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West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking Cesc Fabregas. They are allegedly ready to offer him an escape clause out of Chelsea if he is unable to break into new manager Antonio Conte’s first-team on a regular basis. The former Barcelona and Arsenal star’s situation is apparently very muh under review following the […]

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West Ham skipper Mark Noble has attempted to heal the growing rift between fans and the club over the London Stadium move.

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Former Hammers Matthew Upson and Trevor Sinclair have told BBC Sport’s Match of the Day 2 that West Ham are missing Andy Carroll. Having leaked 13 goals so far this season, only Stoke City have conceded more goals which leaves the Hammers second from bottom in the Premier League table. Upson suggested to BBC Sport’s […]

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There are fears over the safety of West Ham and Chelsea supporters after it emerged police are unlikely to be inside the London Stadium when the rival clubs meet in the the EFL Cup fourth round.

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Ironically, the softening of the club’s message on persistent standing had a bizarre reaction last night. A statement from the Joint Chairman published yesterday which appeared to deliberately avoid using the word ‘standing’ and threats for persistent standers were absent. In a blog yesterday I called this a victory for common sense. The new Bobby […]

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Slaven Bilic delivered an upbeat report on injured defender Arthur Masuaku who was stretchered off near the end of the 90 minutes against Accrington Stanley. The left back looked in real trouble so it was encouraging to hear the manager’s post-match verdict that his “left leg injury ‘does not look like a worrying one’ Beyond […]

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To say Everton fans were unimpressed with Irons loanee Enner Valencia in last night’s match against Norwich would be putting it mildly. Here’s how some of them have responded to him during the Toffees’ 2-0 defeat at Goodison in the Football League Cu match last night. JustSomeLad. @SomeEvertonFan Enner Valencia crossing the ball last night […]

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Today’s fluff better read between the lines Roman Abramovich is so “furious” about Chelsea ’s home humbling by Liverpool that his new manager, Antonio Conte , is already in trouble, says the Express in a report labelled as “exclusive” – in a scarlet font that is bright but considerably smaller than the red “ exclusive ” at the top of the Daily Star’s near-identical story. Conte’s “failure to turn around the obvious flaws in the squad” were “brutally exposed” in …

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Watch Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier’s thoughts on West Brom’s 4-2 win over West Ham at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

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We’ll be broadcasting our post match reaction live on Claret & Hugh so join as for full match analysis . . .  . . .  . if you can bear it. Click on the link below 1 minute after the referee blows his whistle for full-time   Share This:

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West Ham United have banned  20 individuals following isolated incidents at London Stadium during the recent match against Watford in addition to the 10 others who have been handed life bans for the first four games. After analysing CCTV footage and collating evidence from supporters, security and stewarding teams, the Club has revoked season tickets and […]

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West Ham have sold 278,805 tickets for the first five games at the London Stadium, breaking the home attendance record three times in the process. All official football attendances are based on tickets sold rather the number of supporters through the turnstiles so the absence of the ticket trader has meant a few hundred empty […]

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West Ham United have called a meeting with fans to discuss the crowd problems which have marred the opening weeks of their Premier League campaign since moving to the London Stadium. 

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An independent commission has ruled that the  elbowing of Winston Reid by Aguero was a “brutal” incident that “clearly endangered the safety” of the Hammers player. Aguero earned a retrospective three-game ban for the action based on video evidence after the August 28 meeting between the two clubs. In written reasons published by the Football Association […]

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Our partners Hammers Chat have rapidly become the leading video makers on the West Ham scene and we are thrilled that they have been on board with us almost from Day One. In top man Gonzo they have a gifted producer who is passionate for this club and everybody within it – proud to have […]

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David Gold has given the most ironic of reponses to a Twitter follower who couldn’t understand why there were so many empty seats at the London Stadium on Saturday. As the club continues to fnd it way through the various problems surrounding the new stadium a Gol follower asked: “Why so many empty seats and […]

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Michael Antonio is sick and took no enjoyment from his goals against Watford. The ultimate team man made his feelings clear to the official site saying: ”I’d rather not score and win the game than score two goals and lose it. “We came out raring to go and started well, but after we got two-up I […]

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The increase in capacity at London Stadium from 57,000 to 66,000 would help to fund rail seating in our new home, David Gold has told Blowing Bubbles.In an exclusive interview with the monthly magazine the co-chairman spoke excitedly about his vision of the Hammers having the biggest stadium in London. But urged the claret and […]

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With so many players returning from injury, we should finally start seeing just how good we can be this season. Of course, last season we were superb, but we’re yet to really witness any of that this term. The international break came just at the right time for us and gave the crocked players a

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After a boring international break, the Premier League returns and, along with that, several of our key players are back and ready to replicate their form from last season. We host Watford at the London Stadium on Saturday and there’s no reason why shouldn’t be expecting to come away with all three points – we’re

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Dimitri Payet’s return to the first team will give West Ham United a major boost, says manager Slaven Bilic.

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Hammer Andre Ayew has thanked his teammates for dedicating their goal in the game against Rwanda to him. Ghana shared the spoils with Rwanda in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group game on Saturday. Samuel Tetteh scored Ghana’s goal in the 1-1 draw against Rwanda. The Black Stars players in celebrating the goal displayed shirts […]

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West Ham hero Alan Devonshipe really hopes Michail Antonio gets his England chance tonight but has his dounts. The former legendary midfielder said: “I am really pleased for Michail Antonio being called-up by England for the first time. With the way he has played for West Ham this year, I think he deserves it. It’s […]

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David Gold has made it clear there was NEVER any intention of allowing Dimitri Payet to leave West Ham this summer despite him becoming one of the top players at the Euro 2016 tournament. The co-chairman told the official site: “There was obviously a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Dimitri Payet and a […]

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For the first time more than £1bn was spent by Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window. England’s top flight is awash with cash and astonishingly 13 of its 20 clubs broke their transfer record to bring in new players. Take a look at who went where and for how much Real winners and losers of the transfer window are obscured by headline figures Continue reading…

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Barry Fry remains as close to the two Davids today as he was at Birmingham City where, despite being fired, the laugh-a-minute Peterborough Director of Football has maintained a long friendship with the Irons owners. He was a guest at the prestige pre-season friendly against Juventus. The Hammers always give Posh a pre-season friendly and […]

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