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West Ham are in advanced talks to sign Jordan Hugill from Championship side Preston, according to Sky sources.

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Andrew Ayew this afternoon appears to be on the road to Swansea. The misfit Hammer has been the subject of an £18 million bid from his former club and looks all but certain to make a Liberty Stadium return. The Hammers board have been holding out for more than the £16m plus extras on offer […]

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Visit most forums and you will hear the complaints about signing loan players with many believing it’s either a cop out or the behaviour of cheapskate owners. It’s very easy to understand the cynicism but there’s also very good reasons for doing loans at this time of the year – it gives you the chance […]

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David Moyes has revealed Michail Antonio was dropped from the West Ham squad for the draw with Crystal Palace due to disciplinary reasons. The Hammers boss confirms Antonio had been consistently late for meetings and training leaving the Scotsman with no choice but to withdraw him from the squad tonight. Moyes told reporters “For disciplinary […]

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Irons 1 Palace 1 Joao Mario produced an outstanding performance on his full Hammers debut. Totally composed and clearly highly skilled, he was also drawing fouls in dangerous positions as the Irons battled to a 1-1 draw om a night when they had 14 players injured and suspended. Mario was delighted with his performance and […]

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Young West Ham midfielder, Domingos Quina could join Bolton on loan for the remainder of the season Sky Sports have claimed this morning. The Portuguese U20 international has made four first-team appearances for West Ham this season. David Moyes says he has yet to make decisions on Reece Burke and Josh Cullen returning to Bolton. Moyes was asked by reporters yesterday  about […]

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A new name has emerged on West Ham’s transfer wish list today in the form of  Fulham’s 25-year-old right-back Ryan Fredericks. Fredericks has been an ever-present for Slavisa Jokanovic’s side this season, contributing five assists in 28 appearances for the Championship play-off chasers. The player is out of contract at the end of the season but Fulham […]

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David Moyes told a reporter that he thought his question was on the verge of insulting after questioning the owners commitment to bring players in. The reporter asked:“The owners were confronted by fans at Wigan, in general how hard has it been for the club to sign players and are you doing everything you possibly can to […]

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The 30-year-old keeper, cast off by Pep Guardiola from Manchester City, made a rare start on Saturday but admitted that he was ‘struggling for positives’ after the 2-0 defeat.

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David Moyes will be faced with less options than he’s had since taking over as Hammers boss when Palace visit on Tuesday evening. The manager – faced with a monstrous injury list – plus the absence of Arthur Masuaku – is all set to hand on-loan midfielder Joao Mario his League debut in a reshaped […]

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A source close to WestHamWorld.co.uk claims James Tomkins could move back to his boyhood club if Jose Fonte or James Collins leave this transfer window. With Jose Fonte linked with a move to Wolves and James Collins attracting interest from Brighton, it appears David Moyes is keeping a close eye on the proven Premier League defender, […]

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A close source to WestHamWorld.co.uk can confirm that the club are keeping an eye on two Serie A midfielders in Argentine Bruno Zuculini from Hellas Verona and Czech Antonin Barak of Udinese. Zuculini’s weakness is his discipline as he has picked up four yellow cards and three red cards this season, but he tops the […]

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Stuart Peace has told the youngsters to grab their chances when the Irons travel to Wigan for the fourth round of the FA Cup tomorrow (Sat). And unlike many of us ‘Psycho’ is entirely unfazed by the number of players laid off through injury at the moment. Speaking ahead of the game he said: “I’ve never been […]

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Following yesterdays debate about David Moyes and his progress so far Ian aka ‘Mr B’ has sent us in his own opinions on the West Ham manager. Clearly Ian was not overly impressed with the appointment of the former Everton and Manchester United boss but his initial scepticism has started to lessen. Here he gives his own […]

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West Ham recovery from the depths of the Premier League continue to be threatened by a glut of injuries – notably hamstrings – and a star of our past reckons it’s time the fans were told why! Phil Parkes has been stunned by the number of injuries the team has suffered with Marko Arnautovicha and […]

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Besiktas are in advanced talks with West Ham to sign striker Javier Hernandez claims a report in football website Goal. The football website claim that the Turkish side’s chairman Fikret Orman is in London negotiating a deal with the Hammers board and an agreement is now close for the Mexican to move before the 31 January cut-off. […]

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Seeing Andy Carroll or Peter Crouch at Chelsea is too good to hope for as it could confirm suspicions about the basic numbers of effectiveness and opportunity in elite teams It is nearly 40 years since a famous photo emerged that left the nascent Indian space programme an object of widespread mockery. The photo, published in 1979, showed India’s brand new state-of-the-art communications satellite being wheeled out for its launch – on a …

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According to The Sun, West Ham manager David Moyes was in attendance at Stamford Bridge last night to run the rule over Michy Batshuayi. Chelsea took on Norwich City in the FA Cup Third Round last night and Batshuayi got on the score sheet despite not playing particularly well for most of the game. The […]

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You will no doubt be aware of the debate that’s been going on about tickets and particularly the allocation of away tickets. WHUSIA believes it was time to get a proper feel for what supporters feel, so please take a moment to complete their survey and please share it with friends. They will publish the […]

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By CandH writer Allen Cummings The great Chicharito debate is in full flow. Should he stay or should he go? Do we still want him. Does he want us? Has he let us down, or just maybe the club have let him down? Were promises made to him when he arrived that he’d be used […]

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Respected Daily Mirror journalist Darren Lewis insists the rumour has some substance despite Moyes being bemused over speculation. Lewis writing on his Twitter account told West Ham fans: “Only potential loan benefit to West Ham is that Chelsea are prepared to allow Bayshuayi to go the other way. But West Ham now have other options, which a […]

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SAMI MOKBEL AT LONDON STADIUM: In the end local lad Reece Burke scored an 112th minute winner West Ham against League One Shrewsbury. For Burke, it was an unforgettable night.

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David Moyes has told reporters in the post-match press conference of his relief after Reece Burke’s late winner saying West Ham looked much better after Marko Arnautovic came on. Moyes told Journalists “Great moment for Reece Burke. We needed something like that. We looked better when Marko came on.” On Cresswell’s absence tonight “Aaron Cresswell missed the game […]

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No TV streams or coverage but LIVE audio coverage from 7.40pm on  BBC Radio 5 Extra from https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra  Kick Off 7.45pm Also on TalkSport 2 with Alvin Martin http://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/talksport2.html?popup=1 Starting Lineup: Hart, Byram, Burke, Ogbonna, Oxford, Masuaku, Cullen. Obiang, Ayew, Martinez Subs Adrian, Zabaleta, Arnautovic, Noble, Haksabanovic, Samuelson, Makasi. Unavailable for selection:  Cresswell (Wife in labour) Hernandez […]

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Karren Brady has got her excuses in early by questioning the value in January transfer window and suggested that it better to spend big money at the end of the season and not in the middle of it. She has told of the challenges of attracting high calibre players to West Ham saying the Hammers will […]

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Celta Vigo defender Jonny Castro has emerged as a new January transfer target for West Ham. The versatile player can play in the centre or the right-hand or left-hand side of the defence and has made over 200 appearances since graduating through Celta’s academy and was part of Spain’s successful Under-21 squad. The player has […]

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