ham manager David Moyes stunned the post-match media pack into silence by suggesting last night’s draw against Stoke was one of the better performances by West Ham under him as manager. Moyes told reporters “I think the important thing was to make sure we didn’t lose tonight and I thought the commitment from the players, […]

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West Ham must make risky move to bring home former fan favourite this summer – agree?

Ravel Morrison has had a rollercoaster career so far as a professional footballer but is it now the right time to bring back one of England’s brightest prospects? The former Man United academy player used to play alongside Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard before making a £1m move down south to The Hammers whilst the […]

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Noble gets a Carroll booster

Mark Noble admits that he was boosted to see Andy Carroll run onto the pitch last night admitting his presence on the field of play is major! The skipper – relieved to grab a point from last night’s game va Carroll’s great shot – said: “You put that ball in the box and there’s every chance […]

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Which goalkeeper should start for England’s World Cup squad in Russia?

Joe Hart’s horror show at the London Stadium on Monday night has led us to ask our reporters which three keepers should go to the World Cup and who should start as No 1?

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Joe Hart errors leading to goals same as England No.1 rivals combined

Joe Hart’s place in England’s World Cup squad has fallen under intense scrutiny after an error against Stoke in West Ham’s 1-1 draw at the London Stadium on Monday night.

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Carroll: ‘We’re not safe yet’

Andy Carroll admitted the point he snatched for West Ham against Stoke could be vital but insisted: “We’re not safe yet”.

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Andy Carroll warns West Ham they still face Premier League relegation

Andy Carroll admitted the point he snatched for West Ham against Stoke could be vital but insisted: ‘We’re not safe yet’. A 1-1 draw left the Hammers seven points above the Premier League drop zone.

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Carroll cool over World Cup hopes

Andy Carroll is not getting stressed about making the World Cup this summer, but Peter Crouch believes the West Ham striker is a good option for England.

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Parkes: “Yes the young man IS Mooro reborn!”

In his latest exclusive blog for ClaretandHugh Hammers goalkeeping legend Phil Parkes explains exactly how good Declan Rice is and  compares him not only to Bobby Moore but a player who is still recognised as the greatest to step onto a football pitch.   By Phil Parkes I don’t wanna talk about Joe Hart anymore! […]

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Zaha tops Power Rankings

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.

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Brady under fire for Twitter message

West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has come under renewed fire from supporters after an ill-timed tweet last night. The opening episode of Brady’s latest TV programme called ‘Give It A Year’ began its run on ITV at 8pm – the same time as West Ham’s clash with Stoke got underway with some questioning her priorities between […]

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Easy win? How can you be so wrong!

I’ve just given myself a real old kicking – did I honestly think it would be that easy…what a berk! Yesterday morning I wrote a daft piece claiming it was a win for the Irons – no doubt about it and even suggested we all had a few quid on them. I even went against […]

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Carroll snatches last-gasp point

Andy Carroll climbed off the treatment table to score a dramatic last-minute equaliser and deny Stoke a precious win in their battle for Premier League survival.

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