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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho looks like a man under pressure when snapped outside the Lowry Hotel today ahead of tomorrow’s EFL Cup game against West Ham. The downcast Mourinho donned a blue adidas tracksuit and had the hood wrapped around his head. The former Chelsea manager’s glum mood was for all to see as […]

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Join us straight after the final whistle at Old Trafford on the link below for some completely biased Claret & Blue tinted analysis of today’s Premier Lg game. Simply click on the link below . .  . . .  . the video will be available to view later as a non live broadcast too.  

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West Ham’s hunt for a new striker has not been ended by the decision to seek a revised deal with Simone Zaza which will see the 14 game appearance clause dropped. The chances of the club keeping the 25 year old on a permanent contract regardless of his second half of the season should that […]

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Andy Carroll is ready to travel to Manchester today and is likely to be included in the  squad for the game at Old Trafford tomorrow. Slaven Bilic dropped a hint last night that the injury ravaged front man may now be called up for first team duty at some stage for the match. And ClaretandHugh […]

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It’s critical of course – every game is and has been since the start of the season. The Irons are off to Old Trafford on Sunday and once again words and expressions such as ‘season defining’ and the like come to mind. Will the Irons have taken a confidence shot from the match at Spurs […]

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David Gold has lashed out an an Irons follower on Twitter who described a tweet he sent out as a “complete and utter lie.” The co chairman quickly defended himself against the usual unsavoury remarks often used by thoe using the social network when discussing attendances in the Premier Leaugu. It started with Gold quoting […]

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Slaven Bilic takes his struggling West Ham side to Old Trafford on Sunday and spoke of his admiration for his counterpart’s impressive home record throughout his career

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that we need Simone Zaza. And the manager has revealed that he still believes in him and that West Ham United need the on-loan Juventus striker to start producing. Speaking this morning Slaven raised a massive defence of the player and even made it clear the 25 year old’s contractural situation, […]

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Slaven Bilic is facing up to  a major goalkeeping decision at Old Trafford with Darren Randolph having held the first team sweater for just a game. He acquitted himself well at White Hart Lane although took some ‘stick’ for getting a palm to the cross which deflected the ball into Harry Kane’s feet for one […]

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We meet Manchester United twice in four days – which game is the most important and in which should we field our strongest team?

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Pressure is mounting on Slaven Bilic ahead of the run of games that could ultimately determine his future reports the Daily Telegraph this morning. Matt Law from the Telegraph says he “understands West Ham chiefs have started to consider their options should they feel forced to make a change with Eddie Howe, Roberto Mancini, Rudi Garcia […]

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West Ham have announced that highly-rated midfielder Domingos Quina has signed his first professional contract. It will keep him at the club until 2019. Quina, 17, has attracted interest from a number of Europe’s leading sides but the former Benfica and Chelsea schoolboy has pledged his immediate future to the Irons. Quina has already attracted headlines […]

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There was a reason for those two late goals at Spurs and it identifies a problem that’s qute as big as the current striker crisis. CandH blogger Rich Sprent was the first to mention it publicly and it’s a very strong point indeed. Both Tottenham’s late goals came down the left  and were due enturely […]

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It’s a hard one to swallow and right now I haven’t managed it just yet! But despite everything that occured in those dreadful last few minutes at White Hart Lane there was so much to admire in the Irons performance. And there is a question that needs asking as a result: Do we bring Mark […]

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Crystal Palace’s miserable 2016 continues, Wenger again fails to get the better of Mourinho, plus the best of the stats from Saturday’s matches.

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Manuel Lanzini wants bragging rights over his close pal Erik Lamela at White Hart Lane tonight. The pair are mates from their days at Argentine outfit River Plate back in Buenos Aires where they enjoyed a successful relationship on and off the pitch. Lanzini said: “It is always great to see familiar faces. I played […]

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Two men are given football banning orders following crowd trouble at West Ham’s 2-1 win over Chelsea at the London Stadium.

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Slaven Bilic is thrilled to see Diafra Sakho back in contention for a place in the team on Saturday evening at Spurs declaring: ““We are delighted that he is back. “We have been missing him since the start of pre-season so it has been a very long period, but he is back now. Speaking to […]

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Kevin Nolan is back at West Ham less than 15 months after being released by the club. The former Hammers captain has not played since being sacked by Leyton Orient in April following a four-month stint as their player-manager. Slaven Bilic has given Nolan permission to use the club’s facilities at their Rush Green training […]

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West Ham have sold 2,618 from the 3,000 tickets allocated to them for the Premier League clash with Manchester United at 4.30pm on Sunday 27th November. The Hammers need to reach the 2,800 figure to hit the sale or return target, or will end up paying for the tickets that are unsold under that amount. £30 […]

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A look back at previous replays in FA Cup finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals suggests we should be celebrating these historic fixtures rather than culling them By Richard Foster for The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Guardian Sport Network There was barely a flicker of resistance or a whisper of a protest when the FA announced that there will no more replays at the quarter-final stage of the FA …

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Former Hammer Dean Ashton has revealed the mega money deal he did with West Ham in the time of the Icelandic regime. Deano told Talksport Radio  “When I came back from injury and Craig Bellamy was then in the club, Kieron Dyer was in the club, Freddie Ljungberg had come to the club. West Ham […]

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West Ham are weighing up move for Galatasaray’s Portuguese winger Bruma according to reports in Turkey. Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly keeping tabs on the 21-year-old but the Hammers are considering a move Bruma, rated at around £21.5million, impressed against Manchester United in a pre-season fixture and recent reports in Turkey claim […]

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West Ham gear up for January transfer window

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Edimilson Fernandes made his Switzerland debut last night (Sun) as his country defeated the Faroe Islands 2-0 in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Fernandes, 20, came on as a 69th minute sub replacing Valentin Stocker , as Vladimir Petkovic’s side continued their perfect start to the qualification process. Eren Derdiyok and Stephan Lichtsteiner […]

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West Ham are  certain to refuse requests form the London Stadium operators to pay a share of the increasing security costs affecting the stadium. Widespread newspaper reports last week suggested that the arrival of police into the stadium and the heavier costs generally could lead the stadium officials towards making the request. However, we understand […]

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