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Declan Rice looks booked for his second start for the Irons at Cheltenham Town tomorrow evening in the League Cup clash. But hopes that young Nathan Holland may get his chance along wth Toni Martinez appear to have been ruled out by their involvement in the under 23s victory over Spurs yesterday. Manager Slaven Bilic […]

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West Ham this morning are reported to already be eyeing up possible Slaven Bilic replacements with only two games of the season gone. The story has emerged in  The Mirror which claims the usual candidate as a possible next manager,  Rafa Benitez, as the next one. Two defeats – at Mancheter United who repeated the […]

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By Jack Lebeau Follow on Twitter @JackLeabeau66 West Ham U23 miraculously came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat Spurs 3-2 at Hotspur Way on a very rainy afternoon. We started the better of the two teams, with Spurs rarely getting out of their own half. This was supported by us having a good couple […]

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West Ham’s under 23s grabbed victory with an amazing comeback at Spurs. It gets no better than to beat the north Londoners on their own manor and whatever words Terry Westley gave the bys after break  worked the oracle big time after they went in two down. But within 15 minutes they had turned everything […]

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Keith Hackett will have done absolutely nothing to redeem his tattered reputation among Hammers fans with long memories after laying into Marko Arnautovic following his red card dismissal at Southampton. It was HACKETT’S  disgraceful decision which saw Tony Gale sent off in the 1991 FA Cup semi final against Nottingham Forest at Villa Park – […]

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Winston Reid’s calf injury looks set  to keep the defender out of action for the weekend match against Newcastle. The medical staff took the injury seriously enough to stretcher the central defender off during the warm-up at Southampton which Slaven Bilic later revealed was indeed a calf rather than a new hamstring problem. Reid’s injury […]

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West Ham are reported to be showing a big interest in Lorient forward Abdul Majeed Waris. Despite earlier claims that the spending is close to coming to an end, the Mail is reporting that the 25 year old is on the club’s radar. However, both Bromwich Albion and Burnley are also keen on the Ghana […]

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Slaven Bilic is taking the positives from the game against Saints as he bids to leave the bottom of the table. He has never been in that position before  and declares: “I would like to change it and not to be that way, but to be fair, although I am very disappointed, we’re going to take […]

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You can’t fault either the never say die attitude of our fans or indeed the ability to invent new lyrics for an already catchy tune. In this clip we have a group of fun-loving Hammers fans on the train singing the new Javier Hernandez song led in chorus by the man (@block141whufc) who penned this […]

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Spurs fans had a very bad day on their opening home fixture of the season at Wembley today (Sun)  beaten 2-1 by Chesea at Wembley. That of course was very well received by the Hammers fans who to put it politely don’t enjoy the best of relationships with the mob from North London. But we […]

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David Gold could have a very embarrassing moment if he bumps into any of Jose Fonte, Robert Snodgrass or Andre Ayew around the club tomorrow. Both the ageing central defender and £20 million midfielder/striker had nightmares against Southampton yesterday at Southampton. Snodgrass meanwhile was again absent amid informed speculation of an imminent move away from […]

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West Ham will not up their offer  for William Carvalho despite several reports today that they are about to do so. Various British media outlets in reporting that Sporting Lisbon have turned down a Hammers bid – which was well known last week – are now claiming wes are ready to “re-open talks” when in […]

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Ya gotta love Michail Antonio – as honest off the pitch as he is on it. And his response to the official website inquisitor after the game yesterday was typical as he declared: “I don’t really know what you want me to say!” Michail was his all action self returning as though he’s never been […]

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Ok, if a smile was ever needed it’s NOW. And Nigel Kahn provides it in the form of his fourth of his Mock The WHU Week videos where this week Karren Brady becomes perhaps the major victim. Absolutely no prisoners are taken as Nigel casts a sardonic eye over the week which started and ended […]

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West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking out-of favour £30 million rated Barclona midfielder Andre Gomes. It’s claimed that club representatives are due to meet the 24-year-old’s agent this week to see if a deal is possible. It seems likely that the club will be negotiating a loan in the first case with […]

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Declan Rice’s in the first team arrival raised another question over Slaven Bilic’s tactical approach yesterday afternoon. It’s an issue that has been raising its head at various times since he chose to play Michail Antonio at right back claiming he could become one of the best in the league. Yesterday we saw yet another […]

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is considering a sensational swoop for Andy Carroll …according to the The Mirror at least! The injury ravaged striker is apparently emerging as an option for his former club with claims that he could be set for an “emotional”, season-long loan on the cards. There is little hard detail in the […]

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The pacy Ghana international is rated at £12m by Lorient and the Premier League trio have all made enquiries in the past week.

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Charlie Austin revealed Mark Noble told him which way Joe Hart was going to dive before he took Southampton’s winning penalty but the Hammers’ mind-games failed to pay off.

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Marko Arnautovic issued a grovelling apology to West Ham supporters on Saturday night after he was shown a red card for a brutal elbow on Southampton defender Jack Stephens.

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Javier Hernandez took a swipe at referee Lee Mason following the Hammers heartbreak defeat at St Mary’s this afternoon. Charlie Austin’s winning spot kick made Chicharito’s brace meaningless but the Mexican was full of praise for the side which battled bravely with 10 men for an hour. He said: “When you are running most of […]

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  Hugh hands out the marks for the boys on a disappointing afternoon Hart: Even by his experienced standards this is a Hammers baptism of fire behind a dodgy defence. A daft punched clearance didn’t generate great confidence and I can offer no more than the average mark 5 Zabaleta: Committed the offence for the […]

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ADAM CRAFTON AT ST MARY’S: On an afternoon in which the discipline of two key Slaven Bilic summer signings lapsed, at least cause for optimism could be found in West Ham’s £16m purchase.

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David Gold was quick to give his post match verdict after the Irons were deprived of a battling point by a last minute penalty. Ref Lee Mason had no second thoughts about pointing to the spot after a Zabaletta nudge in Yoshida’s back but at  best it was a very soft penalty to give. Gold […]

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Southampton 3 Irons 2   It started going wrong befkick off when Winston Reid was stretchered off after injuring himself in the warm-up. It went downhill from there before the Hammers were forced to stage a 10 man battle for an hour and were deprived of a brave point by a last minute penalty! They […]

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“It’s a massive game on Saturday after the big defeat against Manchester United. It wasn’t our best game. After the second goal we probably lost confidence as a team and knew the game was over and we conceded two late goals. “We need to work and be mentally strong enough, even if we are losing […]

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