Arsenal and Chelsea will aim to keep up the pressure on Manchester City, with the trio all in action among six matches to conclude the midweek Premier League fixtures. Follow live here.
Posted on 29 November 2017.
Arsenal and Chelsea will aim to keep up the pressure on Manchester City, with the trio all in action among six matches to conclude the midweek Premier League fixtures. Follow live here.
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Posted on 29 November 2017.
West Ham could be hit by the ‘Allardyce Factor’ at Goodison Park this evening (Wed). The former Irons boss is widely reported as being close to signing a deal to take over the Merseysiders – a move which could be made even before tonight’s game. And it could even be that the stout figure of […]
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Posted on 27 November 2017.
Claude Puel’s Leicester City fought hard to come away from Stratford with a point last night as David Moyes took charge of West Ham United for the first time on home turf in front of The Sky Sports FNF Cameras. Marc Albrighton had given the visitors an early lead with a well-finished sliding effort, but Cheikhou Kouyate pegged them back on the very stroke of half-time with a close-range header. …
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Posted on 26 November 2017.
West Ham’s squad are among the best paid players in world football. A new survey – published today – shows the Hammers holding 14th place in salaries paid with an average wage of £2.9 million. This puts them behind the two Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs in the Premier League with only seven […]
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Posted on 25 November 2017.
West Ham are being being strongly linked with a move for £15 million rated striker Fyodor Smolov. The FC Krasnodar striker is in fine form at the moment having found the net 11 times in 13 games this season for club and country. The Russian international is on the Hammers wanted list according to the Daily Mail […]
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Posted on 25 November 2017.
David Moyes – like most decent managers – believes it all starts at the back and will surely realise there is a massive reorganisation needed in the Hammers defence. Had we not seen Angelo Ogbonna “all over the place” as Gary Neville put it, for the Leicester goal last night, we could well have gone […]
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Posted on 24 November 2017.
IAN LADYMAN AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Strange as it sounds, the most important thing was for West Ham not to lose. David Moyes’ second game saw highs and lows but, ultimately, a point.
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Posted on 24 November 2017.
David Moyes has heaped praise on his squad insisting they have been “really good in training” this week. Writing in his London Evening Standard column he reveals that there has been a lot of noise coming from him as they prepare for tonight’s clash against Leicester City. The best thing I can say about the […]
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Posted on 24 November 2017.
West Ham are in a relegation fight now and must pull together for the big game against Leicester coming up this evening. West Ham have to take a minimum of 4 points from the next two games and we face a horrendous run of fixtures following the Everton game next week. The bad news is that West Ham are an ideal side for a counter-attacking side, we have seen what Liverpool and to…
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Posted on 23 November 2017.
David Moyes is 100 per cent sold on the London Stadium claiming it is “brilliant” and that nobody should be allowed “to tell you any different.” The manager said: “I’ve been down a couple of times in the week and was there a year ago as manager of Sunderland. It’s a brilliant stadium and don’t […]
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Posted on 23 November 2017.
JOHN WRAGG has covered the Midlands football scene for over 40 years, working mainly for the Daily Express as their No 1 reporter. Here he takes a look at Leicester City in general and their low profile boss Claude Puel in particular for ClaretandHugh as the Foxes head for the London Stadium BY […]
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Posted on 23 November 2017.
Claretand Hugh has learned that West Ham are ready to listen to January offers for Andy Carroll after another season of disappointment which has seen him pick up four yellows and one red card in seven Premier League appearances. Here’s how the CandH Facebook followers responded to the news the Hammers will try to get […]
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Posted on 21 November 2017.
The long-awaited report into the finances of London Stadium will be delivered to London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s desk by the end of this week and will be published in early December. A spokesperson for the Mayor of London previously told Claret and Hugh: “The Moore Stephens review is investigating decisions made about the construction of the stadium […]
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Posted on 21 November 2017.
Following this morning’s blog about fans abusing players on social media and during the match, we ask the simple question in today’s Claret and Hugh poll of whether abuse of West Ham players is acceptable during 90 minutes of football. Is it right to give abuse to West Ham players during the game? ;
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Posted on 20 November 2017.
It’s now time to take an in-depth look at some of the main causes of discussion in the wake of yesterday’s 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road, as the David Moyes era got off to the worst possible start. A New Manager But The Same Mistakes For Moyes It was clear for the Footballing World to see yesterday in Hertfordshire that little has changed at West Ham United from the Slaven …
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Posted on 20 November 2017.
10 THINGS WE LEARNED – RALPH ELLIS: Sportsmail picks out some highlights from an action-packed football weekend in the Premier League and beyond.
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Posted on 20 November 2017.
Bookies have made West Ham third-favourites for relegation from the Premier League this season. Swansea is odds-on favourites for the drop at 2/5 while Crystal Palace are an Evens bet for the Championship next season. Following the Hammers defeat against Watford yesterday the odds of relegation for West Ham have fallen to 7/4 with many bookmakers. […]
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Posted on 20 November 2017.
Ref Watch is here to debate a number of the weekend’s controversial talking points from the second round of Premier League fixtures.
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Posted on 19 November 2017.
By Max Willow It was always going to be a difficult task for David Moyes, in his attempt to put together a solid, cohesive formation to take on a talented Watford team. At the end of the day, Watford deserved their victory; they were well organised from the start, and took their scoring chances well. […]
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Posted on 19 November 2017.
David Moyes delivered a damning verdict on the hammers after his first game in charge snapping: ” I just didn’t think it was good enough, that level wont be good enough.” And he added: It’s tough for the players, I can sense that, I didn’t enjoy the performance in the end. I didn’t enjoy it, we […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Moyes: “Not good enough – we need to improve everything”
Posted on 19 November 2017.
David Moyes has had to be a man in a hurry after just 12 days at the Hammers helm. But as he faces up to his 500th game as a League manager he is pleased with the response he has received from the Irons players he has been able to work with during the international […]
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Posted on 18 November 2017.
Terry Westley’s U23s succumbed to an embarrassing 1-5 defeat to a rampant Derby County side in their PL2 Division One encounter last night, on what was yet another evening to forget in Stratford. Darren Wassall’s men were always in control of the affair, taking the game by the scruff of the neck after less than 30 seconds as Offrande Zanzala finished past Nathan Trott and the lead was doubled by Luke Thomas a short while after. Just before the break, Zanzala popped …
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Posted on 17 November 2017.
David Moyes has explained how there will be no ‘pussyfooting’ or ‘pampering’ on his watch as West Ham’s new manager told his players to expect a no-nonsense approach.
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Posted on 17 November 2017.
Tottenham Hotspur and England’s Harry Kane stars in Sky Sports ‘ 2017 Festive Football campaign.
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Posted on 17 November 2017.
Housing developer Barratt London is set for a massive windfall in excess of £100 million when they complete and sell the remaining flats at their Upton Gardens development on the land previously occupied by the Boleyn Ground stadium. Prior to leaving Upton Park West Ham openly marketed Boleyn Ground and adjoining land selling to the highest bidder […]
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Posted on 16 November 2017.
It’s the latest edition of our ‘Your Shout’ series which give Hammers fans the opportunity to send in videos of themselves discussing all things West Ham. This episode features Guy who thinks that we are about to see the very best of Marko Arnautovic and perhaps in a very different position to the one Slaven […]
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