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Moyes weighs up Hart/Adrian contract options

David Moyes has not entirely ruled out offering Joe Hart a new deal if he can show the same form he demonstrated against Chelsea on Sunday. One swallow does certainly not make a summer in the manager’s world but Hart’s fine performance at the Bridge appeared to show there was a lot more in his […]

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It’s Monday so Mike’s back

Mike’s back with his weekly look at all things West Ham – even WINNING. In the latest video from Mr Manera he looks at the reaction of the fans – err perhaps that should be fan  whose face you may recognise- and the continuing spat between the club and Mr Sadiq Khan. Mike is always […]

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Swinging from the branches, hanging out to dry!

Whatever happened to the days of carefree abandon and playing with creativity and passion? Not since Upton Park have the West Ham faithful been entertained in such a manner, however is there a hope that it might ever return? “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” – John Lennon Let us ignore the fragility within the squad and the …

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Young Hammers Travel To Merseyside With Opportunity To Go Fifth In PL2 Division One Standings

In a fixture that was re-arranged from December 2017 and on the 20th round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League 2 Division One campaign, Terry Westley’s West Ham United U23s make the lengthy trip to face David Unsworth’s Everton U23s for what promises to be an intriguing clash. The Young Toffees go into the fixture eight days after a thrilling league defeat to Manchester City at Goodison Park, while the Young Hammers also faced the…

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Fantasy football scout: Premier League injuries, suspensions & return dates for Gameweek 34

Wondering who to put in and who to leave out of your fantasy football team? Goal has all the latest on expected injured and banned players

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Super Sub Chicharito Gives Hammers Pivotal Relegation Battle Point At Stamford Bridge

A late equaliser from substitute Javier Hernandez was enough for David Moyes’ West Ham United to pick up a hugely important point in the complexion of the Premier League relegation battle against Antonio Conte’s Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. On a day that was dedicated to the memory of the Blues and England legend Ray Wilkins, who sadly passed away aged 61 last week, Cesar Azpilicueta gave the home …

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Return of big fella on the cards

Andy Carroll is expected back on the bench for the game against Stoke City at the weekend along with Manu Lanzini. The big striker was working with on his own with Stuart Pearce on the training field last week and kicking balls and is being expected to join in with the squad this week. Carroll […]

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Sadiq Khan’s response to 10 key CandH questions

Eleven days ago Mayor of London Sadiq Khan received 10 questions from ClaretandHugh following his outburst over the events during our match against Burnley. He quickly smashed into West Ham fans ensuring massive publicity for his position but hasn’t been anything like as rapid in answering questions from CandH aimed at helping him he develop […]

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Ref Watch: Man City’s ‘certain’ pen

Were Manchester City unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty against Manchester United? Could Ashley Young have seen red? Should Chris Smalling’s winner at the Etihad have stood? Dermot Gallagher has his say in this week’s Ref Watch.

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West Ham’s Javier Hernandez calls on David Moyes to give him more starts

Javier Hernandez has told manager David Moyes he is not content as a supersub and wants to be a regular starter for West Ham. Hernandez emerged from the bench to score in the 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

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Joe Hart insists he is solely focused on West Ham’s survival

Joe Hart admits West Ham face a season-defining game against Stoke next week. The Hammers grabbed a battling point at Chelsea on Sunday to give them a six-point cushion above the relegation zone.

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Let the moaning stop….for now at least!

No Winston Reid…no Sam Byram, no Manu Lanzini, no Michail Antonio,no Pedro Obiang…no Andy Carroll! Result A 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, a result  that nobody other than the most supreme optimist would have called – a few will want to argue with that of course. Given fine big absences ( some may wanna consider […]

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Conte ‘bored’ of wasteful Chelsea as towel thrown in on top four

The Blues boss concedes that Champions League qualification appears to be beyond his side following another frustrating afternoon against West Ham

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Chicharito makes his ambition clear

It sounds so straightforward when you read the words but stop for a second – what you are about to read from Chicharito all happened within milimteres of a moment. The Mexican scored one of the most valuable goals possible when he beat Courtois to give the Hammers a share of the spoils yesterday and […]

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West Ham led the way with Ray Wilkins tribute

West Ham’s away army of 3,000 supporters at Stamford Bridge led the way for the tributes to Ray Wilkins at Stamford Bridge. Hammers in the away end were first to join in the applause for the 61-year-old before the official one-minute tribute began at kick off and joined in again at the eight-minute mark to show […]

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WATCH: Penalty for West Ham?

Jamie Redknapp and Slaven Bilic believe West Ham should have been awarded a penalty against Chelsea, but admit it was difficult for the referee.

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Moyes happy despite “diabolical” goal

David Moyes watched his Irons “stay in the game” and declared that was the key to a point today (Sun). The outstanding point at Chelsea means we have taken four from six off them but none of them was more valuable than today’s as we went six points clear of the relegation zone. And the […]

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Premier League: THINGS YOU MISSED FROM SUNDAY’S ACTION

After Arsenal beat Southampton and Chelsea drew with West Ham, Sportsmail brings you some of the things you may have missed from Sunday’s Premier League action.

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Goal happy Chicharito sorry for Chelsea fans !

Joe Hart produced an outstanding World Cup-bound performance for the Irons today with a series of spectacular saves as the Hammers ground their way to a fabulous point. But the stopper – recognised as one of the game’s Mr Nice Guys – first thoughts were for Chicartito whose fine second half strike gave us a […]

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Stamford Bridge gave Ray Wilkins the send-off he deserved

ADAM CRAFTON AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: At the Shed Wall, the lines grew longer, stretching back by the dozens. The significance of this afternoon extended beyond the 90 minutes.

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Conte bemused by Chelsea’s failure to beat West Ham

The Blues dominated their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge but were held to a draw after Javier Hernandez’s late strike

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Ray Wilkins given a fond farewell on a day for goodbyes at the Bridge | Barney Ronay

At Chelsea on Sunday, as at many other clubs over the weekend, it was all about Ray Wilkins. But in the background it was hard to avoid the feeling of change and uncertainty to come Farewell, then, to all that. A rainy Sunday on the Fulham Road, a humdrum April draw and the embers of another fading champion Chelsea team: by the end this felt like a fitting time to say goodbye …

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PlayerWatch on Edi Fernandez

ClaretandHugh’s PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach kept his eyes on young midfielder Edi Fernandez this afternoon and it wasn’t always a pretty sight. After a long spell out injured he comes under the spotlight today retaining his place on the team after an impressive performance against Southampton after coming on for the injured Antonio. 36 – […]

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Chelsea’s Christensen thanks Conte for support during slump in form

The Blues defender admits that his form has dipped of late due but he has thanked his manager for keeping faith in him

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Chicharito goal extends Mexican forward’s Stamford Bridge sub scoring streak

With his equalizer Sunday, Javier Hernandez made it four for four when he enters as a substitute to face Chelsea

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Ratings report Part Two Chelsea v Irons

ClaretandHugh Facebook forum ratings expert Sergey Novysh hands out his marks Hart: Produced a few super saves and few decent ones. We need more performances like that. 9 Rice:  Difficult day for our defence overall, but that fella looked good. Nullified Morata on few occasions and stopped few dangerous counter-attacks. 7   Ogbonna: Another solid performance, no silly mistakes 7   […]

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