Arsenal edged into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as Danny Welbeck’s goal secured a 1-0 win over West Ham at the Emirates on Tuesday.
Posted on 19 December 2017.
Arsenal edged into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup as Danny Welbeck’s goal secured a 1-0 win over West Ham at the Emirates on Tuesday.
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Posted on 18 December 2017.
With the Carabao Cup quarter-finals taking place this week and the FA Cup third round taking place early in January, Manchester City and Co face a tough schedule over the festive period.
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Posted on 18 December 2017.
It’s a bit of a dive, but not an outrageous dive deserving of an FA charge. I’m sorry if that doesn’t make sense, but that’s how hard it is to referee players such as Manuel Lanzini.
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Posted on 17 December 2017.
Mark Hughes has criticised former Stoke forward Marko Arnautovic after the pair clashed during West Ham’s 3-0 win at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday.
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Posted on 16 December 2017.
Stoke City’s 3pm kick-off with West Ham has been pushed back after the Potters announced that a power surge has affected both generators and the mains supply. The game will now kick off at 4pm.
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Posted on 15 December 2017.
Reece Oxford’s performance against Hamburg this evening was tracked by Twitter account @ScouedFtbal who recorded an impressive set of stats for the Hammers youngster. Playing in a holding midfield role, the England under-20 star came off to a big reception from his manager at the end of Gladbach’s 3-1 win, hardly surprising seeing the stats. […]
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Posted on 15 December 2017.
It’s Tottenham’s turn to try to stop the Man City juggernaut. Here’s the best bets for the big game at the Etihad plus the top picks for the rest of the Premier League this weekend.
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Posted on 15 December 2017.
West Ham’s profit share of catering profits at the London Stadium is thought to have been limited to just £75,000 for the whole last season from total profits of £750,000. Stadium owners E20 are thought to have received £675,000 in catering profits for last season from West Ham football games. Catering for the London Stadium […]
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Posted on 15 December 2017.
Mark Lawrenson still can’t convince himself that the Hammers are good enough to grab their first away win of the season. The dour BBC pundit has weighed up the match against Stoke this weekend and believes the Irons will come away with no more than a draw. In his weekly set of predictions for the […]
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has reported two key injuries as he plans for the arrival of the Hammers at the weekend. He will be without on-loan Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma (hamstring injury) and Bruno Martins Indi who has been sidelined with a groin-strain following a challenge with Swansea striker Wilfried Bony. It was hoped that […]
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
Theo Walcott’s omission from the Arsenal squad at West Ham was down to injury. Walcott tweaked a groin muscle in training on Monday and was not fit for the derby but his absence has ceased to create a stir.
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
There is always a huge question hanging over every struggling club over the first few months of the Premier League season – stick or twist? A quarter have decided to chop and change.
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
It marks an improvement under new manager David Moyes. But how has he pulled it off? And what did Arsene Wenger do to make his Arsenal side so blunted at the London Stadium?
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
The Frenchman has defended the Chine international star, who is out of contract at the end of the season and can begin negotiations with rivals soon
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Posted on 14 December 2017.
See the article here: A very organised disciplined performance
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Posted on 13 December 2017.
Mark Noble spoke of his delight at the clean sheets and four points the Irons have picked up against Chelsea and Arsenal but admitted looking forward with “dread” after the Everton 4-0 hammering. He said: “To keep two clean sheets in two games, in five days, it’s fantastic and four points is a really good reward […]
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Posted on 13 December 2017.
Arsene Wenger makes a total of four changes to his starting line-up on Wednesday, including a rare Premier League start for the midfielder
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Posted on 13 December 2017.
This article was commissioned by the London Evening Standard from ClaretandHugh and has just been published in printed form both in the newspaper and on line@ https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-analysis-how-david-moyes-has-reversed-clubs-fortunes-a3718681.html?CMP=ILC-refresh We are re-running it here for the benefit of those who might otherwise have missed it. By Hugh Southon Whatever may or may not happen at
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Posted on 13 December 2017.
David Moyes appears to have given the thumbs up to a move for Jack Wilshere in January Until now, the Arsenal midfielder – who could appear against the Irons tonight as a replacement for injured Aaron Ramsey – has been furstrated in his hopes for a move to the London Stadium. But Moyes is very […]
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Posted on 13 December 2017.
BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson thinks West Ham will earn a point tonight against Arsenal at the London Stadium by predicting a 1-1 draw at fulltime. Lawro told the BBC website “I thought West Ham did really well to hold on for their win against Chelsea because, watching the game, I thought they might have scored too early. […]
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Posted on 11 December 2017.
West Ham players were the joint fourth team in the Premier League to cover the most distance last weekend. The Hammers and Huddersfield covered 72 miles while Bournemouth covered 72.1 miles and Chelsea & Spurs covered 72.2 miles each. West Ham captain Mark Noble was the Premier League player to cover the most miles over […]
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Posted on 11 December 2017.
West Ham coach Stuart Pearce says Joe Hart is disappointed that he hasn’t been starting but says he is up for the fight to get back into the first team to improve his chances of selection for the world cup. Pearce told Talksport “He is disappointed that he hasn’t been playing. The nature or the game is if someone […]
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Posted on 11 December 2017.
Jose Fonte was asked for his reaction to comments made by David Sullivan that his children begged him not to sign Fonte or Snodgrass. He replied: “It’s ignorance. I’m not going to say anything. It’s not going to change who I am. It’s not going to change what I do. I’m going to keep being […]
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Posted on 09 December 2017.
West Ham finished the game against Chelsea this afternoon with a clean bill of health after an exhausting and breathless outing against Chelsea. Michael Antonio finished the game flat on his back having given absolutely everything before being subbed in pursuit of the winning cause but ClaretandHugh learned tonight that he will be fit for Wednesday […]
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Posted on 09 December 2017.
Beaming David Moyes grabbed his first victory, first clean sheet and declared: ““What a great result it is for us. We needed to find a result and we’ve done that. He told the official site: “We came close against Manchester City and for long periods, we thought we were going to get it but today, […]
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Posted on 09 December 2017.
West Ham boss David Moyes has reacted to David Sullivan’s ‘younger only players’ declaration by explaining that may not always be the bet way forward. Sullivan has insisted that he can only bring in young and athletic players in January but Moyes has made it clear there’s a place for more mature individuals. He said: […]
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