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In the 22nd round of matches of the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign, David Moyes’ Hammers are set to entertain Alan Pardew’s Baggies in a clash that is worthy of the name “Relegation six-pointer” if there ever was one, both club’s first game of 2018. The Irons head into the clash having enjoyed a week off over the festive period, drawing 3-3 to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium the last time that they took to the field, whilst, West Brom were most…

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  By Allen Cummings     Eighteen  months ago Michail Antonio was the epitome of a traditional West Ham hero. Big, strong, direct running, full of enterprise and enthusiasm. A rough diamond plucked from the lower reaches, polished, and given his chance in the first team. Oh and he scored goals – very important ones […]

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West Ham is Evens favourites for a win over West Brom this evening while a draw is 9/4 and a Baggies win is 7/2. You can get 9/2 for a West Ham 1-0 win with William Hill while a 2-0 win for the Hammers is 7/1 with Ladbrokes. You can get odds as high as […]

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It’s that time of the week once again, to check in with West Ham United’s loan stars both at home and on the Continent and find out how they’ve performed over the last seven festive days as Reece Burke, Josh Cullen and Robert Snodgrass enjoyed some Christmas joy and Reece Burke returned to England. Reece Burke and Josh Cullen (Bolton Wanderers) Starting their run of three matches in under a…

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Well that’s the plan anyway and Paul certainly doesn’t share my confidence that the tough Christmas fixture scheduled will take it’s toll on West Brom. West Ham have been enjoyed a relaxing festive period largely due to the rearranged fixture away to Tottenham where as Alan Pardew’s team played against Arsenal only yesterday. During our […]

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Obviously until the first signing arrive through the door, complaining about names speculated across the media in which West Ham may be interested is all a bit pointless. However, it does seem from everything we are hearing at CandH that Swansea’s Alfie Mawson is strongly fancied  whilst Jonko Shelvey is another David Moyes sees as […]

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Follow this link: West Ham 2-1 West Brom recap

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In slightly predictable recycled news the Sun newspaper has claimed a World exclusive that West Ham star Manuel Lanzini lined up as a replacement for Philippe Coutinho. The barmy article says Kop boss Jurgen Klopp is refusing to rule out Coutinho’s departure to Barcelona this winter and is making plans to replace him should he leave this January. He […]

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Dorset police posted a bizarre social media message which appears to gloat over trouble at West Ham’s game with Bournemouth. The tweet from Dorset Police Football unite said “Its been a really busy month for football fans – West Ham was a busy one – sadly a few ended up with us for a while […]

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Edimilson Fernandes has undergone surgery on his ankle but he likely to miss the remainder of the season in rehab. Fernandes wrote on Instagram: “Hello dear fans, I just had my operation and I will see you early on the pitch. The operation went well.  Thanks to everyone for your messages.” Fernandes suffered an injury in […]

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has leapt to the defence of Simon Francis after claims the Cherries skipper should have seen red during the Boxing Day draw with West Ham. Francis received a yellow card after his high studs-up challenge had caught Hammers midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate in the face. West Ham boss David Moyes was joined […]

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Michail Antonio is expected to be fit for the clash with West Bromwich Albion at the London Stadium on Tuesday. The Hammer of last season is suffering from a calf strain and after missing the highly controversial draw at Bournemouth on Boxing Day looks all set to return. We were told that Antonio’s injury as […]

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BBC Match of the day commentator Kevin Kilbane said: “The Simon Francis incident on Kouyate, personally, I don’t think it is a red card. Simon Francis clearly looked, that looks bad I suppose from that angle. He is clearly looking the ball, he is just trying to bring it down from the air and he catches Kouyate. […]

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Marko Arnautovic refused to mince his words after the Bournemouth debacle declaring: “I don’t know if I can be happy with this one point because, for me, the three points were taken away from us.” The club’s record signing – speaking to the official site declared: I think we were unlucky to only take one […]

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West Ham face Bournemouth on Boxing Day. Here are 10 facts about our opponents: 1. AFC Bournemouth was first formed as Boscombe St John’s Institute FC, the club was reformed as Boscombe FC in 1899, then again as Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in 1923, they settled on their current name in 1972. 2. The club was elected to the Third Division in 1923 and hold the record for the longest continuous run in England’s third tier. 3. The club’s red and …

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  By Alan Cummings   Christmas…’s a funny old time of year, particularly in the world of football. The games come up fast and results can not only be remarkable but unpredictable. As a long-time Hammer I’ve seen plenty of strange festive season results in my time, but whatever happens this Boxing Day, when we’re […]

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Winston Reid has admitted Saturday’s game against Newcastle was terrible but says the team need to go to Bournemouth to pick up points to make things right again. “It was terrible, from our point of view, conceding three goals, giving goals away, and they could have had another two in the first half,” said  Winston […]

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With David Moyes now settled in his role as West Ham manager in what league position can the Hammers finish this season? In what league position will West Ham finish the season?

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Newcastle won for the first time in 10 Premier League matches as they came from a goal down to beat West Ham at home. Marko Arnautovic opened the scoring as he slotted one past Rob Elliot after six minutes after a mistake by Henri Saivet. That lead lasted just four minutes as Saivet made up […]

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The Hammers tally of seven points from three games is as many as they managed in the previous 11 fixtures. The Hammers have kept clean sheets in each of those three matches. They have only once gone four Premier League matches without conceding a goal, under Sam Allardyce in February 2014. David Moyes is unbeaten […]

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The real David Moyes is starting to emerge quite quickly after the honeymoon period which involves new managers saying the right things at the right time about the right people! It was profoundly interesting to see him taking the owners’ ball away in an interview with Sky Sports and claiming it for his own! In […]

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West Ham are being linked with Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson as Hammers boss David Moyes heads into the January transfer window. The story appears to have arisen from the West Ham boss showing a keen interest in the player when he was manager at Sunderland. Now, The Telegraph reports that whilst Swansea are in […]

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SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal moved into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 win over West Ham. Here, Sportsmail highlights five things we learned.

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    Hugh hands out the marks as we slide out of the EFL Cup   Hart: Easy to see why he is now Number 2. Uncertain at key moments despite lots of pointing and shouting 5 Rice: What a player young Dec is becoming. Always composed at the back and got forward with great […]

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Edimilson Fernandes is likely to undergo an operation repair his right ankle before he can resume his West Ham career. Last Friday David Moyes wrote in his London Evening standard column  “We had no midfielders on the bench and Edimilson Fernandes may need surgery on an ankle problem. Cover may be a priority in January.” Fernandes suffered […]

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David Moyes has told reporters at his pre-match conference that the squad which faces Arsenal will be similar to Stoke. Moyes said  “It’ll be a completely different game. Our performances have been getting better, defensive work has been good and attacking play is getting better too.” On team selection he replied “Same sort of squad as […]

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