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Manuel Pellegrini gave some team news ahead of Wednesday’s game against his old side City. He told reporters at Rush Green this afternoon that Balbuena and Reid have started doing some training while they must not rush Lanzini back.

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Manuel Pellegrini refused to be drawn into a debate about Kepa Arrizabalaga who refused to be substituted yesterday evening.

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Ryan Fredericks looks set to continue at right back for the Hammers at Manchester City on Wednesday evening despite Pablo Zabaleta reported to have recovered from a dead leg picked up against Fulham. Most believed the veteran defender had been hooked at half time after a poor first 45 minutes but ClaretandHugh understands the Argentinian had […]

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Aaron Cresswell has hailed the return of Manu Lanzini as like “a new signing” for the club. The impact on the crowd was stunning as ‘The Jewel’ appeared against Fulham so we can only imagine what it meant for the team. Thrilled Cresswell could easily have been speaking for all of them when he said […]

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There’s dishing the dirt …and then there’s really dishing the dirt which is precisely what former Hammer loanee Dani has decided to do with a certain Mr Harry Redknapp. The former Sporting Lisbon player arrived on loan back in the 1996 season but claims the former Hammers boss wrecked his chances of playing in the […]

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Over three-quarters of Claret and Hugh readers would let Javier Hernandez leave this summer despite a recent upsurge in form. Chicharito joined West Ham on a three-year deal in July 2017 with a £16m transfer fee. He has made no secret of his frustration and desire to leave at various times during his stay at […]

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West Ham faces a tough visit to Manchester City on Wednesday evening. Maybe, the small hope is that the league leaders are tired after extra time on Sunday evening as they edged out Chelsea on penalties in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley. West Ham have an extra two days of rest and 30 fewer […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has resigned from her post as chairman of Taveta, the holding company for Sir Philip Green’s retail empire it has been announced this morning. A spokesman for Lady Brady told confirmed that she had resigned from her post, but added that she would not be issuing any further comment on […]

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Declan Rice heads into the massive Manchester City clash on Wednesday night with a huge Manuel Pellegrini England endorsement ringing in his ears. With the controversy over his choice of international status now a thing of the past his future looks outstanding and the Hammers boss has given the most emphatic of decisions on whether […]

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West Ham legend Bobby Moore lost his fight with cancer twenty six years ago today. The Barking born boy played over 500 times for the Hammers as well as being capped 108 times for England. He may be gone but he is not forgotten. Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore was born in Baking on 12th April […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has been preaching the message that West Ham are a big club for months and that wherever they travel must play like one! So the fascinating question is whether he will show the same quality – a big manager with a big vision – for what is probably the biggest and toughest match […]

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Manuel Lanzini’s amazingly fast return to action from a devastating injury which saw him miss the World Cup, undergo critical surgery in Barcelona and tread a lonely road to recovery speaks volumes for the man. That he should make his Hammers comeback in such style on Friday night was as astonishing as it was thrilling […]

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Leon Britton heaped praise on Declan Rice on social media by saying “Have to say Declan Rice positioning is breaks up so many attacks and sets West Ham on there way. Plays with some maturity for his age” When one follower suggested he could a Future Spurs player Britton responded “He wants to win things mate so […]

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According to a report by Calciomercato, West Ham have interest striker Kasper Dolberg from Ajax and could make a move for him this summer. Arsenal, Southampton and Leicester are also claimed to be in the hunt for the young Denmark internatonal. Dolberg is a highly-rated talent in Europe and has made a name for himself […]

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Robert Snodgrass saw his set piece duty work out big time against Fulham. Two corners resulted in the controversial goal from Chicharito and the beautiful close in header from Issa Diop which gave the young Frenchman his first League goal. Snoddy’s whipped deliveries have been a feature all season but maybe it wasn’t until Friday […]

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Javier Hernandez joined West Ham in a three year deal in July 2017 in a £16m transfer fee with a contract worth up to £145,000 per week to the 30 year old. He has been no secret of his frustration and desire to leave at various times during his short stay at West Ham and […]

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Here is a great interview with Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski made by one of the biggest sport newspaprers in Poland (“Przeglad Sportowy”). It’s in polish but the Polish West Ham fan club say have managed to create English subtitles to enable us to understand it. Fabianski talks about his move to London with his family, […]

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Declan Rice was yet again the Claret and Hugh man of the match pipping Michail Antonio narrowly to the top spot in the player ratings. With many hundreds of readers voting Declan Rice received an average score of 7.62 to Michail Antonio’s 7.58 Fabianski was in third place with 7.39 while Issa Diop was the […]

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Reece Oxford German experience hit a new low last night when the Hammers loanee was red carded almost on the final whistle. He was sent off for a second yellow card following a heavy challenge on Janik Haberer as his loan outfit Augsberg were crushed 5-1 by SC Freiburg and are now stranded in 15th of […]

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Marko Arnautovic has more than a bit of making up to do after the Chinese piece of nonsense which left a majority of fans in a fury. Totally justified of course – loyalty is a first requirement – particularly at a time of the year when anything else totally destabilises a club. And when the […]

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West Ham supporters are split almost down the middle as to whether Chicharito deliberately handled the ball into the net to grab the equaliser against Fulham. Over 53% claimed the Mexican striker intentionally cheated while the remaining 47% insisted it was accidental. Jamie Carragher called the Hammer a cheat claiming he knew full well what he was […]

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Michail Antonio has explained the inspiration for his latest goal celebration even it got it wrong. The Hammer tried to pay homage to the Ali G film Indahouse by mimicking a scene from the 2002 comedy but admitted he got it wrong and ran out of time. Speaking to Sky Sports post match Antonio attempted […]

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Gonzo is back on the case with a top vlog looking at virtually every aspect of the win over Fulham! Action, opinion, celebration of Manu Lanzini’s return and analysis along with perhaps the sign of a ‘return’ to the sharp end from Marko Arnautovic. There were so many talking points – not least among them […]

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Michail Antonio’s Hammers future has been discussed more than enough this season but last night he showed again that he remains a seriously valuable member of the squad. Back from his injuries and finally in the sort of form we used to take for granted he was in exactly the right place at the right […]

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Manuel Pellegrini gave reporters an injury update post Fulham win explaining that Fabian Balbuena could be back next week. The manger told the media: “Of course, not only Lanzini but Arnautovic is getting fit again and Nasri will be very important. Next week Fabian Balbuena could be back again, so of course I never complained when […]

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Fulham fans left one hell of a mess behind them on the London Stadium away concourse on Friday evening. Frustrated away fans got carried away at half time leaving the area in a complete state after what one club insider called a serious bout of ‘beer surfing’. Other reports suggested a few scuffles broke out […]

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