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ADAM CRAFTON AT THE LONDON STADIUM: After 33 minutes of this game, all appeared happy and well in the world of West Ham United. Then, implausibly, this game turned on its head.

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Slaven Bilic made it quite clear that the Hmmers will be on the wrong end of a lot of results if they continue to defend as they did against Watford. Disussing the awful 4-2 defeat at The London Stadium he said:“The bottom line is that if we defend like this, we’re not going to win […]

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Watford produce a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to beat West Ham and claim their first win of the season.

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On the eve of his 48th birthday Slaven Bilic learned the honeymooon really is over. But my overwhelming emotion at the end of this horrible affair was one of the greatest sympathy for the magnificent Michail Antonio. An all action performance of pride and purpose plus two more headed goals shows him to be one […]

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ClaretandHugh Facebook member Brian Neil Gay ran the rule over new boy Simone Zaza this afternoon. Here he gives you a blow by blow look at his game and gives an overall verdct! 1st Half 01:00 First touch for Zaza, after dropping into our half for a Watford free kick, with a forcible overhead kick […]

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Watford recovered from 2-0 down to beat West Ham 4-2 at London Stadium as Walter Mazzarri won his first match since taking charge of the club.

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With the international break over, Arsenal resume their Premier League campaign by welcoming Southampton to the Emirates Stadium. Follow the action as it happens here…

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We are receiving reports  this that West Ham fans are being forced the long way round to the reach the London Stadium this afternoon. Thousands of fans walking through Westfield shopping centre from Stratford train and underground stations were able to take the direct route for the first four West Ham games taking an exit […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has explained the club are trying to achieve harmony between those who want to sit and those who want to stand when he was challenged on a letter sent to all season ticket holders this week. Gold tweeted out “We are trying to achieve harmony between fans who want to […]

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Speaking to the media ahead of Everton’s trip to Sunderland on Monday night, Everton manager Ronald Koeman has revealed why he signed Enner Valencia on loan. Koeman also quashed suggestions that Valencia was a panic buy, saying “He was one of the options earlier on in the window.CHe can play as a nine or behind […]

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Former West Ham midfielder Diego Poyet has revealed his disappointment after a move to San Lorenzo was blocked by Argentinian Football Federation rules. The 21-year-old mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the Hammers on deadline day in a bid to find a new club. The son of former Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, revealed via his twitter account that […]

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Slaven Bilic has broken silence on the marque signings that got away over the summer but accepted he knew it would be difficult to sign any of them. Speaking Italian media outlet MilanNews he said “On our list were [Alexandre] Lacazette, [Simone] Zaza, [Carlos] Bacca and [Michy] Batshuayi, but I knew it would be difficult to […]

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Simone Zaza will not be taking over as the Irons penalty taker! The last time he was seen competitively was when he became a laughing stock in the the penalty shoot out against Germany when firing over the bar following a very dodgy stutteting approach. With Andre Ayew and Andy Carroll out injured, Zaza is […]

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Slaven Bilic laughed off the suggestion that Simone Zaza might be taking penalties for West Ham. The forward missed a bizarre effort at Euro 2016 and is in line for his debut this weekend.

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Not to heap more misery on the beleaguered West Ham ticket office but a picture doing the rounds on social media tonight shows that a ticket booking for Accrington Stanley on 21st September has been billed as an UEFA Europa League game. Now that should shift a few more tickets and I am sure the Stanley […]

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By Pete Ellis on the Hammers week that was!   DAVID GOLD’S 80th With our joint chairmen turning 80 this week, it was nice to see that the Twitter abuse was toned down a notch in recognition of this milestone. Only Barry from Barking, and Steve from Southend had a bad word for DG, with […]

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Dimitri Payet and new signing Simone Zaza look certain to start against Watford Manuel Lanzini, Sofiane Feghouli and Havard Nordtveit are also back from injuries but Michail Antonio looks certain to get the shout on the right wing berth. Watford have worries with defender Brice Dje Djedje doubtful with a foot problem and Craig Cathcart, […]

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West Ham have published the first and second names of 47,380 season ticket holders in the London Stadium. The four large PDF files for the four stands contain 94,760 words and assuming two words per season ticket holder that equates to 47,380 names. The East stand contains the names of 22,121 season ticket holders, the […]

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It’s time for the Irons to win with style and panache! They came out on top playing ugly against Bournemouth and were pretty poor in the first half at Manchester City when they tried to play five at the back, handed the advantage to the home team and were quite fairly beaten. Yes, they picked […]

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The new Ticket Exchange and forwarding functions will not be available for tomorrow’s Premier League game against Watford despite previous promises that it would be. Back in July, WHUFC.com promised “Details of the brand new ticket exchange and forwarding system in place for the new season” but the scheme failed to launch for the first […]

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Exclusive David Gold and David Sullivan have told fans they fully understand the feelings of some supporters who wish to stand at the London Stadium but stress that under Premier League rules it musn’t happen. ClaretandHugh revealed last night that a letter was on the way to all season tickets holders and today we can […]

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Stewarding at the London Stadium continues to be a significant challenge for French stadium operator London Stadium 185 Ltd. The operator was appointed by stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP for the next 20 years to run and manage the stadium day to day and in turn they appointed former Office Cleaning company OCS to assist […]

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The West Ham ticket office and their new partners Ticketmaster continue to be dogged with multiple teething issues since the move to the London Stadium. Delayed season ticket access cards, paper tickets, long telephone waiting queues on Premium rate numbers and technical problems with access cards are just some of the early problems to affect […]

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David Gold is this morning celebrating his 8oth birthday and has been sent a gift for the man who has everything – a Twitter follower’s overdraft!. ClaretandHugh rang the joint chairman this morning to wish him personally the best day of his life on behalf of our followers. And in cheeky style he immediately came […]

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Finally, Slaven Bilic has made the comparison between Messi and Payet! With the Hammers playmaker supreme on his way back to the action tomorrow, the boss declared: ‘Every big club is suffering if their best player is not playing,’  ‘They are not panicking at Barcelona but they are saying Messi is injured they are at least […]

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Actor David Bautista – who will be starring in the movie Final Score to be set at Upton Park – will watch his first ever game of football at the London Stadium this week. David – who will play opposite Pierce Brosnan – declared: “I am going to this one. – it is my first football […]

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