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West Ham travel to Brighton this weekend looking over their shoulder at the relegation battle that they are just about out of at the moment. Tuesdays performance was encouraging, again the team showed great heart coming from behind to draw against an inform Palace team who were very unimpressive despite the attacking talent they had at their disposal. Joao Mario was impressive in his first game and Noble and Kouyate were …

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THE SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it’s West Ham’s latest acquisition Jordan Hugill.

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The last time I tasted FA Cup glory as a supporter was in 1980. My nuts hadn’t even dropped, now it seems like everything else has. I got married on Saturday 20th May 1995. Everything was booked the year before. Church, reception, flowers cars and all that, then it dawned on me FA Cup final day. I’d half joked to my fiancé Rachel that it might be tricky with the cup. Our fears…

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After an enthralling two nights of the Premier League, Matchday Twenty-Five to be more precise, it’s now time to take you back through all the spills and thrills that were in store as David Moyes’ West Ham United claimed a comeback point against Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace and it was business as usual for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The midweek English Top-Flight action began at the Liberty Stadium two days ago with Arsene …

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Oh what a carry on! What a laughable set of circumstances that would make our journey to the end of the season fraught with danger and pessimism. We are on a one way street to defensive football, a one dimensional success but will fail to entertain the fans or any smirking onlookers either. I can foresee a fanbase getting increasingly frustrated with the type of football they will witness. There will be social media lynch mobs verbalising …

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When Bruce Lee was laid out in hospital after suffering an injury during a fight, he started to formulate a plan to show the world there could be a different and more effective way to challenge and beat an opponent. Akin to Sun Tzu – Art of War, he developed Jeet Kune Do; a non-classical style of fighting that has minimal movement but maximum effect. One of the fighting philosophies handed down from this style…

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So, our worst fears came true, West Ham were completely outplayed by the League 1 leaders and the problems only further compounded by a nasty looking injury to Obiang and a 6 game ban for Masuaku following his sending off. The reaction to the defeat seems either to be complete apathy (not bothered about the up anyway) or blind fury (Moyes out, the Board out etc). Let’s be clear, Moyes did not save many for Tuesday mainly because he couldn’t. We face so …

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Let’s analyse player performance in the wake of David Moyes’ West Ham United’s Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round upset at the hands of Paul Cook’s Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as the Hammers’ 38-year wait for glory in the Competition was extended. Joe Hart: 6/10 Retaking his place between the sticks from Adrian San-Miguel, as is custom with domestic Cup matches, the England shot-stopper would endure an afternoon to forget in Lancashire. Hart was criticised by …

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I’m not going to lie, I am very worried about Saturday. Wigan are flying, top of League One and full of confidence and West Ham, while on a good run, are in Harry Redknapp’s parlance down to the bare bones. The injuries to Lanzini and Arnautovic are bitter blows at this stage of the season combined with the injury issues for Andy Carroll and the uncertainty around Hernandez and Sahko’s future. West Ham’s striking options …

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You know it and you dare not even whisper it. You don’t talk about relegation fight club…even though that fight is never far away. The revolution under Moyes would see our overall performances improve, results that grant us valuable points to pull us clear of danger and dares to suggest fights for survival are for impoverished street urchins where all hope is lost. Like a red-headed Pitt and Norton combination of Tyler Durden, Moyes has stood proudly over…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from Tim, 57 and a lifelong Hammer and Season Ticket holder about an away day to remember, almost 40 years ago to the day. “With the FA Cup Fourth Round tie away to Wigan Athletic looming on the horizon, it seems fitting to tell the tale of my very first away Cup fixture. It was also the Fourth Round, being January…

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When the Austrian composer; Johann Strauss II composed ‘The Blue Danube’ in 1866, he had hoped for a greater reception from its first performance. On reflection he initially rebuffed with an indifference but after a reworking was able to finally realise its true potential and received high praise. Our Austrian composer also started with similar indifferent performances and the crowd looked quizzically upon a player of reputation but of little substance. Then came a reworking…inspired, influenced and dictated …

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It’s now time to take a look back at some of the main causes of discussion from Saturday’s Premier League draw between David Moyes’ West Ham United and Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth at the London Stadium, as both teams picked up a valuable point in the fight for survival. Chicharito Off The Bench To Save Hammers For many, it would seem ironic that the man who is seemingly being linked away from East London with every club under the …

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KIERAN GILL AT LONDON STADIUM: David Moyes insists this will not be a parting gift from Javier Hernandez as of the Premier League’s 20 clubs, West Ham are the most short-staffed.

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Javier Hernandez scored two minutes after Ryan Fraser’s opener as West Ham came from behind to draw 1-1 with Bournemouth at the London Stadium.

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5:53 PM:  West Ham United 1-1 AFC Bournemouth. 90+5: Rice stops Wilson and clears. 90+4: AFC clear and break, Stanislas can’t find Wilson. 90+4: Byram wins a corner, one last chance. 90+3: Francis stops Hernandez’s break, this is anyone’s. 90+2: Noble has picked up today’s Man of the Match award, a battling performance from him today. 90+2: Rice rids danger very well, super defending. 90+1: Cresswell hobbles off and Byram comes on to replace him. 90: Five minutes…

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Let’s analyse player performance from David Moyes’ Hammers late FA Cup Third Round Replay triumph over Paul Hurst’s Shrewsbury Town at the London Stadium last night as the Irons set up a Fourth Round clash with either AFC Bournemouth or Wigan Athletic with a second consecutive win in all Competitions. Joe Hart: 8/10 Starting against his former club as in the first tie, the England keeper put in a solid display to keep his …

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Only two players in our club’s long history have had the chance to lift the FA Cup, here is the profile of the men who wore the armband on the greatest days in the club’s history. Bobby Moore 1958-1974: 646 Apps What can be said about Bobby Moore that hasn’t already been said? West Ham and England Captain through both the club’s and the country’s most successful periods. Moore made his first-team debut in 1958 and by the time …

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After another enthralling weekend of English Top-Flight action, it’s now time to look back at all Matchday 23’s action as David Moyes’ Hammers knocked a tame Terriers side for four and Pep Guardiola’s once-unbeaten Citizens were in for a shock at Anfield on Super Sunday. Stern Foxes Frustrate Blues In West London In the first of the weekend’s encounters, a traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off, Antonio Conte’s Chelsea welcomed Claude Puel’s Leicester City to Stamford Bridge for a frustrating …

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West Ham United host Shrewsbury Town in an FA Cup third-round replay on Tuesday night intent on progressing in the competition.

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West Ham head to West Yorkshire to face Huddersfield on Saturday with an air of positivity following a good run of results through the festive period, which has seen the club pull itself clear of the relegation zone. Sunday’s draw against Shrewsbury was forgettable, many players looked exhausted after the busy Christmas schedule and while Shrewsbury created very little, West Ham were lucky to come away from Shropshire still in the competition. One of the …

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It’s not often that I would write an Article in this style, indeed ever using the word “I” in my work, as regular readers will have surely picked up on by now, but a glance at today’s date (11 January 2018) and I couldn’t resist. This date will always be very special to me because I can attribute it to being the most enthralling night of my life so far and it…

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In the tenth edition of our Classic Match series, we dig deep in the archives to take you back in time to a memorable FA Cup Third Round tie from January past, just days after David Moyes’ Hammers were frustrated away from home by Shrewsbury Town in the same Competition in the present. Cast your minds back to the early New Year of 2013, “Impossible” by James Arthur was sitting on …

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In the thirteenth round of matches of the 2017/2018 PL2 Division One campaign, Terry Westley’s West Ham United Development Squad make the tricky trip North to face off with Rick Sbragia’s Manchester United in what is set to be an intriguing affair. The hosts were last in action before the Christmas break, drawing 1-1 at home to Leicester City in the League, while the visiting Hammers have not played since the very start of December when they…

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min fired a late leveller to earn his side a draw in a rather one-sided London Derby at Wembley Stadium yesterday evening, locking together with local rivals West Ham United in a feisty affair. David Moyes’ Irons had, out of the blue, taken the lead with their first effort on goal in the 70th minute, an unbelievable hit from around 30 yards out from Pedro Obiang, giving France International goalkeeper …

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West Ham have found great discipline under their new manager and it paid off again with another positive result against a side in the top six If he paid any attention to the scoffing that greeted his appointment as Slaven Bilic’s replacement two months ago, David Moyes would be entitled to hold up this game of attack-versus-defence and wonder goals at either end as evidence that reports of his demise were …

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