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So this season isn’t really going to plan, is it? It’s still early days but the signs aren’t great. Lacklustre performances, several key players out injured and defensive calamities – just where will it end? Hopefully it’ll end today, particularly after the confidence boosting last-gasp victory over Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup earlier this

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Michail Antonio has revealed that it’s not only the fans who expect Dimi Payet to hit the net when he  shapes to take a free kick! Antonio said: “We had a few ­opportunities in the first half against Accrington and we had a few in the second half, which we still didn’t take. But that […]

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Slaven Bilic is giving his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s game with Southampton: “We have two massive games coming up and this is a great opportunity for us to get out of the trouble we are in. It will bring back the confidence and the belief if we can get the victories. The reaction has been […]

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Hopefully a West Ham team buoyed by that last gasp Payet inspired victory against Accrington can take some confidence into Sundays game against Southampton. We discuss who should start up front, Oxfords omission from the mid-week game and of course how we can fill the void at left back. . . . . .   […]

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A strong police presence should be inside the London Stadium for the EFL fourth round clash against Chelsea in October. The Metropolitan Police cannot  currently deploy officers inside the stadium to monitor match-day safety because it does not have the radio system used by emergency services. But the London Evening Standard reports that operator LS185 […]

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The demolition of Boleyn Ground is scheduled to begin next Wednesday 28th September but not before one last charity tournament on Tuesday 27th September reports claim. Although the stadium was purchased by the Gallaird homes from West Ham for a reported £38m but in August Gallaird sold the land on to residential property Barratt London. Barratt London […]

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The Premier League season is five matchdays old but which players have been the standout performers?

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So now we look forward to the mighty Accrington Stanley arriving at the London Stadium and the question is what sort of team will Slav put out. Just how seriously will he take this game given the current position surrounding our Premier League situation. It was reflected in a conversation between myself and Sean earlier […]

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Too much change is rarely a good thing in business or in football! We have bought in thirteen new players over the Summer transfer window, we have moved out of our stadium of 112 years to the London stadium doubling our amount of season tickets holders and changed our first team training ground of many […]

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The east London side were 4-0 down before the hour mark in Saturday’s game and the manager has demanded they “do something” to bounce back

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Key players Aaron Cresswell, Andre Ayew and Andy Carroll are making good progress in their fight for fitness, according to the club’s official website. Cresswell and Ayew are still not expected to make their return to first team action for months yet, but the club’s Head of Medical Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke has given fans

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Watch previews of this weekend’s Premier League matches, as Chelsea host Liverpool on Friday, Arsenal face Hull on Saturday and Manchester United visit Watford on Sunday.

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Andy Carroll has an outside chance of  making Slaven Bilic’s squad for the match at West Brom on Saturday afternoon. The injury-ravaged striker is running again and may step up things before the weekend but our Hammers source said this morning: “There’s a chance of him making it but it is  an outside one. “He […]

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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was banned for three games after a “brutal” incident that “clearly endangered the safety” of West Ham’s Winston Reid, an independent commission ruled. 

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A former criminologist told talkSPORT today there should be a kind  of paramilitary policing presence because of the perimeters and the concourse at the London Stadium when West Ham play Spurs, Chelsea or Millwall. The Spurs fan who claimed to an expert in crime prevention who used to lecture on football hooliganism  claimed that violence will continue if the club […]

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David Sullivan jnr ( above left with brother Jack) has claimed a member of the board was spat at by fans during the Watford game. Following West Ham launching an investigation promising a “full review” of security at the former Olympic Stadium after the “segregation line” between Watford and West Ham fans was breached the co […]

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The FA will assess formal reports following crowd disturbances at West Ham’s home match with Watford on Saturday.

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Exclusive David Gold and David Sullivan have told fans they fully understand the feelings of some supporters who wish to stand at the London Stadium but stress that under Premier League rules it musn’t happen. ClaretandHugh revealed last night that a letter was on the way to all season tickets holders and today we can […]

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Manager Slaven Bilic ran checks on his star playmaker while he was away with France over the international break and has welcomed Payet back with what looks like a clean bill of health.

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Man Utd striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the best outfield Premier League player on FIFA 17 with a rating of 90.

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Here is Hammers Chat’s transfer rating video where Geo puts Charlie on the spot to assess our summer dealings. He has a mere 45 seconds to comment on each of the new signings and predict whether they will flop or thrive.   Share This:

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West Ham United winger Michail Antonio explains why his England call up was justified following his goal-scoring Premier League form, and how no full-back can handle him when in top form.

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Slaven Bilic has spoken for the first time of his delight that the club has held on to Dimi Payet and hopes the top man can grow even stronger this season. Speaking to the official site the manager said: “It is key for us if he can produce his best form again. He has the […]

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Following on from tragic events during the 1980’s the football terraces were outlawed by law to be replaced by all seater stadiums. The Taylor Report recommended that all professional football divisions in England and Wales phase out the usual concrete terraces and to become all-seater. This was later amended to be enforced on the top […]

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We’re back again with our first phone-in of the season giving our fellow Hammers fans the chance to vent or praise on all things West Ham. This season we’ll be looking to run this feature at least once each month so if you’d like to join in at any time then please contact us on […]

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