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A stellar display from the Steve Gatting’s Gunners was enough to see off Terry Westley’s U23s in style on Friday night, as the young Hammers slipped to a third defeat on the spin at Meadow Park. The hosts were a class above the away side mainly thanks to a terrific brace from young Romanian talent Vlad Dragomir, struck just at the right times to put the game beyond us. Eddie Nketiah weighed in with the other goal for The Gunners…

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It’s now time to analyse player performance in the wake of Friday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Leicester City at The London Stadium, on a night where the performance improved drastically from recent weeks. Joe Hart: 6/10 It would be a very quiet Friday night indeed for the England shot-stopper as he had very little to do throughout the 90 minutes in Stratford, as the visitors only registered one shot on target aside from their opening…

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Let’s take a look at some of the primary causes of discussion from Friday night’s home draw to Leicester City, as we remained in the bottom three after our first point of November, but there were plenty of positives to draw on. Moyes Marvels At London Stadium Atmosphere New Hammers Boss David Moyes was first to praise The Claret & Blue Army after his first home game in charge, comparing it to Upton Park …

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MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Everton requested a personal hearing for Oumar Niasse over his diving charge. Maybe that was the problem.

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Alas, The Premier League finally came back into our lives at the weekend after what was yet another unbearable International Break and what an enthralling Game Week Twelve it turned out to be as The Gunners took The North London bragging rights in a ding-dong Derby and the David Moyes era began without a bang at Vicarage Road. Inspired Arsenal Race To Unlikely Spurs Victory Arsene Wenger’s Gunners pulled off a shock victory live on Sky Sports in the Saturday …

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Back after a six-week absence, Andy Carroll contributed little to the game other than fouls and was told he was not fit to wear West Ham’s shirt by fans With seven seconds on the clock Andy Carroll rose to challenge Marvin Zeegelaar for a high ball and left the Watford debutant on the floor, his nose bleeding. It had not taken long for the forward to make an impression on…

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ADAM CRAFTON AT VICARAGE ROAD: David Moyes has pleaded with the West Ham support to get behind the club and called on his players to live up to their reputations after losing at Watford.

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GRAHAM POLL: When you referee West Ham, Andy Carroll’s name jumps out of the team sheet as it’s handed to you an hour before kick-off. So you should act on an early leading arm.

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ADAM CRAFTON AT VICARAGE ROAD: Six seconds. That is all it took for Andy Carroll. Just over a month after leaving his side in the lurch by elbowing his way to an early shower at Burnley.

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The Hammers were beaten 2-0 by Watford at Vicarage Road but the Scot was hardly shocked by their capitulation

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David Moyes’s tenure at West Ham began with defeat by an impressive Watford side as Will Hughes scored his first top-flight goal and Richarlison added a second 6.23pm GMT Related: Watford’s win shows David Moyes scale of task he faces at West Ham 6.03pm GMT Watford were much the better side with the goalscorers Will Hughes and Richarlison both so impressive, the wing-backs Marvin Zeegelaar and Kiko Femenia excellent and …

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• New manager looks to halt club’s slump at Watford • Stuart Pearce ‘will play a big role’, says Moyes David Moyes has denied that taking over from Slaven Bilic at West Ham represents his last chance in football management and the Scot is confident he can arrest a slump that has left his new side in the relegation zone. Before Sunday’s trip to face Watford at Vicarage Road Moyes pledged to tackle the indiscipline that has undermined West …

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The hosts are starting to grow back into the game as Dan Kemp gets in behind but cannot produce. Antonio Martinez does well to break but when the ball eventually finds Samuelsen, he is flagged offside, better from The Hammers. Westley’s boys look a real shadow of the team they have been in recent weeks, struggling to keep anything without star man Nathan Holland, who tore his hamstring last week and usual Skipper Rice. …

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After another drab International Break finally winded to a close earlier this week, thankfully, The Premier League has returned once again for Game Week Twelve and what a weekend of Football it’s poised to be as North London Derby headlines the Saturday lunch menu and the David Moyes era begins with a trip to Vicarage Road for The Hammers. Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (Saturday 12:30 PM) There is no saving the best till last…

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” But, if you’re talking about Andy Carroll, then who wouldn’t want to have him in the box? And get the ball in the right areas to him? We have to use him and we have also got other strikers that play a different way and want the ball in different ways”. ” For me, I want to get the best out of the players and how I can get the best out…

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In this week’s edition of our weekly throwback feature, we hear from Danny, 42 and a lifelong West Ham United Season Ticket holder about his first experience of the place that we now call home. “Explaining to my two young sons, 6 and 7, and Hammers mad that we would never be going back to our beloved Upton Park to watch our Claret & Blue stars again was difficult. At that stage, I had …

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It was announced, as expected, by West Ham United this morning that former Manchester United Boss David Moyes will be the man charged with taking the club forward less than 24 hours after the sacking of Slaven Bilic. The Scotsman has been appointed on a six-month basis which should see him through to the end of the season, upon arrival in East London he had this to say to say to WHUFC.com: …

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After another pulsating weekend of Premier League spoils and thrills, it’s time to review all the action from Game Week Eleven, as a flawless Manchester City side extended their lead at the top on Super Sunday and a Liverpool thrashing proved a step too far in the wrong direction for Slaven Bilic. Spoils Shared In Opening Midlands Derby Draw The Potters and The Foxes had to settle for a share of the points each in the …

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Let’s take a more in-depth look at player performance from Saturday’s dreadful London Stadium defeat to a boisterous Liverpool side, as Slaven Bilic’s men took fierce criticism from all angles after an absent showing. Joe Hart: 6/10 Having put in such an impressive performance at Selhurst Park last Saturday afternoon, the England shot-stopper was put to shame by a rampant Reds attack as he conceded four. One could very much argue that Hart was scarcely to blame for …

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A fast-paced and quite superb performance from Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool was enough to secure a 1-4 victory on Saturday evening to pile the pressure on an already stretched Slaven Bilic. The visitors were emphatic from the off and took their opportunities exactly when they needed to, racing into a first-half lead with two goals in the space of three minutes from Mo Salah and Joel Matip. In a resurgent second period showing from …

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Thousands of fans left the London Stadium before the end of the Hammers’ 4-1 defeat by Liverpool on Saturday evening. Carroll says they should never leave early because they could miss late drama.

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After another drubbing in the new home that was supposed to take this underachieving club to unimaginable heights, and after another night when the initial mutiny in the stands had given way to resignation long before the final whistle, Slaven Bilic can have no complaints if it turns out West Ham’s patience has finally snapped. It was another shambles on live television, the 10th time that West Ham have conceded at least three goals…

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Mo Salah scored twice as Liverpool shredded an abysmal West Ham on the counter-attack at the London Stadium 7.21pm GMT Peep peep! That was a hideous 90 minutes for West Ham, who were routinely shredded on the counter-attack by an excellent Liverpool attack. It could have been worse than 4-1, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Slaven Bilic lost his job during the international break. West Ham’s morale is at rock bottom. Thanks for your company, goodnight! 7.19pm GMT 90 min Lanzini…

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In the eleventh round of 2017/2018 Premier league matches, Slaven Bilic’s Hammers host Jurgen Klopp’s Reds, in what is surely the most pivotal game of the campaign so far for Slaven Bilic. The hosts head into the clash off the back of an agonising 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park last weekend as we gave up a lead in the seventh minute of added-time, whilst Liverpool make the trip with two wins on…

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Terry Westley’s U23s continued their sensational vein of form to record a third win in four games in all Competitions by comprehensively beating Bristol Rovers at The Memorial Stadium last night. It had looked like things would pan out very differently for the visitors when Tom Nichols fired the home side ahead without even a minute on the clock. But, a penalty from in-form Spanish forward Antonio Martinez, a strike …

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In the second round of Group Stage matches of the Checkatrade Trophy, Terry Westley’s Young Hammers make the trip West to face League One Bristol Rovers with an opportunity to secure Qualification to the Knockout Stages. The home side head into the clash off the back of an impressive home victory over MK Dons, while, our starlets are also brimming with confidence having made it three PL2 victories in four games against Manchester City on Saturday, setting things …

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