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The manager has given his view on the tolerance of offensive behaviour in football in light of a rather embarrassing week for the FA

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West Ham will be without Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll when they host Brighton on Friday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

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West Ham United back-up goalkeeper Adrian believes he has not been given a chance to prove himself this season but is determined to fight for a place in the starting line-up.

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REECE OXFORD has been told to remain inGermany if he wants to advance his West Ham career. The West Ham central defender 18, faces the prospect of his loan to Borussia Moenchengladbach being cut short in January should he fail to make it into the first team. But Borussia’s sporting director Max Eberl believes it […]

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Watford climbed up to fourth place with their 2-1 win over Arsenal on Saturday, but are they the club with the best chance of gatecrashing the Premier League’s top six this season?

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Humble London Stadium hat-trick hero Antonio Martinez told West Ham TV cameras “Yeah I feel delighted after today, I am really happy to get my first hat-trick this season but I think the most important thing today is the team work and the performance. I am proud of everyone. Everyone played perfectly. I think we […]

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Former Hammers boss Sam Allardyce – the man who insisted on bringing Andy Carroll to the Hammers – reckons his £18 million signing has become a victim of the “soft” game. Speaking on Sky Sport’s Goals on Sunday programme he said: “You are [going to get in trouble] today because it’s a soft game today isn’t it. […]

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With Andy Carroll reckless sending off Slaven Bilic will be forced to choose a new combination up front when West Ham face Brighton at the London Stadium next Friday. In today’s Claret and Hugh poll we ask who should replace Andy Carroll up front and what formation should be played? With Andy Carroll unavailable for […]

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There’s no dispute what the main talking point was during Burnley’s 1-1 draw with West Ham at Turf Moor, with Andy Carroll’s sending off capable of dividing opinion.

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Slaven Bilic revealed his mixed emotions at the Burnley draw and savaged Andy Carroll for his sending off at Turf Moor. Speaking immediately after the game to the official site he said:  “I’m proud of the team and how we played. When we were eleven against eleven, we were passing the ball and created a lot. […]

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Former Hammer Ashley Fletcher says he has improved as a player since leaving West Ham in the Summer. Speaking to Middlesborough official club website he said “It’s always good as a young player to go out and get league experience,t he success I had there was fantastic and had a big impact on my career […]

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Burnley will be without  Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for our visit to Turf Moor tomorrow. Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness. Walters could be out for a couple […]

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The 30-year-old started his West Ham career by shipping 10 goals in three games, but the 30-year-old has now kept four clean sheets in his last five outings for club and country.

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that James Collins and Pedro Obiang have only resumed training this week so they are likely to start on Saturday against Burnley. Speaking to West Ham TV on Tuesday at Rush Green Slav revealed “Ginge did not start today, he was supposed to today but it should be a matter of […]

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West Ham will not be forced to play a 4pm game on Christmas Eve although a 1.30pm game will be televised that day with Arsenal v Liverpool the obvious choice. That was the news from a Premier League meeting today with representatives from Premier league trusts/associations affiliated to the Football Supporters Federation. The West Ham United Independent […]

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West Ham fans still don’t know whether they will face the prospect of a Christmas Eve match following  a meeting at which the issue was discussed with an independent fans organisation. Instead the PL appear to be hedging their bets and there has to be a possibly they will arriveat some sort of fudged compromise […]

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When it comes to “worst Premier League signing in history” or “worst signing in football history”, Hammers legend Marco Boogers is certainly a hard man to overlook or beat, actually, the latter was easy. But, how did the Dutch forward find himself in the best league in the world? How did he earn such an infamous reputation during his time in East London? And where is he now? Marco Boogers …

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West Ham will meet a team at Burnley on Saturday who appear to have developed the art of defending down to a near fine art. After seven games the Clarets have conceded a mere five goals – four of  them coming on away trips to Chelsea, Spurs  and Liverpool where they were unbeaten. And the […]

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Slaven Bilic should have an entirely fit squad for the trip to Burnley assuming everybody returns from international duty intact. The manager will await the returning players before making his assessment but the latest news is that the three remaining in the treatment room should all be fit for Turf Moor but the manager may […]

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West Ham are watching a number of strikers ahead of the January transfer window fearing that “unpredictable” Diafra Sakho will again push for a move. The Hammers striker will see duty with the Senegal international team this evening as he returns to form  with the Irons but the club know there are no guarantees he won’t […]

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Michail Antonio has become the latest Hammers hero to be honoured with a giant hanging shirt bearing his name and number at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old gets a shirt as reigning Hammer of the Year just as Payet was displayed last season until his departure. Antonio’s number 30 shirt was unveiled this week alongside […]

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14-Time World Champion WWE Wrestling star Triple H has offered to give a motivation team talk to Hammers. Speaking to Sky Sports Soccer AM after the 1-0 win over Swansea Triple H said “It’s a win, last second, but a win is a win, now we hope we can capitalise on that win and make […]

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The boos rang out around the London Stadium at half time as the two teams walked off after 45 minutes of fairly poor football from both West Ham and Swansea, the natives were restless and were not afraid to let it be known. Quite why they do it when the game is only half way through i cant start to understand, but the eruption on 77 minutes that greeted his decision to remove Hernandez, who was…

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Slaven Bilic knows that he will have unhappy members of the squad as more and more players return to full fitness. Manuel Lanzini is set for a permanent place in the team and Michail Antonio will be fully over  groin injury when the international break ends. It’s a refreshing problem to know that once all are […]

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The Hammers have announced that the club has been allocated a total of 4,800 tickets for the  Carabao Cuo fourth-round tie at Spurs. The fans have had to wait for some time to learn that they will be receiving a smaller allocation than many expected to watch the club’s bid to advance in the competition […]

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Honest Pablo Zabaleta has admitted the Hammers have a big problem – giving the ball away to cheaply. And he has declared that they musyt introduce more consistency into their game – which is certainly not an issue in his own displays. Discussing the issues surrounding the recent poor performances the right back came closer […]

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