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Thousands of football supporters witnessed desperate attempts to revive a Manchester United fan from a suspected heart attack at the London Stadium yesterday during the second half. Stadium medical staff performed CPR on the elderly away fan at the back of the Sir Trevor Brooking upper away end at the very top of block 220. […]

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Slaven Bilic believes Phil Jones made a meal of the challenge from Sofiane Feghouli. The manager said: the defender had gone in  “dangerously” on the winger and said West Ham will appeal against the red card. He said: “It was the key decision and it killed us. It put the game in a different perspective. […]

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Gary Neville has joined the queue of pundits lining up to tell Mike Dean how badly wrong he was to send off West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli. Neville told Sky Sports: “The strange thing was, looking at the replay a couple of times since, I’m not sure why Mike Dean looks behind him – as if play […]

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Furious Slaven Bilic raged at the decisions which cost the Hammers points at the London Stadium as referee Mike Dean ensured he became the only talking point following a disgusting performance with the whistle. And the manager made it clear that if any player should have walked following the clash between Phil Jones and Sofiane […]

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French newspaper L’Equipe reports that Marseille’s new owners are willing to spend up to 40 million euros on bringing back Dimi Payet back. The story has made the front page of the French publication this morning. Marseille’s current coach Rudi Garcia managed Payet during their time in Lille together and Marseille need a left-sided attacker. However, […]

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Following a Christmas period of away fixtures tomorrow sees us welcome Manchester United to the London Stadium tomorrow. Here is our preview of the match including predictions.

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The West Ham United Independent Supporters’ Association (WHUISA) is open and now accepting membership. Membership for over 18’s costs just £3 until the end of this season or £5 until the end of next season. To join this new independent voice for West Ham fans  go to  http://www.whuisa.org/join-whuisa/ First enter your personal details and click […]

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Cheik Kouyate has been given permission to delay joining his Senegalese training camp in Morocco and will now will available for tomorrow’s London Stadium home clash against Manchester United. Like Andre Ayew, West Ham made a formal request to delay his travel to the AFCON training until 3rd January. All clubs are obliged to release […]

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West Ham have been given permission by Avram Grant to delay the arrival of Andre Ayew at the AFCON training camp in UAE. The Hammers submitted a formal request to the Ghanian football authorities to delay their arrival of their record transfer signing  at the training camp by two days. West Ham are obliged to […]

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West Ham Midfielder Sofiane Feghouli was a surprise omission as Algeria named their 23-man squad on Saturday for the African Nations Cup finals in Gabon. Algeria are among the pre-tournament favourites but the 27 year old will play no part if it. Feghouli has featured in just seven Premier league games for the Hammers this season […]

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Frustrated Aaron Cresswell  reckons the Hammers have themselves to blame for yesterday’s defeat declaring: “. We had some good chances and didn’t take them. Our goalkeeper has not had much to do.” He told the official site: “In the first half we had a sloppy 15 to 20 minutes and they scored a goal which he […]

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West Ham are being pushed into making a move for Jermain Defoe by manager Slaven Bilic who fancies the former Iron in a big way. But if the club are to land the Sunderland striker it is unlikely to be until the last hours of the transfer window as the Black Cats dice with their […]

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Slaven Bilic is unlikely to change the winning lineup which started against Swansea in the 4-1 win on Boxing Day. Lanzini resumed training this week  but is someway behind and faces a late fitness test but he is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup this afternoon and won’t be risked for the full 90 […]

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The silly season is almost among us as the transfer  window officially opens at the stroke of midnight tonight. With the speculation comes a betting market, or what the bookies like to call ‘transfer specials’ – the odds of players joining other clubs before 1st February 2017. West Ham are seen as 33/1 outsiders to […]

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Bookmakers SkyBet have Dimi Payet at 1/4 odds on to remain a Hammer after the January transfer window shuts. Chelsea are the second favourite with long odds of 7/1 to be his next club after 1st February followed by Arsenal at 10/1 and Manchester United at 12/1. PSG are 14/1 as his future club while […]

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West Ham are considering a move for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka’s brother Taulant claim the Daily Mirror this evening. The article suggests that Basel have been sounded out about the midfielder’s potential availability in the January transfer window. Valencia are also said watching developments on the 25 year old who can also play in defence, Xhaka […]

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Slaven Bilic has to decide on whether he sticks with Andre Ayew as his starting  option for the Leicester City clash tomorrow (Sat) or bring  back from suspension Pedro Obiang into the starting line up. Ayew grabbed the vital opening goal against Swansea City last weekend – a simple tap in – but showed signs […]

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Leroy Rosenior has revealed how he spent the afternoon with Jermain Defoe at the Premier League offices and believes he would be a perfect fit for the Hammers at this stage of the season. He cannot see a reason for Sunderland allowing him to leave but admits: “When these things start they are sometimes impossible […]

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Sofiane Feghouli is hoping to lock horns with Algerian international team mates Riyhad Mahrez and Islam Slimani at Leicester tomorrow Between them, the trio have been capped more than 100 times, have scored 40 international goals and won three of the last four Algerian Footballer of the Year awards. “It’s a match against two teammates, […]

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West Ham must return to playing with a four-man backline if performances on the pitch are to get better. Slaven Bilić first switched to three at the back for West Ham’s away fixture against Crystal Palace in October, after picking up just one victory from the Hammers’ seven opening fixtures. The change of system brought […]

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The club have confirmed that Reece Oxford has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract to finally end speculation of his immediate future. The 18-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and Manchester City over the last few months, but the wonderkid has opted to stay at the club to try to “follow […]

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Former Hammers striker Bobby Zamora has backed West Ham’s youngsters to help steer the club away from a relegation battle. In a wide-ranging interview with Blowing Bubbles Monthly, Zamora also talks about his excitement at joining forces with Rio Ferdinand and Mark Noble to invest their time, money and effort in the Legacy Foundation, an […]

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West Ham are in serious trouble, no argument required! In addition, to the recent loss of Diafra Sakho, it looks like Michail Antonio and Aaron Cresswell may be injured. However, the ‘bigger picture’ is our major concern, and hence, this is the point of discussion in this article. After the abject 4-1 thrashing in the […]

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After recovering from the disappointment of an unnecessary loss to Tottenham, we must move on and give serious consideration to our two important encounters with Manchester United. The first of these games, playing on Sunday, is an away Premier League fixture at Old Trafford, followed by a Tuesday evening EFL Cup quarter-final encounter, once again […]

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In the hours and days that have followed the enthralling encounter with Spurs, one pertinent question remains -how did we lose the game? Professional and amateur experts have suggested a number of different reasons, but I feel that no one has really focused on the basic problem which allowed Spurs to turn the game around and […]

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“Nothing goes your way when you’re down the bottom.” That’s the saying, isn’t it? Saturday’s defeat to Spurs had me muttering that phrase all the way home, but there are a number of reasons why we are where we are, and there a number of reasons why we won’t be there come May. We desperately […]

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