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Let’s analyse West Ham United player performance from Saturday’s first Premier League victory in nearly two months over Mark Hughes’ Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon as goals from top-scoring Austrian Marko Arnautovic and Portugal International Joao Mario lifted David Moyes’ Hammers up to 14th in the Top-Flight standings. Joe Hart: 7/10 Retaining his starting place in front of Spaniard Adrian San-Miguel, the England man, who…

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The first International break of the 2018 and the fourth of the domestic 2017/2018 football season has come and gone, it’s now time to take a look at how the Academy of Football’s International stars fared over it, representing their respective nations at youth level, as Edi Fernandes returned from his lengthy injury lay-off for Switzerland U21s and Nathan Trott continued to impress for England U21s. U16 Two Hammers were representing their nations at U16 …

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A stellar performance from Carlos Carvalhal’s Swansea City was enough for them to thrash David Moyes’ West Ham United at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, claiming an eighth home win in succession. The Welsh side went ahead in the freezing conditions early on, South Korean Ki Sung-Yueng netting from range, he was then followed in by centre-back Mike van der Hoorn to double the advantage before the Martin Atkinson’s…

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Let’s analyse player performance from David Moyes’ West Ham United’s important Premier league draw with Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace at the London Stadium yesterday evening, as the Irons moved up into the top-half of the table for the first time this season. Adrian San-Miguel: 7/10 Coming back into the team as with all Premier League games, for Joe Hart after his Emirates FA Cup Fourth-Round outing, the Spanish shot-stopper was relatively untroubled for large periods of the affair. …

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Let’s analyse player performance after West Ham United’s remarkable away Premier League thrashing of David Wagner’s Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as David Moyes made it 200 English Top-Flight wins as a Manager. Adrian San-Miguel: 7/10 A relatively quiet and successful outing for the Spanish shot-stopper after he resumed his League duties from Joe Hart in the wake of the England man figuring between the sticks for the FA …

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Full-time: West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion. 90+4: Carroll gives a free-kick away, the away side have a player booked. 90+3: Carroll gets it again with a great finish at the far post!! The London Stadium erupts!! The hosts have surely won this!! 90+3: GOAL!!! 2-1!!!!!! 90+2: Hegazi blocks as Carroll looks to set someone free with a flick. 90+1: There is a touchline altercation that stops the play. 90: Burke controls in …

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Let’s analyse player performance in the wake of yesterday’s entertaining six-goal thriller with Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, as a dubious late strike from Callum Wilson denied David Moyes’ Irons a second consecutive away victory. Adrian San-Miguel: 7/10 Having conceded three against Newcastle United last Saturday, it would be another afternoon to forget for the Spaniard after a run of three clean sheets as he let three more go by him. …

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Let’s take an in-depth look at player performance from Sunday evening’s credible defeat to in-form record-breakers Manchester City at The Etihad Stadium, as a much-improved team showing left many Hammers surprisingly satisfied. Adrian San-Miguel: 8/10 Coming in for the ineligible Joe Hart against his parent club, the Spaniard was excellent just when his Manager David Moyes needed him to be, earning the West Ham United Man of the Match for his showing. Adrian produced a string…

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Let’s take a look at the primary causes of discussion from last night’s humiliating thrashing at Goodison Park, as David Moyes made a very unhappy return indeed to his former stamping ground. Referee Oliver Blasted For Blues Penalty Decision Premier League Referee Michael Oliver was plunged into the spotlight last night for the part he played in Everton taking the lead for the first time on 18 minutes. Chasing a loose ball that had…

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Let’s take an in-depth look at player performance from Saturday’s inexplicable Premier League draw at the hands of Crystal Palace, as Slaven Bilic was let down individuals yet again. Joe Hart: 8/10 A hugely-impressive Man of the Match winning performance from the England shot-stopper as he recovered from a poor performance against Brighton & Hove Albion last Friday. Hart was on hand to deny the likes of James Tomkins, Jeff Schlupp, Yohan Cabaye and Wilfried Zaha on more …

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It’s now time to delve deep into the primary points of discussion from Saturday’s gut-wrenching 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park, as Slaven Bilic was placed firmly back under the cosh. Hammers Concede Late Yet Again To Spoil Bilic’s Afternoon While many seasoned members of The Claret & Blue army would have claimed to be shocked by conceding in the 97th minute on Saturday afternoon, letting in late goals has become quite the trait for …

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Let’s take a look at how each featuring squad member rated from yesterday evenings remarkable Carabao Cup comeback victory over Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs, after what was an incredible night for the Claret & Blue stars. Adrian San-Miguel: 8/10 Replacing Joe Hart as he usually does for Cup encounters, the Spaniard put in a quite heroic performance to keep us in the tie at key moments over the course of the 90 minutes. Adrian…

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Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United: Carabao Cup Round Four 26th October 2017 Spectacular Hammers Comeback Saves Defiant Bilic An incredible second-half fightback from an inspired West Ham United side defeated a flabbergasted Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium last night, to progress into The Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals for the second consecutive season. The hosts had looked unstoppable in a one-sided first period, cruising into the lead with goals …

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To kick off Matchday Nine of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, we host Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday Night Football on what promises to be an atmospheric night under the lights in Stratford. Slaven Bilic’s boys come into the tie off the back of Saturday’s frustrating draw at Turf Moor, whereas, Chris Hughton’s men tasted an agonizing 1-1 draw of their own, balancing the scales perfectly heading into the intriguing matchup. When? The encounter is scheduled to kick-off at 8 …

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Two first-half goals in the space of three minutes from Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew helped us to overcome a stern Cheltenham Town side at The LCI Rail Stadium last night to book a place in the Draw for The Carabao Cup Third Round. Slaven Bilic made as many as seven changes to the side that were beaten at The St Mary’s Stadium last Saturday, but the team still …

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Paul Goddard  1980-1986 Goddard joined the club in 1980 for what was then a club record signing £800,000 he has the quite unique honour of at one point in his career being both Millwall and West Ham’s record signing. The former QPR youth player was prolific in his time for the Hammers averaging roughly a goal every 3 games. His injury at the start of the 1985-86 season forced John Lyall to partner Frank MacAvennie with Tony Cottee up front which led …

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It’s now time to take a look at how some of our young Academy starlets have fared at their loan clubs in the past seven days, as Josh Cullen and Reece Burke enjoyed more Sky Bet Championship action and Reece Oxford came close to getting his first taste of the Bundesliga. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Bright young Hammers prospects Reece Burke and Josh Cullen are continuing to impress fans at the Macron Stadium, as…

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Kevin Keen 1983-1993 Something of a teenage prodigy in his early career, Keen joined the Hammers from Wycombe in 1983. He represented his country and youth level on numerous occasions eventually making his first-team debut in 1986 having helped the reserve team win the Combination League the preceding year. Keen would experience two relegations and two promotions during his time with the club and would feature in both the League Cup and FA …

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Nigel is back with the next episode of Mock the West Ham Week which was recorded before the game yesterday – that is, it has nothing to do with the game yesterday as comical as that turned out to be… The post Mock the West Ham Week Episode 3: Forget yesterday, laugh at this instead appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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In the eighth and final edition of our weekly 2016/2017 Season Review, we look at the season-ending months of April and May as our torrid run ended allowing a strong finish to an otherwise poor Premier League campaign. April Although our dreadful five-game losing streak would continue into April, it would turn out to be a fantastic month for any Hammer as the pressure was finally lifted on Slaven Bilic…

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Fletcher joins Boro It was confirmed yesterday by Gary Monk’s Middlesbrough that they have completed the transfer of our young striker Ashley Fletcher. The former Manchester United man has joined The Championship for a fee of around £6 million, after agreeing personal terms at The Riverside yesterday. Fletcher made 21 appearances in all competitions under Slaven Bilic last season, scoring only once in The League Cup defeat away at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old also played a key part for The…

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Sportsmail have done the hard work by going through every home kit and rating your team’s efforts in a bid to let you know whether you should splurge or keep your cash in your pocket.

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Transfer fees paid out by clubs are rising astronomically. Sportsmail breaks down how the Premier League’s 20 current clubs have seen their own records increase in recent years.

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KIERAN GILL EXCLUSIVE: West Ham winger Michail Antonio had to take a physio with him on his Las Vegas stag do this month as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.

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Havard Nordtveit joined the Hammers on a free transfer in the summer of 2016 after five years with Borussia Monchengladbach, but he leaves after making just 21 appearances.

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Linus Wahlqvist submitted his entry for the worst penalty of all time on Friday night but he’s got some way to go to matching some of these abominations.

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