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Angelo Ogbonna has emphasised the importance of last night’s win over Accrington Stanley . He said: “It was a really tough game and it was not easy but we needed this win for the team and the manager. I am excited because we have not had an easy period so this victory is very important for […]

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Dimitri Payet has made a habit of scoring crucial late goals. But this cruel winner against a resolute and composed League Two Accrington Stanley side might yet take on an unlikely added significance. In delivering Slaven Bilic’s team a barely deserved victory to halt a run of four straight defeats, half-time substitute Payet might just start to lift some of the gloom that has enveloped the club’s new home on and off the pitch…

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The Irons joint chairman have released a 1,139 word statement covering the issues that has seen the morale around the club dip over the opening weeks of the season. But unlike previous website statements and e mails, they have steered away from the often confrontational stance that’s been adopted. Instead of making a meal out […]

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The demolition of Boleyn Ground is scheduled to begin next Wednesday 28th September but not before one last charity tournament on Tuesday 27th September reports claim. Although the stadium was purchased by the Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but in August Gallaird sold the land on to residential property Barratt London. Barratt London […]

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Brawling between supporters spilled out of the ground during and after the game. Shocking footage captured fights between West Ham fans which broke out in front of terrified children.

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Wow. Not exactly the away trip I remember from last season. One being class, one being disheartening. The West Ham way, right? A game that saw us dominate the stats, having over 70% of the possession and being the better team, we still managed to concede four sloppy goals, which now makes it 13 conceded

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City will be targeting an eighth win out of eight under Pep Guardiola and Arsenal go in search of a third straight Premier League victory. Follow the action with SAM MORSHEAD.

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Paul Merson belives a mid table finish and a good Cup run will be a decent return for us in our first season at the London Stadium. The former Gooner – writing in The Star – decared that the Boleyn was a fortress for the Irons last season saying: “It was a hostile place to […]

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Slaven Bilic has warned that last season’s finishing position and the move to a new stadium has seen hopes rise but that expectancy levels need to be managed. The boss, talking in his London Evening Standard column, said: “If we think, though, that we can win any game just because we moved stadiums or because […]

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It’s the second instalment of Premier League football on a Friday night and Chelsea and Liverpool should be looking forward to this one as much as we are. Chelsea have a chance to go top.

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When I was a kid, I fell in love with West Ham. Before I even started to think about kissing girls, they were already and forever relegated to second in my infatuation, behind my beloved club. It wasn’t the performances on the pitch (not in the era of Morley and then Chapman as our strikers),

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West Ham have demanded a police presence for games at the London Stadium after trouble marred Saturday’s match against Watford.

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West Ham’s name is being dragged through the mud again. The issues inside the Olympic Stadium grow from game to game and here members of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/  have their say. O Not allowing the police in the stadium is a joke, no one listens to stewards. there has to be a problem […]

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West Ham has released a statement condemning violence and promising a full review of stewarding and security. The statement on WHUFC.com reads: West Ham United unreservedly condemn the behaviour of the individuals involved in incidents during today’s fixture against Watford.While these isolated incidents were quickly brought under control, this behaviour has no place in football […]

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On the eve of his 48th birthday Slaven Bilic learned the honeymooon really is over. But my overwhelming emotion at the end of this horrible affair was one of the greatest sympathy for the magnificent Michail Antonio. An all action performance of pride and purpose plus two more headed goals shows him to be one […]

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West Ham Chairman David Gold has explained the club are trying to achieve harmony between those who want to sit and those who want to stand when he was challenged on a letter sent to all season ticket holders this week. Gold tweeted out “We are trying to achieve harmony between fans who want to […]

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David Gold has made it clear nothing less thn a win at the London Stadium at Watford on Saturday will be good enough. He really sees it as win or bust as the Irons bid to move on from a point a game status to at least a point and a half by winning. Speaking exclusively […]

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Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Eric Bailly are among the Premier League stars expected to be called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations at the start of next year.

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EXCLUSIVE By Hugh Southon David Gold has started talks with manufacturers of safe seating systems which he wants to see introduced at the London Stadium. In a major exclusive with ClaretandHugh this morning the co-chairman revealed: “I have been speaking with the people who put in the rail seating at Celtic Park. I have been […]

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With the approach of the African Cup of Nations next January, West Ham could miss out on three key players for three crucial weeks next winter. Both Senegal and Ghana have qualified for the African cup finals meaning Cheikhou Kouyaté, Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew could all play if fit. The tournament will be hosted in Gabon […]

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Slaven Bilic could hardly be more delighted to have drafted former Real Madrid right back Alvaro Arbeloa into the squad on deadline day. Speaking to the official website he said: “His CV is top of course. He was at Liverpool so he knows the Premier League. He had 10 years at Real Madrid and won everything. […]

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Everton have signed West Ham striker Enner Valencia on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent £14.5million move. Valencia has slipped down the Hammers’ pecking order.

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So Enner Valencia has left the club and it’s a real shame it didn’t work out for him. Having signed for £12m from Pachuca two summers’ ago, we can ultimately count on one hand how many times he really made a difference on the pitch. That’s not necessarily his fault, though. The Ecuador international always

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Diafra Sakho will remain a West Ham player and will not be joining West Brom or any other team before the transfer window slams shut at 11pm. Chairman’s son Jack Sullivan speaking on a transfer deadline special radio show on Phoenix FM confirmed Sakho would be staying a Hammer and would work hard to prove West […]

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World Cup winner Alvaro Arbeloa has completed his move to West Ham. The left back passed a medical and has signed for the club having been a free agent. He left Real Madrid in June.

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Doneil Henry has joined Danish Superliga club AC Horsens on a season-long loan. The 23-year-old centre-half will link up with the Jutland-based club when he returns from international duty with Canada. Henry will gain more valuable first-team experience with The Yellow Danger, having previously made 93 appearances for MLS club Toronto FC and spent two spells […]

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