Record signing Marko Arnautovic scored his first West Ham goal in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen. The Hammers were facing the German side in the Betway Cup in Lohne.
Posted on 29 July 2017.
Record signing Marko Arnautovic scored his first West Ham goal in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen. The Hammers were facing the German side in the Betway Cup in Lohne.
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Posted on 26 July 2017.
Just how valuable would the world’s most sought-after players be in the Premier League?
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Posted on 19 July 2017.
Last week in the fourth edition of our weekly 2016/2017 Season Review we looked at torrid November 2016, but this week we look at a stunning recovery in December. December As the dreadful month of November drew to a close, many Hammers fans were dreading the Festive period, but a fantastic and key part of the season was to follow. Despite our run of three victories in a row in December, the month would start the …
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Posted on 19 July 2017.
West Ham United have reportedly jumped to the head of the queue to sign Lazio star Keita Baldé after agreeing a fee of around £27 million. With fellow Premier League sides Chelsea and Everton showing interest along with Italian giants Inter, the Hammers are looking to get the transfer confirmed ahead of the rest. It is now up to the player, who is thought to be wanting to move away from Lazio to …
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Posted on 18 July 2017.
They often say a team scored too early – but does scoring an early opening goal reduce the chances of winning? We’ve checked Opta data to bust the myth…
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Posted on 12 July 2017.
In this week’s edition of our weekly 2016/2017 Season Review, we look at the miserable month of November as a season to forget continued. November As the month of November 2016 began, Slaven Bilic and his first-team were reflecting on the best month of the season so far, but the upturn in form would turn out to be very short-lived. The month started with a chance to recover from the 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park at …
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Posted on 29 June 2017.
During this summer’s off-season, I’ve started taking part in a weekly 5-a-side team to keep up the fitness. It’s a good laugh and nice to get back on the pitch with a ball at my feet. However, after spotting a tweet recently from the lads at Hammers Chat (@Hammers_Chat) discussing an all time Hammers squad, I thought I would give it a go. 5-a-side required a well-rounded…
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Posted on 24 June 2017.
The 2017 Confederations Cup is a week old now and has turned up more talking points than normal. Past editions of the competition have gone by without many fans taking notice and in reflection, this may be the same. It has however thrown up a few things to discuss and in large the football is not one of them. The majority of the games have produced close results but it has been more the introduction of Video Assistant Referees which …
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Posted on 21 June 2017.
In part one of our weekly 2016/2017 season review we look at June and July, two very transitional months for West Ham United. June As the dust settled on a fantastic 2015/2016 campaign, the whole West Ham United operation was moving West to Stratford. While many of The Hammers players were away dazzling the world at Euro 2016, so was the manager as Bilic was a popular pundit on ITV. During the exciting…
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Posted on 19 June 2017.
West Ham’s first home game of the 2017-18 Premier League season will come in September after the fixtures with Southampton were reversed due to the World Athletics Championships.
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Posted on 17 June 2017.
As the transfer season hots up, we look at the recruitment structures at the 20 clubs who will be playing in the 2017-18 top flight Arsenal’s chief scout is one of the club’s longest-serving employees. Steve Rowley’s reputation was forged when he spotted an 11-year-old Tony Adams while scouting part-time. Rowley went full-time when George Graham was Arsenal manager, and was promoted to chief scout when Arsène Wenger arrived in 1996. He …
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Posted on 16 June 2017.
Julian Dicks 1988-1993 & 1994-1999 326 Apps The current Assistant Manager was first signed by John Lyall for £300,000 in 1988 and after a slow start quickly established himself as a both a first team regular and a fans favourite. A cultured left-back whose combative nature perhaps overshadowed his undoubted talent. Throughout both spells with West Ham Dicks won plaudits for his wholehearted approach and was very unlucky not to receive international recognition. During Dicks first spell West …
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Posted on 15 June 2017.
This morning the Premier League fixtures were released and I was eager to see what hand we had been dealt for the forthcoming season. Fingers were crossed for a generous start, nice weather fixtures against the seaside clubs and most of all a decent run in. Sadly, I was disappointed on all three counts! The opening day fixture away against Manchester United gives me mixed feelings. It will add to our list of walk in the park, opening …
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Posted on 04 June 2017.
Michael Carrick’s testimonial is to take place at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the midfielder’s 11 years at Manchester United.
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Posted on 22 May 2017.
As we bid farewell to another Premier League season, Sportsmail ‘s top team of reporters reveal their highs and lows of the campaign.
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Posted on 18 May 2017.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll’s stunning bicycle kick goal against Crystal Palace was no accident, according to his team-mate and the man who provided the cross, Michail Antonio.
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Posted on 14 May 2017.
JACK GAUGHAN AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Liverpool gave their top four chances a major boost with victory over West Ham thanks to some trademark brilliance from Philippe Coutinho.
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Posted on 12 May 2017.
Firmino had a similar issue with muscle fatigue in March, which caused him to miss the game with Burnley at Anfield, and Klopp is worried that he will not be available at the London Stadium.
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Posted on 08 May 2017.
Another exciting weekend of action saw huge results at both ends of the Premier League table and plenty of drama in the Football League, too. Here, RALPH ELLIS tells us 10 things he learned.
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Posted on 06 May 2017.
MARTIN SAMUEL AT LONDON STADIUM: It was the Tottenham end that was clearing, the home stands still packed, celebrating, twisting and shouting.
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Posted on 05 May 2017.
Slaven Bilic’s side dealt a Hammer blow to Tottenham’s title chances with a 1-0 victory at the London Stadium on Friday Night Football thanks to Manuel Lanzini’s second-half winner.
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Posted on 05 May 2017.
Manuel Lanzini’s winner means that for the second season running Tottenham’s title dreams have crumbled at the home of a local rival When a man is tired of London, well, there’s probably a fair chance he is a Tottenham fan in early May. On a chilly, noisy night inside the London Stadium Spurs entered this derby game hoping to apply pressure to Chelsea’s shoulder but knowing they could forfeit the league title, too, by losing the game. And so it…
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Posted on 05 May 2017.
West Ham face Tottenham tonight at the London Stadium and a former player from both sides is looking forward to the game. Bobby Zamora played for both West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur during his career and he is looking ahead to tonight’s clash. The recently retired marksman sent a tweet to his followers which […]
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Posted on 05 May 2017.
West Ham United take on Tottenham Hotspur at the London Stadium tonight with plenty riding on the game. The Hammers are not completely safe from relegation yet but victory over rivals Tottenham would be a satisfying way to mathematically confirm their place in next season’s Premier League campaign. Tottenham, on the other hand, are still […]
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Posted on 01 May 2017.
Even as we speak, Pochettino has retreated into a bunker beneath White Hart Lane with the Tottenham tactical brains trust, desperately seeking a plan for how to stop West Ham’s rampant strike force. To misquote The Sound of Music, the challenge is how do you solve a problem like Calleri? How, exactly, do you catch a cloud and pin it down? A Tottenham source revealed, “Poch has had to contend with some great strikers…
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Posted on 27 April 2017.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has shared the latest team news ahead of this weekend’s trip to face Stoke City. The Hammers enter the game on the back of three Premier League games without a loss, securing a safety blanket of seven points above the relegation zone. Although not mathematically safe from the drop, Bilic’s […]
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