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Many will insist changing a winning side today would be a mistake. We’ve been superb recently, especially over the last two games where we’ve easily brushed aside QPR and Burnley. Confidence is high and there’s no reason why that should be disrupted. But City pose a completely different threat today. Their midfield is as dangerous… Read more »

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Being a West Ham fan is pretty surreal thing at the moment. Not in a million years did we expect to be where we are at this stage of the season after that win over Spurs on the final day of last term. Many expected us to be under the guidance of a new manager… Read more »

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The Hammers travel to winless Burnley today in search of back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since March. Having enjoyed a successful start to the season under a new style of play and with a number of high quality new players, West Ham should be confident of climbing higher than their current position of… Read more »

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If we win today and other results go our way we could go in to the top four. The top four. Of the Premier League. Blimey. Admittedly it is still early days and we’re not going to stay this high in the table for most of the season, but the signs are good and the… Read more »

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We’ve enjoyed a good start to the season and we’re actually looking like a team capable of finishing in the top ten for once. So far there isn’t a single player in the squad that hasn’t been at the top of their game this season and it’s evident they’re all pulling in the same direction,… Read more »

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The performance against Hull on Monday night may just be the beginning of a new ‘era’ at West Ham, although we mustn’t get too excited after one good, attacking display. But the line-up and the threat going forward really was what we’ve been demanding from Sam Allardyce for some time now, and you wonder he… Read more »

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Last week’s win at Palace was, as the old cliche goes, a breath of fresh air. Passing on the floor, running at defenders, two top drawer goals, Carlton Cole scoring, organisation, three points. It had absolutely everything and was a glimpse of the new philosophy Allardyce is trying to, or rather being forced to, adopt… Read more »

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The performance against Spurs last weekend was encouraging. Given the questions surrounding Allardyce’s starting line-up, it turned out to be a decent outing. And I don’t think Allardyce will stray too far from that line-up this afternoon against Palace at Selhurst Park. I think Cheikhou Kouyate will deputise for the suspended James Collins alongside Winston… Read more »

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So it’s our final home game of the season and the perfect opportunity to give us fans something to smile about by making it a hat-trick of wins over Spurs this season. It could also be Allardyce’s last game at Upton Park as our manager, which means it could also be the last time we’ll… Read more »

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West Ham travel to West Brom today, hoping to mathematically secure Premier League football next season by avoiding defeat. A period that hasn’t brought up too many injury problems means Sam Allardyce has been able to field a consistent starting XI over the last few months and he will be encouraged by the performances his… Read more »

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Given that we have no fresh injury worries, I wouldn’t be surprised if Allardyce lined up with the same starting XI that put in such a pathetic performance at home to Crystal Palace last weekend. Guy Demel returns from a virus, so he could step in for George McCartney, which might just be the only… Read more »

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West Ham make the short trip to the Emirates Stadium tonight, hoping to take advantage of Arsenal’s injury crisis. With Premier League safety all but secured, the priority is now to try and finish as high up the table as possible and perhaps secure tenth spot, which was our minimum objective at the start of… Read more »

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Given Liverpool‘s sheer brilliance this season, and the fact that all they have to do is win all their remaining games to lift the Premier League trophy, you have to wonder what kind of hiding we’re in for this afternoon. We’ve managed to reclaim some decent form, even if it is via an ugly brand… Read more »

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Sam Allardyce rarely likes changing a winning team, but he will be forced to make one or two for the trip to Sunderland this evening. James Collins picked up a thigh injury in the win over Hull last Wednesday, which should mean either Winston Reid or Roger Johnson being handed a first start in a… Read more »

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It’s common knowledge that Andy Carroll needs more service up front if he is to pay back his £20million transfer fee and if Sam Allardyce is ever going to win back the fans. So it’s about time Sam Allardyce played Matt Jarvis and Stewart Downing on both wings and moved Mo Diame in to the… Read more »

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West Ham will looking to celebrate Sam Allardyce’s Manager of the Month award with a second successive victory at the Britannia Stadium. The Hammers have the luxury of a fully fit squad, baring Joey O’Brien who has a dislocated shoulder, as they bid to distance themselves further from the bottom three. Stoke are without influential… Read more »

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There really isn’t any reason to make changes to the side that won at Aston Villa on Saturday, but there are couple I would consider. Firstly, both Italians appear to be settling in well and have made a fairly decent impact in the substitute appearances they’ve made. I’d bring Antonio Nocerino in for Matty Taylor… Read more »

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Had Joey O’Brien not dislocated his shoulder in the 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday you could have put money on Sam Allardyce naming an unchanged side to take on Swansea at Upton Park today. So George McCartney should come in to replace him is as new arrival Pablo Armero didn’t sign in time yesterday… Read more »

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