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West Ham winger Michail Antonio is out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury, manager Slaven Bilic has confirmed.

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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has shrugged off false reports that he is fancied for Slaven Bilic’s job despite Sky Sports claiming otherwise in a report yesterday. The story was immediately denied by the hammers to ClaretandHugh and now the Serbian Craven Cottage boss has made it clear he has no interest in it anyway. Quite apart […]

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West Ham’s forward lines have struggled this season, so it’s no surprise to see the Hammers regularly linked with attacking recruits. Back in December, SportsWitness reported Slaven Bilic’s side were keen on South American striker Lucas Pratto, who played for Atletico-MG, but the forward ended up staying in Brazilian football and signed for Sao Paulo. However, speaking to ESPN […]

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Slaven Bilic is edging ever closer to his minimum points target of 40 and there can be no complacency after Saturdays excellent result. Speaking in his Manager on Monday column to the official site he said: ““We need this week in, week out. It’s three points, but over a season you need 50, 55, 60. […]

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Slaven Bilic has called for unity ahead of West Ham’s relegation showdown with Swansea City on Saturday, demanding his players ‘leave their egos in bed at home.’ The Mail reports that while he refuses to accept the team are in a  ‘do or die’ situation, and acknowledges their destiny remains firmly in their own hands, he […]

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Fernando Llorente looks likely to hand Swansea City a boost by being fit for the weekend trip to the London Stadium The Spanish striker missed the Welsh outfit’s draw against Middlesbrough with an ankle injury  but head coach Paul Clement says he has trained this week and is in contention for a place in the […]

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James Collins has admitted the squad’s confidence is low but declares: ” We know we can play well, as we did when we beat them [Swansea] 4-1 earlier in the season.” And he added: ““It’s a massive game, the biggest at West Ham for many a year because, if we don’t win it, we’re sucked right into […]

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Mesut Ozil helped ease the pressure on himself and Arsene Wenger by leading Arsenal to an eventually comfortable win over West Ham.

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From the very clever West Ham Social‏ @WestHamSocial “My name is Tom and I’m a West Ham fan” “Hi Tom”  

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Arthur Masuaku will make his long delayed step up into the first team at Arsenal last following the news that Aaron Cresswell is unavailable through injury. Although injury to players is nothing to celebrate or take pleasure in, many feel that Masuaku should have been given his chance against Hull anyway. On his two substitute […]

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West Ham United are set to secure a bargain deal in the summer transfer market by landing Manchester City veteran Pablo Zabaleta on a free transfer, a reliable journalist has stated. 32-year-old Argentine ace Zabaleta is set to leave the Citizens after nine-years of service this summer upon the expiration of his contract, with Gazzetta Dello […]

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Diafra Sakho has made it clear he wants to be back on the pitch “in early April.” The striker has been badly missed in a season where goals have been in desperately short supply  declared confidently: ” “I feel I’m ready to play. I’ve already asked to play before, but I think the medical team wanted […]

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Let’s take a look at some of the key statistics from yesterday’s 2-1 Defeat to Hull City at the KCOM Stadium. Possession and passing As characteristic with most of our League games this season we dominated possession of the ball yesterday. Despite our poor performance, we had 54.5% possession to the Tigers 45.5%. Our passing accuracy was also superior to that of Marco Silva’s men, with 78.8% to Hull’s 67.4% passing accuracy. Even though we had the better of our opponents in those…

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West Ham United have not won in the league since February 4 and have lost their last four games, a run which has seen them drop down the table to 14th, six points above the relegation zone.

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The London Stadium, built for the Olympics and now used by the Hammers as their home ground, could be used by the Blues while they leave their home for three years to allow it to be rebuilt.

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West Ham owners David Gold and David Sullivan have come up with an ingenious way to boost season ticket renewals for next season. For 12 hours only, until midday today the owners will give away shares in West Ham United for anyone who renews their season ticket at the London Stadium before the noon deadline. The special […]

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Mark Noble handed a surprise gift to an Afghan veteran when he bumped into a group who were visiting the  Chadwell Heath training ground.. And the captain made sure it became a very special day for lifelong Hammer Matty Wollard, who lost his right leg while on his first tour with the Royal Anglian Regiment in Afghanistan. […]

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Just one stand remains standing at the Boleyn ground in Green street. The 5,000 seater East stand built in 1969 was first to go, followed by the 6,000 seat Sir Trevor Brooking stand built in 1995 which was formally the North Bank terrace. The 1993 Bobby Moore which held 9,000 supporters has also vanished without […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as lining up a summer move for Hoffenheim midfielder Steven Zuber. However they will face competition from Italy and Spain where  Juventus are keen, along with Valencia and Sevilla Spanish publication Estadio Deportivo claim that the Hammers are keeping tabs on the Switzerland international, with his club rating him at […]

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Nobody has any argument with the fact that by and large the summer signings were rubbish…it’s a given and has now been done to death – we move on and loo k to the summer window. However, some of the outrage I read on Twitter is totally totally ridiculous and the fact that the club […]

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Manchester City became the  first Premier League club to announce a sleeve sponsorship deal recently, which will undoubtedly lead to number of other Premier League clubs looking to take advantage of yet another lucrative revenue stream ahead of next season. This is the first time clubs have been allowed to sell sponsorship anywhere other than […]

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The Hammers are continuing to circle Hull City’s  in anticipation of their relegation with Scotland international defender Andrew Robertson and teenager Josh Tymon attracting interest. The Tigers are still three points from safety and set for squad reorganisation following the January departures of Robert Snodgrass and Jake Livermore. The Irons have already been linked with […]

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Reading boss Jaap Stam has become a target to replace Slaven Bilic if the Irons boss cannot show improved form over the remainder of the season. Pressure is again growing on Bilic after the recent run of results with contract talks now shelved and other candidates emerging for the London Stadium job. Hammers’ co-chairman David […]

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Arsenal and West Ham United have  been reported as being set to make a move for Southampton and Serbia international midfielder Dusan Tadic, The 28-year-old, who has 43 international caps for his country, has scored three goals and provided seven assists in 34 appearances in all competitions for The Saints  this season. He arrived at […]

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West Ham are reportedly interested in  former Arsenal defender Johan Djourou whose contract at Hamburg expires at the end of the season. The Swiss central defender was once a starting figure for the Gunners but his career has went downhill since. Djourou’s current side Hamburg are in a relegation battle at the bottom of the Bundesliga, with […]

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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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