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West Ham’s Cheikhou Kouyate is available to face Arsenal on Saturday after his red card against Crystal Palace is overturned.

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Cheik Koutyate’s red card has been rescinded. A statement from the Football Association reads: An Independent Regulatory Commission has today [Tuesday 5 April 2016] upheld a wrongful dismissal claim in relation to West Ham United’s Cheikhou Kouyate. The player, who was dismissed for serious foul play during the game against Crystal Palace on Saturday [2 […]

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ClaretandHugh and Hammers Chat’s top man Gonzo gives you the FULL match-day experience with totally exclusive footage from train to Boleyn press conferences. We were kindly invited by the club to record some exclusive footage from international fans day and are delighted to bring this to you. It’s a video that really reflects the highs and […]

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Dimitri Payet added another exquisite free-kick to his collection but Dwight Gayle dented West Ham’s Champions League hopes by snatching a 2-2 draw for Crystal Palace.

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Christian Benteke could be off the Hammers striker list following grim news on his injury front. For according to well respected freelance injury data analyst @BenDinnery, he could miss the rest of the season which will put all interest firm;y on hold throughout the summer. Dinnery – who has a great record for getting things right […]

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West Ham are all set to join the “Magnificent Seven.” The move to the OS will  push them into the football stratosphere after th capacity was increased to 60,000 on pure public demand. The club look likely to sell out every game next season and that will make it the seventh highest attended stadium in Europe, […]

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admits he is worried by this weekend’s game at Crystal Palace having had so many of his players absent on international duty of late.

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West Ham expect to complete the signing of Valencia prodigy Toni Martinez in the coming days. Manager Slaven Bilic admitted on Thursday that the deal for the hyped teenager was ‘quite close’.

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Paolo Di Canio reckons Dimi Payet is all set to follow in his own legendary footsteps. Upton Park hero Di Canio said: “Payet is a fantastic footballer. He can be a cracker for a few years to come. He works hard for the team, off-the-ball as well as on it. “Look at the top footballers, the […]

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West Ham has added Wilfried Bony to their shortlist of strikers the club will work their way through if they cannot land Michy Batshuayi claim the Daily Telegraph The broadsheet claims Marseille striker Batshuayi is still West Ham’s top summer target, but the Irons will face considerable competition from rivals Spurs. The paper say Dimitri […]

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Cheik Kouyate appears to be a major doubt for the weekend match against Palace. The all-action midfielder missed Senegal’s 2-1 win over Niger last night with reports claiming he had bronchitis and a slight fever. It will be a blow to the Hammers, but should he miss the squad depth is such that it will […]

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You don’t actually tell people they were your heroes do you but Ian Bishop most certainly was one of mine. He’s been a pal for a very long time and one of the best playmakers ever to grace the Boleyn. He’s also been a great fried to ClaretandHugh since our launch and it’s a real […]

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Forgive me for a few minutes – age has its downsides but that Manchester United replay tickets are officially sold out with all the problems many have experienced along the way got me thinking. Like many others out there I recall the days vividly when I queued up around the Boleyn for tickets – there […]

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Andy Carroll has made it clear the squad is targeting the Champions League. With Saturday’s game against Palace almost demanding three points as the Hammers keep up their charge AC said: “We want a top four spot. “We’ll have to concentrate game by game and see how it goes, I’m really looking forward to it, […]

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Dimitri Payet has paid tribute to new boss Slaven Bilic and the man who might have been Hammers manager, Marcelo Bielsa, after his international performance against the Netherlands. He was trilled with his display for France saying: “It was one of my most complete performances. “I managed to have the same variety and impact as in […]

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Mark Noble believes West Ham are on the verge of establishing themselves among the Premier League elite. As he heads into his emotional this afternoon (Mon) the captain said the club’s fortunes have changed dramatically. He said: “We are moving to the Olympic Stadium and we have been told the 54,000 capacity will be increased […]

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West Ham legend Trevor Brooking has declared that he reckons  Slaven Bilic is desperate to win the FA Cup as a Boleyn farewell present for the fans. And icon TB, who scored the famous winning goal  in 1980, insists his old club can triumph in this year’s competition. He said: “I fancy West Ham for […]

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Colchester United beat Doncaster Rovers 4-1 on Good Friday in League One, and the goal of the game belonged to West Ham loanee Elliot Lee. 21-year-old Lee found the target with a special curled strike in the 71st minute. The Hammers forward put the hosts 2-1 ahead with a 25-yard right footed effort that arrowed […]

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Owl-faced England Manager, Roy Hodgson has given one of the most bizarre excuses on his continuing snub of Mark Noble during a pre-match press conference ahead of the Germany v England friendly. “The fact is there are are always two or three players that are in the news that many people would like to be selected […]

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Former Chelsea and Spurs player turned Sports radio presenter, Jason Cundy has backed West Ham to finish in the top four in the Premier league, describing them as the best of the bunch chasing Manchester City for the fourth spot and a chance at Champions league football next season. Speaking to Claret and Hugh associate […]

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Slaven Bilic will get his new deal at West Ham just as we told you on Tuesday but it won’t be until next January. David Sullivan – as we indicated through our own sources in our own story  – wants to ensure “he is not a one season wonder.” He said: “I will give Slaven […]

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Christian Benteke is being widely touted as a big Irons target this summer. No sooner than the story broke than the Liverpool striker spoke out about his treatment at Anfield and his unhappiness with manager Jurgen Klopp. That normally suggests a player ho may be cashing in on the publicity generated from the transfer talk […]

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West Ham youngster, Oscar Borg has joined Aston Villa on a two and a half year contract after being released by West Ham.  The 18 year old has been previously dubbed as the new Gareth Bale and two years ago the Hammers fought off keen interest from Manchester United when he was just 16. He […]

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Former West Ham youth player, Izzy Iriekpen has been jailed for over three years for glassing a bouncer. The Old Bailey heard that Simon Williams needed 61 stitches stretching from his temple to his shoulder after the attack outside a pub in Notting Hill in July 2014. Iriekpen, who captained the 1999 FA Youth Cup […]

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Morning reports claim that Leicester City boss is keen on making a shock swoop for Reece Burke And The Sun claims Burke is ready to entertain such an offer and the chance of Champions League football. However, it takes a leap of the imagination to accept that he would go from a loan spell with Bradford City […]

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David Sullivan has shown a generous spirit to cock-up referee Rob Madley after he awarded his soft spot kick to Chelsea at the weekend. The co chairman said: “It was really hard to see us concede a late goal two weeks in a row and for two weeks in a row to draw games we […]

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