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Slaven Bilic is giving his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s game with Southampton: “We have two massive games coming up and this is a great opportunity for us to get out of the trouble we are in. It will bring back the confidence and the belief if we can get the victories. The reaction has been […]

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This graphic based on Opta statistics shows Dimitri Payet remains the world’s free kick king Cristiano Ronaldo can only manage a 9% conversion rate for Real Madrid while Lionel Messi can do a little better on 11%.  Payet smashes it managing a free kick conversion rate of 17% scoring five goals from 30 free kicks […]

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Hopefully a West Ham team buoyed by that last gasp Payet inspired victory against Accrington can take some confidence into Sundays game against Southampton. We discuss who should start up front, Oxfords omission from the mid-week game and of course how we can fill the void at left back. . . . . .   […]

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West Ham have confirmed media reports in France that Andre Ayew has been receiving specialist treatment in France at his former club Marseille. Ayew, who joined West Ham from Swansea for a club record transfer fee of £20.5m last month, was withdrawn 35 minutes into his Hammers’ debut against Chelsea after pulling up with a thigh […]

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Reece Oxford has deleted a twitter post which seemed to indicate his displeasure at not getting a chance last night against Accrington Stanley in the league cup. West Ham Academy youngster Marcus Browne has sent out a tweet last night which hinted at the lack of first team chances for youngsters. The 18-year-old  tweeted: “The youth need […]

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A strong police presence should be inside the London Stadium for the EFL fourth round clash against Chelsea in October. The Metropolitan Police cannot  currently deploy officers inside the stadium to monitor match-day safety because it does not have the radio system used by emergency services. But the London Evening Standard reports that operator LS185 […]

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Ticket trader will not be launched for the Southampton game this Sunday and is unlikely to be available for the Middlesborough game until we have a incident free league game ClaretandHugh understands. A brand new scheme was due to be launched at the start of the season with partners Ticketmaster but failed to materialise. The […]

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Slaven Bilic was present at the birth of a baby daughter on Tuesday night hours before the Accrington Stanley game. He told reporters yesterday he was present at the birth and said he is content to leave the naming of his new daughter to his partner. It is his second child with long term girlfriend, Ivana […]

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Ironically, the softening of the club’s message on persistent standing had a bizarre reaction last night. A statement from the Joint Chairman published yesterday which appeared to deliberately avoid using the word ‘standing’ and threats for persistent standers were absent. In a blog yesterday I called this a victory for common sense. The new Bobby […]

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There were no reports of trouble, no arrests, no ejections and no major incidents at the London Stadium last night ClaretandHugh have been told this morning. Stadium operators London Stadium 185 increased stewarding to more 850 staff last night despite the attendance being 17,000 under the 57,000 capacity of the stadium. Dozens of police was visible […]

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It took a moment of magnificence from the top man Dim Payet …and once again he didn’t fail us. Yes it was a tough night but there are very few walkovers in this game and all that REALLY matters is that the Irons moved into the next round and a match against Chelsea at the […]

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Generous Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman said after the game: “People will throw bouquets at us for our spirit today but we don’t want to be seen as plucky. We came here to win and we matched them for most of the game. Unfortunately we’ve gone to sleep in the 96th minute and you give a […]

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Possession Hammers: 63% Stanley 37% Shots Hammers 13 Stanley 7 Shots on Target Hammers 4 Stanley 3 Corners Hammers 6 Stanley 3 Fouls Hammers 9 Stanley 12 Via: BBC Share This:

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West Ham Head Medc Stijn Vandenbroucke has revaled that Winston Reid, who suffered a injury in training on Friday will join team training after the cup game and be available for selection against Southampton on Sunday. Aaron Cresswell is progressing well with his recovery from a knee injury and has been working on the pitch […]

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There is a visible police presence outside the London Stadium tonight ahead of the League Cup game against Accrington Stanley. Despite the lack of a working Airwave radio system within the stadium there will be a visible police presence outside the stadium to reassure spectators after events at the last home game against Watford. Police […]

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has met with MLB chiefs in hope to set up baseball game at the London Stadium in 2018. The Mayor held a meeting with Major League Baseball (MLB) chief Rob Manfred and threw out a pitch for a New York Mets game as part of his five-day trip to North America. […]

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Andy Carroll’s decision to tweet that he had suffered no setbacks in his recovery from injury has caused some head scratching around the club. It was reported this morning that the striker fears he will be out until Halloween. Given that he was injured on August 21 the earliest he could have been expected back […]

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To say Everton fans were unimpressed with Irons loanee Enner Valencia in last night’s match against Norwich would be putting it mildly. Here’s how some of them have responded to him during the Toffees’ 2-0 defeat at Goodison in the Football League Cu match last night. JustSomeLad. @SomeEvertonFan Enner Valencia crossing the ball last night […]

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The demolition of Boleyn Ground is scheduled to begin next Wednesday 28th September but not before one last charity tournament on Tuesday 27th September reports claim. Although the stadium was purchased by the Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but in August Gallaird sold the land on to residential property Barratt London. Barratt London […]

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Tony Gale has expressed his concern over striker Simone Zaza. Gale has been critical of the Italian during  streamed TV coverage of the match against West Brom questioning his touch and claiming most Hammers attacks were breaking down on the front man. With no goals after two games Zaza has looked very average and Gale […]

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West Ham goalkeeping legend Phil Parkes has given an explosive interview to ClaretandHugh in which he discusses the club and its current problems.  In this three-part exclusive he first speaks here of his views on the London Stadium; why after 15 years, he is no longer involved in the hospitality suites and explains why he’s unlikely […]

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Slaven Bilic has held his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game against Accrington Stanley.  “This game is a good opportunity for us and we don’t have to travel. We have a good position. This is an interesting competition for us. We don’t play again until Sunday and we will play a mixed team. We need […]

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Sofiane Feghouli has pledged that “we will  take a long look at ourselves” after the humilation of the weekend at West Brom. The winger appeared as a sub during the game and told the official site: “Each and every one of us will take a long look at ourselves and we all know that we […]

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Work has already started to install a state of the art HD screen at the London Stadium. Construction workers have removed temporary fabric players containing West Ham players under the illuminated West Ham United sign in preparation for the installation of the massive TV screen.  This picture taken on Monday afternoon shows that the 12 metre […]

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One corner of the Boleyn Ground was blown up last night as the pictures below show. A large explosion complete with fireball was staged at West Ham’s former stadium on Sunday night. The controlled blast was part of a forthcoming Hollywood action film called Final Score which is being shot in the Green Street stadium now […]

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