Crystal Palace put seven men in their wall in a bid to stop Dimitri Payet scoring from a freekick – but despite being prepared the France international still managed to shock Damien Delaney and Co.
Posted on 05 April 2016.
Crystal Palace put seven men in their wall in a bid to stop Dimitri Payet scoring from a freekick – but despite being prepared the France international still managed to shock Damien Delaney and Co.
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Posted on 05 April 2016.
Top West Ham insiders were left relieved but puzzled when Cheik Kouyate’s sending off against Crystal Palace was turned over by the Football Association this afternoon (Tues). The immediate reaction from on of our top insider was “Thank God for that but you have to wonder what’s going on don’t you? “We have now had […]
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Posted on 05 April 2016.
Cheikhou Kouyate is available to face Arsenal on Saturday after West Ham’s appeal against his red card was successful. Kouyate was sent off for a challenge on Crystal Palace’s Dwight Gayle.
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Posted on 05 April 2016.
Dimitri Payet is at the centre of interest from Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. The 29-year-old has been being involved in 25 Hammers goals so far and has shown beyond a doubt he is the best free kick taker in the world at the moment. The story says that Real Madrid and Barcelona are […]
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Posted on 04 April 2016.
GRAHAM POLL: West Ham’s run of bad luck with refereeing decisions continued with a harsh red card for Cheikhou Kouyate. It appeared to swing the balance against Crystal Palace.
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Posted on 03 April 2016.
The West Ham boss said Kouyate’s challenge on Palace substitute Dwight Gayle was not even worthy of a yellow card. Bilic successfully appealed the same player’s dismissal at Blackburn in February.
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Posted on 03 April 2016.
Exclusive David Gold believes Dimi Payet has already become a West Ham legend. He doesn’t share the view that you need to be at a club for a certain length of time to inherit such status declaring: “If you do something legendary it will always be remembered.” Speaking exlsuively to ClaretandHugh he said: “Dimi has […]
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Posted on 03 April 2016.
There’s an old saying that goes: “Once is an accident, twice maybe coincidence but after that you have more sinister thoughts!” The bundling of Darren Randolph into the Manchester United net which led to an FA Cup equaliser and a replay may therefore have been an accident, but the penalty that never was against Chelsea […]
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Posted on 02 April 2016.
I probably have been but I really can’t remember when I felt so angry about a refereeing decision as Mark Clattenburg’s when sending off Cheik Kouyate this afternoon. It truly was utterly ridiculous – one of the worst I can recall seeing anywhere at any time – and I’m delighted the Irons immediately announced through […]
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Posted on 02 April 2016.
Alan Pardew admits he didn’t agree with Mark Clattenburg’s decision to red card Cheikhou Kouyate. The Palace boss sad: “I thought the red card was harsh and I would’ve been disappointed to have that happen to one of my players. “When you are 2-1 down at West Ham, in the form they are in, you take […]
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Posted on 01 April 2016.
West Ham fans are responding to the team’s best season in years by packing out their ground better than any other Premier League club. The Boleyn Ground has been 99.8 per cent full.
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Posted on 01 April 2016.
Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.
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Posted on 31 March 2016.
West Ham expect to complete the signing of Valencia prodigy Toni Martinez in the coming days. Manager Slaven Bilic admitted on Thursday that the deal for the hyped teenager was ‘quite close’.
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Posted on 31 March 2016.
Chairman David Sullivan has confirmed exclusively to ClaretandHugh that Valencia wonder kid Toni Martinez is on his way to the club. Despite denials last night on social media, David told us a few minutes ago: ” Yes, I can confirm he will sign in the next 7 days. “There is a large fee if the player […]
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Posted on 30 March 2016.
ADAM CRAFTON AT THE STADE DE FRANCE: With one swish of that majestic right foot, West Ham’s Dimitri Payet all but confirmed his place in the France squad for the European Championships
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Posted on 29 March 2016.
The club’s in-house ITK has reacted to a few pre-transfer window transfer rumours with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the top of his lost as a non starter! The insider says “Fresh reports in the last 24 hours have suggested the Hammers are close to making a move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. My understanding is that […]
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Posted on 29 March 2016.
West Ham are close to signing Toni Martinez for £2.4 million according to reports in Spain repeated by the Daily Mail today. Martinez has starred in Valencia’s youth teams for the past few years, scoring over 100 goals in four seasons, but he’s grown tired over his lack of first-team opportunities. It is claimed the […]
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Posted on 29 March 2016.
Dean Ashton’s incredible goal in Mark Noble’s made all the headlines on the back of his amazing scissor kick in yesterday’s Upton ark festival. Talk about rolling back the years – this was as good as anything you will see any time any week on any ground at an Premier League club. And if there […]
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Posted on 28 March 2016.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll has dropped out of the England team after struggling with injuries this season. Carroll missed a fortnight with an adductor injury in February.
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Posted on 28 March 2016.
Mark Noble has spoken about his perfect day and his deep rooted affection for the fans after a brilliant testi monial event. Speaking to West Ham TV he said: “To be honest there are no words to describe how thankful I am of the fans. I know there were a lot of travel issues, the […]
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Posted on 28 March 2016.
EXCLUSIVE Ian Bishop was thrilled to provide the assist for goal of the season qualifier from Dean Ashton in Mark Noble’s fabulous testimonial this afternoon (Mon). The great former midfielder was the oldest player on the pitch at 50 but barely looked a day older than when he was in his Hammers pomp. And speaking […]
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Posted on 28 March 2016.
A West Ham United XI took on a West Ham all-stars team at a sunny Upton Park on Monday afternoon. Current and former Irons players featured in Mark Noble’s testimonial match.
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Posted on 28 March 2016.
If you are travelling to Mark Noble’s testimonial match today you should be aware there is limited underground and overground trains. West Ham has issued the following important travel advice for supporters attending the Mark Noble Testimonial match. It is best to leave an extra hour for your usual travel time to the Boleyn Ground […]
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Posted on 27 March 2016.
Join Gary Lineker and the FA to get knighthoods for the Lions who won the World Cup in 1966. Now – 50 years on from England’s 1966 World Cup success the Sunday Mirror is calling for Sir Alf Ramsay’s legendary team to finally receive fitting recognition of their historic achievement. They need your signatures to get the […]
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Posted on 26 March 2016.
Dimitri Payet received a resounding vote of confidence from the France coach, Didier Deschamps, after Dimi’s impressive return to international football yesterday in the 3-2 win over Holland. “He confirmed with us what he has been doing with his club,” said Deschamps of Payet’s form. “Every time he touched the ball, he made something happen. […]
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Posted on 26 March 2016.
What is it with Harry Redknapp? He has used his story about Bobby Moore being asked to leave West Ham 36 years ago over and over again – once in one of his numerous books and also at various times as a stick with which to beat the Irons. His story goes like this: “He […]
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