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Marko Arnautovic’s absence from the Hammers team yesterday remains an intense topic of conversation and there may be more to things that initially met the eye. For Hammers former boss Harry Redknapp said on BT Sport that his information was the player had made it clear he wouldn’t travel to Bournemouth yesterday. Redknapp said: “I’d […]

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Lucas Perez was absent from the West Ham 18 man squad yesterday but the striker is not suffering from a new injury. The 30-year-old was dropped by Manuel Pellegrini unimpressed with the way he trained during the week. Asked about Perez’s absence by reporters post-match Pellegrini answered “Same as Marko, I chose the 18 players that were […]

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According to the Italian media outlet, TMW Manuel Pellegrini has personally enquired understand the availability of Mario Balotelli, The striker has not played since last December 4 after another bust-up. The Daily Mirror claims Patrick Vieira has told Balotelli that he would not be allowed to play for Nice again and banned him from the Nice training ground […]

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TalkSport is today confirming the deal for Marko Arnautovic to move to China has collapsed and is unlikely to be resurrected. The radio station who first broke the story through their new head of the radio station Lee Clayton is now conceding the deal is dead in the water. Arnautovic was left out of the […]

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Claret and Hugh Exclusive by Sean Whetstone and Hugh Southon Reports that West Ham have accepted a £45m bid for Marko Arnautovic have been dismissed by senior club insiders who have revealed the only bid on the table is the one originally received. That was from Guangzhou Evergrande who have offered €40 million and who, according […]

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ClaretandHugh’s PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach took a close up look at Angelo Ogbonna as he continues to operate at central defence following Fabian Balbuena’s injury. 28 – Headers a wayward Bournemouth long ball to Cresswell 33 – Clears away an attempted through ball into our box by King 37 – Is beaten for […]

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Hugh hands out his marks Fabianski: Three or four top class saves and another fine performance but no chance whatsoever with the goals 8 Zaba: Top class covering, tackling and got forward with real purpose. Like wine, gets better with age 8 Diop: Very good display despite the speed of Bournemouth’s counter attacks 7 Ogbonna: […]

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Manuel Pellegrini saw the Hammers miss out on the chance to go seventh but suggested the lads may have deserved more than they got on the south coast this afternoon (Sat). He said: “Of course we are disappointed about the result. It was a very close game in the first 45 minutes, and in the […]

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Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the AFC Bournemouth v West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is low and ten […]

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Bournemouth 2 Irons 0 West Ham were never truly on the pace this afternoon with Marko Arnautovic’s absence clearly costing them as they failed to score against Bournemouth for the first time. And this defeat means the Cherries completed a double over the Irons with Callum Wilson scoring his sixth goal against us for the […]

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Over 52% of 1,200 West Ham supporters polled believe that the Hammers will win on the south coast this afternoon, another 35% of Claret and Hugh readers are expecting a draw while less than 12% of fans expect an away loss for the Irons at Bournemouth. Bookies make West Ham odds of 2/1 for the win […]

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Toni Martinez will spend the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign on loan with Spanish La Liga 2 side Lugo the club have announced. The 21-year-old striker makes the move after being recalled from his loan at fellow second tier team Rayo Majadahonda, where he spent the first half of this campaign Martinez played 18 times […]

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West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has announced his lineup and makes one change to the team that beat Arsenal last weekend at the London Stadium. Andy Carroll replaces Marko Arnautovic with Javier Hernandez on the bench after recovering from his injury. West Ham United: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Nasri, Antonio, Anderson, Carroll. Subs: […]

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Speculation persists of a possible Marko Arnautovic replacement despite club insiders stance that he will not be sold this winter. The latest name to be reported is Andrea Belotti. The 25-year-old is a well-proven, established goalscorer, having bagged 107 goals in 269 career appearances. One report by http://www.cuoretoro.it/ in the last twenty four hours claims their well-informed source thinks […]

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Hammer Michail Antonio poked fun at the Arsenal manager posting a photo of himself with Unai Emery in the background at the London Stadium. Emery appeared to be frozen in a hilarious John Travolta dance seventies dance pose. Antonio said on Twitter “Last week we had the Arsenal manager dancing, let’s add a cherry on top!” Manual […]

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I make no apologies for admitting my admiration for Manuel Pellegrini is boundless and was whilst he managed Manchester City. That he became West Ham’s manager was as astonishing as it was pleasing and he has already demonstrated over just half a season that he is well up to the challenges and worries that seem […]

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West Ham are second in the Premier League injury table on PhysioRoom Javier Hernandez is expected to be available after training all week and could well start in place of Marko Arnautovic who has been excluded from the squad that travelled to the South coast this afternoon. Ryan Fredericks trained some of the week but […]

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Grady Diangana has signed a new six year contract with the club just 24 hours after Claret and Hugh revealed talks were underway. The new deal will keep Grady at the club until 2025 and he now joins his former fellow under 23 captain Declan Rice in committing to the club long term. The youngster […]

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Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last four encounters against West Ham, winning twice The games usually have goals withWest Ham scoring all 12 previous meetings between the two sides, amassing 25 goals in total. There have been 28 goals in the seven previous Premier League encounters – four goals per game on average Bournemouth are in have lost […]

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Marko Arnautovic has reportedly apologised to his Hammers teammates after being dropped for West Ham’s trip to Bournemouth. He’s upset that the club refuse to sell him for far less than he is worth proving again that it’s all about what he and players want whilst at the same time crossing his arms and kissing […]

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Shanghai SIPG want to sign former Hammer Dimitri Payet from Marseille for £35m, Sky Sports News claims. The Frenchman left the Hammers for Marseille in acrimonious circumstances in January 2017 after then Hammers boss Slaven Bilic announced he would no longer play for the club. After the board announced he would not be sold he […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is beginning to demonstrate all the virtues that led the board to invest £10 million a year in his managerial abilities. He appears to have nipped any Marko Arnautovic rebellion in the bud before it gets the remotest chance of blossoming. However, it won’t come as a surprise to me if at some […]

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The Chinese club bidding to take Marko Arnautovic to the orient has turned out to be Guangzhou and not as believed Shanghai SIPG according to The Guardian. West Ham writer Jacob Steinberg has reported the newspaper has been told by sources on both sides of the deal that Guangzhou were the real bidders and represented the […]

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Gonzo is back with his take on the Arnautovic sage and forgive us but it all begins to feel a bit like Brexit although will no doubt have an earlier solution. News that the bloke has not been included in the squad for Bournemouth tomorrow (Sat) has come as a shock too many but in […]

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Marko Arnautovic is understood to have been dropped from the squad which will face Bournemouth tomorrow (Sat) according to various newspapers reports. And as ClaretandHugh reported yesterday it now looks certain that the striker will not be moving to China in the January transfer window. Reports have emerged in the last hour claiming the player […]

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Gonzo has picked up on our story about Arnie’s departure and the Irons attitude towards it to the point where he decided to run a 12 minute video on the issue. Much has been said but it seems entirely clear that unless the Chinese up their offer by a minimum of another €10 million he […]

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