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West Ham have been selected to play Manchester United on Saturday 12th August as their first game of the 2017/2018  Premier League season but fans should probably not book non-flexible train or plane tickets such yet or book non-refundable hotel rooms. Sky and BT are unlikely to announce which games will re-schedule until the beginning of […]

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Following the 2017/18 Premier League fixtures announcement, we analyse the opening six fixtures for each club and see which title contenders will be hoping for a head-start.

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• Stadium will not be ready after World Athletics Championships • Chelsea start title defence at home to Burnley, while Spurs begin at Newcastle West Ham United will be unable to play their first scheduled home match of the season against Southampton on 19 August because the London Stadium will not be ready after hosting the world athletics championships this summer. The athletics finish on Sunday 13 August and West Ham confirmed after the Premier League fixtures for 2017-18 had been released that their …

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As the 2017/18 Premier League fixtures are announced, we pick out 10 mouth-watering games to pencil into your diary.

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West Ham United have already been linked with plenty of players this summer and this continues to be the case. One of the players that keeps coming up is Besiktas midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup. Widespread reports in the Turkish media are linking Oguzhan Ozyakup – who is also a target for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal – […]

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Everton, West Ham and Newcastle have expressed an interest in Brentford attacker Jota, according to Sky sources.

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West Ham have cleared the London Stadium decks of everything other than “striker business” as the summer transfer season gets underway. Despite talk of Joe Hart and various midfielders interesting the club Slaven Bilic has his mind totally focused on front men. And we understand the club are ready to bringing in two front men […]

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According to the latest dubious rumours coming our of Nigeria, West Ham had a bid rejected by Eupen for Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru. Reports claim Hammers have had a £7m bid turned down for the 20-year-old because the Belgium club want to sell Onyekuru to a “more prestigious club” and the Hammers are not a […]

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West Ham United are among a number of clubs tracking Olivier Giroud, according to a report by The Mirror. Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is apparently growing frustrated with his bench role in North London and could seek a move this summer if he is not given first team assurances. The France international joined Arsenal in […]

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Members of the Hammers Supporters Club have supported and agreed to a rescue package for the West Ham Supporters’ Club which was due to close its doors forever on 31st May. A brand new committee has been formed, membership has been re-opened and the club is now busy organising its future. Steve Midwinter is now […]

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West Ham  will consider Sam Byram’s long term future during next season following the arrival of hugely experienced Pablo Zabaleta. The £4 million signing from Leeds was believed to be a player for the following season when he arrived at the club in the 2016 transfer window but proved himself unable to step up when […]

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Argentina secured a deserved 1-0 win over Brazil via a goal from Gabriel Mercado with West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini coming on as a late substitute to make his debut. Granted Brazil was missing several stars including Neymar, but both sides had a crack in a physical contest in front of 95,569 fans at the MCG in […]

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We’re joined by the writers from Blowing Bubbles magazine ahead of their bumper summer annual to discuss all things West Ham in Hammers Chats phone-in.     http://www.blowing-bubbles.co.uk/subscribe.html

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Premier League bosses have backed changes to club ownership rules that will make it easier to block potentially unscrupulous investors in the wake of controversies surrounding takeovers at Hull City and Southampton.

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West Ham United are interested in signing German striker Max Kruse from Werder Bremen.

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West Ham reckon they may have a couple of trump cards in their pursuit of striker target Chris Wood. Although the club has Michy Batshuayi and Kelechi Iheanacho as their main targets the 25 year old came under the closest scrutiny as he grabbed 30 goals in Leeds’ failed pushed for promotion last season. And […]

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Andy Carroll  reckons the Irons fans have serious “power” and are a big part of the team’s biggest wins. The Geordie boy also declares that he “has to keep clear of everything and kick on ” insisting there is more to come from him. He said: “”London Stadium has obviously got the potential to be […]

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Some of West Ham’s greatest ever players have played at centre back for the Hammers through the years, Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds Rio Ferdinand are all quite rightly held up as Hammers legends, Below are a few players who shall we say didn’t quite reach legendary status in the claret and blue. Roger Johnson 2014 4 Apps I must admit that it does feel a little bit harsh putting Johnson in here, during his …

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Michael Carrick’s testimonial is to take place at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the midfielder’s 11 years at Manchester United.

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West Ham have unlikely rivals in the shape of  Fenerbahce as they continue their pursuit of Nichy Batshuayi – at least according to one Turkish newspaper. Fanatik claims the Turkish outfit want to loan the player for next season and are confident they can beat the Irons to his signature. The ‘paper also reckons  Slaven […]

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Newcastle are leading the chase for highly-rated Portuguese centre-back Ruben Semedo, ahead of West Ham and West Brom, Sky sources understand.

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West Ham striker target Henry Onyekuru is closing in on a move to  Arsenal after the Gunners agreed a £6.8m fee for his transfer with Belgium side KAS Eupen claims a report on owngoalnigeria.com A fellow Nigerian football site called ScoreNigeria, says the 19 year old who scored 24 goals forBelgium side Eupen will earn a […]

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West Ham United are interested in signing Wojciech Szczesny this summer, according to reports in the Italian media. Italian media outlet Il Mattino Sport are reporting that West Ham will rival Napoli and AC Milan to the signing of Arsenal’s goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. Arsenal are likely to sell Szczesny this summer after he dropped down the […]

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West Ham United part chairman David Gold has tweeted that the club have a number of talented teenagers. This tweet comes shortly after David Gold tweeted to say that it is unlikely for a teenager to break into the senior team which is full of “seasoned internationals”. The initial tweet caused an uproar on social media with West […]

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West Ham will face competition from Everton, Southampton, West Brom and Leicester City to sign Man City’s Iheanacho reports claim this morning. The Hammers are reported to have made a £20m bid for the 20-year-old player but there are conflicting reports on how close the Irons are to actually signing the striker. Manchester is said […]

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There was a little discussion going on elsewhere as to whether Sam Byram was in competition with Pablo Zabaletta for the right back role next season. Trust me it was offered as a serious question and I’m told there was even a poll run on the issue. Quite why the matter was even under being […]

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