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David Moyes is convinced the Hammers are a better team than recent results but was grateful for some terrific fan support at the London Stadium today. Delivering his verdict on the 3-0 victory over Southampton he told the official site: “I’ve got to say we made a great start and we had great support from […]

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CandH FB Group member Sergey Novysh hands out his marks on today’s performance from the boys. Hart: Didn’t have to make a single save. Yet, didn’t make any mistakes and kept a clean sheet. 6  Zabaleta: Very good performance. Made a few decent interceptions and long passes. Lacks pace going forward, but defensively has been solid. 8   Rice: Played […]

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CandH reporter Daniel Danielli Leach put young Hammer Declan Rice comes under the spotlight in today’s pressure cooker fixture  against the Saints. Here’s his blow by blow account of his performance. 1 – After the first 10 seconds he heads a long ball from kick off away from danger under pressure 1 – Intercepts a […]

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Thrilled Marko Arnautovic again rubber stamped his credentials as Hammer of the Year with a remarkable two goal performance against Southampton. And afterards – speaking to the official site – he explained how the victory was achieved and how pleased he was that the team showed its quality. He said: “That was 100 per cent the […]

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Mark Hughes valiantly attempted to play down Marko Arnautovic’s clear mockery of him as the Hammers 3-0 victory was completed over Southampton Marko celebrated his second goal in the direction of Hughes with with crossed arms, a reference to the crossed irons in West Ham’s crest. “They have worked together over the years [Arnautovic and […]

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  Hugh hands out the marks on a day to relish Hart: Barely troubled behind a defence which had things all it’s own way 5 Zabaleta: Same as ever – steady reliable and no flash 6 Ogbonna: Excellent performance when required which wasn’t too often 7 Rice: Classy, always on hand when danger threatened and […]

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West Ham 3 Saints 0 Such relief…such a massive performance and the net result was a clean sheet and the Irons up to 14th. The unity among everybody inside the London Stadium was truly amazing and nothing less than true Hammers would have expected. We don’t need anybody to tell us how to support our […]

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Adrian’s West Ham future has again been put on the line by David Moyes’ uncertainty on whether it should be him or Joe Hart who gets the Hammers sweater over the remainder of the season. The Spanish stopper is believed to be heading for summer talks over a new three year deal with a 12 […]

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Angelo Ogbonna is more than happy with the preparation the team has been involved in for today’s game. But he has made it clear that there are eight games ahead and the team mus be entirely fociused on them all – however difficult most of them may look. Speaking to the official site he said: […]

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Tony Gale knows all about playing in a poisonous atmosphere as he demonstrated during the demonstrations against the Bond Scheme in the 90s. And he has told the Hammers squad have to be men about things at the London Stadium today and play with their heads not their hearts. And he has no doubt the […]

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David Sullivan is being reported this morning as being set to abandon his seat in the West Ham directors’ box this afternoon. The Sun claims he is being moved from the front row to a ‘safe zone’ for today’s match against Southampton. A Hammers insider is claimed to have told the ‘paper that “Mr Sullivan is upset […]

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West Ham are reportedly setting up a £4m move for Manchester United keeper  Sam Johnstone. The 25 year-old has been on loan at Aston Villa since January 2017 and has impressed scouts who have watched him regularly. And with United recently activating their  option to extend Jonstone’s contract by a year to 2019 the Mirror […]

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David Moyes has admitted that he wants to stay at West Ham beyond the end of the season but has to ensure that the club maintains its Premier League status. The manager – answering the question  – said:  “Yeah I do, but I want a club I can move forward and I want a club […]

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David Moyes has made it clear the West Ham players will know precisely how to respond should there be any problems during tomorrow’s game against Southampton. The manager believes  all will be well but should there be any repeats the players and the backroom staff have discussed their reactions. He explained there had been conversations […]

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Robbie Savage has waded into the issues surrounding West Ham and as a past Birmingham City employee of David Gold and David Sullivan declares he wishes them no ill will. But writing in his Daily Mirror column he clearly reckons the letter written by Mark Noble to the fans on the official site was an […]

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By Allen Cummings   Football fans are notoriously a superstitious bunch. Lucky omens, trusted rituals, Happy coincidences. They all come into play when we’re looking for encouragement, inspiration and in our case three valuable points. A few facts and figures about previous encounters with Southampton might hopefully generate some positive vibes amongst us increasingly nervous […]

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David Moyes has asked supporters to get behind the team on Saturday even if they go a goal behind. Moyes told reporters during a pre-match press conference “Wherever you go, you want the crowd behind you. If you perform well, you’ll have the crowd behind you. When it’s good, it’s really good. When you’re not doing well, […]

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David Moyes has given his team news ahead of the Southampton game on Sunday. Moyes told reporters “Andy Carroll is improving and is getting closer to coming back” Further on Carroll, he added “He’s doing a lot of running and changes of direction. Can I get him fit to play 90 minutes between now and […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that Manu Lanzini has an outside chance of making the line-up for tomorrow’s match against Southampton. With the first game for three weeks in front of us the boss confirmed that the play maker had taken the knock but revealed that he had been running. He said: “”We’ve got a problem […]

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Mark Hughes has begun the Charlie Austin mind games after a jab about how the London Stadium effect may work in his team’s favour. And although he claims Austin could be involved in the action tomorrow (Sat) he stops short of making that a certainty. Speaking ahead of the match he said: “He’s a natural goalscorer […]

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Nigel Kahn takes you through the archived footage from The Hammers League Cup run in 1981 which saw West Ham reach the final. John Lyall tested his FA Cup holders against Bob Paisleys Liverpool FC at Wembley and then a replay at Villa Park. Much of West Ham’s run was filmed for television so you’ll […]

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Manuel Lanzini has resumed training at Rush Green today and is hopeful to be fit to start against Southampton tomorrow. The Argentine suffered a knock to his knee while on International duty and missed training with the first team squad yesterday but resumed this morning and is hoped to be available for selection tomorrow. The Player himself […]

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Sir Trevor Brooking has told the London Standard that he was left saddened, shocked and frustrated in the London Stadium Directors Box and has called on supporters get behind the team tomorrow. Brooking wrote in the London paper “A number of people have asked me how I felt sitting in the directors’ box at the […]

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Stadium operator London Stadium 185 will pay around £60,000 this weekend providing extra security at the London Stadium for West Ham’s home match against Southampton on Saturday. As part of their twenty-five-year operator agreement with stadium owners E20 Stadium LLP these invoices will be passed on to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who are funded by […]

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Patrice Evra refuses to tell the Hammers fans how to behave because the fact that 50,000 of them are inside the London Stadium says it all for him. The joke a minute left back took time off from his various comedy routines to make some very serious points cheif among them that there is nobody […]

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Niall Quinn believes Decland Rice is one of the best things to happen in Irish football for many years. The former international striker watched the youngster in action for the international side over the break from domestic league action and was clearly blown away by the Hammers teenager. And that is great news ahead of […]

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