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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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West Ham United manager David Moyes has hinted at which country young defender Declan Rice will choose to represent Internationally as the centre-back is illegible to play for both Republic of Ireland and England. Rice recently made his senior International debut for Martin O’Neill’s Ireland in a friendly defeat to Turkey and has turned out for both nations at youth level, being born in London but qualifying through his ancestry to appear in green and white. The charge was …

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West Ham United manager David Moyes has stayed calm about the excellent form of Austrian attacker Marko Arnautovic and his team’s hopes of Premier League survival after Saturday’s crucial victory over Mark Hughes’ Southampton at London Stadium. Arnautovic netted twice as the Hammers downed the Saints in East London and here is what Moyes had to say about his showing in his post-match press conference, which MooreThanJustAClub were fortunate enough to be in. “I just wanted…

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West Ham has confirmed that youngster Alex Pike has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. Pike joined the Hammers as an U11 midfielder before being converted to a right-back as a schoolboy. He made his  U18 debut while still an U16 schoolboy at home to Spurs on 12 January 2013. He was scouted by West Ham […]

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Chicharito wants to win the World Cup for Mexico in Russia before deciding his West Ham future. “Nobody told me that I couldn’t join the best leagues in the world, win the Premier League twice, reach a Champions League final,” Hernandez said in an interview with Univision. “No one told Hugo [Sanchez] that he couldn’t […]

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Spurs announced record turnover yesterday for last season totalling £306m with a wage bill of £127m and a gross profit of over £117m. The North London club earned over £150m in TV money with a further £44m in Champions League prize money and £5m in prize money from a domestic cup run while ticket revenue […]

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West Ham boss David Moyes will continue to look closely at Winston Reid’s recovery process before making decisions on the central defender’s Hammers future. At his best, the long-serving Hammer is the equal of most PL defenders, but he has been blighted by injury problems over the last couple of seasons which has seen his […]

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Aston Villa currently sit in fourth place in the Championship firmly in the playoff places for a chance to get promotion to the Premier League. On one hand, the Hammers will be hoping that Villa win promotion to get a decent bid for Robert Snodgrass on loan to the Midlands club, however, on the other hand, […]

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David Moyes is probably one win away from nailing down a new deal with West Ham. Short of a footballing miracle it is unlikely that either Stoke or Southampton – with a fixture list which looks perilous at the very least – can catch the Hammers, currently in 14th. A win over the Potters on […]

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Five thousand West Ham supporters of all ages attended the Hammers’ Family Fun Day at London Stadium yesterday. The event started on the London Marathon Community Track, where West Ham United Ladies challenged youngsters to a game of football darts, while others enjoyed inflatable slides, obstacle courses, bungee runs and a penalty shoot-out. Attention then […]

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David Moyes was tonight (Tues) in the Craven Cottage stands to watch Fulham beat  Leeds United 2-0 as he ran the rule over three potential summer signings. The Hammers boss is known to be particularly keen on Fulham’s Tom Cairney, full back Ryan Fredericks and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic who was on the score sheet with […]

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Joao Mario has brushed aside any fears that West Ham may be relegated at the end of the season.

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Barry Fry has laughed off social media chit chat that he is set to become the Hammers new director of football. After the former Birmingham City boss had been spotted in the London Stadium director’s box during the Southampton match, ill informed gossip immediately kicked off that he was on his way to the club. […]

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James Collins hopes to stay in London when his contract with West Ham ends this summer. The chances of a contract extension appear to be fading and even a six-month extension looks unlikely as it stands unless he is prepared to sign up for a pay as you play deal. Ginge is said to be settled in […]

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The Premier League returned for another thrilling Matchday of action over the weekend, the 32nd of the 2017/2018 campaign, and there was drama at both ends of the table as Pep Guardiola’s league leaders moved just three points away from the title and David Moyes’ West Ham United got the better of a dejected Southampton, let’s look back at the last few days’ football. The Top-Flight weekend began with a …

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It’s that time of the week once again, a day later than usual, time to check in with West Ham United’s various different loan stars at their various different loan clubs and find out how they’ve been doing over the past seven days, it has been a busy week for most as Robert Snodgrass’ Aston Villa’s promotion hopes took a knock as Moses Makasi and Plymouth Argyle got back on track, plus much more. Robert Snodgrass…

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Whether you refer to him as “John Paintsil” or “John Pantsil,” the Ghana national team legend was a popular figure in East London, wearing the famous Claret & Blue between summer 2006 and summer 2008. However, what famous mistake overshadowed his time at the Boleyn Ground? Why did things never really work out for the defender with West Ham? And more importantly, where is he now? John Paintsil The future professional footballer was born in June 1981 in Berekum…

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Pablo Zabaleta believes Joao Mario will be a key man in driving the Hammers to a strong end of season. Speaking to the official site the defender said: “Joao Mario showed his outstanding quality for us on Saturday. “He has great technique and works hard for the team. On Saturday he played his best game […]

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Those fans coming away from the match on Saturday at the London Stadium in which West Ham hosted Southampton, could hardly be blamed for harbouring a sense of bewilderment after witnessing such a display from the reps of the claret and blue. It was less a justification of doubting Thomas’s but rather a vindication of reality that much of the fans have come to terms with over the last couple of seasons. The sense of …

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West Ham’s injury woes are finally easing and David Moyes will have a near full squad to pick from this weekend as the team get set for Stamford Bridge. Manu Lanzini and Chicharito are both fit but with the manager presumably adopting a more defensive approach it would be no surprise to see them both […]

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Real Betis are in contact with their former goalkeeper Adrian claims a report in the Spanish media. LaLiga club Betis are looking to revamp their goalkeeping options and have a deal in place with Espanyol’s Pau Lopez. Lopez is contracted with Espanyol until the end in June but has signed a pre-contract with Real Betis […]

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Aaron Cresswell marked his 150th Hammers appearance with as important a victory as he has probably ever experienced. And he has no issue in declaring that the pressure was on – probably like never before – as the team scored a great win over Southampton. Speaking to the official site he said: “Let’s not beat around […]

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West Ham will consider the futures of six players once this awful season comes to an end. David Moyes and the lads now look very well placed to avoid relegation after a struggle that has gone on for far too long but like last year there could well be sweeping changes on the way. The […]

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Four Hammers will have their contracts expire this Summer with a further three Hammers the following summer. Joe Hart, James Collins, Patrice Evra and Joao Mario contracts all expire by the end of June with little prospect of renewal as it stands. The Hammers will save up to £300,000 per week on the wage bill […]

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West Ham families will be heading to an open training session at the London Stadium today to watch David Moyes put the first team squad through their paces at a free Family Fun Day You can secure up to four free tickets for an open training session at the centre of a day full of activities […]

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The ongoing saga between old members of West Ham United Supporters’ Club at Castle Street, East Ham and new members at Stour Space, Hackney Wick continued over the weekend. The members of the 70-year institution are locked in a battle over the assets of the club which include two flats in Green street. Older members […]

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