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The eighth round of Premier League fixtures saw Chelsea tear apart champions Leicester while Manchester City were held at home by Everton.

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In driving rain in south-east London, the 10 men of West Ham United summoned the kind of resilience that has been so conspicuous by its absence until now. For Slaven Bilic, who has been under such intense scrutiny in recent weeks, this was the sweetest of victories. West Ham’s manager took delight in his side’s slick football in the first half, the result of his carefully-plotted tactical plan, and later in…

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The Premier League have announced their fixture changes for December and January, with five changes for the Hammers.West Ham United’s home fixture against Arsenal remains on Saturday 3rd December, but will now kick-off at 5.30pm. The game at Liverpool the following weekend will now take place on Sunday 11th December with a 4.30pm kick-off. As […]

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Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Christian Benteke was indeed on the list of strikers he was interested in signing this summer but says we have got our strikers now. Ahead of this evening’s match at Selhurst Park the gaffer said the club had made tentative enquiries about the Belgian forward. However, Bilic  admitted it is was difficult […]

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Slaven Bilic has named four players who have particularly impressed him in training during the international break. Speaking to the  London Evening Standard he named Pedro Obiang, Mark Noble, Simone Zaza and Jonathan Calleri as impressive. Slav pushed those players available to him through a tough training regime as he attempted to iron out the faults he […]

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Tony Cottee believes that Dimi Payet could be lured away from the Hammers. Despite insisting Payet is happy in London, Cottee believes the chance of winning trophies could tempt the Frenchman away from the club. “First and foremost, I know Dimitri’s happy at the club. His family’s settled in London, he’s got a huge contract […]

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Karren Brady has welcomed the decision to take West Ham Ladies into the club’s family and she said it was a solution “my board have long sought.” She said: “”Not only does it secure the long term future of the Ladies’ side, but also guarantees that current and future supporters, players and staff of the […]

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A shock claim has been made that that “half the free tickets for West Ham United home matches distributed by Newham Council have gone to their own employees.” The claim comes on kumb.com where a story alleges that “from a total of 5,970 tickets handed out thus far by the Council as part of their […]

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Gareth Southgate faces his second game in charge this evening, surpassing Sam Allardyce’s tenure as England manager. Michail Antonio was called up by Sam Allardyce for his one and only game in charge, the World Cup qualifying win over Slovakia but was disappointed after becoming an unused sub. Antonio was again in Southgate’s England squad […]

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Hammers right back, Sam Byram has posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed recovering from an operation after his serious hamstring injury. Writing on instagram Sam wrote: “Road to recovery for me starts for now. Been very stop, start for me since arriving but determined to make it work and come back stronger. Surrounded […]

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West Ham are preparing to offer Michail Antonio a new deal after his amazing rise from the fringes of Hammers  selection last November  to the England team just over a year later! The wideman has been an astonishing signing for £7 million and it comes as no surprise to hear that the club want to […]

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• Vice-chair: fans still key but move was ‘opportunity to change brand values’ • West Ham to release film about move from Upton Park to London Stadium West Ham’s vice-chair, Karren Brady, has defended the club’s controversial move to the London Stadium, insisting the shift from Upton Park had been a success and was a crucial part of “rebranding” the club. Speaking at a sports business conference, Brady launched a trenchant…

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Nigerian team FC Ifeanyi Ubah will this week host West Ham top brass in Lagos and Nnewi in Nigeria in a bid to take the partnership between both football clubs to the next level. A West Ham delegation led by Hammers managing Director, Angus Kinnear with President of FC Ifeanyi Ubah,  Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah […]

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I don’t like Richard Keys – never have never will and that he was allegedly involved in an affair with his daughter’s friend at a time when his wife of 34 years is batling cancer – came as no surprise. Last week  the disgraced former Sky Sports commentator was busily taking a “told you so” […]

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hat Slaven Bilic has answered two key questions to our season so far – why did Simone Zaza arrive and why did James Tomkins go? Both are issues that have been hot topics among the fans but as ever the manager has been quick to come out and offer honest answers. However, some may feel […]

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Having lost three of their past four matches at home and five out of six in total, West Ham need a win against Middlesbrough in order to ease the growing sense of anxiety in their new ground. However Slaven Bilic is under pressure. West Ham have lost five of their first six league matches and Middlesbrough, who are winless since 21 August, will spy an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the …

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Whichever way I look at it I can’t help believing that West Ham have made a proper dog’s dinner of their striker problems and central to my thinking is Diafra Sakho. Now, I’m fully aware that a section of fans will moan and groan about his attitude and claim they don’t want him at the […]

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There’s another blockbuster line-up of Premier League football on Sky Sports this weekend – including the most exciting sides in the division.

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West Ham United owners David Sullivan and David Gold have promised fans the club will turn the season around after a troubled start to life at their new ground. The Hammers lost 3-0.

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One last charity football tournament will be played today at the Boleyn before the site is bulldozed to the ground starting from tomorrow. Barratt London will host a special  behind closed doors charity tournament. A range of companies involved in the redevelopment of the site will be donating funds to charity in order to participate […]

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Jamie Redknapp described the West Ham performance against Southampton as shambolic. Here are some random comments on his damning verdict on Slaven Bilic’s team from members of the ClaretandHugh Facebook Group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O He’s not wrong O I blame the complete midfield who are not helping the defence nor the attack. I think one of our […]

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Southampton inflicted yet another defeat on West Ham at the London Stadium as Slaven Bilic’s men showed no signs of emerging from their slump. 

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Reece Oxford’s mum Youmna is tonight being reported as having been relegated to the stands to sit next to the away supporters at Wednesday’s EFL Cup match against Accrington Stanley. And she and her family were allegedly unimpressed their two complimentary tickets did not allow them them to watch the match in the comfort of London […]

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There will be no live TV coverage of the English Football League (EFL) cup game against Accrington Stanley at the London Stadium tonight either domestically or internally meaning no illegal streams either will be streamed either. This is the first ever meeting between the two sides and the first time Accrington Stanley have got to […]

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Andy Carrol’s return is back on hold. ClaretandHugh has been told that it would be wrong to put any date on his availability with a source declaring: “He’s working hrd but he is not close.” And one media report claims this morning that it could be Halloween before the injury ravaged hitman retuns to first […]

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