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West Ham travel to Hull on Saturday in search of their first win since the start of February. They have picked up just two points in the last five games and suffered three narrow defeats in a row. The Hammers fell to 12 th in the league last week but it is close in mid-table and a win over Hull could fire them towards the top half. Hull are still in the …

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Diafra Sakho has delivered a timely boost to West Ham by returning to training with Slaven Bilic’s squad. The Hammers striker has been out of action since back surgery following the Premier League draw at Manchester United in November of last year; a game in which he scored. Now the Senegal hitman has recovered suitably and after months of fitness rehabilitation he is ready to take the next step, which is to actually …

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In this week’s addition of our weekly throwback segment, we speak to Lee, 34, and a lifelong Hammer on his first experience of the famous Boleyn Ground. “I don’t think you ever forget your first game at your team’s home ground. Mine was a fairly low key game being the 2nd round, 2nd leg of the League cup against Bradford City. For me though, maybe not to many, it was a…

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Lanzini keen to return to winning ways Our Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini has urged his Hammers team-mates to get back to winning form when we face Hull City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday. The playmaker said, “I think we have been improving overall, conceding in the last minute is always a blow and, as a team, we can always work harder to stop that happening again”. Lanzini was speaking in an interview with…

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Putting history aside, I am very torn on our Club’s pursuit of Jermain Defoe. If rumours are to be believed, something the Twitter age has made incredibly difficult, he is one of our main targets in the forthcoming summer transfer window. My issue is not whether we should sign Defoe, again history aside he would be a valuable squad member with a proven record at the highest level but my suspicion is that the Club view him as a…

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West Ham star Robert Snodgrass has reminded his team-mates that they will have to perform to the top of their game if they are to grab a win at Hull City on Saturday. The Hammers go to the KCOM Stadium for a Premier League clash in the knowledge that they have failed to pick up a win in their past five top flight games; gleaning just two points from a possible 15. And Slaven Bilic’s troops …

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West Ham’s move to the London Stadium from Upton Park is “too big a jump” for the Hammers and is behind the club’s miserable first season at their new home. That’s according to former player Paul Konchesky, who believes the switch from the Boleyn Ground to the former HQ of the London Olympics was one which hasn’t suited West Ham. Slaven Bilic’s side have produced some indifferent performances at the London Stadium, some of which have meant the club sit in 12th…

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Could Stam be the man? It has been rumoured this week in The Sun that David Gold and David Sullivan could be lining up Reading manager Jaap Stam as a summer replacement for Slaven Bilic. The former Manchester United legend has enjoyed a superb season with the Berkshire club who currently sit fifth in the Championship playoff spots. Bilic has come under pressure from fans after our recent poor form, we are without a win in five League games. Stam was …

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West Ham star Mark Noble could well feature in the side that faces Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday – and if he does he will then be one game away from making 400 appearances for his beloved Hammers. Skipper Noble was given extended rest by manager Slaven Bilic after coming under fire from some disgruntled fans following some below par performances. He missed out entirely when Leicester City won 3-2 at the London Stadium last time the Hammers…

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West Ham star Michail Antonio has paid tribute to the good advice given to him by his mum…which meant he didn’t end up a Tottenham player! The attacker chose Mother’s Day to lift the lid on her wise words that lead to a career in the professional game; and saw him in a Hammers shirt rather than a Spurs top. Jet-heeled winger Antonio has told how his mum made sure that as an aspiring teenage footballer he listened to…

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Fonte juggling his priorities Our Portuguese centre back Jose Fonte has admitted to having a double focus as he prepares to face Hungary with his national side. The 33 year old said, “Obviously I want to win with Portugal but I want to win with West Ham and start to put things right”. Fonte was speaking in an interview with WHUFC.com. The former Saint’s man has been a regular in the …

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I laughed out loud when I saw the first ‘Media Watch’ proudly tweeted out by the @Westhamunited, the official West Ham twitter page. It’s only taken three months for the club to rebrand, dress up and disguise its previous ‘The Insider’ page. For those of you who have not read the page, it was a gossip page about the club’s transfer dealings. If it sounds ridiculous, it’s because it really is…

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Cheikhou Koulyate has assured concerned West Ham fans that the downcast players’ confidence will come flooding back if the Hammers win at Hull City Kouyate, who helped Senegal to 1-1 draw with Nigeria at Barnet’s The Hive in a friendly match last night, realises that a victory at the KCOM Stadium against Marco Silva’s men will do wonders for morale in the camp. A win against the Tigers is desperately in order …

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It was about four months ago now that the calls for Darren Randolph to replace fan favourite Adrián first began to fall upon the London Stadium. Originally, these calls fell on deaf ears with Bilic sticking with his established number one goalkeeper, presumably due to his superior performances in the 2015/16 season. A few games down the line saw Slaven begin to tinker with his side from front to back and eventually that tinkering reached our Spanish shot-stopper. After a string …

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I know we’ve had three consecutive losses and no wins in five, but I think some fans believe our season is quite literally over. We have nine games left and although there are nine points between the bottom and ourselves, I wouldn’t take safety for granted. Nor however, would I confine myself to relegation and demand Slav’s sacking. It’s been a weird week for the club since the loss to Leicester many have gone into meltdown. The loss was especially painful …

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West Ham winger Sofiane Feghouli has pledged to redouble his efforts to help the Hammers out of a five-game losing streak in the Premier League. The international break means Slaven Bilic’s side are without a game this weekend and the Algeria attacker has plenty of time to dwell on a recent run of poor form as his home nation are without a game. The slump has seen West Ham drop to 12th in the top flight table. But Feghouli…

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With injuries to three very key players, one a season ending injury for arguably our player of the season Pedro Obiang, West Ham are entering a very crucial period which may well shape the short term future of our Club. Defeats to Bournemouth and Leicester have left us less than comfortably placed in the league table and points are still needed to ensure Premier League survival. With a defensive unit in crisis, we are conceding goals…

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Hammers dealt triple injury blow The full extent of the injuries sustained to Michail Antonio, Winston Reid and Pedro Obiang during last Saturday’s 2-3 defeat to Leicester have been revealed. Co owner David Sullivan’s son broke the bad news of the seriousness of the three player’s injuries on Twitter this week. Jack Sullivan revealed that Reid would have a scan this week but we expect to have him back in the next 4 -6 weeks perhaps longer, he also revealed Antonio will …

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West Ham United keeper Darren Randolph is still the club’s No.1 and shouldn’t be dropped by boss Slaven Bilic. That’s according to former Hammers striker Tony Cottee, who insists Randolph should retain his place in the team despite arguably being responsible for the first goal by Leicester in their 3-2 win at the London Stadium at the weekend. The defeat meant that Bilic’s men have now gone five games without a…

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Life’s a pitch; a really big pitch in the case of West Ham’s HQ, the London Stadium. But is the playing area at the home of the Hammers impacting tactically on Slaven Bilic’s side? Winger Michail Antonio, who has forced to pull out of the England squad with a hamstring injury which is likely to sideline him for up to a month, has suggested that the pitch size was a problem early on at the stadium after…

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Sullivan apologises for loss Our co owner David Sullivan has apologised for our 2-3 defeat to Leicester on Saturday in his weekly column on the club website. The 68 year old said, talking about Saturdays game, “ All we can do is say sorry, as I have learnt in many decades it’s never easy being a West Ham supporter and we all know we have to do better”. Many may see the joint chairman’s comment as…

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Under-fire West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has been defended by struggling Hammers star Jose Fonte following the defeat at home to Leicester City in the Premier League at the weekend. The 3-2 defeat to the Foxes means Bilic’s men are without a win in five top flight outings. And fans were critical of the manager and his team after seeing them go 2-0 down after just seven minutes at the London Stadium and failing to turn things around. But Fonte, who …

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West Ham drop into 12th place in the league table courtesy of a 3-2 loss to Leicester but are still only outside the top half on goal difference. It is now three defeats in a row for the Hammers and five games without a win. Leicester move to within three points of West Ham but stay in 15th place. That win was their third in a row in the league and they have now scored nine goals in three games since changing manager…

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West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan has told manager Slaven Bilic he must find a way to shore up the leaky defence that is causing West Ham woe. Sullivan apologised to Hammers supporters following the 3-2 reverse against Premier League champions Leicester City at the London Stadium. And then he called on Bilic to get to the bottom of the defensive problems that saw the visitors 2-0 up after just seven minutes in…

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Bilic regrets slow start Our under pressure manager Slaven Bilic rues the way in which we started yesterday’s game conceding twice in the opening 10 minutes. The Croat was speaking in his post math press conference and said “It was another Jekyll and Hyde display”. Our boss was referencing to our contrast in play between awful defending and scoring frequently on the attack. Bilic has come under a lot of pressure in recent weeks and yesterday was …

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Lackadaisical defence costs Hammers again Our hopes of our first 3 points were dashed within 8 minutes of our Premier League clash yesterday with a shabby defence being infiltrated for 2 quick fire Foxes goals. Pedro Obiang gave the ball way in midfield, a poor performance from him before going off injured, to allow Riyad Mahrez a shot at goal, last year’s PFA player of the year curled it into the far corner. Darren Randolph has received…

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