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Arthur Masuaku appears to have dropped a heavy hint that our big two will be missing from tomorrow night’s game against Arsenal. The left back has declared himself ready for action saying: “We lost Michail Antonio and Cressy through injury [on Wednesday] and that makes things more difficult. Both players are very important for the team […]

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Tension over Simone Zaza’s situation at West Ham could be rising after the Juventus flop appeared from the bench at a meaningless stage of the quarter final cup tie against Manchester United. Zaza – without a goal or decent display to his name  since arriving from Juve – managed to slice a shot from relatively […]

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West Ham’s Michail Antonio admits his favourite position is on the wing but says he is happy with his current role under manager Slaven Bilic.

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• Manchester United manager says Mkhitaryan ready to live up to reputation • Mourinho refuses to say where he watched EFL Cup win over West Ham José Mourinho would not divulge where he watched Manchester United’s 4-1 win over West Ham in the EFL Cup quarter-finals, but said he is delighted that Henrikh Mkhitaryan finally seems to be coming good. Mourinho told Sky Sports it was “a secret” where he watched the match from after accepting…

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Slaven Bilic has gently taken the mickey out of self proclaimed ‘Special One’ Jose Mourinho after he smashed a bottle up the touchline and landed in trouble with the game’s authorities. The Hammers boss  smiled: ‘The problem is that he hit that bottle like – well it was a great volley, to be fair. ‘He should […]

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West Ham have offered to take Lyon playmaker Clement Grenier on loan according to Canal +. The midfielder has been plagued by injury this season and has dropped out of first team pecking order. The the 25-year-old is reportedly open to moving on in January if a suitable side come in for him with a loan offer. […]

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Hundreds of West Ham season ticket holders had their London Stadium access cards deactivated after been sent new replacement cards. Those in the West stand block 113 were written to late last week by new head of ticketing Nicola Keye to say their current card had been deactivated and requesting they use a new access […]

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David Sullivan is hopeful Diafra Sakho’s injury “will not be lengthy.” The co-chairman declared to the official website: “He (Diafra) showed his quality once again when he opened the scoring after just two minutes and it was really unfortunate that he picked up a hamstring injury during the second half. He will now undergo a scan […]

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A West Ham supporter asked David Gold why we are plagued with hamstring injuries but the Hammers chairman has dispelled the urban myth. A fan called Ross asked Gold: “Why do we seem to get more hamstring injuries than other clubs and they are always long term injuries as well?” Gold replied “It might ‘seem’ […]

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Manchester United’s assistant manager Rui Faria says Jose Mourinho’s send off during the match against West Ham is ‘part of the game’. Speaking after Sunday’s 1–1 draw, Faria ascribed decisions made against United by referee Jonathan Moss, as reason for Mourinho’s expression of ‘frustration’ Manchester United draw at home with West Ham after José Mourinho sent off Continue reading…

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Darren Randolph ensured that will be keeping the goalkeeping sweatr for some time to come with a totally amazing performance at Old Trafford. And afterwards he told the official site that it was one of his best ever in the claret and blue declaring:  “It’s certainly up there [with my most memorable] although I’d have liked […]

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Slaven Bilic was delighted to take a point at Old Trafford but claimed it could have been more. Speaking after the game he said:: “It might have been more but it is a great point for us, especially as we played good. I have to praise the players, who showed character, commitment and quality, especially in […]

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West Ham escaped dropping into the bottom three this afternoon by the skin of their teeth. Result just about worked out in their favour and despite Swansea scoring an incredible 5-4 victory over Alan Pardew’s struggling Palace, that wasn’t enough to drag the Irons further down. Hull City managed a 1-1 draw with West Brom […]

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West Ham’s bid to re-negotiate the terms of Simone Zaza’s loan could have benefits at various levels. It works at relieving the  pressure on the player to prove himself within a certain time frame and ensures that the £5 million splashed out isn’t halved by an early return to Juventus or elsewhere. Despite his lack […]

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EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: West Ham goalkeeper Adrian is facing an uncertain future under manager Slaven Bilic with the Hammers thought to be on the look-out for a new No 1.

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Slaven Bilic takes his struggling West Ham side to Old Trafford on Sunday and spoke of his admiration for his counterpart’s impressive home record throughout his career

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Slaven Bilic has seen his side drop to 17th in the table after finishing an impressive seventh last season, and is speaking to West Ham co-owner David Sullivan weekly about their situation.

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Which Premier League team uses English players most, and who relies heavily on foreign talent?

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Phil Parkes insists that Darren Randolph needs to be given a run of games and hopes Slaven Bilic holds his nerve on the goalkeeping issue. Parkesy – widely recognised as the Hammers best stopper ever- reckons Randolph’s presence against Spurs on Saturday was a major reason for the much improved performance from the team  for […]

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Mario Mandzukic is a transfer target for West Ham when the transfer window opens claims a report in the Sun newspaper. The tabloid claims the Juventus striker was watched by Hammers scouts when he played for Croatia in the friendly with Northern Ireland during the international break. Slaven Bilic worked with the 30-year-old when he […]

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West Ham have joined in the chase for Dundalk star Daryl Horgan claims the Irish Heralkd claiming the Hammers will send scouts to watch the Europa League game between Dundalk and AZ Alkmaar. However it is claimed they will face competition from Rangers are also very keen on bringing Horgan and his Dundalk team-mate Andy […]

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West Ham have targeted Juventus star Mario Mandzukc as a winter signing according to The Sun. The  report claims Hammers scouts watched the 30 year old when he played for  Croatia in the friendly with Northern Ireland during the international break. Bilic has worked with the player and is reportedly keen to be reunited with him. Bilic […]

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Crystal Palace are bottom of the pile for points won per game in 2016 from England’s top four divisions.

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David Gold is convinced that despite our currently perilous League position, the Hammers has one of the best squads at the club for some time. The co charman has defended the squad on Twitter after being asked who was accountable for the summer signings – most of whom have been roundly condemned by fans. Despite […]

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Irons fans are unhappy that Slaven Bilic has claimed that the luck could soon turn in our favour. Talking to the official site the manager said: “It’s only a matter of time before the luck or more concentration will come on our side.” ClaretandHugh’s Facebook immediately responded telling the boss in no uncertain manner that […]

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There was a reason for those two late goals at Spurs and it identifies a problem that’s qute as big as the current striker crisis. CandH blogger Rich Sprent was the first to mention it publicly and it’s a very strong point indeed. Both Tottenham’s late goals came down the left  and were due enturely […]

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