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CHARLES SALE – SPORTS AGENDA: Sky will not be renewing David Beckham’s ambassador contract which has cost the network an astonishing £20million over four years.

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The Hammers will have a second chance to show the nation that are up for it against deadly rivals Spurs when the two sides again clash in a televised game next month. The two sides meet again at Wembley on October 25 in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup and the match has been […]

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It’s going to be very interesting to see how Slaven Bilic sets up the team for Swansea without Michail Antonio given the events of last weekend and Spurs! We need no reminding that he started with Hernandez up top, subbing Antonio with Carroll and thus returning to a shape we had become so used to. […]

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Andre Ayew has been dropped from Ghana’s squad to face Uganda in a crucial 2018 World Cup qualifier next month, He and his brother Jordan have been left out  of the 26-man squad announced by coach Kwesi Appiah on Tuesday. The Irons player withdrew from the squad after claiming he had suffered injury but he […]

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West Ham are still maintaining their interest in William Carvalho, according to reports in Portugal. And if the prove true it means there is little chance of the Hammers allowing Bilic to walk away as the midfielder is very much the manager’s man. Despite the bad blood between Sporting Lisbon and the Hammers new reports […]

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Tottenham and West Ham are reported to be monitoring Walsall teenager Mitch Candlin. The Sun reports that the 17-year-old forward has already caught the eye of the Premier League big boys. The youngster has risen through the ranks at the Bescot Stadium ranks to become a regular in Jon Whitney’s first team plans. And Whitney […]

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German coach Thomas Tuchel is today being reported as having rejected advances from West Ham to become a potential runner in a race to replace Slaven Bilic. The Hammers, however,  immediately rubbished the idea when ClaretandHugh approached its top source this afternoon (Tues). Mirror Sport revealed last month that the Hammers were already considering alternatives […]

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Mark Noble can be expected to hold onto his place on Saturday against Swansea despite Pedro Obiang having been reported ready to return from injury. Obiang has been suffering from a muscular injury but is expected to take his place in midfield – possibly at the expense of Cheik Kouyate who – apart from a […]

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We asked the Soccer Saturday pundits to name the Premier League’s best striker after another weekend in which the attacking stars shone.

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Since the advent of the Premier League in 1992, the English top flight have only three clubs who have scored a century of spot kicks — with the Gunners becoming the latest to join the elite group.

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Mark Noble has made it clear the team cannot give away games like the one that Andy Carroll handed Spurs on Saturday. The captain enjoyed a fine comeback against the north Londoners at the weekend and was disappointed that immediately following the Antonio injury the visitors were handed a soft opening goal. He said: “It was […]

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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has topped the Sky Sports’ Power Rankings for a second week running..

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Any hopes West Ham may have had of temping Rafa Benitez into the manager’s job have taken a dent with Newcastle reportedly attempting to woo their manager into a new deal. As ClaretandHugh revealed last night, the Irons board and Magpies owner have had a frosty relationship and such a switch would never have been […]

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Honest Joe Hart admits the lack of concentration and sloppy play is killing the team. Discussing the match against Spurs he said: “It seems that lapses in concentration are killing us. You can isolate nearly every single goal and the frustrating thing is that it’s not necessarily quality that’s beating us, it’s sloppy play and […]

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West Ham are not hunting for a new manager nor do they have a short list of names they might consider. Like it or not, Slaven Blic appears to be in place for a middle to long haul with the board remaining true to form as reluctant sackers. The idea that they will march into […]

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Despite a terrible start to the season with the Hammers, one former ‘keeper believes Hart will climb out of his slump and show his best form

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Big queues built-up on the bridges on Saturday due to overcrowding on bridge 5 and later on bridge 1. Security checks are now carried out on the bridges but ticket holders are encouraged to use the bridge closest to their turnstile.  Bridge 5 became the busiest bridge on Saturday with queues reaching 20 minutes. Bridge 1 […]

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West Ham are being linked with a a move for Serie A league outfit SPAL’s defender Francesco Vicari, Calciomercato.com claim the Hammers will look to raid the Italian club  after being impressed with the defender’s performances in Serie A this term. But the reality is that at this stage the Hammers are merely scouting the […]

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Although Slaven Bilic’s team didn’t get the result they wanted against Spurs, they would have taken comfort in the quality of food served by Gordon Ramsey at one of his London restaurants.

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Former West Ham loanee striker  Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri have outscored West Ham in the league this season managing 7 goals between them in the La Liga to the Hammers combined six in total. Former-West Ham striker Simone Zaza looks to have turned his career around since exiting The London Stadium earlier this year, […]

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Michail Antonio will be available for the game against Burnley immediately after the international break. The Hammer of the Year limped off after 28 minutes against Spurs to be replaced by Andy Carroll – an injury which most agreed changed the game. Early fears that  Antonio had suffered a hamstring injury were shown to be […]

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Matt Law says in the Telegraph today that Swansea is a must win game if Slaven wants to keep his job. Law writes ‘Slaven Bilic knows the script. After every defeat comes a must-win game, a game which he will be told he cannot afford to lose if he wants to continue as West Ham United […]

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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in connection to the attack which saw six people injured, including two West Ham fans, when they were sprayed with acid near the Stratford Shopping Centre just before 8pm on Saturday. Witnesses of the horrifying crime described how a gang of men sprayed […]

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By Mick Brown Of all West Ham’s intriguing summer signings the one that really got the pulses racing was that of Javier Hernandez. Mexico’s all-time leading scorer had been a revelation at Man Utd and held one of the Premier League’s all-time best goals per minutes ratios, and in the mix with Thierry Henry, Sergio […]

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Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen returns with his latest column for Sportsmail. He discusses Bournemouth’s start to the season and how Arsenal have rediscovered their bite.

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Thousands of season ticket holders were missing on Saturday as the Hammers on Spurs at the London Stadium. The London derby was a category A game with 56,988 tickets sold so technically a sell-out but thousands of seats were empty throughout the game. Sky TV cameras picked up thousands of empty white seats at kickoff […]

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