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Arthur Masuaku will make his long delayed step up into the first team at Arsenal last following the news that Aaron Cresswell is unavailable through injury. Although injury to players is nothing to celebrate or take pleasure in, many feel that Masuaku should have been given his chance against Hull anyway. On his two substitute […]

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West Ham are in a troubled spell at the moment and their form of four consecutive Premier League defeats has seen many players criticised. The Hammers, now sat just six points above the relegation zone with eight games to play, travel across London to face Arsenal tomorrow in a daunting clash. Arsenal hit five past […]

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West Ham United lead the chase for the services of forgotten Stoke City man Wilfried Bony, with the Hammers ahead of Everton and West Brom in the pecking order for the Ivorian’s services. The Sun reports a scrap for the services of the experienced Premier League striker is set to take place this summer, with Bony […]

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West Ham and Manchester United have finally reached an agreement regarding the transfer of Ashley Fletcher to the Hammers last summer, The Express cites The Sun on Sunday as stating. 21-year-old Fletcher, who’s only goal for the Hammers so far came against his former employers in a 4-1 League Cup defeat, penned a four-year deal in East London last […]

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It’s not the greatest thought in the world but at the moment we need to face stark realities. Weder there nesday night is just about as crucial as it gets for quite apart from the fact that we face a massive task at Arsenal, Hull are also in action on their own manor – a […]

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• Board releases statement saying they have ‘100% faith’ in manager • West Ham are six points clear of relegation zone after defeat to Hull West Ham say they have “100% faith” in manager Slaven Bilic and his ability to lead the club. In the wake of a 2-1 loss to Hull which leaves the Hammers six points off the drop zone with eight games left, the club’s hierarchy moved to back their…

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Anderlecht forward Lukasz Teodorczyk has become a serious target for the Irons according to Belgian TV station RTBE. Anderlecht  have only recently signed the striker  on a permanent basis following a loan spell  but it seems the Belgian club is looking to make a quick profit on the Polish international at the end of the […]

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A new book has named a West Ham fan Michael Tabor, who once tried to buy the Hammers as one of world football’s biggest money lenders. The 75-year-old was born in Newham and educated at East Ham Grammar school. Tabor, part of the John Magnier-led Coolmore Stud organisation, filled the void when Investec bank withdrew […]

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Slaven Bilic has declared he has no problem  with either David Gold or David Sullivan declaring their thoughts on social media and in the general media. Many have called for the pair to bring that  to an end after ­Sullivan said following the 3-2 loss at Bournemouth: “Slaven, the players and the staff all know we have […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as tracking Dynamo Kiev defender Domagoj Vida. They may find themselves involved in scrapping it out with Stoke, Everton and Sunderland although relegation would put the Black Cats out of the race for the the 27-year-old, who will have a year left on his contract in the summer. The […]

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BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on comedian and actor Omid Djalili in this week’s Premier League predictions.

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West Ham United’s last but one Premier League fixture of the season versus Tottenham Hotspur has been moved. The Hammers will now host Spurs at London Stadium on Friday 5 May, with kick-off at 8pm. It will be the first visit Spurs have made to the London Stadium with the Irons looking for revenge  after losing […]

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Tony Gale has again been forthright in his views on all things Hammers and has joined his big pal Tony Cottee in calling on the club to get Jermain Defoe this summer. Gale has lashed into the the board recently telling them to “keep quiet” and  support the manager but now he has called for them […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Turkish striker Cenk Tosun – along with Spurs. The 25-year-old was seen last Friday scoring twice in the international team’s 2-0 win over Finland and whilst Spurs have watched him regularly throughout the season, the Hammers are understood to be on the case. West […]

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David Gold has welcomed the use of TV technology during last night’s international between France and Spain. The Hammers co chairman is a long time advocate of video refs claiming that such a system does not undermine refs but helps them. And given the number of dodgy decisions suffered by the Hammers in recent seasons […]

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David Sullivan and David Gold have one thing in mind when deciding whether or not to sack a manager. They have always worked on the principle that six straight defeats is unsustainable and currently we are on three with matches against Hull, Arsenal, Swansea and Sunderland to come. Given the nature of the opposition – […]

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Angelo Ogbonna is making massive strides in his recovery process and hopes are rising that he could make a return to the team for the last few games of the season. The central defender was expected to be out until the next campaign but the medical staff have been thrilled with his progress and believe […]

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Lovely gesture by Captain Joe Hart to step aside & let @IAmJermainDefoe lead England out with little Bradley – CLASS ACT @Bradleysfight ⭐️💙 pic.twitter.com/akIxzDQ5PL — David Walker (@djwskyblu) March 26, 2017

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Rumour mongering is the name of the game among many media outlets but the story that emerged this morning about Jaap Stam being a possible candidate to replace Slaven Bilic really was a bit strong. The huge flaw in the story was that David Sullivan’s refusal hand the boss a new contract at the end […]

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TalkSport radio presenter and former Chelsea player Jason Cundy says Slaven Bilic should walk out on West Ham as he “has been treated appallingly.” Cundy was speaking on his radio show with Sam Matterface on the subject and said: “West Ham are doing everything on the cheap, with transfers and loans, he should seriously think […]

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Finally great news after recent miseries upon miseries. Diafra Sakho is close to a return with ClaretandHugh having been told he could make an appearance in the match against Swansea on April 5. If not he will certainly be ready for the next game against Sunderland  at the Stadium of Light and this is news […]

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Exclusive by Hugh Southon Diafro Sakho’s planned return to action could come  as early as the game against Swansea on April 8 at the London Stadium. We explained here last night  (Thurs) that reports claiming the striker would not appear this season were false with an insider telling us that he has been demanding to […]

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How long do managers last at the top 92 clubs in England? We’ve crunched the numbers to reveal the exact average in days…

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Bookmaker PaddyPower is taking advantage of the pressure on the West Ham manager to give odds on the next permanent manager. Roberto Mancini is the clear favourite at odds of 5/2 followed by Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe at 8/1 Marcelo Bielsa and Rudi Garcia are both 10/1 with Newcastle’s Rafa Benitez are 11/1 and Unai Emery […]

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Slaven Bilic appears to have three midfield options to partner the now clearly returning Mark Noble when we go into action against Hull City in a fortnight’s time. He will be looking at Edmilson Fernandes, Havard Nortveidt or Cheik Kouyate as his options and one can only hope that he returns ‘Ginge’ to the back […]

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Slaven Bilic has again given a details reaction to the defeat by Leicester City and is determined to tighten the defence against sloppy set piece defending. Addressing the Foxes goals he said: “We weren’t open in that first half. We’re not talking about counter-attacking, and four-against-three. “We’re talking about the first goal, we were behind [the […]

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