ClaretandHugh’s PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach tonight puts King Arthur under the spotlight in a relegation battle cruncher at the London Stadium. 2 – Beats Bauer and makes a cross across the face of goal 6 – Cresswell plays a short corner to him but the cross is headed away by Shawcross at the front […]
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King Arthur under the PlayerWatch spotlight
Posted on 16 April 2018.
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Live Blog: West Ham United vs Stoke City: Premier League Matchday 34 Live From The London Stadium
Posted on 16 April 2018.
90+2: That was close, the ball is deflected for a corner, Hart catches a Crouch header from it. 90+1: More agony inside London Stadium as Lanzini nets a similar volley but the flag is up yet again, the Potters now have a dangerous free-kick. 90: You really couldn’t write this stuff it’s the substitute Carroll volleying home a Cresswell cross and the Hammers are level, four minutes have been added …
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Hammers get fabulous boost for Stoke clash
Posted on 16 April 2018.
The Hammers were given a fabulous boost at lunchtime when Manu Lanzini passed a fitness test for tonight’s clash against Stoke City. The Argentinian playmaker has been out of action since returning from international duty but ClaretandHugh understands learned that he came through his midday test with no repercussions following training. However, manager David Moyes […]
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Irons respond to £25m striker speculation
Posted on 16 April 2018.
West Ham have responded to reports that they hold an interest in Nice’s Alassane Plea declaring him to be “one of many on the radar.” The story emerged yesterday that a £25 million fee will be required an that the striker – also being tracked by Newcastle, Burnley and Everton – are keen on the French […]
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Fearless Moysie ready for points from big boys
Posted on 14 April 2018.
David Moyes will be keeping one thing in his mind should the Hammers fail to grab the points against Stoke – how well they have performed against top opposition this season. The manager is expecting a top performance on Monday evening against a team we have already beaten comfortably on their own manor. But with […]
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Andy Carroll returns to training but David Moyes refuses to rush striker
Posted on 13 April 2018.
Andy Carroll is in line for a return to the West Ham team ahead of Monday night’s relegation clash against Stoke after spending 11 weeks on the sidelines.
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French fight to hold off Hammers
Posted on 13 April 2018.
St Etienne striker Jonathan Bamba – on a free at the end of the season – remains a target for the Hammers although the French club are doing their best to keep him at the club. The Hammers were claimed to have made a bid in the December transfer window but were rejected with his […]
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Evra bigs up his “big player!
Posted on 12 April 2018.
Patrice Evra has given Joe Hart the kind of thumbs up former Hammers stopper Phil Parkes cannot hand the keeper. Evra – formerly of Manchester United, Juventus France and now the Irons has been talking up the Manchester City loanee as quickly as Partkesy talked him down saying: “I remember when I came and Joe wasn’t […]
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Report: Spurs join Irons in defender chase
Posted on 12 April 2018.
Spurs are reported as having joined the Hammers in a chase for Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes. We were reported as holding an interest in the Portugal international last summer but according to the Mirror, Spurs have renewed their interest in the Euro 2016 winner. He has endured a miserable two years at the Nou Camp […]
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Hammers brush off German ‘interest’ in midfielder
Posted on 12 April 2018.
West Ham have brushed off speculation that Under 23s skipper Marcus Browne could be on his way from the club to Europe. Browne has succeeded Declan Rice in the role to lead the youngsters dujring a season which has seen them rise into the top six of Premier 2 League 1. And his four goals […]
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WHUFC’s special day for boy who lost his Dad
Posted on 12 April 2018.
If you thought last weekend’s London Stadium win and the atmosphere it generated was special, imagine the day enjoyed by one young Hammers fan. Eleven year old Bailey Punnett recently lost his Dad Scott to a sudden cardiac arrest but was invited to the game by the club to enjoy a special experience. Scott and […]
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Swinging from the branches, hanging out to dry!
Posted on 09 April 2018.
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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Goal happy Chicharito sorry for Chelsea fans !
Posted on 08 April 2018.
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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Confident Hammers Travel To The Bridge In Search Of First Win Since 2002 Away At Under-Pressure Blues
Posted on 07 April 2018.
In the 33rd round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign, David Moyes’ West Ham United make the short journey to West London to face off with an under-pressure Antonio Conte and his Chelsea side in what promises to be an intriguing London derby. The Blues go into the fixture off the back of a disappointing league loss to rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge last Sunday, while the Hammers claimed their first victory…
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Fiveteen years of pain at Stamford Bridge
Posted on 07 April 2018.
West Ham hasn’t beaten Chelsea in over fifteen years at Stamford. on 28th September 2002, a Di Canio brace and Jermain Defoe first-half goal overcame a Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink penalty and a Zola second-half goal The Hammers team that day consisted of David James, Tomas Repka, Gary Breen, Sebastian Schemmel, Scott Minto, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole Steve Lomas, Trevor Sinclair, Paolo Di Canio […]
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Moyes reveals the massive survival factors
Posted on 07 April 2018.
Manager David Moyes insists that the fans have a massive role to play in getting the Irons over the survival line. And he believes tomorrow’s (Sun) game at Chelsea is one from which we really need to get something claiming that 40 points remains his base line. Commenting on the crucial factor of the club […]
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Hammers facing Oxford dilemma
Posted on 06 April 2018.
Reece Oxford may find himself in a summer ‘wilderness’ as his Borussia Monchengladbach becomes less certain. David Moyes was happy to allow the teenager a German return after taking a look at him during the month ‘s winter break when, after injury, he failed to impress in the FA Cup against Shrewsbury or Wigan. Borussia […]
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Injury update boost for Moyes
Posted on 03 April 2018.
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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Former club interested in Hammer return
Posted on 03 April 2018.
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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Millwall fan delivers on West Ham promise
Posted on 02 April 2018.
Millwall fan Tony Munday was good to his word for wearing a West Ham full kit and dying his hair Claret and Blue and running to the London Stadium when he made the Crossed Hammers sign to raise over £25,000 for the Isla Caton fighting fund. The rival supporter was due to run the Brentwood […]
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Play “with head not hearts” plea to Irons squad
Posted on 31 March 2018.
Tony Gale knows all about playing in a poisonous atmosphere as he demonstrated during the demonstrations against the Bond Scheme in the 90s. And he has told the Hammers squad have to be men about things at the London Stadium today and play with their heads not their hearts. And he has no doubt the […]
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James Collins calls on West Ham to pull together: ‘We can’t play in fear of a pitch invasion’
Posted on 30 March 2018.
JAMES COLLINS -EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: There’s an assumption from many Premier League players that you must know who they are. Not the case with West Ham’s James Collins.
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Moyes: ‘The players are in a different mindset now’
Posted on 30 March 2018.
David Moyes says his West Ham players are prepared for any more crowd trouble.
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Moyes: Players will be mentally stronger
Posted on 30 March 2018.
David Moyes says his West Ham players will be “mentally stronger” when they play Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday, adding the home support will be “right behind the team”.
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Hughes hopes London Stadium anxiety will help Saints
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Southampton manager Mark Hughes wants his team to get on the scoresheet early at the London Stadium to pile on the pressure and hopes the atmosphere and anxiety amongst West Ham fans will affect the Hammers performance negativity. Hughes told reporters at his pre-match Press conference “West Ham have their own problems to deal with, it […]
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Finally some good news for West Ham
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Finally some good news, a supercomputer has calculated that West Ham will retain their Premier League status and will finish the table in May on 39 points in 15th place this season. The computer believes the Hammers will amass nine points by winning three games in the next eight games but predicts five more losses. […]
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