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Did you get it? Adrian was given a straight red card for his waist-high studs-up challenge on Leicester’s Jamie Vardy in 2015 and his appeal was rejected while Simon Francis escaped with a yellow card for a studs-up challenge on Cheik Kouyate’s face and he will face no retrospective review under the current FA rulebook.

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Former referee Graham Poll says video technology would have saved the Hammers dropping two points today. Poll wrote in the Daily Mail “Bobby Madley won’t like watching replays of the final goal after over-ruling his assistant referee to allow Bournemouth’s late equaliser. As the ball was crossed into the Hammers area, Nathan Ake headed it back across […]

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Referee Bobby Madley only saw fit to award a yellow card for a disgraceful karate kick by Simon Francis in Kouyate’s face. How Francis stayed on the pitch was an amazement even to Bournemouth fans who feared he would receive a straight red. Because Francis was booked by an official that means he’ll not face […]

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Marko Arnautovic refused to mince his words after the Bournemouth debacle declaring: “I don’t know if I can be happy with this one point because, for me, the three points were taken away from us.” The club’s record signing – speaking to the official site declared: I think we were unlucky to only take one […]

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David Moyes fully accepts the Irons lacked quality in the 3-3 draw with Bournemouth but remains as gutted as everybody else with the south coast outfit’s equaliser at the death. Speaking to the official site he said: ““I think the referees do a great job here, I really do.  think we’ve got good referees. It’s […]

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James Collins put West Ham  ahead on the south coast within minutes but Dan Gosling levelled before half-time before setting up former Chelsea defender Nathan Ake to put the Cherries ahead. Late in the second half goalkeeper Asmir Begovic slipped on a routine clearance to allow Arnautovic a simple leveller nine minutes from time. Arnautovic […]

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The West Ham kit man had trouble getting the spelling of the club’s record signing correct this afternoon. It didn’t seem to bother Mark Arnautovic very much who went on to score two goals despite the typo on his back.

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West Ham: Adrian, Cresswell, Collins, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Lanzini, Obiang, Masuaku, Ayew, Arnautovic. Subs: Hart, Reid, Carroll, Sakho, Hernandez, Quina, Rice. Bournemouth: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Ake, Gosling, Smith, L Cook, Fraser, King, Ibe, Wilson. Subs: Boruc, Pugh, Afobe, Hyndman, Mahoney, Mousset, Simpson. Match facts: Bournemouth are on a seven-match winless run in the Premier League (D3, L4) […]

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by Max Willow Before we look at our next challenge at Bournemouth, a few words on our last game, merit mention. This may help us as we attempt to restore the cohesive football that was on show prior to the Newcastle game. In the vast majority of football games, a gifted early goal is viewed […]

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Former Hammers Junior Stanislas (hamstring) and Jermain Defoe (ankle)  look to miss out on facing their former club and thought to be absent from Bournemouth. West Ham transfer target Harry Arter is also missing with a calf strain. Charlie Daniels (groin), Joshua King (hamstring), Brad Smith (hip), Adam Federici and Tyrone Mings (both back) all struggling. […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that West Ham are interested in signing midfielder Steven N’Zonzi in the January transfer window. The player is reported to have a £35m release clause. The midfield is a position Moyes has said he wants to strengthen and William Carvalho and Bournemouth’s Harry Arter have also been linked in recent weeks. […]

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David Moyes is in two minds over which Hammers keeper will face Bournemouth this afternoon on the South Coast. “I think Adrian, there was things I looked at that I’ll need to look at today to see how it was, but I’ve got two goalkeepers, two really good goalkeepers” Moyes says he’ll take his time […]

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has quashed speculation linking Harry Arter with a move to West Ham by insisting the midfielder would be “going nowhere”. The Republic of Ireland international has been heavily touted for a switch to London Stadium, the Daily Star reporting Hammers boss David Moyes was “eyeing a £15million raid” for the midfielder. […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson predicts another loss for the Hammers on Boxing day. Writing in his Sky sports website he said: “It is six games without a win now for Bournemouth, and Newcastle go to West Ham and win, and yet they had kept clean sheets against three top teams. They have played Chelsea, Arsenal and […]

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West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is weighing up a move to Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua according to the Daily Express.They say they have learned the Senegal international has since been approached with a January offer from China. Shanghai Shenhua are said to have come in for the 28-year-old and he is keen on a switch […]

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West Ham will entertain offers for a number of first team players if their valuations are met in January. The Hammers who could be available at the right price include Andy Carroll, Diafra Sakho, Andre Ayew and Javier Hernandez. Obviously, they all wouldn’t be allowed to leave at the same time unless suitable replacements could […]

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Hart: Palace aside, Joe has struggled. He may argue playing behind the Bilic defence was borderline impossible. Looks too intense 4 Adrian: Cult hero admitted he’d prepared for weeks before the City game and seized the keeper’s jersey with an inspired display 8 Zabaleta: Lacking the pace of old and managing his effort carefully. Clear […]

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  By Alan Cummings   Christmas…’s a funny old time of year, particularly in the world of football. The games come up fast and results can not only be remarkable but unpredictable. As a long-time Hammer I’ve seen plenty of strange festive season results in my time, but whatever happens this Boxing Day, when we’re […]

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It’s that time of the year again and everybody here at ClaretandHugh wishes every single one of our 70,000 registered website users and their families a truly peaceful and happy Hammers Christmas. Like the squad, we won’t have a lot of time to rest over the break with the boys back in action on Boxing Day away […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson believes West Ham can only manage a draw on their away trip to the South coast on Boxing day. Lawro told the BBC website: “Bournemouth have gone seven league games without a win and I do find it amazing that their boss Eddie Howe gets such an easy ride when his […]

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David Moyes may make a move for Scotland midfielder John McGinn if he fails to land  Steven N’Zonzi A deal for N’Zonzilooks almost impossible to get sorted with Sevilla sacking boss Eduardo Berizzi last week. The Spanish team have put transfers on hold while they appoint a new man to look after the rest of the season. […]

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West Ham v Newcastle Player Ratings by Niall McDonald Adrian: Saved by the woodwork twice, don’t recall him making a save of his own 5 Zabaleta: Received virtually every pass standing still, and seemingly unable to move upfield 4 Reid: Surprised to see the skipper come out for the second-half after injury, struggled against their […]

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Winston Reid has admitted Saturday’s game against Newcastle was terrible but says the team need to go to Bournemouth to pick up points to make things right again. “It was terrible, from our point of view, conceding three goals, giving goals away, and they could have had another two in the first half,” said  Winston […]

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Penned by east Londoner, former Olympic athlete, journalist and children’s author Jeanette Kwakye, Billy and the Magic Ball is a bespoke tale based on Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. To bring the short story to life, the Hammers first-team squad sat down to read it for a special video. “I thought it would be […]

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West Ham may consider a move for  Morgan Schneiderlin if efforts forBournemouth’ss Harry Arter fail . David Moyes has identified a midfielder as his top priority in the January transfer window. He is believed to have a budget of around £20million to play with, with Arter possibly costing around the £15m mark if a deal can be agreed. […]

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West Ham are weighing up a move for Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-yueng as well as his teammate Alfie Mawson reports Daily Mail. Ki is out of contract in the summer and is open to a move away. The 28-year-old has made 11 appearances this season and David Moyes sees him as a player who […]

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