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Slaven Bilic is pleased to see the international break as he bids to get the squad up to full fitness. The manager is particularly pleased that the pearl in the pack – Manu Lanzini – will be able to work his way up to  a peak ahead of the next game against Burnley. He said: “I […]

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It seems peace has final broken out between Slaven Bilic and Diafra Sakho. There have been numerous stories of apparent unrest between the pair but the manager has now spoken publicly about the “issue” and clams the striker has  “balanced his head.” He told the official site: “Sakho, there have been stories about him in the […]

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Arthur Masuaku could be forgiven for wondering what he has to do to nail down a first team place should he not get the nod for our next Premier League game  at Turf Moor. For during the last two games he has shown himself – over limited periods of course – to to be the […]

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Cheik Kouyate battled through yesterday’ s game against Swansea City after suffering a bout of sickness in the team hotel on Friday night. The midfielder may have been hit by the same bug which saw Marko Arnautovic miss the game despite silly internet and social media messages that he had been omitted following a row […]

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Diafra Sakho had a double reason to really celebrate his match winner as he said farewell to the guy who has done more than anyone to get him fit. Speaking to the official site Sakho said: “I’m happy for the team to win the game, and it’s a very important moment for all the players to […]

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Hammers 1 Swansea 0 ‘Bad Boy’ Diafra Sakho came good at the London Stadium and and may just have saved Slaven Bilic’s job at the same time. Many are still refusing to forgive the Hammers striker following his summer theatricals in France but his attitude has been exemplary since his return and his last minute […]

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As the minutes ticked away at the London Stadium and the mood in the stands became increasingly ugly, this started to feel like the afternoon when West Ham’s supporters finally turned on Slaven Bilic. They had not hesitated to make their displeasure clear at several points in a dreadful game, jeering whenever yet another tentative move ran out of steam, and there was outright dissent when the fourth official’s board showed Javier Hernández’s number instead of Andy…

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Tottenham and West Ham are reported to be monitoring Walsall teenager Mitch Candlin. The Sun reports that the 17-year-old forward has already caught the eye of the Premier League big boys. The youngster has risen through the ranks at the Bescot Stadium ranks to become a regular in Jon Whitney’s first team plans. And Whitney […]

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Honest Joe Hart admits the lack of concentration and sloppy play is killing the team. Discussing the match against Spurs he said: “It seems that lapses in concentration are killing us. You can isolate nearly every single goal and the frustrating thing is that it’s not necessarily quality that’s beating us, it’s sloppy play and […]

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There’s one question above all others from yesterday’s game which is being asked on every CandH forum and needs an answer – not that we expect to get one. How when you start a game with Chicharito as your main striker do you decide to bring on an entirely different type of striker when injury […]

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  Regular rating man Niall McDonald is now on duty with his own assessment for today’s game – here’s how he marked the boys.     Hart: Unlucky with their 2nd after a great block ricochet’d to Kane. Dealt pretty well with a number of balls played back to him 5 Ogbonna: No disasters at […]

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Harry Sherlock is one of Goal.com‘s top writers…he is also a Spud but one who has a soft spot for the Irons.  Here he looks at those who may turn the game one way or another and admits he’s delighted last season’s scourge of the Spuds, Manu Lanzini, won’t be around to hurt his mob […]

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Chicharito may be in danger of being left on the bench for tomorrow’s London Stadium derby with the manager preferring the option of Andy Carroll, Michail Antonio and Marko Arnautovic up front. Rumours  have been persisting all day that the £16 million signing is looking to start on the bench as the Hammers boss goes […]

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Manuel Lanzini posted on social media that is he is back but unfortunately, he means he is back in training at Rush green and not back in the squad yet available for selection. The Argentinian player sent a message to his followers saying ‘I’m back’ with ‘Come on you Irons’ and the hashtag ready. However, […]

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Spurs travel to the London Stadium for a derby clash with one of their most fierce rivals

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The Metropolitan Police and Premier League are set to enter talks on the best security measures available for the Carabao Cup clash between the Irons and Spurs due to take place on October 25 or 26. A heavy security presence can be expected and the Daily Mail reports Tottenham can expect to at least treble the 24,000 crowd […]

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Ahead of the Sheffield, Glasgow and London derbies live on Sky Sports this weekend, we’ve worked out which derbies are the most competitive in England and Scotland…

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Will Javier Hernandez or Jan Vertonghen win the key battle when West Ham host Tottenham on Saturday? We take a look at the stats…

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West Ham United could have been forgiven for checking the terms and conditions on the receipt when Marko Arnautovic pressed the self-destruct button in only his second match for the club. That preposterous red card against Southampton last month was certainly not what West Ham had in mind when they made him their record buy in the summer. They thought they were getting a player with the craft and guile to make them forget about Dimitri Payet, …

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  By Dave Gilbert It seems a foregone conclusion. If Andy Carroll is fit, Andy Carroll starts! I can see Slaven Bilic making his the first name on the team sheet  regardless of how anyone else is playing or as we have seen,even if it means others not being in their right positions.To a certain […]

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Slaven Bilic is promising to put out a powerful side against Bolton this evening. Speaking to the official site ahead of the game the manager said: ““It’ll be a strong side. It’s a big game for us and all we are thinking about. We are very ambitious, as are all the clubs still in the […]

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Slaven Bilic has defended playing Javier Hernandes out of position insisting he didn’t play him out wide like a winger but explained he was more off the main striker. “We are getting that confidence back as a team,’ Bilic told the press. ‘We were attacking. But to get three points you need quality up front, […]

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Slaven Bilic is too long in the tooth to declare the season has been turned around but he is hopeful things are now on the right course. Despite a dreadful game at West Brom, Bilic is confident that the positives are slowly overtaking the West Ham negatives. Let’s be honest, the Hammers didn’t do enough […]

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Everton have proved that the size of your transfer spending over the summer doesn’t guarantee success on the pitch as they lost their fourth game in a row over the weekend conceding twelve goals without scoring a single goal. The Merseyside club spent £143m in the summer after receiving £96m the other way for Lulaku, Deulofeu […]

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There’s a continuous murmur going on that Manu Lanzini could feature in the League Cup match on Tuesday evening. The midfielder is now back in full training with the first team and whilst he is not of course match fit there’s an outside chance that manager Slaven Bilic will give him a run out against […]

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West Ham co-chairman David Gold appeared to have a slight dig at West Brom’s brand of football under Tony Pullis by making an observation that loyal West Ham fans stayed until the end of the match while Baggies fans didn’t and left early. Gold wrote on his twitter account. “Second clean sheet on the bounce, […]

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