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West Ham look to have every chance of climbing the table over the next four days with our sole game coming at home against West Brom on Tuesday. Between now and then there are a number of games which could easily give the Irons a huge chance – assuming they manage to beat the Baggies […]

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According to Spanish newspaper AS,  West Ham are interested in signing Atletico Madrid winger Nicolas Gaitan Atletico will register Diego Costa and Vitolo when their transfer ban expires in January and need to clear space in their squad. Gaitan is among the names on the chopping block alongside Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco. The ex-Benfica star has started more […]

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Long-term West Ham transfer target Jack Wilshere is on the verge of commiting his long-term future to Arsenal meaning a transfer to the club he supported as a boy is increasingly remote. Last week Arsene Wenger had revealed negotiations over a new deal were dependent on Wilshere settling on financial terms with the midfielder’s current […]

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Next Tuesday West Ham plays West Bromwich Albion at home which comes 48 hours after the Baggies home game with Arsenal on New Year’s Eve. West Ham, on the other hand, will have had a full week of rest since the away trip to Bournemouth on Boxing day. The extra rest comes courtesy of the […]

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With the winter transfer window opening next Monday we run a Claret and Hugh poll on which names West Ham have been linked with that you want most at the club. In recent days the Hammers have been linked with 27 names with that list growing daily as silly season approaches. David Moyes is looking […]

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Nearly 89% of West Ham fans who voted in a Claret and Hugh Christmas poll believe David Moyes will avoid relegation despite picking up just one point from the last two winnable games. The poll of nearly 1,500 Hammers fans was taken over Christmas following the loss against Newcastle but before the Bournemouth away game. […]

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West Ham boss David Moyes is tonight being reported as wanting Stoke midfielder Joe Allen in the January transfer market. Moyes has made midfield his priority area and the Wales international has emerged as a central target according to The Mirror. The Hammers chief is also keen on a reunion with Sunderland defender Lamine Kone with […]

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Hammers-mad legal eagle Chris Hart is putting the pressure on the Football Association following Callum Wilson’s highly controversial goal at Bournemouth deprived the Irons of two points. Chris is one of the south west’s top legal brains as chief executive of Torquay-based  Wollen Michelmore LLP Solicitors. Chris – a member of the CandH FB Group – […]

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West Ham are reported to be pursuing Borussia Dortmund winger Andre Schurrle on loan in January. David Moyes is desperate to bring in a right sided winger and the German international is equally keen to gain game time ahead of next summer’s World Cup after finding himself out of favour at the Westfalenstadion. Moyes – who […]

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Claret and Hugh Exclusive West Ham are NOT locked into selling Reece Oxford to RB Leipzig as is being widely speculated in media reports this evening. The BBC started the ball rolling with a report claiming that the Hammers are set to sell the teenager to the Bundesliga club for an initial 9m Euros (£8m), with the […]

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Edimilson Fernandes has undergone surgery on his ankle but he likely to miss the remainder of the season in rehab. Fernandes wrote on Instagram: “Hello dear fans, I just had my operation and I will see you early on the pitch. The operation went well.  Thanks to everyone for your messages.” Fernandes suffered an injury in […]

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West Ham are ready to scupper Borussia Monchengladbach’s hopes of signing Reece Oxford on a permanent deal by recalling the starlet from Germany next month.

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West Ham has sold out 90% of the Huddersfield 2,340 allocation to season ticket holders with 19 priority points or more. The remaining 10% will go on sale on a first come, first served basis to season ticket holders and claret members this Friday at 11am. Spurs league game on 4th January with an allocation of […]

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Reports in German suggest that West Ham defender Reece Oxford is set to complete a surprise move to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig next month. Oxford has been on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach and has made three league appearances this season. The report in German newspaper BILD claims West Ham will recall the England Under-20 international, […]

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West Ham are considering an official complaint over the Callum Wilson “goal” which denied them a crucial win at Bournemouth on Boxing Day claims Darren Lewis in the Daily Mirror. The fuming east Londoners are to make their feelings clear to referees’ chief Mike Riley before deciding whether to pursue the case with the FA. […]

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Adrian is unhappy with West Ham’s defence telling his teammates they must defend better and deal with the ball in the air. “We worked so hard together to come back and get the result, but we can’t be happy because we conceded three goals,” he told whufc.com. “We need to defend much better and deal with […]

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David Moyes says he wants to add quality in the January transfer window saying he has given his existing players opportunities but says he is in a hurry. Speaking to the club website Moyes said “I’ve given players opportunities, I’m in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of that […]

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With the January transfer window due to open in four days time we summerise the twenty-five names linked to West Ham within the past two weeks. Moussa Dembele from Celtic valued at £35m Brendan Rogers has admitted a big bid would be hard to turn down although he his form has slumped this season. Daniel […]

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David Moyes has explained how he has brought the best from Hammers record signing Marko Arnautovic! And it was the manager’s now familiar mantra which is the sole reason behind it with Moyes explaining: “It was just about telling him if he wasn’t going to run he wasn’t going to play.” He added: “Nobody doubts his […]

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David Moyes is giving every appearance of settling in for the long haul despite the Hammers remaining perilously close to the relegation places. His determination to find new midfielders and the club’s admission that £25 million rated Alfie Mawson is a winter target seems to confirm that the Scot is all set to strike a […]

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has leapt to the defence of Simon Francis after claims the Cherries skipper should have seen red during the Boxing Day draw with West Ham. Francis received a yellow card after his high studs-up challenge had caught Hammers midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate in the face. West Ham boss David Moyes was joined […]

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Jose Fonte has upset Southampton fans on social media over his comments over Virgil van Dijk £75m move to Liverpool. The 26-year-old Dutchman who played alongside Fonte has agreed to join Jurgen Klopp’s side. “Delighted and honoured to have agreed to become a Liverpool FC player,” Van Dijk wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of him […]

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West Ham are unlikely to be able to prise defender Alfie Mawson out of  Swansea in January despite their best attempts. Amid reports that a £25 million bid is on the way after an £18 million offer was rejected for the England under 21 international, the Hammers are being forced to accept that they are likely […]

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Former top ref Dermot Gallagher has confirmed that in his opinion official Robert Madley was guilty of two wrong decisions in the game against the Irons yesterday afternoon. Gallagher has told Sky Sports that the  decision to allow the Cherries equaliser was incorrect and that most refs would have sent off Simon Francis for the […]

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West Ham are unlikely to be able to prise defender Alfie Mawson out of  Swansea in January despite their best attempts. Amid reports that a £25 million bid is on the way after an £18 million offer was rejected for the England under 21 international, the Hammers are being forced to accept that they are likely […]

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David Moyes has made it crystal clear the Hammers squad is lacking quality and he needs to sort it during the January transfer window.   Speaking immediately after the deeply disappointing draw at Bournemouth he said: “I’ve given players opportunities. “I’m in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of […]

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