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Chris Hughton praised his side’s defensive display after a first top-flight away win since 1983 catapulted Brighton up to 10th.

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Join us 5 minutes after the final whistle as we dissect tonight’s match against Brighton Hove Albion at the London Stadium.  

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Diafra Sakho’s back injury has ruled him out of the match against Brighton tomorrow night (Fri) and highlighted the big decision the Hammers have to make over the striker’s future in January. Whilst ClaretandHugh was assured the player is set to return for ib time for either the Spurs or Southampton games, Sakho has again […]

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Marko Arnautovic has told the Daily Mail he accepts fans ar not happy with his performances but says he wants to prove the haters wrong to show people what he is capable of. “Expectation of me is high and I know people are not happy, I have apologised for the red card, it was stupid. And […]

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Andrew Thomas Carroll, a name that seems to infuriate me recently. I don’t know what’s worse his injury record or his discipline since joining the club in 2012, whether it’s his poor attitude on the field and picking up suspensions or whether it’s staying out all night partying. After having so many injuries you would think that he would try his best when he is fully fit and not try to jeopardise that, however this past weekend he did exactly that by…

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Continued here: West Ham v Brighton LIVE!

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Our Croatian Boss Slaven Bilic has come to the public defence of Hammers keeper Joe Hart, stating in his Pre-Burnley Press Conference last Thursday that, “I think you fans in England don’t appreciate Hart”. The keeper has come under scrutiny recently in the English Press over his recent performances in Italy and in an England Shirt, with huge pressure being provided by younger shot-stopper such as Jordan Pickford and Jack…

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Spurs have struggled to sell tickets for the League cup clash against West Ham next Wednesday with tens of thousands of tickets unsold. West Ham sold out their 4,800 in a matter of days with tickets only going to season ticket holders with eight or more priority points. A club insider told Claret and Hugh they […]

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West Ham defender Winston Reid says the Friday Night Football clash with Brighton is a must-win game for Slaven Bilic’s men.

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Winston Reid is one of the most laid back guys in the game but he makes no bones about the fact the Irons must beat Brighton. Like his fellow defender Jose Fonte there are no ifs and but about it -the south coast side have to be brushed aside on Friday night at the London […]

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West Ham have missed out on ten Premier League points in 2017 and three points already this season by conceding goals in the final five minutes of a match. 11 February 2017 v West Brom  McAuley scored in the 94th minute to make it 2-2.  2 points lost! 11 March 2017 v Bournemouth King scored his […]

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Here’s the perfect example of how footballers should perhaps let their feet (or maybe head in this case) do the talking. Only on Friday Andy Carroll was talking himself up as a World Cup possible after being mentioned once or twice by team-mates and the ever present media groupies. Today he can do one of […]

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West Ham were left to rue a moment of madness from Andy Carroll as Burnley fought back to claim a share of the spoils.

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Hammers captain Mark Noble has been dropped while Manuel Lanzini gets his first start since injury. Inform Diafra Sakho and Arthur Masuaku have to make do with the bench as Andy Carroll starts up front with Hernandez. Sky are predicting a 4-4-2 formation but we will wait and see. West Ham: Hart; Zabaleta, Reid, Fonte, Cresswell; Antonio, Kouyate, Lanzini, Arnautovic; […]

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Slaven Bilic may be facing another winter clear out with Andre Ayew, Angelo Ogbonna, Reece Oxford and Diafra Sakho among the exit door possibilities. The Sakho position has been well documented but Ayew too – as we explained yesterday – needs to show some improvement if he is not to find himself in a difficult […]

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Spurs have put their League Cup tickets against West Ham on 25th October on restricted general sale after it failed to sell out season ticket holders, members and those on the season ticket waiting list. With a reduced Wembley capacity of 50,835 and a sold-out allocation of 4,800 to West Ham, Spurs had just 46,000 tickets […]

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Speculation that West Ham could be ready to sell teenage defender Reece Oxford in January has arisen tonight following a Slaven Bilic comment aimed at keeping the teenager’s feet on the ground. The Hammers boss made what the Mirror claim was an “ill advised public sideswipe at the 18-year-old defender.” Their interpretation of the remark came […]

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As the Premier League returns from the second International Break of the season, we make the tricky trip to face an in-form Burnley side under Sean Dyche. Slaven Bilic’s Boys come into the clash off the back of a late vital win over Swansea City in late September, whereas, The Clarets also enjoyed a one-goal victory in their last game, beating The Toffees at Goodison Park. When? Kick-off is scheduled for 3PM tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 14 October 2017…

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Slaven Bilic believes he may be able to name his dream team for the match at Burnley tomorrow (Sat). The Hammers boss is as close as it gets to having a fully fit squad and said: “When, during last summer, we sat down and made our plans for this season, we had in our minds […]

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Burnley will be without  Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for our visit to Turf Moor tomorrow. Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness. Walters could be out for a couple […]

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West Ham have three very winnable games in front of them and ClaretandHugh wanted to know from its followers how they believed the team will fare. We asked how many points readers thought they would pick up from excursions against Burnley this weekend, Brighton next Friday and away at Crystal Palace following that in our […]

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Lord Alan Sugar made a joke about at the expense of West Ham during last night’s edition of The  BBC Apprentice programme which didn’t go down well with his TV ‘advisor’ Karren Brady. The former Spurs chairman made the jibe following a task in which the contestants had to interior decorate a hotel room at […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that James Collins and Pedro Obiang have only resumed training this week so they are likely to start on Saturday against Burnley. Speaking to West Ham TV on Tuesday at Rush Green Slav revealed “Ginge did not start today, he was supposed to today but it should be a matter of […]

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Frank McAvennie has hit back at Lou Macari declaring him to be the “worst manager with whom he ever worked.” The striker was heavily criticised by the ex Hammers boss in recent a Moore than just  Podcast for not being a great trainer and not being fit. But ‘Frankie Mac’ has made his feelings crystal […]

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The defender is upbeat that the Senegal international can make a huge contribution for the Hammers after a failed summer move

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West Ham United Supporters Club closed its Castle street doors to the public recently for essential maintenance.  Claret and Hugh have been told this was carried out primarily to health and safety concerns as the clubhouse needs a major refurbishment to open safety again after years of maintenance neglect. The Hammers social club are now attempting […]

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