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Following the departure of Cheikhou Kouyaté to Crystal Palace, Manuel Pellegrini’s senior central midfield options are not an overwhelmingly exciting selection. Summer free transfer Jack Wilshere is an excellent coup, but Pellegrini’s options to partner him are ageing skipper Mark Noble, Pedro Obiang – who was in talks over a move to Sampdoria before Pellegrini reportedly […] The post 22-year-old midfielder could allow Pellegrini to replace Kouyate without spending a penny appeared first

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The Hammers midfielder who is said to be very happy at the London Stadium outfit is drawing attentions from English and Italian clubs

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The summer transfer window is well underway now and West Ham United are being persistently linked with players. There seems to be a handful of new transfer rumours each day as the Hammers seek to improve the options in our squad and mount a better campaign for next year. West Ham finished 11th in the […]

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After finishing 7th and qualifying for the Europa League in the 2015/16 season, plenty was expected from the Hammers this year. However, it was a disappointing season judging by those high standards. A poor summer of recruitment held us back from progressing and the move to the London Stadium did not go quite as planned. […]

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West Ham face a stern test on Wednesday night as they travel across London to tackle Champions League chasing Arsenal on the back of four consecutive Premier League defeats. Saturday’s loss to Hull City saw the Hammers drop to just six points above the relegation zone with eight games remaining, putting them in an uncomfortable […]

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As players get older they tend to take on a much deeper role on the pitch so that their energy levels are reserved. We’ve seen this is many players over the years, more recently Wayne Rooney as he moved from striker to attacking midfielder. Could Mark Noble take on the role for the right-back position? […]

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Before we review the upcoming away encounter against Southampton, I feel duty bound to share a few sentiments that I think maybe pertinent to most West Ham fans at the present time. A recent posting at HITC discussed the poor form of our players in the last miserable drubbing against Manchester City, with specific focus on […]

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The midfielder speaks to Goal about his desire to play at the highest level with the Hammers and also his pride at scoring the first two competitive goals at the London Stadium

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As the dust settles on one of the best games at the Boleyn Ground in recent memory, there are still many West Ham supporters who feel a little disappointed that we did not get all three points against Man City. All the more disappointing was when we saw Cheikhou Kouyate’s header rattle the cross-bar with the

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Is Cheikhou Kouyate our main man? The early season plaudits have quite rightly gone to our star signing, Dimitri Payet. His start for the club has been nothing but impressive and bodes well for the season ahead. Throw in the performances of Diafra Sakho and Winston Reid, and the backbone of the team is looking good. But for me, Cheikhou Kouyate has been the main man. Playing just in front of Noble, his energy…

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Late drama at the Boleyn Ground helped us snatch a point against Norwich on Saturday, which I see as a point gained

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Third in the league, the Premier League’s joint highest scorers so far and three unbeleivable away victories against Arsenal, Liverpool and Man

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The Cherries ran out 4-3 winners over the Hammers at Upton Park, with the 23-year-old netting a brilliant hat-trick to help the club secure their first Premier League victory

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Many things have gone on since my last article. Especially in midfield where the additions of Payet, Samuelsen and Lanzini, and the

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From the start of the 2014/2015 season to December, West Ham were overjoyed on how well they were doing. They even hit

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Amidst all the hype surrounding Nene’s potential move to the Boleyn Ground today and Sam Allardyce’s (apparent) dismissal as manager, we were

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The Senegal international scored a spectacular opening goal and produced an impressive display at the heart of the West Ham defence on Sunday

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One of the most pleasing things about the season so far has been our strength in depth.  We haven’t enjoyed such a

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West Ham have enjoyed a stunning start to the 2014/15 campaign, already picking up 28 points, but with the busy Christmas period soon

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Many will insist changing a winning side today would be a mistake. We’ve been superb recently, especially over the last two games where we’ve easily brushed aside QPR and Burnley. Confidence is high and there’s no reason why that should be disrupted. But City pose a completely different threat today. Their midfield is as dangerous… Read more »

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Since the transfer window has closed, several of our first team signings have had some game time and lived up to expectations of the fans, manager and the board. The likes of Sakho, Valencia and Amalfitano have all scored for the Claret and Blue already. Sakho has scored 3 goals in 3 matches so far, whereas Valencia has scored just the once but impressed every match he’s played in. Lastly, Amalfitano finished the Scousers off on Saturday to complete a famous…

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From day one we’ve known how much of a powerhouse Cheikhou Kouyate is. And he showed just how much of a machine in midfield he can be on Saturday when, with no subs available to to replace him, he played on with what was probably a torn thigh muscle (could be that, could be something… Read more »

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With the match versus Hull City at the KC Stadium soon coming round, it would be in our best interest to look at our current injuries heading into the Monday Night Football match. Matt Jarvis and Andy Carroll are our only absences for the match so that is a boost as Morrison, Valencia, Song and a few others have all come back from not being 100% fit. Good news on the Andy Carroll front, as a …

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Finally another crazy a transfer deadline day is over. When we look at the business West Ham have done, I think it’s a good guess that most, if not all, fans will be very pleased. Nine new signings (yes, nine!) have graced the corridors of the Boleyn Ground this window.  But, typical of West Ham,… Read more »

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With the new signings West Ham have made in midfield and hopefully the return of Ravel Morrison fans are now left wondering who will be starting in midfield and how that will affect the formation we will play. Our main options are of course Mark Noble, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Alex Song, then in front of them, Ravel Morrison, Kevin Nolan and Mauro Zárate. Kouyate has been the stand out performer so far this season so he is highly unlikely to…

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For the second home league game, the fans have left Upton Park wondering, why didn’t we win this one? The obvious reason was because we lost but it is how we lost that is the main cause for concern. Against Spurs on the opening day, we didn’t take advantage when they went down to 10… Read more »

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