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The third round of the FA Cup threw up its fair share of shocks, namely with holders Arsenal bowing out at Nottingham Forest. Here, RALPH ELLIS looks at 10 things we learned from the weekend.

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Terry Westley takes his U23 side takes his team to Manchester United declaring: “It’s been a terrific year for the whole Academy in 2017 and we want to continue with that going into 2018. The Hammers travel to the Leigh Sports Village for the 7 pm clash after beating United 4-2 in the east end last […]

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Sam Allardyce has been surprisingly linked with a possible move for Dafra Sakho in the January transfer indow. The former Hammers boss has brought in Cenk Tosun  in a deal worth £27 million but he still wants to add another forward and Sakho is reported to be on his radar. The Hammers are ready to sell […]

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Hailed as the signing of the summer, Javier Hernandez has had a lean time at West Ham this season to the point where his summer exit is being freely discussed. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s followers feel about Chicharito’s future:   O Another striker disaster. It is still possible that Hernandez could be okay with a partner. […]

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Charlton and Peterborough United are likely to be disappointed in their pursuit of Josh Cullen. Posh director of football Barry Fry is reported to have believed he had a deal tied up but the youngster’s impressive performance at Shrewsbury after his retern from Bolton looks to have thrown the deal into reverse. Charlton boss Karl […]

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West Ham continue to be linked with Liverpool striker Danny Ings despite David Moyes making it clear the front positions are the lowest on his priority list. The Hammers boss has made it clear that his priorities lie in midfield and used the match against to give Hammers under 23 and returned Bolton loanee Josh […]

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Josh Cullen presented David Moyes with a selection headache after an impressive 90 minutes against Shrewsbury as we head into the game at Huddersfield. The manager gave him and Reece Burke the opportunity to impress and the young midfielder in particular took his chance in brilliant style. Afterwards Moyes made his feelings clear declaring: ” […]

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Toni Martinez finds the support he attracts from the Hammers faithful “unbelievable” and has pledged: “I promise that I’m just going to keep working and I’m sure that more chances will arrive. The young striker made his debut in yesterday#s 0-0 draw at Shrewsbury and said: When I was warming up, I could hear them singing my […]

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Captain for the day Joe Hart admitted the Hammers were “terrible” against Shrewsbury Town today (Sun). It’s easy to point to his lack of form at times but there’ no faulting his honesty or assessment of the team’s performance. He snapped: “We were terrible today and there is a feeling in the dressing room that […]

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David Moyes didn’t hesitate to pay tribute to Shrewsbury after today’s Third Round FA Cup tie declaring: “We’re fortunate that we’ve taken the tie to a replay.” At his post match press conference he said: “Shrewsbury were better than us today so I’m pleased to still be in the FA Cup. “We had hardly any […]

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Young Hammer Josh Cullen was called into the starting XI after his Bolton loan spell against Shrewsbury today. During the course of 90 minute he lost a tooth and gained a lot of admirers – here’s his 90 minutes touch by touch from CandH’s Daniel Danieli Leach   4 – Caught holding on to the […]

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Shrewsbury Town 0 Irons 0 Third Round FA Cup Tie It seems a bit tasteless to describe the Irons as toothless on an afternoon like this…sorry Josh Cullen (right). But poor as they were we are against the Shrews  – and they were very poor – we will surely never play that badly again and get […]

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    CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks     Hart: A clean sheet and no mistakes on his homecoming – relief all round. Guaranteed at least one more start now 6 Burke: Comfortable defensively 6 Reid: Quick to clear his lines. Left injured on 85 mins 5 Ogbonna: Not quite the challenge of […]

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Joe Hart becomes honorary skipper for the afternoon on the return to his hometown club Shrewsbury Town today. Hart played 58 times for the  side as a teenager between 2004 and 2006. According to the official website Winston Reid and  centre-half Angelo Ogbonna will be joined by Declan Rice in defence, with Reece Burke filling […]

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David Moyes returns to one of his old stomping grounds today with nor entirely happy memories of Shrewsbury Town. The Hammers boss was a player at the club between 1987 and 1990, making 108 appearances and scoring 12 goals and it was where he started to develop his coaching skills by working at a local […]

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    Just a couple of years ago they were competing in a private Premier League competition but even then they clearly had a high regard for each other . Our picture show a very young Declan Rice posing after the competition with his pal Harry Kane at a time when the Hammers youngster was being […]

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New reports have emerged this morning that the Hammers are again ready to woo Swansea into accepting a £25 million bid for central defender Alfie Mawson. The Sun – via veteran journalist Alan Nixon – claims the Hammers will make the same offer as it has been claimed they made previously and include Andre Ayew in […]

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Declan Rice has revealed how Stuart Pearce took him under his wing on his arrival and the results of his special attention. The teenager as understandably nervous when David Moyes’ right-hand man, asked for a private chat but then calmed  his worries with one sentence. A relieved Rice said the England former hardman had declared: […]

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Aristote Nsiala has experienced plenty that life can summon since being scared by the approach of David Moyes. Shrewsbury have a huge asset in their bid to cause an upset vs West Ham.

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David Moyes will take a good look at Reece Burke, probably starting in tomorrow’s FA Cup tie at Shrewsbury before deciding on the defenders future. There is keen interest from at least four clubs to take the 21 year old ho has been recalled from Championship outfit Bolton Wanderers who want the central defender back […]

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Sead Haksabanovic is ready to impress David Moyes should he get an expected chance against Shrewsbury in tomorrow’s Third Round FA Cup Tie. The official site has revealed that a number of youngsters will travel and ClaretandHugh can reveal several of those who could get their opportunity. We understand that both Josh Cullen and Reece […]

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Marko Arnautovic is clear of a hamstring injury after the £25 million record signing went through a second scan earlier today. That was the good news for Hammers boss David Moyes as the recent five goal Hammers hero was discovered  to be suffering from no more than a tight hamstring and is expected to be […]

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Marko Arnautovic heads for a second scan on a possible hamstring issue today after the first proved inconclusive. The £25 million record signing missed the 1-1 draw with Spurs after feeling some discomfort and was sent off for a scan yesterday. But after it showed nothing the club decided to send him for a second […]

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David Moyes is ready to throw some youngsters into the action when the Hammers take on Shrewsbury Town in the Third Round of the FA Cup tomorrow (Sun). A report on the official website says the manager has confirmed  Joe Hart will start in goal, while young professionals Sead Haksabanovic, Domingos Quina and Toni Martinez could […]

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is reported to have made discreet inquiries aimed at taking Joe Hart to Tyneside. Hart has been at the centre of a disappointing loan spell with the Irons but that hasn’t dimmed the Spaniard’s appreciation of the Manchester City stopper apparently. According to the Mirror he is hoping the Hammers will agree […]

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Stoke have told West Ham that they will not sell Joe Allen for any price this month as the bid to ensure there is no repeat of the Marko Aruaotivic saga. Mark Hughes – assuming he holds onto the manager’s job at the Bet 365 Stadium – sees Allen as vital to his survival bids […]

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