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West Ham and Newcastle will face off Saturday, with both managers under a bit of pressure after starting the season poorly

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While it was pleasing to see us gain a much needed win over Cheltenham Town during the week, perhaps we should not get too carried away. While Cheltenham play in a league, three levels below the Premier League, the home team put in a spirited effort and it was gratifying to make it through to […]

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CANDH EXCLUSIVE by Hugh Southon West Ham have this afternoon pulled the plug on the Wiliam Carvahlo deal and unless Sporting Lisbon perform a massive U turn, the deal is officially ff. The long and drawn out discussions have tried the Hammers patience to the limits as the Portuguese cub has consistently moved the goalposts […]

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In our third game of the 2017/2018 Premier League season, we make the long trip to The North East to face Rafa Benitez’ Newcastle United in what could be one of the most important Premier League fixtures of the season. Around 3,000 members of The Claret & Blue Army are expected to be traveling to St James’ Park, after witnessing our impressive 0-2 victory at Cheltenham Town in The Carabao Cup. Whereas the hosts’ misery continued after they lost their Round Two time …

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Slven Bilic has admitted that a quality midfielder has been at the top of the club’s wanted list for a couple of years as he awaits the outcome of the William Carvahlo negotiations. But he insists that is remains unfazed as the negotiations go on for the 25 year old Sporting Lisbon midfielder who is […]

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Slaven Bilic could have an embarrassment of riches to pick from when he settles down to selecting the team to meet Newcastle  at the weekend. Reports from inside the camp are that whilst Winston Reid is unavailable others on the way back will see Bilic able to pick close to his best team. Cheik Kouyate came […]

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Exclusive By Hugh Southon David Gold has revealed that neither he or David Sullivan are looking at managerial replacements after the opening games of the season. And with so many players returning to full fitness he believes we are set fair to kick off the season in style with a few wins over the next […]

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Last night’s first victory of the season over Cheltenham Town in The Carabao Cup Second Round was certainly a night to remember in comparison to recent results, but which players out performed the rest? And who got the highest ranking? As we take a look at how each featuring squad member rated out of ten at Whaddon Road. Adrian San-Miguel: 8/10 The Spanish shot-stopper was largely untroubled by The Robin’s attack during the …

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So, with barely any time to breathe between this week’s Carabao Cup action and the next round of League matches, we preview game week three of the 2017/2018 Premier League season as Super Sunday serves up a cracker at Anfield and Slaven Bilic’s men travel to the North East. Bournemouth vs Manchester City (Saturday 12:30 PM) In the Sky Live Saturday early kick-off, The Cherries entertain The Citizens at The Vitality Stadium in a fascinating match up. Eddie Howe’s men…

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Pedro Obiang believes the Irons may have started to change their future with the win over Cheltemham Town last night. And he added: ““We have to try because we have a really nice squad and I think the mentality of the squad, the owners and everybody is to want to do something, be it in […]

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After Saturday’s disappointing loss to Mauricio Pellegrino’s Southampton at The St Mary’s Stadium, we make the trip to face Cheltenham Town tonight in Round Two of the 2017/2018 Carabao Cup. The clash has been made a must-win encounter by our torrid start to the Premier League campaign and over 1,000 members of The Claret & Blue Army will be making the trip to The West Country hoping to avoid a classic Cup Tie giant killing. When? The …

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Adrian has the chance to put some heat on Joe Hart this evening although the majority of us will probably be hoping otherwise. We need no further dramas in a season which has got off on entirely the wrong foot with Hart himself looking uncertain at the start of his Hammers loan spell. A top […]

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This edition of ‘Your Shout’ see’s the bloggers from West Ham Uniteds premier magazine discuss some of the articles that feature in this months publication. Each author has sent me a video clip with their mobile phone and pose a question to me pertaining to their feature. Blowing Bubbles Magazine founder and editor David kicks […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has confirmed he is unlikely to risk winger Michail Antonio in the Carabao Cup tie at Sky Bet League Two side Cheltenham on Wednesday night.

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Terry Westley’s U23’s completed a remarkable second-half fightback to overcome Premier League 2 Title favorites Tottenham Hotspur and earn the youngsters’ a first-ever victory in Division One. The lunch-time kick-off took place at The Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre in North London and saw the hosts field an impressive line-up that boasted some of the game’s brightest prospects. Wayne Burnett’s side included the likes of England U19 star Marcus Edwards, captain …

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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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It’s now time to take a look at how some of our young Academy starlets have fared at their loan clubs in the past seven days, as Josh Cullen and Reece Burke enjoyed more Sky Bet Championship action and Reece Oxford came close to getting his first taste of the Bundesliga. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Bright young Hammers prospects Reece Burke and Josh Cullen are continuing to impress fans at the Macron Stadium, as…

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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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It’s time to take a look at some of the overriding Talking Points from our 3-2 defeat at The St Mary’s Stadium yesterday afternoon, as we continued our 100% losing start to the 2017/2018 season. Fans Fume at Ill-Tempered Arnautovic Hammers’ fans were left bitterly disappointed and angry by the repulsive antics of club record signing Marko Arnautovic as his needless dismissal ultimately cost us a result against Mauricio Pellegrino’s men. Just after the …

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Yesterday’s defeat on The South Coast confirmed our worst start to a Premier League season since 2010, but who were the main protagonists of our downfall against The Saints? And who were the shining lights in an otherwise dark defeat? As we take a look at how each featuring squad member ranked out of ten at The St Mary’s Stadium. Joe Hart: 6/10 It is never ideal for an England No1 to let in seven goals in your first two games for your new…

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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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Charlie Austin snatched a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot as Southampton beat 10-man West Ham United. Austin sent Joe Hart the wrong way as Mauricio Pellegrino clinched his first win as Southampton manager in dramatic crescendo. After going two goals behind, Javier Hernández had rolled back the years with two poachers finishes to very nearly get the Hammers off the hook. Southampton had sailed into a two-goal lead, thanks to Manolo Gabbiadini and a Dusan Tadic penalty, before West…

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One big question dominates my thinking as we head to Southampton this afternoon: Will Slav be brave enough to  give Declan Rice his full first team debut. That he was ready to throw him on for half an hour against Manchester United at Old Trafford is encouraging but I can’t convince myself he will do […]

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West Ham take on Southampton at The St Mary’s Stadium this weekend, hoping to overcome last weekend’s heavy defeat against Manchester United and kick-start the season. West Ham currently sit bottom of the Premier League after suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford: goals from Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba sealed the […]

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Welcome to our new ‘I’m the Boss’ feature in which I’ll be analysing Bilic’s tactics and performances each week, before picking my own line up for following weeks fixture. Our opening fixture away at Manchester United was always going to be a tough ask but what’s most worrying was the manner of the collapse in the second half and also the limited number of attempts on De Gea. Bilic set out a 4-5-1 with new boy Chicharito leading the line. Whilst I would…

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Slaven Bilic looks set to make some big changes as the Hammers head into their second game of the season against Southampton at St Mary’s tomorrow. The 4-0 hammering at Old Trafford has focused minds inside the Irons camp and the boss will be thrilled to have powerhouse Hammer of the Year Michail Antonio back […]

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