Up The Hammers – Latest West Ham United FC News

West Ham’s goal machine Diafra Sakho has give us all a scare ahead of Saturday’s away trip to Everton. The Senegalese striker is on international duty and tweeted earlier that he has suffered a back injury, which could leave him sidelined for the second time in three games, having missed the 2-2 draw away to… Read more »

Read the full story

After George Moncur left for Colchester United on a permanent deal recently, many fans will be wondering when a younger West Ham player will be able to cement a place in West Ham’s first team in the future. Realistically, West Ham’s academy has failed to produce the likes of a new Defoe, Carrick and Joe… Read more »

Read the full story

Today saw George Moncur complete a permanent switch to Colchester United on a permanent deal. Son of former Hammer John Moncur, George had once been touted as one of the youngsters at the club hotly tipped to break in to the first team and stay there for many years. But after making just two first… Read more »

Read the full story

Who would have thought that we would be entering the mid-November international break sat in 4th place? Yes, 4th place, a Champions League spot, five games unbeaten – I have to keep pinching myself to ensure I’m not dreaming. But, alas, I am not dreaming. Sam Allardyce has surprised us all by answering the calls… Read more »

Read the full story

Anyone who plays Football Manager will know that managing West Ham can be a stressful task. Over the years us Hammers fans have had to put up with a starting transfer budget of zero and players that are down right average on the game compared to real life. But this season’s version of the game… Read more »

Read the full story

Sam Allardyce has had a difficult job to win over West Ham fans. Despite a poor campaign last time around, the co-owners decided to stick with him but should they be cautious about offering him a further deal? He took over in June 2011; initially signing a two-year contract with two specific aims: the first… Read more »

Read the full story

It’s mid-November and West Ham sit comfortably in fourth position in the Premier League table. Sam Allardyce has delivered a new brand of football that a lot of teams, including the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City, have found difficult to deal with. The team are now on a run of five games unbeaten in… Read more »

Read the full story

Having Carlos Tevez back at West Ham is every Hammers fans’ dream. We may see him back in claret and blue in the future, what with him admitting a few years ago that he had “unfinished business” at the club. But these days we are limited to seeing him play against us, and even that’s… Read more »

Read the full story

Big Sam’s got himself bit of a selection dilemma again this afternoon, with Diafra Sakho returning and Andy Carroll rumoured to be in the match day squad. Of course, Carroll won’t be fit enough to start, but Diafra Sakho’s goal scoring form before he picked up that shoulder injury suggests he could come straight back… Read more »

Read the full story

You can tell a lot about a good team by their results against sides below them in the table.  The odd win against the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City won’t keep us up in the dizzy heights of the top six. It’s the games against teams like Burnley, QPR and today’s opponents Aston Villa… Read more »

Read the full story

Who’s been getting Roy Hodgson drunk? After years of overlooking our best performing English players, Roy has finally recognised Stewart Downing’s recent performances and called him up to the England squad. Downing has fully deserved international recognition so far this season and it would have been an outrage had Roy not called him up, which… Read more »

Read the full story

Due to Andy Carroll’s devastating injury record since he signed for West Ham back in the summer of 2013 he has not had much time on the pitch. At times last season the club would have been desperate to see him in action because of the lack of goals that the Hammers were scoring, but… Read more »

Read the full story

After dispatching champions Manchester City at the Boleyn Ground, West Ham traveled to the Brittania Stadium on the highest of highs, with victory a quite attainable goal. While that obviously didn’t happen for us, the positive attitude and morale boost that our comeback draw against Stoke City produced is almost worth as much as all… Read more »

Read the full story

When Mame Biram Diouf glanced home to give Stoke City a 2-0 advantage on Saturday, many fans were anticipating a performance reminiscent of the forgettable visit of Southampton earlier in the season. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, West Ham were back in the game with a brilliant goal from Enner Valencia, four minutes after Stoke… Read more »

Read the full story

Injuries are, of course, part of the game and as a Hammers fan we know that as well as any fan base. With the miseries we’ve suffered as Andy Carroll has been in, out, in and out of the lineup over the past three seasons, we’ve had to adapt and scratch and claw just to… Read more »

Read the full story

With Diafra Sakho a doubt because of a shoulder injury picked up during last week’s 2-1 victory against Man City, much as been made of a worthwhile replacement for him for this afternoon’s visit to Stoke. We’ve got strength in depth this season so having our top goal scorer out shouldn’t hurt us as much… Read more »

Read the full story

This time last season we were 15th with nine points from our opening nine games after scoring just eight goals. Fast forward 12 months and we find ourselves fourth with 16 points after nine games, after banging in 17 goals and beating the likes of Liverpool and Man City. Who would’ve thought it? It’s been a… Read more »

Read the full story

News inside the club seems to suggest that we are losing the battle to keep star performer Winston Reid at the club with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United readying bids for the centre back. Should the New Zealander leave the Hammers, we would be very light in the centre half position with James… Read more »

Read the full story

The win at Turf Moor lifted West Ham United into the top four of the Barclays Premier League and after Saturday’s stunning win at home to Manchester City which consolidated their position, the Club’s fans are now starting to really believe that a European place is a real possibility. Last year before the Hammers took… Read more »

Read the full story

If you didn’t think this season could get any better, West Ham went and beat the champions on Saturday to secure yet another win, keeping the side in the top four with confidence growing throughout the team all the time. Once again, it was a faultless performance from every West Ham player on the pitch,… Read more »

Read the full story

 Diafra Sakho has been sensational since signing from Metz in the summer.  Seven goals in seven starts and a consistent goal scorer we’ve been craving for so many years now. His energy, determination and passion shines through whenever he plays and you just know he could end up as club legend if the club hangs… Read more »

Read the full story

Upon leaving the Etihad Stadium in January after a 6-0 humiliation in the first-leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final, the hope of any success under Sam Allardyce was at an all time low. Having been lucky enough to watch the game from the comfort of City’s impressive Director’s Lounge, the opportunity to demand answers… Read more »

Read the full story

There has been so much hype about Erik Lamela’s Rabona goal for Spurs in mid-week. It was a superb finish and deserves all the credit it gets – the sheer cheek of the strike from Lamela deserved a goal to be honest. But it wasn’t the best Rabona ever scored. Oh no. That award goes… Read more »

Read the full story

Many will insist changing a winning side today would be a mistake. We’ve been superb recently, especially over the last two games where we’ve easily brushed aside QPR and Burnley. Confidence is high and there’s no reason why that should be disrupted. But City pose a completely different threat today. Their midfield is as dangerous… Read more »

Read the full story

We’re now breathing the rare air of a Champions League spot in fourth place and find ourselves hosting a team actually above us in the standings this week. How often do we get to say that and be surprised about it? It’s quite a nice feeling for a change, isn’t it? However, it is powerful… Read more »

Read the full story

Being a West Ham fan is pretty surreal thing at the moment. Not in a million years did we expect to be where we are at this stage of the season after that win over Spurs on the final day of last term. Many expected us to be under the guidance of a new manager… Read more »

Read the full story