Hull City claim a priceless win in their battle against relegation as a second-half fightback sees off West Ham at the KCOM Stadium.
Posted on 01 April 2017.
Hull City claim a priceless win in their battle against relegation as a second-half fightback sees off West Ham at the KCOM Stadium.
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Posted on 01 April 2017.
Vice-chairman Karren Brady has said Slaven Bilic will remain the manager of West Ham following reports that he will not be offered a new contract.
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Posted on 31 March 2017.
Adrian could be poised to make a first team return at Hull tomorrow as the Irons go in pursuit of their first clean sheet in nine attempts having conceded 17 goals along the way. Darren Randolph has come in for much criticism along the way with calls for the Spaniard to again regain the first […]
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Posted on 31 March 2017.
David Gold has warned the Irons players they will need to be at their “very best” when tthey meet a Hull team totally on form at home over recent games. But the co chairman expects the team to give a big response after recent setbacks saying: “Despite injuries we have a very talented squad and […]
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Posted on 31 March 2017.
Diafra Sakho could be back in action next weekend against Swansea. The striker is insisting he is fit and Slaven Bilic is understood to be looking at including him in the squad for a crucial London Stadium clash. There had been hopes he would be ready to enter the fray for the game against Arsenal […]
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Posted on 30 March 2017.
Paul Merson has tipped the Irons to suffer a defeat against Hull on Saturday. Sky Sports pundit Merson expects a 2-1 scoreline in favour of the hosts. He said: “This should be a good game. West Ham haven’t been great, though they are better away from home. “I just think Hull have to win this […]
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Posted on 30 March 2017.
Robert Snodgrass is set for a mixed reception when he returns to Hull on Saturday. The winger received a lot of criticism after Tigers boss Marco Silva accused him of engineering his way out of the KCOM Stadium. But he looks set for a warm welcome from nearly a third of Tigers fans. In a […]
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Posted on 29 March 2017.
Arsenal and Manchester United have suffered from injuries most over the last six years, a Sky Sports study has found.
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Posted on 28 March 2017.
West Ham’s move to the London Stadium from Upton Park is “too big a jump” for the Hammers and is behind the club’s miserable first season at their new home. That’s according to former player Paul Konchesky, who believes the switch from the Boleyn Ground to the former HQ of the London Olympics was one which hasn’t suited West Ham. Slaven Bilic’s side have produced some indifferent performances at the London Stadium, some of which have meant the club sit in 12th…
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Posted on 28 March 2017.
West Ham United need to dispel any thoughts of Premier League relegation by reaching the 40-point mark as soon as possible, according to left-back Aaron Cresswell.
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Posted on 27 March 2017.
Jonathon Callieri could well be told he is wanted at the London Stadium at the end of the season. Many had seen it as a foregone conclusion the striker would be on his way at the end of the campaign but manager Slaven Bilic still believes he may have a future at the club. The […]
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Posted on 25 March 2017.
A new grass-roots community club has been formed called Thames Ironworks Community F.C thanks to crowdfunding. The founders raised £780 of their £1,000 target. An update on the crowd-funding page says: An update on the crowd-funding page says: “We have a meeting February 22nd to confirm our place in the league! All exciting! We have […]
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Posted on 24 March 2017.
Just how well do you know the career paths of most well-known footballers? Can you name them from a list of clubs – in random order – they played for from four possible options?
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Posted on 21 March 2017.
e CandH Exclusive Slaven Bilic has received a massive vote of confidence and told: “You have had so much to cope with and are still on line for a decent finish in the club’s most difficult season ever!” Former Hammers striker John Hartson puts vast majority of blame on the shoulders of Dimitri Payet for […]
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Posted on 20 March 2017.
With Pedro Obiang reportedly out for the remainder of the season. Who should join the return of Mark Noble in midfield? With Obiang out for the rest of the season. Who should join Noble in midfield?
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Posted on 20 March 2017.
We’re only a few months away until the season ends and the transfer rumours will soon be gathering pace. But should West Ham secure the services of this youngster before the window opens to prevent gazumping by another club? The striker I’m talking about is Bayern Leverkusen’s Joel Pohjanpalo. On Saturday 10th September 2016, I […]
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Posted on 19 March 2017.
Claret and Hugh Associate Editor, Sean Whetstone was asked by the BBC to speak about the future of Slaven Bilic as West Ham manager on the Sunday Sport show on BBC London radio on Sunday evening. Slaven has come under further pressure after a third defeat in a row and only one win in seven. […]
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Posted on 18 March 2017.
So today we put out the strongest team available to us in weeks with only Angelo Ogbonna and Diafra Sakho missing and, with an £8 million signing at central defence, plus the excellent Winston Reid we are two goals down in eight minutes! The first goal is down to the keeper in my book – […]
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Posted on 18 March 2017.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Michail Antonio may have to be withdrawn from the England squad due to a hamstring problem.
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Posted on 18 March 2017.
By Pete Ellis The loss of a friend or family member is obviously a massively traumatic time, and trying to find a way to honour them, and give a public nod in recognition of the respect and love.you had for them is totally natural and acceptable. This year more than most it seems, we have […]
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Posted on 18 March 2017.
Sky Sports has published an article poking fun by suggesting that Slaven Bilic is toying with the idea of playing a right back in the right back position later today. The article says “West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is toying with a novel idea for the visit of Leicester – playing a right-back at right-back.The Hammers’ […]
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Posted on 17 March 2017.
Mark Noble says he is “not fussed” by the criticism that has led to him being given time off by West Ham boss Slaven Bilic in a bid to rediscover his best form. Hammers skipper Noble has been the subject of some stinging rebukes following a couple of under-par performances, especially in the two most recent defeats, at home to Chelsea then at Bournemouth. Now Noble will sit out the home Premier League game…
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Posted on 17 March 2017.
Slaven Bilic’s job prospects may have been causing a few more frowns than usual this week but he can take another step towards securing his future tomorrow. The upturn in results has of course helped enormously but a mini slump needs to be correctted fast at the London Stadium tomorrow. Given how deep in the […]
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Posted on 17 March 2017.
Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham United and Leicester City at the London Stadium.
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Posted on 16 March 2017.
We have featured the sad story of Robbi ‘Bish’ Reardon on ClaretandHugh previously but Saturday March 25th represents the 26th year of his passing. We are featuring it a year on from the quarter of a century date because given the huge events of last season, as we said farewell to the Boleyn, his family believed […]
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Posted on 16 March 2017.
BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on boxer and Manchester United fan Anthony Crolla in this week’s Premier League predictions.
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