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Andy Carroll faces a fitness test ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s clash at Manchester City. David Moyes will leave a decision on the starting line up as late as possible and Diafra Sakho looks likely to get the shout if Carroll is unavailable. Moyes has included three youngsters in the squad for the Etihad –    – Declan […]

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The former Liverpool winger is reportedly in line for a new contract and his manager maintains there was no chance of him joining Arsenal

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to take over control of West Ham’s London Stadium, it has been announced. The tax payer footed the bill for spiraling transformation costs after the Olympics.

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• London mayor criticises Boris Johnson over West Ham conversion • ‘It reveals a bungled process with the previous mayor’s fingerprints all over it’ The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is to take over control of the London Stadium, it has been announced. An independent review was published on Friday morning, which said there had been “a catalogue of errors” that led to massively increased conversion costs after the 2012 Olympics. It criticised a “bungled decision…

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady apologised for last night for West Ham’s on the pitch performances to a group of bloggers and YouTubers who she was meeting at the London Stadium to gauge fan feedback. The Vice-chairman told the small group that the board were fully behind the new manager and would invest in players in January […]

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Martin Keown credited Wayne Rooney with creating ‘one of the great moments in the Premier League’ after the Everton star scored a stunning hat-trick against West Ham United at Goodison Park.

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Under pressure Everton caretaker boss David Unsworth has confirmed that Leighton Baines and Michael Keane are likely to miss the clash with the Irons. Both were injured during Sunday’s defeat at Southampton and neither looks likely to recover in time for a game from which both sides see three points as crucial. However, Unsworth added […]

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David Moyes is not  proving the most difficult man to read and thus his comments today on Mark Noble seem pretty revealing. After just 90 minutes at Watford the manager decided to relegate the captain to the bench for the game against Leicester City making it clear that he required more pace in midfield. Not […]

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Let’s take a look at some of the primary causes of discussion from Friday night’s home draw to Leicester City, as we remained in the bottom three after our first point of November, but there were plenty of positives to draw on. Moyes Marvels At London Stadium Atmosphere New Hammers Boss David Moyes was first to praise The Claret & Blue Army after his first home game in charge, comparing it to Upton Park …

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Andre Ayew has received the thick side of Alan Shear’s tongue who reckons the Hammers striker should be facing a ban for diving. Ayew looked to have been fouled inside the box against Leicester causing a big debate among the pundits as to whether he should have been awarded a penalty but Shearer had no […]

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  Mark Noble has given a heartfelt interview in which he has begged the fans to stick with the team and told the players there must be no “talking behind backs.” The captain – speaking to the official website – said: “The fans show their emotions, and rightly so because they’re not happy and they […]

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Michail Antonio is back in training and has an outside chance of making the team for Friday night’s clash against Leicester. The Hammer of the Year was back on the Rush Green training pitch yesterday with David Moyes desperate for his athleticism in the team against the Foxes. We understand that he has recovered from […]

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West Ham United Supporters’ Club problems have been laid bare with the release of a report and minutes from an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 5th November. The Hammers social club reveal that had £4,240 remaining in their bank balance in July this year but that has since dwindled down to just £1,044 in […]

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An impressive performance from Marco Silva’s Watford condemned David Moyes to a defeat in his 500th Top-Flight game and his first as Hammers Boss at Vicarage Road yesterday afternoon. It would be an exhibition in missed chances and under-par defender from his side, but the home team, to their credit, seized their opportunities going ahead first on 11 minutes through a neat finish from Will Hughes. That lead was then …

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Marco Silva convincingly won the tactical battle of the managers touted for the West Ham hot-seat in today’s encounter at Vicarage Road. New Hammers boss David Moyes had opted for a very familiar system which  centered around the battering ram approach with Andy Carroll as the target man. Well I use the term ‘Target Man’ […]

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The true cost of running the London Stadium has been revealed through a freedom of information request. Stadium owners have released all invoices submitted to them by French operator London Stadium 185 which has a twenty-five-year contract to manage the former Olympic Stadium. Although the fixed quarterly fee has been redacted it is thought to total £4.8m […]

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Academy boss Terry Westley has warned that it’ important not to jump overboard after one bad result following the 1-5 home defeat by his under 23s to derby County on Friday night. Level headed Westley said after the game: “So much in life you’re looking forward to certain things and tonight you’re thinking ‘main stadium, a […]

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West Ham 1 Derby County 5 West Ham’s under 23s collapsed to Derby County’s under 23s on a bitterly cold east London night. In fairness it has to be said that the team were without its three most inspirational players – Declan Rice – who is booked for first team squad duty at Watford – […]

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  David Moyes is likely to leave his squad selection as late as possible as he and his backroom team digest all they have seen on the training pitch this week. And although he has been glad of the international break to get a decent stint in on the training ground his selection is complicated […]

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A lot of debate has been sparked by the exact question, is David Moyes a step backwards for West Ham? Personally, I think this has a sense of truth along with a sense of falseness in terms of where West Ham were when Slaven Bilic got sacked. David Moyes had what some people would say a good career while at Everton, getting Europa League in a few seasons as well…

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Housing developer Barratt London is set for a massive windfall in excess of £100 million when they complete and sell the remaining flats at their Upton Gardens development on the land previously occupied by the Boleyn Ground stadium. Prior to leaving Upton Park West Ham openly marketed Boleyn Ground and adjoining land selling to the highest bidder […]

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Mark Noble has revealed that as Slaven Bilic drove from the training ground for the last time he told the squad there “were no hard feelings.” And he added: “These days, it can be quite a ruthless game for a manager if they don’t get results. For the last five years, football has become a real […]

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Former Hammer Paul Ince has written in his Paddy Power blog that a big name manager was unlikely to come to West Ham. He also tells supporters that they should let Moyes do his job and get behind the team. Ince told Paddy Power “A lot of West Ham fans have been moaning about the appointment […]

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Well I suppose the little one may grow up to like his name…on the other hand Andy Carroll and partner Billi Mucklow may have lumbered their new arrival for life. The Hammers striker – having welcomed  second child   – have named the little boy Wolf Nine Carroll. The proud parents announced that little Wolf had arrived […]

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Honest Pablo Zabaleta has told the West Ham squad: We need to improve in every way.” The 32 year old returns to the team after suspension this weekend and knows that things simply cannot go on as they have been over the first part of the first part of the season. And reflecting on the […]

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David Moyes has made it clear that he has no intention of curbing the Hammers attacking attacking instincts. But he has issued a warning that none of the players can get away with not doing the tracking back and doing their defensive duties. With the worse defensive record in the league, the manager declared: “We would […]

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