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Spurs fans had a very bad day on their opening home fixture of the season at Wembley today (Sun)  beaten 2-1 by Chesea at Wembley. That of course was very well received by the Hammers fans who to put it politely don’t enjoy the best of relationships with the mob from North London. But we […]

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David Gold was quick to give his post match verdict after the Irons were deprived of a battling point by a last minute penalty. Ref Lee Mason had no second thoughts about pointing to the spot after a Zabaletta nudge in Yoshida’s back but at  best it was a very soft penalty to give. Gold […]

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  Slaven Bilic has delivered a happy confirmation that Michail Antonio is back for the game against Saints this weekend. Speaking at his pre-match presser he said: “He has been with us for two-and-a-half weeks now. He did 90 minutes on a big pitch in the Under-23s and then he came back to train with us […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady appeared on Sky Sports Premier League The Debate last night. Brady and former Hammer Craig Bellamy joined Geoff Shreeves on Wednesday night to discuss the future of the transfer window, problem players and more. Brady spoke about why she and her club are backing proposals to close the transfer […]

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David Gold finds himself in “personal” approval with the Premier League’s proposal that the summer transfer window should close on the opening day of the new season. The issue has been put on the agenda for the next meeting of Premier League chairmen on September 7 and sources close to the negotiations are confident that […]

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Let’s take a look at how some of our young Academy starlets fared at some of their loan-clubs over the weekend, as Reece Burke and Josh Cullen impressed for Bolton, and Reece Oxford continued his quest for a first-team place in Germany. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Young duo Reece Burke and Josh Cullen continued to impress Bolton Wanderer’s boss Phil Parkinson, as The Trotters drew 1-1 with Millwall at The Den. Cullen, who …

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Work is now underway to convert the London Stadium back to football mode following the completion of 2017 IAAF World Championships on Sunday. Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP are contractually obliged under the contract with West Ham to return the stadium to football mode by August 25. E20 Stadium say: “All four of the stadium’s stands […]

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West Ham still haven’t reached agreement with Stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP to increase the football capacity to 60,000 or 66,000. ClaretandHugh understands no formal request has been made by operators London Stadium 185 to increase the London Stadium football capacity to 60,000 for this season. Operators LS185 will need to make a formal request to […]

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By Jack Lebeau Follow Jack on Twitter @JackLebeau66  West Ham U23s overcame an awful performance from the referee to beat League Two side Swindon 3-2 in the Checkatrade Trophy  at the County Ground last night. Goals from Samuelsen, Makasi and Kemp for West Ham settled the tie deservedly in West Ham’s favour with the Norwegian grabbing […]

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West Ham finally officially confirmed that Sofiane Feghouli has joined Galatasaray on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee believed to be £4m. The Algeria winger moves to the Turkish Super Lig club after a single season in Claret and Blue, having joined the Hammers from Spanish side Valencia in summer 2016. Feghouli totalled 27 […]

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MARTIN KEOWN: Romelu Lukaku will grab the headlines with his two goals but we must not overlook the importance of Nemanja Matic to Manchester United’s victory over West Ham.

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Slaven Bilic says he “expected more” from his West Ham side after they fell to a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in their opening Premier League game.

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For Manchester United, it is difficult to see how their first game of the new season could have gone much better other than perhaps another goal or two to polish up their superiority. As it was, they shouldn’t be too greedy. Romelu Lukaku has wasted little time demonstrating why he became the club’s most expensive summer recruit and, on this evidence, it is shaping up to be a season of rich promise for José≈ Mourinho’s…

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West Ham fans on their way to Manchester are struggling to make their journey up north today after multiple incidents.  Many are reporting heavy traffic jams after an accident on the M1. West Ham Train passengers are doing no better after emergency services were called to an incident Bletchley and Tring involving a passenger on the […]

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West Ham have brought in plenty of experience – and it could be the start of something, says Joe Hart, as he seeks to play at ‘the highest standard possible’ A dab of make-up cannot conceal the black eye Joe Hart is sporting as he walks into West Ham United’s press room and the topic is swiftly raised: have pre-season preparations at Rush Green taken an unsavoury turn? “Yeah, …

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Joe Hart has told Sky Sports he would have preferred to find a permanent move away from Manchester City “The permanent move was going to be difficult,” said Hart. “I don’t think there were too many options for me to go on a permanent, if any. That was my ideal situation.When you’ve asked me questions […]

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Diafra Sakho looks set for a place on the bench at Old Trafford tomorrow as the Irons open their 2017/18 campaign against Manchester United. ClaretandHugh can confirm that the striker is with the 20 who have travelled to Manchester and that he is likely to find his way into the final 18. The Irons line […]

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Portuguese media suggest William Carvalho will travel to London on Monday or Tuesday to complete a medical and sign a contract wiH West Ham Newspaper Sapo.pt say that the Sporting midfielder is expected to travel on Monday or Tuesday to London, where he is expected to sign a contract with West Ham. He will not play […]

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The last structure that was the Boleyn Ground stadium was finally demolished this afternoon leaving nothing but rubble and a wide open space. The demolition of West Ham’s former home started in September last year but it has taken eleven months to complete. Tony Mac from Ex Hammers posted the final image on his facebook page. […]

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we speak to Tom, 18 and a lifelong Hammer as he recounts a stunning victory from the 2011/2012 season. “Growing up in Ireland as a Hammers fans is understandably a very individual experience, 380 miles from my spiritual home of Upton Park. My Claret & Blue blood came from my grandfather, who was born and bred a Hammers fan in London’s East-End, he would always show me old videos and DVDs of greats like Bobby…

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West Ham have dropped down to Second Place finish in the Premier League Table of Season Ticket Affordability 2017/18. Fish4jobs has calculated how long it would take football fans to afford a season ticket at their local Premier League club for the 2017/18. The values were calculated based on the average hourly wage for that […]

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West Ham kicks off their Premier League season away to Manchester United this Sunday at Old Trafford. Head to head Man United have won 64 games, West Ham have won 43 and 30 games have resulted in a draw. Bookies odds for the result are Man Utd to win: 2/7 West Ham to win: 10/1 […]

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Ok we have caught up! Here’s the latest Mock the WHUFC Week video from Nigel Kahn in which everybody and everything at West Ham is seen as suitable for satirical treatment. Once again the ITKs get the full blast of the edgy stuff which is on view here. We make no apologies for showing all […]

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When the Premier League returns on Friday, a very modern rivalry will be renewed between Sky Sports and BT Sport. Sportsmail breaks down which broadcaster offers what.

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West Ham will give up their share of the gate receipts to the opposing club if they are drawn at home for the EFL Carabao Cup on Thursday as a condition of reversing their second round cup fixture should it be needed. West Ham managed to get a record capacity 39,877 for the last EFL Cup game […]

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Former Wimbledon and Newcastle defender turned pundit Warren Barton has put his reputation on the line with employers Fox Sports in the USA. For soon after Olivier Giroud hinted he was set to stay at Arsenal by reminding reporters he had a two year contract with the Gunners, Barton was claiming the opposite. He said that  Giroud’s […]

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