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Declan Rice produced  a 14 minute cameo appearance against West Brom which saw him become a first team “must” in the eyes of man fans. The teenager was in sparkling form as he again took the words of his mentor Terry Westley on board to not waste a second of any opportunity. The Academy chief […]

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Reece Oxford has sustained a sprained ankle and is unlikely to play any part in tomorrow night’s game against Spurs at Wembley. The teenager though will be hoping to recover in time for the weekend when an FA Cup Final third round tie at Shrewsbury looks his first obvious opportunity of forcing his way into […]

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David Moyes is ready to take a good look at Robert Snodgrass when the player returns from his season long long loan spell at Aston Villa in the summer. The Scot has been in top form for the Championship side over the last few games and has scored goals which have helped them hit the […]

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Relieved David Moyes watched the Irons luck change and was delighted with a three point reward. Commenting after the game against West Brom he said: It was a vital three points for us. The win is so important and it could have gone either way on the night. “We’ve been unlucky against Newcastle and then […]

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Andy Carroll insists that “hard training” was the key to an Irons revival which saw him grab to goals against West Brom last night (Rues). Speaking after the three pointer he told West Ham TV: “It was good. It was nice to get a start and get some goals and the three points. It was a […]

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Andy Carroll returned to the Irons team against West Brom and grabbed the goals that gave us three precious points.  CandH’s Daniel Danielli Leach watched his every move over the 90 minutes and here is his report on the big fella.     5 – Does a neat dummy to release Arnautovic onto the ball […]

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West Ham will investigate after a home supporter was involved in a confrontation with West Bromwich Albion’s Jake Livermore at the London Stadium. Livermore angrily confronted a West Ham supporter, with some unconfirmed reports suggests a punch was attempted on the fan after words were exchanged after the midfielder was substituted in the second half.  Livermore was escorted […]

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Thrilled David Moyes, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, was delighted to see the team come from behind for the first time at the London Stadium. He said: “It was so important as it could have gone either way. The first half was not good, but the second half was much more like it. […]

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Alan Pardew wasn’t slow to trot out his ready-made excuse after Andy Carroll buries his team and their hopes at the death. The former Irons boss – moaning about the defeat – declared entirely predictably:  “The two day turnaround has cost us in the end and we ran out of legs and could not keep going. […]

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West Ham is Evens favourites for a win over West Brom this evening while a draw is 9/4 and a Baggies win is 7/2. You can get 9/2 for a West Ham 1-0 win with William Hill while a 2-0 win for the Hammers is 7/1 with Ladbrokes. You can get odds as high as […]

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Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho has told Portuguese paper Record that West Ham can forget trying to sign William Carvalho this January. Speaking to the Record Bruno said  “He is Untransferable in January. He has been badly linked. The reality is that no bids have arrived. And at the moment I think William doesn’t deserve […]

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Diafra Sakho will be missing from the Irons squad tonight having suffered one of those famous groin injuries players seem to get in the transfer window! And with Michail Antonio still recovering from his own groin strain, manager David Moyes looks set to stick with Marko Arnautovic as his central striker against West Bromwich Albion […]

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A West Ham win would promote the Hammers to 15th place this evening jumping over Palace, Southampton and Stoke. Mathematically we can leap drog Bournemouth too although we would need to beat the Baggies six nil this evening which seems improbable. A draw tonight would keep us in 18th place in the relegation zone on the […]

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Borussia Monchengladbach made a £10million bid today for West Ham defender Reece Oxford according to top fresh tabloid reports this morning. The article claims the German club are determined to sign the 19-year-old on a permanent deal after the Hammers cut short his loan spell after activating a loan release clause when he failed to […]

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According to Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard Diafra Sakho will be left out of the squad today to face West Brom sending out a huge message to clubs in need of firepower that the Senegalese striker is up for sale. With a string of injuries and just six months plus an option remaining on […]

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David Moyes has repeated his declaration that the West Ham players will get away with nothing either on the pitch or the training ground. The manager is clearly a seriously hard task master but despite everything is “really enjoying” life in the east end of London. His various moves in dropping Winston Reid, leaving Chicharito and […]

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Mike’s back ….a day late I’m afraid but given how little happens on New Year’s Day forgive us – we became a little lethargic too. So as we go into the first match of the New Year our favourite Hammers comic is s in reflective mood as he takes a look back at the season […]

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David Moyes appears to have made it clear that the FA Cup will take second place in his plans this season and we can expect to see an “under strength” team at  Shrewsbury on Sunday. Given we face two matches in ‘midweek’ this may not come as the greatest surprise on earth and the fans […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson predicts West Ham will start 2018 with a win at the London Stadium tonight as they face West Bromwich Albion. Merson wrote on the Sky sports website “This a tricky one. West Brom have been making chances but they just haven’t got a goalscorer. They are probably creating more under Alan Pardew […]

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Michail Antonio has yet to resume training after a groin problem so will not be available for selection tonight. Moyes told reporters on Friday: “Antonio has not joined us yet, he is recovering, we don’t think his groin is as bad as we first thought.Will he make the game? Probably just a bit too soon to […]

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David Moyes appears to be closing in on Scotland international John McGinn. The player has been on his radar for several weeks and the 23-year-old is now entering the final 18 months of his contract. The Scotttish Daily Mail says Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster has admitted the club will consider bids for the midfielder. Celtic manager Brendan […]

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Hammers boss David Moyes seems read to sacrifice the FA Cup in order to save the Hammers league season. Two league games this week, the 3rd round tie against Shrewsbury on Sunday followed by two tough Premier League outings is quite simply “making life impossible. ” Sam Allardyce was caught up in a similar scenario four […]

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West Brom boss Alan Pardew believes the Premier League has put his players in danger by scheduling tonight’s game with the Irons so soon after the Baggies clash against Arsenal. Albion chairman John Williams unsuccessfully pleaded with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore to move the fixture. Now the Hammers face the same issue with a […]

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Swansea City are tonight reported to be considering a move for Diafra Sakho but the Hammers hopes of grabbing central defender Alfie Mawson look to be faltering. Wales On Line claims  the Swans are determined to hang on to the centre-back and have even started talks with the defender over a new deal despite his […]

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Robert Snodgrass is creating more discussion about his future after grabbing his second goal in successive games at Aston Villa this afternoon. The Scot – on a  season long loan from the Irons – was in the right place at the right time to extend the midlanders lead to 2-0 over Bristol City in the […]

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Mark Lawrenson still finds himself unable to tip the Hammers to grab a much needed win. Despite regularly explaining that we look to be turning the corner under David Moyes we are apparently unlikely to beat second off bottom West Brom in the BBC pundit’s world. As was the case last week he claims we […]

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