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Slaven Bilic saw the team produce precisely the kind of performance at Southampton that will see him cruise on to his third year in charge. Everybody around the club been desperate to see the team play with the kind of panache and style  they showed throughout their last season at the Boleyn. And as the […]

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Eden Hazard’s solo stunner against Arsenal? Gylfi Sigurdsson’s leveller at Man City? Which was your favourite goal of the weekend in the Premier League?

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I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the Atalanta Falcons in the early hours of this morning. There they were 28-3 ahead at the third quarter only for the New England Patriots draw level 28-28 before full time in dramatic fashion with the Patriots going on to win the Superbowl 38-28 in extra time (over […]

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Slaven Bilic has turned to  Jose Fonte for advice on how to beat Southampton this afternoon. He revealed: “Jose didn’t have a great game a couple of days ago but he is a great asset for us and a great player, and we are going to benefit from him. ‘We have spoken about Southampton and […]

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West Ham chose not to wish Frank Lampard an “all the best” tweet despite his ascent from academy product to a first teamer for six years. However, the club The Hammers did though manage to wish Ravel Morrison a happy birthday on Twitter – even though the 24-year-old only made 24 appearances in three years […]

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Heavy speculation has again arisen in the media this morning that Slaven Bilic is coming under pressure following the arrival of Roberto Mancini at the London Stadium on Wednesday night. Mancini watched his former club Manchester City beat the Irons 4-0 which has been enough to produce The Mirror headline ” Ex-Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini […]

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By Rich Sprent When Michail Antonio was signed for around £7m from Championship side Nottingham Forest there were more than a few questioning remarks. Here was a powerful left winger who was scoring goals for fun in England’s second tier. Could he make the step up? Was he good enough? Would he even play? And […]

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Slaven Bilic made it clear that mistakes cost us dearly against City and maybe pointed fingers for the first time this season. Speaking after the match the manager said: “We gave the ball away for their first and third goals and we made mistakes. “It’s hard to go so quickly 2-0 down and then we make […]

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If this was a glimpse of Manchester City’s future then the Premier League, other than perhaps West Ham United, should rejoice at the thrill that is to come. A team who had run riot in the FA Cup at this expansive venue a little under a month ago merrily put the same opponents to the sword again to surge to within a point of second place. Their authority was hardly tested, their brilliance on the …

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West Ham became the fourth biggest spenders in the transfer window and in some respects that told a tale with which maybe we would prefer to be associated. Despite the view of the club’s critics that we should spend like crazy in January two of the clubs who spent more  are struggling in a big […]

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Slaven Bilic has declared there is a great atmosphere around the training ground with everybody looking forward to tonight’s game against Manchester City. And the manager has warned we can’t chase Pep Guardiola’s men around the pitch when beaten 5-0 in the FA Cup because “that’s exactly what they want you to do.” Slav said: “There […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has undergone surgery and is ready to step onto recovery road. The brave central defender who played throughout the first part of the season in pain has received surgery on his knee and is now tweeting from his hospital bed. His absence was quickly overcome by the arrival of Southampton’s Jose Fonte at […]

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With the Payet deal concluded all eyes now turn to Scott Hogan with less than 48 hours left in the winter transfer window. Reports suggest 21 year old Hammer Ashley Fletcher has been lined up for a loan to Leeds if West Ham sign the Brentford man before the deadline but that deal is far […]

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The France international forced his way out of the London club despite having signed a lucrative five-year deal less than a year ago

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Ashley Fletcher joined West Ham from Manchester United last summer and has impressed when given a chance by manager Slaven Bilic but has only started three games.

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West Ham want Dimitri Payet to repay a £1million loyalty bonus from the club before they rubber-stamp his departure to Marseille says Darren Lewis in the Daily Mirror. Darren backs up ClaretandHugh story that the “initial deal for the playmaker has been agreed at £25m but will total around £30million with bonuses.” Darren says: “The Hammers first […]

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Hull City and Swansea City are weighing up a contract for former Hammer Diego Poyet, sources close to the player have told ESPN. Poyet is a free agent after cancelling his contract at West Ham by mutual consent on transfer deadline day last summer. West Ham beat a number of Premier League clubs to sign Poyet in […]

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Slaven Bilic has been hospitalised for two days after picking up a serious bout of flu. It comes after Michail Antonio battled off the same bug to take his place in recent matches after being laid low for a week. Bilic is reported to have felt unwell  after the 3-1 win over Middlesbrough at the […]

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West Ham and Burnley will compete for the signing of Hull City top scorer Robert Snodgrass after the Hammers have a bid accepted.

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Cheik Kouyate is eyeing the AFCON Final after Senegal moved into the quarter finals from their group after a 2-2 draw with Algeria to remain unbaten. The midfielder said: “We’d been crying like children for ten years,” said the No8. “This year, we’ve decided to come here and show that Senegal has grown, that this generation […]

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Brentford director Phil Giles raged after West Ham target Scott Hogan received phone calls regarding his future on the eve of Brentford’s last TWO games. The Bees’ co-director of football made it clear that he was NOT criticising the 24-year-old striker and understood that it would impact on Hogan’s preparation. The Bees have rejected multiple […]

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The Hammers boss has confirmed his defender needs to go under the knife and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines

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    By Pete Ellis     With news that Payet was on strike, wanted away, and on the back of two abysmal results versus City and United, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be the straw that broke the camel’s back in West Ham’s season  of woe. The thought […]

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The 26-year-old has been a key man for the Hammers this season, eclipsing the efforts of wantaway Dimitri Payet, and will be rewarded with fresh terms

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West Ham have this morning confirmed that they are deeply involved in trying to bring Southampton’s Jose Fonte to the club and that the fee will be between £10 million – £12 million. We were told the club believe they have a 40 per cent chance of making it happen in a transfer market when […]

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MARTIN SAMUEL: If Diego Costa had acted up in the first week of the season, it is highly unlikely Chelsea would be where they are now. From here? They may well get by without him, if necessary.

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