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West Ham are reportedly interested in Anderlecht striker Lukasz Teodorczyk. The 25-year-old has scored 28 times in 47 appearances for the Brussels side this season, to alert a number of clubs across Europe. The Polish international has scored  20 of those  in the Belgian league to push his club to the brink of the title. […]

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West Ham picked up their first win in four games and with it all but ended the title race. Their 1-0 home win over Tottenham on Friday night keeps the gap between the top two at four points but with Chelsea still to play tonight. A win for Chelsea will see them all but take the title as they will be seven points clear with three to play. The win was the third successive clean sheet for West Ham…

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West Ham will continue the clear-out that started with Simone Zaza and Gokhan Tore when the season ends with Sofiane Feghouli set to be the next departure. There is a widespread acceptance inside the club that last summer’s window was a disaster and that a return to the drawing board is required big time. Although […]

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Exclusive David Gold gulped with relief as the Hammers finally clawed their way to safety via the brilliant victory over Spurs and declared: “The problems have been immense this year and I’m thrilled to bits we can now concentrate on the future.” In deeply reflective mood during an exclusive and wide ranging ClaretandHugh interview he […]

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David Sullivan has revealed exclusively to ClaretandHugh that Cheik Kouyate and Winston Reid have been playing with “serious injuries” and are heading for surgery now the Hammers are safe! The co chairman – delighted with the performance and the outcome of last night’s game – was also full of praise for manager Slaven Bilic after […]

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Slaven Bilic wants an “electrifying” atmosphere to rival the Hammers farewell to Upton Park – inside the London Stadium tonight. Speaking ahead of the game he said: “This game reminds me a little bit of the United game last season at Upton Park. “It’s a Friday night game, it’s a derby, under the lights. Spurs […]

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Is Antoine Griezmann the man to fill Manchester United’s famous No 7 shirt?

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Well well well, finally Sky gets the message we gave you last week – Michail Antonio is going nowhere. The TV broadcaster followed up a story published in The Times claiming the player wanted out of the London Stadium last week but today has changed its line after talking to the player’s representatives. When the initial […]

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Slaven Bilic settled for the point and a big dose of confidence for the defenders in his after match appraisal of the game against Stoke. He said: “We defended as a team and limited them to a couple of chances. We created four or five chances but the problem is that we didn’t score. “The […]

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West Ham inched closer to confirming Premier League survival with a 0-0 draw at Stoke on Saturday.

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West Ham Vice Chairman has broken silence on Wednesday’s raid of 30 HMRC officials at the London Stadium and Rush Green. Brady wrote in her Sun football diary for Wednesday: “THIS morning West Ham FC provide documentation to HMRC in relation to player transfers as part of a wider probe in football. This was the extent […]

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Reid: “We are pleased to take a point” Our Kiwi centre back, Winston Reid has praised his fellow team mates after stopping Romelu Lukaku from breaching our defence for the first time in ten games. With Lukaku in such fine form, even leading bookmakers BettingTips4U.com were giving long odds on the Hammers keeping a clean sheet. The 28-year-old was the captain in Mark Noble’s absence, as he returned from injury after just under a month…

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West Ham have a reputation as a haven for young, developing talents and the situation is very much the same in the current environment. The Hammers have regularly handed youngsters a route to the first-team, whilst also sending players out on-loan to earn vital experience. Martin Samuelsen is one player who’s undergone those experiences this […]

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West Ham face a major challenge ahead of them this summer, as the Hammers look to rejuvenate their ranks to compete next season. Slaven Bilic’s side have struggled in their maiden campaign at the Olympic Stadium, sitting seven points above the relegation zone with four difficult fixtures remaining. Although the status of the East London […]

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The Irons are oday being reported as having made an offer for Saint-Etienne full back Kévin Malcuit, but appear to be in competition with Newcastle. FranceFootball claims both clubs have made offers for the defender – who is in his second season with the French club – ahead of a potential summer switch  The Irons have been […]

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View article: The Ginger Pele speaks

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ClaretandHugh’s partners Hammers Chat have landed a massive exclusive and we couldn’t be more delighted to sharing it with our followers. The best video boys in the business were invited to have a chat with the brilliant Michail Antonio by Pro Soccer Direct as they hosted their Umbro event. Gonzo and Geo though were left to […]

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A new online questionnaire asks football supporters whether they would contribute to funding the installation of safe standing at their stadium through crowd funding. Talks aimed at introducing safe standing to an English Football League ground are at an advanced stage – and crowd funding could make it happen claim organisers. Safe standing campaigners and the […]

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Slaven Bilic picked his words carefully over the manner of the two goals conceded by the Irons at the Stadium Light describing them as “strange.” But he refused to blame cock-up goalkeeper Darren Randolph declaring: ““It was a well taken goal from Borini and OK, you expect to clear the ball, but with our goalkeeper […]

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A social media campaign is encouraging West Ham away army of 3,000 to join in with a chorus of “Bradley Lowery’s Claret and Blue Army” on the 5-minute mark at today’s game against Sunderland at the Stadium of light. A number of visiting Premier League teams have shown their respect for Bradley’s under the banner […]

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After the relief of last week, the Hammers have the perfect opportunity to get back to back wins and brush off any remaining fears of a relegation scrap. We’ve picked up a few more injuries after the Swansea game but, hopefully, the positive feeling and pressure on Sunderland will get us a good result! The Opponents: Sunderland are in a dire position and look set to fall through the trap door into the Championship. It wouldn’t be harsh to say it’s …

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear he is getting with the business of planning for next season. Amid all the speculation over his future the boss and his backroom staff continue to plan the Hammers way forward into the third year of his contract. He said: “We are always planning for next season, of course. […]

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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has shrugged off false reports that he is fancied for Slaven Bilic’s job despite Sky Sports claiming otherwise in a report yesterday. The story was immediately denied by the hammers to ClaretandHugh and now the Serbian Craven Cottage boss has made it clear he has no interest in it anyway. Quite apart […]

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  Jonathon Callieri is sorry he didn’t score the “perfect goal” against Swansea but wants a chance from the start against Sunderland at the weekend. The front man volleyed wide after a piece of Lanzini magic last Saturday and said:  “I was close to scoring a goal, maybe I would have scored that goal on […]

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Noble:”The fans really helped” Our skipper Mark Noble has praised the Hammers fans, declaring how influential the atmosphere was as we ended our run of seven games without a win, on Saturday against Swansea City. Noble made his 400th West Ham appearance against the Swans on Saturday and had this to say in a post-match interview with WHUFC.com: “It was one of the best atmospheres we have played in this year, the…

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West Ham are in desperate need of bolstering their forward lines this summer, so news that they may have fallen behind in the pecking order for this star is a major blow. Turkish outlet Fotomac reports that Besiktas president Fikret Orman travelled to Turin last week to meet with Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic, who’s set to move on […]

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