Close but no cigar on this occasion I’m afraid as the bragging rights temporarily go to our foes from North London. To be perfectly blunt I’m getting as sick of Harry Kane as I am of Romalu Lukaku and I’m hoping that he won’t be involved when the League Cup clash comes around. The flow […]
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Matchday Vlog: A view from the stands
Posted on 24 September 2017.
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More Misery For Burke And Cullen; Snodgrass Shines For Villa & Oxford’s Gladbach Thrashed
Posted on 24 September 2017.
After a busy Saturday of action across the continent, it’s time to check in with our Hammer loanees at their respective Clubs, as things went from bad to worse for Reece Burke and Josh Cullen, Robert Snodgrass’s fortunes were quite the opposite and Reece Oxford’s Borussia Monchengladbach were hit for six by Dortmund. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Bolton’s Championship despair continued yesterday afternoon as they were overcome…
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Zaba: “We never gave up”
Posted on 24 September 2017.
Pablo Zabaleta claims there were a lot of positives from yesterday’s game notably their attitude after the third Spurs goal. Speaking to the official site he said: “Of course, it’s a disappointing afternoon when you don’t win. It was a huge game for us, a derby, and we knew three points would take us to […]
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Sky Sports pundits blast Tottenham’s ‘eratic’ Serge Aurier
Posted on 23 September 2017.
A second yellow card in the second half saw Spurs resort to panic mode at the hands of Aurier after sitting pretty with 3-1 lead over London rivals West Ham at the London Stadium.
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LISTEN: PL Live podcast
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Alan Pardew, Teddy Sheringham and Jamie Redknapp joined Simon Thomas to discuss Spurs’ 3-2 win over West Ham on the Premier League Live podcast.
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The match stats: Irons v Spurs
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Courtesy BBC Possession Hammers 49 pc Spurs 51 Shots Hammers 10 Spurs 15 Shots on target Hammers 4 Spurs 5 Corners Hammers 4 Spurs 3 Fouls Hammers 10 Spurs 20
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Hammers hit by Kane brace in four minutes
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Half time Irons 0 Spurs 2: Harry Kane grabbed two goals inside four minutes to see the Hammers troop off at half time to near silence. A loose Andy Carroll pass set Alli away to cross for the striker who headed past the helpless Hart. Then he was in the right place at the right […]
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Here’s how Bilic plays his fab four – a solution
Posted on 23 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic is keeping his team selection for today’s match against Spurs entirely quiet until just before kick off with the guessing game continuing to exercise the minds of most Hammers fans. The “will he won’t he play Hernandez” mystery has been occupying most thoughts over the last 24 hours but to be frank it […]
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Match Preview: West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League Matchday Six
Posted on 21 September 2017.
In Game Week Six of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, East London will play host to one of the classic London Derbies for the visit of Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur. We come into the tie off the back of Carabao Cup success in midweek over Bolton Wanderers and are unbeaten in three in all Competitions. Whereas, the visitors scraped a late victory over a stern Barnsley Side to progress to Round Four this week and will be glad of…
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Bilic addresses two key issues
Posted on 21 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic has addressed two key issues so far in the pre-Spurs press conference art Rush Green today. And he has not been shy in proclaiming that he’s delighted to see skipper Mark Noble available – although whether he starts will depend on how Pedro Obiang reacts to a pulled muscle over the next couple of […]
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Young Iron’s amazing moment
Posted on 21 September 2017.
Nathan Holland saw his dream come true when he stepped out for his first team debut against Bolton on Tuesday evening. The young wing star is being expected to make a big name for himself and this was the first step on a massive learning curve He told the official site: “Since I joined the […]
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Bilic set to ring the changes
Posted on 19 September 2017.
The Hammers will ring the changes tonight as the team take on Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup clash at the London Stadium. Slaven Bilic has reveled that Andy Carroll will miss the game as he can’t take three in a week and that his training regime has been changed to accommodate that. There’s a likelihood […]
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Bilic admits Hernandez striker problem
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic has admitted he’s struggling to play Chicharito in his ideal position. The manager has taken much criticism for his decision to employ the Mexican in a wide role but admits in the current circumstances it’s desperately difficult to sort it out. He said: “It’s very hard to please everyone. It’s very hard to put […]
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Bilic admits selection dilemma
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic is considering forming a West Ham strike partnership between Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll but concedes it is “very hard to please everyone”.
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Hammers scout Portuguese international
Posted on 18 September 2017.
West Ham are scouting Portugal international Danilo Pereira after he was watched in Porto’s win over Rio Ave on Sunday. The Hammers were linked with the 26-year-old Portugal international in August but the club of course scout players all over the world at any given time so it’s now a case of waiting and seeing. […]
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Andy Carroll is always a threat
Posted on 18 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic says Andy Carroll is always a threat but he needs more games under his belt. Speaking to WHUFC.com he said: “Andy (Carroll) is always a threat and he was good in the air and also with stopping the balls and laying it off to the flanks, we put a lot of balls in where […]
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Pundit revises Hammers forecast…downwards!
Posted on 17 September 2017.
Former Hammers boss Alan Pardew has changed his mind about the club’s finishing position this season – revising the forecast downwards! The out of work boss is spending a great amount of time offering his opinions of a variety of issues and was moved to give Slaven Bilic some training advice on Andy Carroll’s training […]
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London Stadium stewards get pay rise
Posted on 17 September 2017.
London Stadium stewards are now paid the London Living Wage minimum of £9.75 per hour. An advert by Steward security OCS confirms that stadium owners have delivered on a pledge to give the stewards a pay rise. The advert says “The London Stadium in Stratford is currently recruiting Stewards to be a part of their Stadium […]
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Bilic wants wide players to ‘do a bit better’ after Hammers fire blanks against West Brom
Posted on 16 September 2017.
The club’s wide players did not do enough to create chances in their 0-0 draw on Saturday according to their manager
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Antonio wants to avoid another “explosion”
Posted on 16 September 2017.
Michail Antonio will want a win today to avoid “everything “exploding at West Ham again. The Hammer of the Year was in outstanding form against Huddersfield and his pace and power can unsettle West Bromwich Albion in a big way at the Hawthorns this afternoon. But he knows that to enjoy a relatively peaceful life […]
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Nolan hails his mates over Huddersfield win
Posted on 16 September 2017.
Former West Ham Skipper has heaped praise on his mates over their win over Huddersfield. Speaking to WHUFC.com the Notts County manager said “If Andy can stay fit – and he’s a massive part of that team, no matter what anyone says – then he is still the main man there, I feel with him in […]
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Antonio: Stabbings were normal as I grew up
Posted on 16 September 2017.
Michail Antonio has told how he took it as par for the course when he heard someone had been stabbed to death in the area where he grew up. Speaking to The Sun he said: “A couple of my friends were stabbed to death, a couple were shot but didn’t die. I’ve seen someone get stabbed. […]
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West Ham podcast preview of West Brom game
Posted on 15 September 2017.
Claret and Hugh Associate Editor Sean Whetstone was joined by podcasters George Bucci, Nigel and guest presenter Iain Dale for this week’s episode of the popular West Ham podcast called Moore Than Just A Podcast. In the 50 minute episode, the boys discuss the Huddersfield victory, there views on the Slaven Bilic and David Sullivan rift and […]
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Confident Slav ready for Baggies
Posted on 14 September 2017.
Slaven Bilic claims the Hammers will carry great confidence to the Hawthorns on Saturday declaring: “We need to build on this now. We beat them (Huddersfield) after training at our stadium and we were on fire in training. “But we must do it in games, and that’s what we did. We have to do it again […]
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West Brom – what the Irons can expect!
Posted on 14 September 2017.
By JOHN WRAGG who has covered the Midlands football scene for over 40 years, working mainly for the Daily Express as their No1 reporter. He has seen the heady days of Ron Atkinson’s exciting team of the heady 1980s to the Baggies plunging into the third tier of English football and fighting their way back.Now uncompromising boss Tony […]
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Zaba so happy with performance
Posted on 13 September 2017.
Pablo Zabaleta received widespread acclamation for his outstanding performance against Huddersfield and is pretty pleased with himself and the team’s display. Commenting to the official site he said: “I played as a wing-back against Huddersfield. It’s been a long time since I played in that position, but I was happy with the performance. “I always […]
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