By CandH blogger Allen Cummings We may not have been at our best…in fact the first 20 minutes were nothing short of awful! But with the help of an unusually generous referee, we went on to beat Fulham and earn ourselves another valuable three points and a healthy looking ninth place in the […]
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The ‘feel good’ factor emerges for the Irons
Posted on 23 February 2019.
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Please vote for West Ham player ratings against Fulham
Posted on 23 February 2019.
Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the West Ham United v Fulham victory in the Premier League at the London Stadium on Friday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where […]
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Poll: Did Hernandez cheat intentionally?
Posted on 23 February 2019.
West Ham’s equaliser came courtesy of a Javier Hernandez hand ball but was it accidental or intentional from the Mexican striker? Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports viewers ‘His reaction was telling, how long he stayed on the ground, week after week there’s arguments, debates about diving, cheating, whatever it may be. That’s exactly the same. […]
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Video: Diop reacts to his first goal
Posted on 23 February 2019.
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Video: Pellegrini Post-match Presser
Posted on 23 February 2019.
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Lanzini returns in style as Hammers win
Posted on 23 February 2019.
Hammers 3 Fulham 1 By Hugh Southon First things first – welcome back Manu Lanzini! The Little Argentine midfield wizard made his long awaited comeback 15 minutes from time and immediately had a big impact with some great midfield runs – one of which looked like ending with a comeback goal. He was seriously […]
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How we rated the Irons against Fulham
Posted on 23 February 2019.
CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks Fabianski: Spared Zabaleta’s blushes inside 30 seconds. One fine save apart this was a relatively quiet evening 6 Zabaleta: Terrible start but showed a great reaction, and one of our best attacking options before the break 6 Diop: First PL goal just before the break 6 Ogbonna: […]
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CandH’s blow by blow reports on Rice and Lanzini
Posted on 23 February 2019.
ClaretandHugh’s PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach puts Declan Rice under his microscope tonight as he playedhis first game since announcing that he will be available to England at international level. He also took a look at Manu Lanzini on his long awaited return 1 – Clears away a cross in the box from Odoi 7 […]
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Noble owns up to a “terrible” start
Posted on 23 February 2019.
Mark Noble admitted the Hammers could have been pushed to the point of no return by Fulham in the first twn minutes of the 3-1 win over their London neighbours. But he declared: “We were absolutely terrible in the first ten minutes and they could have had three goals but we dealt with it. “We got […]
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Carragher speaks out on the wonder of Declan
Posted on 23 February 2019.
Sky pundit Jamie Carragher was talking Declan Rice up to the skies ahead of the win over Fulham and the young man then confirmed more or less every word he had said with another top performance. Carragher – assessing the 20 year old – declared: “He is now one of the very best young players […]
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The Pellegrini verdict (after the Irons woke up!)
Posted on 23 February 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini hailed a complete performance from the Hammers despite a first ten minutes which left him and the fans utterly stunned. In reality this is a problem that goes right back to the Bilic days and whilst many different players have arrived there seems something buried deeply in the squad’s psyche when they first […]
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Three West Ham changes for April
Posted on 22 February 2019.
West Ham’s Premier League fixture changes for April have been confirmed, with three away games selected for live TV broadcast. The Hammers will now play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday 8th April, with Sky Sports showing the 8pm kick-off live. The following Saturday, 13th April, West Ham travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester […]
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Arnautovic named player of the year
Posted on 22 February 2019.
Hammer Marko Arnautovic has been named as Austrian player of the year for 2018 by his fellow countrymen. Speaking to Austrian paper Kronen Zeitung, he pledged his future to West Ham. saying: “I think it’s really obvious what the media attention has caused. Otherwise, I do not want to say much about it anymore. I’m a West […]
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Report: Barcelona make Gomez their number one target
Posted on 22 February 2019.
According to Mundo Deportivo, West Ham transfer target Maxi Gomez is at the top of a Barcelona shortlist to be a long-term replacement for Luis Suarez due to his experience in La Liga as well as them being national teammates which should help him adapt to the club and learn the style of play. However, the […]
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Pelle explains his Sullivan relationship
Posted on 22 February 2019.
Hammers chief Manuel Pellegrini has spoken about the once much discussed relationship with co owner David Sullivan declaring in a very straightforward manner: “I have not had any problems.” A lot of Hammers fans have long believed the chief shareholder imposes his own will on managers and makes all the decisions on signings and departures. […]
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Relaxed Antonio shrugs off the pain
Posted on 22 February 2019.
Michail Antonio has seen the dark side of racism during his time in the game but as he approaches his 100th Premier League appearance tomorrow night against Fulham refuses to be concerned by ignorance from the bigots. The Hammers utility man is far more concerned with being a good example to his own children by […]
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Anderson making more demands on himself
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Felipe Anderson happily admits he has worked his socks off to repay the faith shown in him by Manuel Pellegrini and West Ham. He has shown – game by game exactly what is required to go higher – quality signings and a lot of money. Sounds simple of course but this is the first season […]
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Klopp fined by FA over West Ham referee jibe
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was today fined £45,000 by the Football Association for comments he made about the referee after the 1-1 draw with West Ham in a Premier League game at the London Stadium on February 4th. The FA charged Klopp earlier this month after his comments were ruled to have “questioned the integrity […]
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Wilshere worries may bring Hammers judgement
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Jack Wilshere may be approaching a make or break situation on his Hammers future should he be unable to make a full recovery from his injury problems! Manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed yesterday it was hoped an evaluation next week would make the player’s situation clearer. Absent from action since December he will be given time to […]
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Ranieri runs rule over the Irons
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri has warned his team that the Hammers have many game changers in their squad and predicts a tough match for his seriously threatened relegation strugglers. Speaking at his pre-match presser he said of the Irons: “It’s difficult because they have very good players, they are very calm. If I remember well, […]
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Former Hammer could make Fulham debut
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Former Hammer Havard Nordtveit could make his debut for Fulham tomorrow against his former team. Nordtveit signed for the Hammers in July 2016 on a free transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach signing a five year contract. He made his official debut for the Hammers on 28 July in a 2–1 defeat to NK Domžale in the first leg of a Europa […]
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Hammers confident of Fulham double
Posted on 21 February 2019.
West Ham supporters are confident of a Fulham double with 83% of Claret and Hugh readers expecting a West Ham win on Friday night. Just over 5% expect Fulham to win while the remaining 12% predict a draw. West Ham won 2-0 away to Fulham in December and are hoping to complete a league double […]
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Sky pundit predicts comfortable win
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson predicts an easy 3-1 win for the Hammers when thy face Fulham tomorrow evening at the London Stadium. Merson wrote on the Sky Sports website “Fulham are in the must-win saloon but they are letting in goals for fun, and I don’t see anything except a victory for West Ham. […]
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Hammer returns home
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Hammer Martin Samuelsen has returned home by joining Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Haugesund on loan until 30 June 2019. The 21-year-old had been on loan at Dutch Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo, but has now gone back to his birth town where he grew up in search of more regular game time. Samuelsen played 12 times for Venlo in […]
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Hammers line-up looks set for Fulham
Posted on 21 February 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini is never an easy boss to read when it comes to team selection but with playmakers on the way back we are likely to see a Hammers team more in his image than previously this season. However, tomorrow night we will probably see the team that started the Palace game – with the […]
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Supporters’ board meeting details revealed
Posted on 21 February 2019.
The West Ham United Official Supporters’ Board have published extensive minutes of their second meeting on WHUFC.com. The official minutes cover a meeting held at the London Stadium club store on 6th February which discusses a wide range of topics including the Billy Bonds stand ceremony, the Claret pitch surround, commissioning a new statue, catering managed by […]
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