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West Ham picked up their third consecutive draw to make it an unbeaten run of four games. They are now on 39 points, one of eight sides separated by three points. The most recent draw was a goalless stalemate at Stoke. That point moved Stoke onto 40 points, but they are still one away from a place in the top half. One win in eight games has seen them slide down the league and if this continues they could…

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Fans fume at woeful Calleri There is certainly no doubt that the board made their fair share of poor signings in last summer’s transfer window, but along with the departed Simone Zaza for many fans Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri has been one of the worst and yesterday many fans ran out of patience with the former Sao Paulo man. Calleri has enjoyed much more game time in recent weeks due the injuries sustained …

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London Stadium in Police raid We were at the forefront of world sport headlines as HMRC officers carried out a raid on our London Stadium offices on Wednesday morning. The raid was part of a huge Police operation in which 200 officers were deployed across England and France to investigate various fraud allegations. Newcastle’s St James’s Park was also raided as us and The Toon were the only English League clubs to be affected. No further developments have taken place, …

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Slaven Bilic has reminded his West Ham players they still have the threat of relegation looming over them. That has to be in the inference from Bilic’s comments ahead of the Premier League clash at Stoke City tomorrow. The Hammers, who have gleaned five points from the past three Premier League games, are highly unlikely to go down as they sit in 14th position and are seven points clear of the drop zone. But the West Ham manager …

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In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we speak to Tom, 57, a lifelong West Ham fan and season ticket holder about his first Hammers experience: “At the age of 18 years old I was eagerly awaiting a New Years Eve party when I found myself being dragged along to a football match. I always played football, but I never really supported any club back then. I was quite nervous about it being my first time. I didn’t really know what …

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Reid: “We are pleased to take a point” Our Kiwi centre back, Winston Reid has praised his fellow team mates after stopping Romelu Lukaku from breaching our defence for the first time in ten games. With Lukaku in such fine form, even leading bookmakers BettingTips4U.com were giving long odds on the Hammers keeping a clean sheet. The 28-year-old was the captain in Mark Noble’s absence, as he returned from injury after just under a month…

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James Collins has challenged his team-mates to build on the creditable 0-0 draw with Everton and ignite a push up the Premier League table with a win over Stoke at the weekend. Slaven Bilic’s men gained a point from the stalemate against Ronald Koeman’s troops at the London Stadium, and they go to the bet365 Stadium on Saturday to take on Mark Hughes’ side. And Collins believes the fact that the Hammers shave taken five points from the past three games gives…

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Enner Valencia – Everton Did not feature in the game against his parent club. Reece Burke – Wigan Athletic Burke made his first appearance since December in Wigan’s 0-0 draw with Cardiff, which put a dent in the Latics chances of surviving relegation to League one. Burke shone at right-back in the stalemate and spoke to Latics website after the game “It’s been frustrating to have been out for so long but that happens in football and you’ve…

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West Ham halted Everton’s winning run and made it six away games without a win for the Merseyside team. The 0-0 draw at the London Stadium was West Ham’s third points return in a row, but they still drop down the league into 14th place. They are one of three sides on 38 points and are two points outside the top 10. They are also just seven points off the bottom three, but with only four games remaining. …

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Yesterday something amazing happened…Lukaku didn’t score against West Ham! In fact, he never actually looked like scoring. The credit for that must be given to our defenders and in particular our very own Ginger Pele. He was immense, and alongside the returning Winston Reid, we looked defensively sound. Now that’s something we haven’t been able to say much this season. It was a good performance with a much-depleted side. Let’s not get too carried away, Everton weren’t firing on all…

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New defensive system successful in clean sheet There is no doubt that throughout the season our defence has been at the forefront of criticism in most of our poor performances, but yesterday was far from the case. With the key return of yesterday’s skipper Winston Reid, Slaven Bilic decided to opt with a three at the back system to try to contain the pace and power of the Everton attack and in particular Romelu Lukaku. The formation was a bold…

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Let’s start by taking by taking a look at the key statistics from our 0-0 home draw to the Toffees yesterday. Possession We were dominant in most areas of the action at the London Stadium yesterday, but unlike recent games possession wasn’t one of those areas. The visitors had the Lion’s share of keep ball with 59.3 percent possession to our 40.7 percent in the bore draw. However, we were largely regarded as the better side against Ronald …

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Ladies beaten in historic fixture Our ladies side were well beaten by top of the table Spurs on a historic night at White Hart Lane. The fixture was the first and possibly even the last ever woman’s game to be played at the soon to be demolished stadium, Spurs were returning the favour as we played them at home in the last season at the Boleyn a year ago. The hosts were in rampant mood …

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What a difference a year makes. This time last year, West Ham were within shouting distance of the FA cup semi-final and 4th place in the League. The team was in the midst of a long undefeated run and full of confidence, Slaven Bilic was a tactical genius who had delivered wins against Liverpool (3 times!) Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Spurs. The feel good factor was evident everywhere sure…

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Saturday sees West Ham host an Everton side which have failed to win any of their last five away league games. It is their home form which has seen Everton maintain pressure on the top six above. They can move back to 5th with a win in this game but would likely move back down once their rivals have played. West Ham have picked up four points from their last two games and have moved away from any relegation threat…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback segment, we speak to Edward, 16, a West Ham season ticket holder on his special memories of the Boleyn. “It was Christmas day 2010 when I opened three very strange looking envelopes, that contained just three very small pieces of paper. The first informed me that I would have the latest West Ham kit. I looked at my Dad and he said “Well it’s on order”. I was a bit disappointed, but there was…

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Bilic denies Sakho spat Our Croatian manager, Slaven Bilic has come out against recent rumours claiming that he and striker Diafra Sakho had an argument prior to the Premier League trip to Sunderland. The Senegalese striker was not part of the match day squad that travelled to the Stadium of Light, thus causing rumours of a conflict between him and the boss to spiral. Bilic was asked about the supposed row in an exclusive interview with WHUFC.com and said: “It was…

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Slaven Bilic has dropped a massive hint that Winston Reid will play a part in West Ham’s Premier League encounter against Everton on Saturday. Reid limped off with a groin injury early on in the Hammers’ 3-2 defeat to Leicester City on March 19 and it was feared that the New Zealand international would be sidelined for the remainder of the campaign. But the hugely influential defender is back in training and his fitness …

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Collins:”It feels like a defeat” Our Welsh centre-back James Collins has revealed that Saturdays 2-2 draw to the Black Cats felt like our sixth defeat in seven matches. We looked set for the three points on Wearside, before a late Fabio Borini leveller ensured that we left the Stadium of Light without the lion’s share of the points. The “Ginger Pele” was speaking in a post-match interview with WHUFC.com and had this to say: “It feels like a defeat…

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Slaven Bilic has been linked with a move for Chelsea star John Terry but when you read what the Hammers boss has to say on the matter it seems highly unlikely the former England defender will join West Ham. Yes, JT started his career in football as a young Hammer and is said to have grown up as a supporter along with his brother Paul, both of whom were born in nearby Barking. But …

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Enner Valencia – Everton The striker came on at half-time during Everton’s 3-1 home win against Burnley this weekend. With the game tied at 0-0 and Everton struggling to break down the away side, Valencia was introduced to the game. During his minutes he had two shots, one of which was on target. His passing statistics were also good, completing over 90% and providing one key pass. Valencia has been a bit part player…

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West Ham and Sunderland shared the points following their 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. It was a game in which the visitors led twice, only to be eventually pegged back by a 90th-minute equaliser. That result was only their second point’s return in seven games but was enough to move them 13th with a nine-point cushion over the bottom three places. Sunderland remain bottom but this was the first time they had scored…

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Time for Adrian to return? Darren Randolph came under major fire, for not the first time this season, at the full-time whistle yesterday as pressure grows on Slaven Bilic to replace the Irishman in goal. There is no denying that Darren Randolph’s performances in goal have been poorer than the norm recently, the keeper was criticised for his performances against Leicester and at The Emirates, but yesterday many fans called for his…

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Let’s start by taking a look at the key statistics from yesterday’s 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. Possession Like many games where we haven’t taken the three points this season, we had the edge over our opponents in terms of possession. The hosts only managed to take a 47.4 percent share of the possession, whereas we had 52.6 percent of the keep ball yesterday. However, we were unable to take the…

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West Ham travel to face bottom side, Sunderland, this weekend having all but secured their Premier League survival. Their 1-0 win at home to Swansea was the first win in their last eight games and moves them eight points clear of the drop. They are now instead just a point from a place in the top half of the league and a win in this game will see them move up. Sunderland…

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After the relief of last week, the Hammers have the perfect opportunity to get back to back wins and brush off any remaining fears of a relegation scrap. We’ve picked up a few more injuries after the Swansea game but, hopefully, the positive feeling and pressure on Sunderland will get us a good result! The Opponents: Sunderland are in a dire position and look set to fall through the trap door into the Championship. It wouldn’t be harsh to say it’s …

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