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Slaven Bilic his reiterated his desire to keep Dimitri Payet at West Ham this month. Payet continues to be linked with a move away from The London Stadium despite signing a new five-year deal.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored from an offside position for Manchester United against West Ham – and never appeared to be onside during the build-up.

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Wayne Rooney and Danny Blind have not travelled to London for  the match against the Irons tomorrow. Rooney has failed to fully recover from a thigh injury while Blind was not with his team-mates at the station as they left Manchester today. But the Manchester Evening News reports Michael Carrick  has recovered from illness and could […]

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The Leicester boss is looking for “a very good reaction” from his side against West Ham and is ready to recall Riyad Mahrez and Danny Drinkwater

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Arsenal will consider offers for out-of-favour full-back Carl Jenkinson next month. The defender has recovered from a long-term knee injury and has made five starts for the club this season.

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The latest edition of Blowing Bubbles Magazine is on the way! And the blockbuster January edition is an absolute belter with some of the best features and stories on the West Ham scene. ClaretandHugh is very proud of its partnership with a great mag and highly talented team of writers and is bringing you a […]

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Sullivan, who has been at the helm of the Hammers alongside his co-chairman David Gold since 2010, has dismissed suggestions Red Bull are mounting a buyout.

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Winston Reid grabs the second against Swansea. Pic Courtesy CandH Facebook admin Jeff Parkins. Slaven Bilic claims the key to the Hammers revival has been that nobody in or around the squad “ever stopped believing.” He told the official website: ““The two wins against Burnley and Hull were hard but they put us in a […]

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Now that was the perfect Boxing Day as the Hammers made it 10 points from a possible 12 and did a total demolition job on Swansea. Slav promised the confidence would rise and whilst it isn’t yet at boiling point  this was probably as good as it gets from the Irons this season. Goals from […]

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Slaven Bilic is set to draft Edmilson Fernandes into midfield for the match in Swansea this afternoon (Boxing Day) for the suspended Pedro Obiang. The Swiss international has been used as an emergency full back and midfielder and scored a fine goal against Chelsea in the EFL Cup  earlier in the season. Obiang picked up […]

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Michail Antonio is the clear winner of the latest CandH poll to discover the fans favourite of the season so far. The brilliant Michail has led the Christmas Day vote from the start until the end.  increasing his advantage as it went into the last two hours. In the end the club’s key player and […]

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Michail Antonio looks set to run out a clear inner of Claretandhugh’s Christmas Day Poll: Who is Hammer of the Year so far? But the big shock is that Dimi Payet barely figures in the poll, gathering just 20 votes of  the near 700 cast during the last few hours The brilliantly versatile Michail who […]

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Honest Mark Noble admits the Hammers have been less than average in recent games but said everybody is more than happy with the six points. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game at Swansea, the captain said: ” “It has been a massive week for the club getting seven points. We have not played well in the two […]

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News that Diafra Sakho could be out until March after deciding to undergo surgery on his long term back injury is irritating …to put it mildly. Slaven Bilic revealed the new in a presser ahead of the trip to Swansea and immediately raised the question which may have been in many minds – why wasn’t […]

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It was the year which saw a 5,000/1 outsider win the Premier League then take the Champions League by storm and go into a relegation fight in tandem.

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Dimi Payet has gone on the record again about not closing the door on his future options. He went as far as to say Arsenal would be a fun team to play for. Here’s how fans at ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum have reacted. O Maybe it’s Payet why the team are not performing. Could be that […]

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It’s that time of the year again and as the big day approaches everybody here at ClaretandHugh wishes every single one of our 51k  followers and their families a truly peaceful and happy Christmas. Like the squad, we won’t have a lot of time to rest over the break with the boys back in action […]

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WEST HAM are this morning reported as being ready to make  a shock £12 million bid for Brazil-based Argentinian striker Lucas Pratto. According to The Sun, the club have approached Pratto to sound him out about a surprise move to the Premier League to give more power to their attack. Pratto, 28, has a fixed […]

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Aaron Cresswell – as we reported earlier this afternoon – left the training ground injured today. Our picture shows the left back leaving training after he went over having rolled an ankle. The reports this evening remain “as were” with the medics believing the player will be fit for the match against Swansea on Boxing […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic and captain Mark Noble will lead a West Ham contingent of club personnel attending the funeral of former Hammer Peter Brabrook today. The funeral procession will be leaving an address in Brandon Grove, South Ockendon for a funeral service at the Holy Cross church in Hornchurch at 10.45am this morning before […]

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Karren Brady took a dig at Spurs during the BBC Apprentice final by calling them cheap! The West Ham vice-chairman could not resist the chance to have a dig at Lord Sugar’s club during the final last night, broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday night. It came in the boardroom during a discussion about potentially selling a product […]

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Geo and the boys from HammersChat have gone all posh for the latest matchday Vlog! The lads shoved on their best and courtesy of their sponsors Royal London Watches enjoyed the best grub on offer at the London Stadium whilst suffering  what was ultimately one of the worst games of the season so far. It’s […]

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Andy Carroll has installed a £20,000 replica of the Angel of the North on the driveway of his Essex mansion. The 8ft miniature forged by ironmongers in Wales from special “weathering” steel to closely resemble the iconic original. It’s believed Gateshead-born 27 year old ordered the bespoke piece for his lavish £3million property in Chigwell […]

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Match verdict Hammers 1 Hull City 0 We were second best all afternoon with Hull hitting the woodwork three times. And it took the softest penalty award in the world for us to win a match where again our nerves were all but in tatters Who cares? At the end of it all we had […]

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By Rich Sprent You and I may be dreaming of a right back for Christmas (or at least the January sales) but don’t hold your breath. Slav has clearly picked his shape and system for the season. Antonio, despite being strongest as an out and out right winger, looks set to continue as a wing […]

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The club have confirmed that Reece Oxford has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract to finally end speculation of his immediate future. The 18-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and Manchester City over the last few months, but the wonderkid has opted to stay at the club to try to “follow […]

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