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These are the players who have won the most – and the least – number of points per game for their clubs so far this season among players who have turned out a minimum of 10 times…

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed messages from Sir Trevor Brooking and Mark Noble to West Ham supporters. Khan told the London Standard “I fully support Sir Trevor Brooking and West Ham captain Mark Noble’s open letters to fans, urging them to back the team on Saturday. Nobody wants to witness scenes like those during the […]

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Russia striker Fyodor Smolov wants to join West Ham before the World Cup starts this summer, Sky Sports News understands.

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I’m not sure how many Irons players have been trotted out over recent days pleading with the fans to behave themselves on Saturday and give massive support to the team. Skipper Mark Noble is the latest to emerge doing so in what appears to be another piece of media office thinking. It’s not as though […]

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Crowd safety barriers will go up on the walkway in front of the director’s box at the London Stadium before Saturday to prevent a repeat of the protest that marred the West Ham v Burnley match. One disabled season ticket holder told KUMB.com that they have been moved from their normal seat to allow the erection […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble has pleaded with supporters not to repeat the crowd trouble which marred the defeat by Burnley ahead of their next match.

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They say, “Home is where the heart is!” But regarding West Ham United…there is neither a home, and one may even question if the heart has gone into cardiac arrest. “Charge the Pads…Stat!” Whilst the masses have become energised in their displeasure for the current plight of the club, there are those who have reached a point of no return and their frustration and anger at the owners will not subside…

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Way back in 2016 ClaretandHugh published this article explaining the huge difference in the amounts of money paid for the use of the London Stadium by West Ham and UK Athletics. In the light of recent events we thought it worth running again given the tensions that are apparently surfacing between the stadium owners and […]

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Four players have walked out on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national team to protest against the poor organisation around a friendly match.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s meeting with Karren Brady yesterday looks very much like the tea and biscuits meeting  he’d claimed he wanted to avoid. Much has been said about the move to the stadium and I was among those who opposed it. Sadly it went ahead and despite all the frustration and irritation that’s […]

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Sam Byram’s West Ham future is very much on the line as the club heads towards summer. And even should the Hammers slip into the Championship the player’s injury record this season limits his chances of remaining at the club. Although he was  near ever-present for Leeds whilst at Elland Road his regular problems at […]

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By Allen Cummings There’s there’s the prospect of an intriguing and possibly highly influential sub-plot to the game tween West Ham and Southampton – a personal duel that’s bound to add a bit extra spice to the already eagerly anticipated encounter. And it may play a big part in deciding define the destination of three […]

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By Hugh Southon and Sean Whetstone Sadiq Khan’s decision to demonise the Irons at the London Assembly is a disgrace following the events during our match against Burnley. He owns the stadium and it’s up to him to find answers not to deliver what appears to be wildly exaggerated accusations without any evidence or police […]

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Not every top-flight player gets the plaudits they deserve – here we have a look at some of those who fly under the radar At various points during their title-winning season, praise was shared around the Leicester side. Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez were the obvious ones, Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater and Kasper Schmeichel got their plaudits too, but Marc Albrighton went under the radar. And so he still does, despite his game improving…

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The Saracens will play the Harlequins at the London Stadium this afternoon in the first AVIVA Premiership game to be played at the venue. West Ham fan Jackson Wray who plays back row for the Sarries, has been with the club since a young teenager, developing from a promising youngster to a top class Premiership […]

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 Premier League clubs West Ham United, Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Leicester City will all be part of the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens in May.  Championship Side Aston Villa will also join in the event which will run from 18-20th May at the Hong Kong Football Club. Championship side Aston Villa, runners-up last year, […]

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Republic boss Martin O’Neill heaped praise onto Irons teenager Declan Rice after an impressive senior debut against Turkey. The 19-year-old took the pitch at the back before moving into midfield as Ireland lost 1-0 but – as Hammers fans have come to understand – looked great in both roles. O’Neill said: “I thought he did […]

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The fourth International break of the 2017/2018 domestic football season is now upon us, you heard earlier in the week where West Ham United’s senior International stars will be heading over the week, now, it’s time to take a look at the Academy of Football and find out where and when the 12 youth internationals will be in action. U16 Only two young Hammers will be featuring Internationally at U16 level and they are U18 stars Serine Sanneh and Daniel …

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A Michail Antonio brace helped West Ham edge out Dagenham in the #SaveTheDaggers fundraising match last night which ended 3-1 with two goals from Michail Antonio and a late strike from Jordan Hugill. Antonio scored in both halves in front of a 4,515-strong crowd which included many West Ham fans at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. […]

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Former London Legacy Development Corporations Chairman David Edmonds and Neale Coleman have given evidence at the London Assembly today. Both said they didn’t agree with all the conclusions from the Moore Stephens stadium report commissioned by the London Mayor and defended they own decisions. Coleman said certain decisions were above his pay grade and both Ken […]

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Exciting Nathan Holland could well be making a first team appearance against Dagenham and Redbridge in tonight’s friendly. The flying teenage winger is fully recovered from the hamstring injury which hit him last year and is looking to make a real impact against the National League club in a match organised to help their finances. […]

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Hammers Martin Samuelsen has pulled out of international duty with Norway’s under-21s due to illness. Samuelsen was in line to make his seventh and eighth appearances for the Norwegians, who face Italy in a friendly later this week and Israel on Tuesday in a European Championships qualifying match. But the West Ham player who is on loan […]

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David Sullivan will not nbe attending tomorrow night’s friendly match against Dagenham and Redbridge which he and the directors arranged in a bid to raise finds for the struggling National League outfit. With new security measures being introduced, the co chairman has agreed not to attend the match which kicks off at the Chigwell Construction Stadium […]

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Karren Brady’s article in the Sun newspaper on Saturday has received a mixed reception from West Ham supporters. Some see it is the start of an apology to heal the rift between fans and the board while others see it a cynical ploy to fill her newspaper column. A number of football supporters up and […]

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Watford and Newcastle have reportedly joined West Ham in the chase of Fulham’s outsatnding midfielder Tom Cairney. We were strongly linked with the player in the winter transfer window and according to the Mirror, Fulham will be ready to let him go for £20 million if they fail to land promotion from the Championship. The […]

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BBC journalist Simon Stone says he stands by his comments that Saturday’s trouble were organised by mobile phones Simon wrote Twitter “Re: comments on  West Ham story + strength of feeling against it. Firstly, I did not make it up. Info came via credible source + I had no reason to think it was incorrect. Secondly, there is official statement […]

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