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The Manchester United fan who suffered a heart attack and passed away at the London Stadium yesterday has been named as Ronnie Greenwood. The 71 year-old man lived in a small village called Whitworth just outside Rochdale was attending the match with his best friend Gerry but collapsed at the back of the Sir Trevor […]

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The Manchester United supporter who invaded the pitch to celebrate with Mata on 63 minutes of yesterday’s home defeat has avoided capture it has been revealed. The away fan slipped past three pitch incursion staff to become the first person to invade the London Stadium pitch. He opened his arms out to hug Mata who […]

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The Red Devils got some favourable decisions in their win over West Ham but the manager believes they have been hard one by themselves

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Leicester City 1 Irons 0 Match verdict Well let’s be honest. They deserved something didn’t they? But if ever a game showed you what’s wrong with the Hammers in the year of celebrity deaths it was the lack of a killer striker and I’ll tell you this – Andre Ayew is never going to be […]

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The silly season is almost among us as the transfer  window officially opens at the stroke of midnight tonight. With the speculation comes a betting market, or what the bookies like to call ‘transfer specials’ – the odds of players joining other clubs before 1st February 2017. West Ham are seen as 33/1 outsiders to […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has laughed off the suggestion that West Ham can land Marcus Rashford. He told reporters yesterday when asked about the possibility of signing the youngster “Rashford is very valuable for Manchester United. There’s no way. There’s no way to get him. They have many games, four competitions. He’s playing. So […]

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Simone Zaza is in talks with Valencia over a possible January move as he looks to end his disastrous loan spell at West Ham.

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West Ham manager has given his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to Leicester City and given an injury update. Bilic told reporters: “Lanzini will train with us today and we will see for the Leicester  game because he received a knock in the first half of the game against Hull and he missed the […]

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Swansea City have sacked Bob Bradley less than three months after making him the first American manager in the Premier League. Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday morning that his future was in grave doubt.

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By Rich Sprent Nine from Nine. Thank you Slav. Exactly what the Premier League doctor ordered. I had written that anything less would require an inquest and I stand by that. We have just played three of the worst teams in the division and come away with a full haul of the points. It often […]

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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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Red Bull hare interested in a huge £200m takeover of West Ham, according to The Sun.  In a move that would surely spark yet more frustration amongst fans who are already unhappy with the current rebranding and increased commercialisation of the club, West Ham could find themselves the latest subject of Red Bull’s football club […]

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Jermain Defoe has been linked to the club as a January target at around £6 million. Given his history with the Irons we asked ClaretandHugh Facebook members readers whether they could want him back. Here are some random responses. O Yes. 6m really isn’t much in this market O Should we believe all these reports? I […]

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Michail Antonio would be West Ham’s emergency backup keeper if he was ever needed he has revealed. Antonio confirmed: “I sometimes train with the keepers, if it ever comes to it, it’ll be me in between the sticks, and it’ll be a clean sheet.” In August 2015 loanee Arsenal right back Carl Jenkinson found himself […]

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West Ham have allegedly sent a letter to some the Premier League’s top clubs ahead of the January transfer window as part of a bid to boost their squad with Premier League experienced players claim the Daily Telegraph. The reports claim the Hammers have made specific enquiries over Michy Batshuayi, Daniel Sturridge, Carl Jenkinson, Mathieu Debuchy, […]

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Slaven Bilic is emerging from his first period of intense pressure as Hammers boss, Seven points from three games, however they were gleaned, has given him a boost and he has spoken to the official site about how he continued to support himself through a truly difficult season. He explained:  “I am always optimisticand you look […]

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The Italian striker symbolised Chelsea’s transformation in the 1990s, and his stunning solo goal in his sixth match for the club served notice of his talent to an English game still emerging from its earlier parochialism For students of foreign football, the names in Chelsea’s team for their game against West Ham United on 21 December 1996 rolled off the tongue. Dan Petrescu at right-back, Ruud Gullit and Roberto di Matteo in midfield, Gianfranco Zola up front, Frode Grodas …

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See more here: London Stadium Move: Fans have their say

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West Ham are planning a big clear-out of the squad this winter as they bid to correct the mistakes made during the summer transfer window. Sofiane Feghouli is the latest player to come under the microscope after a lack lustre first half of the campaign which has seen him join Alvaro Arbeola, Simone Zaza, Jonathon Callieri […]

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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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West Ham has jumped two places up the Premier League table to 13th place after the lucky 1-0 win over Hull City this afternoon. Just a few weeks ago we slumped to 18th place in the relegation zone. The Premier League table is fast becoming a table of two leagues.  Just 11 points cover the […]

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West Ham fans showed they have a sense of humour after a lucky escape in their 1-0 win against Hull. ‘The Post’ won man of the match in an online Twitter poll after the game.

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Exclusive Talks over any new deal for Slaven Bilic are set to be shelved until the end of the season. David Sullivan indicated before the season started he was likely to leave talks until January or the end of the present campaign. He said: “I will give Slaven a new deal in January. “I just want […]

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Lone strikers, Ayew, Bilic’s future, 352’s and our opposition are all up for discussion as we preview tomorrow’s game vs Hull City at the London Stadium.  

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The wrestler has tipped the Hammers to return to form after a disappointing start to the 2016-17 Premier League campaign

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Cheikhou Kouyate has revealed West Ham’s relegation battle is causing him “stress” and he “has not been sleeping well.” The powerhouse midfielder/defender said: “It is the first time I have been in a relegation scrap and it is not nice. You are stressed a lot more playing, but also following the results of the other […]

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