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Over sixty-three per cent of West Ham supporters expect a win or draw tomorrow against Arsenal at the London Stadium. In a Claret and Hugh poll voted for by over 1,350 supporters, 30.5% (413 votes) believe West Ham will win, 32.87% (445) expect a draw while 36.63% (496) expect to lose to Arsenal tomorrow lunchtime. Manuel Pellegrini told […]

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Moses Makasi has joined EFL League Two club Stevenage on loan until the end of the season. The 23-year-old midfielder links up with Dino Maamria’s squad and could make his debut for the Hertfordshire club in Saturday’s fixture with Crawley Town at Broadhall Way on Saturday. Makasi, who captains West Ham United’s U23s, will hope to […]

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West Ham United will face AFC Wimbledon in the Emirates FA Cup fourth round on Saturday evening of 26th January 2019 at 7.45pm, with the tie being broadcast live in the UK by BT Sport. Although ticket details are still yet to be announced West Ham is likely to get an away allocation of 675 […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts an Arsenal 2-1 win this Saturday lunchtime by telling the BBC website: “Normal service will be resumed this weekend in terms of Premier League teams going with their strongest line-ups after resting players last week – not just here, but across the division. In the Premier League, the Hammers’ form has been […]

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Less than six per cent of 2,000 West Ham supporters taking part in a Claret And Hugh think the Austrian striker should be sold for less than £50m and over 25% of those polled believe the club should only accept a bid of £70m or more to let their top goal scorer leave this winter. […]

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West Ham have won just one of their last 21 Premier League matches against Arsenal (D4, L16). That sole victory came in August 2015. The Gunners are unbeaten in 11 away matches at West Ham in all competitions since November 2006 (W8, D3). The Hammers have lost 29 Premier League matches against Arsenal, more than […]

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Pablo Zabaleta could hardly be better placed to discuss Samir Nasri and the attributes he’s likely to bring to the Hammers. He played in the same team as the Frenchman for five seasons at Manchester City, picking up two league titles and an EFL Cup along the way. Most of us got an early glimpse […]

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Fabian Balbuena has been ruled out of action for between six and eight weeks after undergoing surgery today (Thurs). The Paraguayan central defender was thought to be on his way back until ClaretadHugh revealed earlier this week that he’d suffered a setback and could face an operation. Sadly the second option became a reality today […]

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Andy Carroll contract chances remain very much fifty fifty as the striker heads into the second half of another injury ravaged season. And his situation at the club is now more delicate than ever as he hopes for either a new deal or for the option to be triggered on his existing deal. His first […]

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Marko Arnauotvic’s brother who is also his agent has released a statement through TalkSport Danijel Arnautovic said:“West Ham bought Marko for peanuts. They paid £20m for him, which is nothing in the current market. They bought him to keep them in the Premier League last season and he did that. He took every award at […]

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CandH Exclusive West Ham have been offered 35 million euros by the unnamed Chinese club for striker Marko Arnautovic – not the £35m widely reported! ClaretandHugh has this evening learned that the reported £35 million, in fact, relates to euros making it worth £31.5 million approx. And the Hammers have made it clear they have […]

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Declan Rice has given his first serious interview which takes us from Chelsea reject to the most talked about young footballer in the country. And in his usual level headed and entirely mature way, the 20 year old has even made it clear what he feels when regularly compared to the national legend – West […]

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West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has said speculation about Marko Arnautovic is all rumours adding a lot of clubs would like him to play for him but there is no news to tell. He added that he is confident that the 29-year-old striker had his head in the right place for this weekend’s Premier League […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has updated West Ham team teams at his pre-match press conference this afternoon by saying there is no update from last week. Pellegrini told reporters assembled at Rush Green at lunchtime: “Injured players are exactly the same as last week, so we don’t have any news about that!” That appears to say that […]

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The FA plan to probe West Ham’s £250k deal with USM after agency sponsored shirts for the club’s women’s team claim the Daily Mail today. Matt Lawton writing for the Mail says The FA plan to question West Ham United over the sponsorship of their women’s team by a leading sports management agency. Lawton claims the deal thought to […]

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Yesterday talkSPORT broke the story that an unnamed Chinese Super League side have submitted a bid in excess of £35m for Marko Arnautovic but said the Hammers intend to turn it down. In January 2017, Chelsea’s Oscar moved to China, signing a hugely lucrative four-year deal with Shanghai SIPG worth £21 million a year that […]

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Samir Nasri has opened his heart about about the misery he has suffered over the past year and in doing so has shown how desperate his is to make a huge success of his West Ham experience. There were plenty of questions asked when Manuel Pellegrini made it clear this was the man he wanted […]

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Knee jerk reaction is all too easy when your best player is linked to a £35 million bid! So it may be a good idea after a night’s sleep to take a step back and look at the realities of such a story when the bid comes from an UNNAMED Chinese club for crying out […]

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By Hugh Southon West Ham are furious at what they consider an insulting £35 million bid for Marko Arnutovic but are bracing themselves for a fight to hold on to the player. Their anger is based on the fee being offered being precisely the same as Bayern Munich offered for Chelsea’s kid Callum Hudson Odoi […]

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West Ham are tonight understood to have received a £35 million bid for Marko Arnautovic today (Wed). The club have yet to confirm that the offer has been made but have already made it clear to Claret and Hugh that the club’s talismatic striker will not be leaving the club in this window anyway. And […]

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High Street bookies have priced West Ham related transfer targets inbound and outbound to join or leave below 3rd February. Andy Carroll to leave West Ham 7/4 to stay 2/5 To join Newcastle 5/2 Burnley 16/1 Huddersfield 20/1 Southampton 25/1 Javier Hernandez to leave West Ham 11/4 to stay 1/4 To join Valencia 3/1 Sevilla 20/1 […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has been talking up Andy Carroll’s value to the Irons squad at a time when the bookies are slashing the striker’s odds of staying at the Hammers. It’s hardly the world’s biggest secret that with just five months to go before the end of his contract the Hammers are undecided over whether to […]

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Fabian Balbuena’s hopes of making a return to the team for the match against Arsenal on Saturday have been dashed. The Paraguyan central defender – injured in the game against Watford trying to prevent a move which eventually led to a penalty – has suffered a setback in his recovery. And talking to Claret and […]

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Tony Cottee is delighted with the Hammers fourth round FA Cup draw and believes we may be well be set to go a long way om the competition. Nothing of course can ever be taken for granted – it’s the Cup after all – but the Irons will be encouraged that they have already visited […]

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By CandH blogger Allen Cummings It’s been a very encouraging and rewarding six week period for West Ham in the Premier League since the beginning of December. Five wins, one draw and two defeats is certainly a return we’d have been more than happy to take following our 4-0 home defeat to […]

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Reece Oxford’s desperate bid to leave West Ham may be hindered by the central defender currently not having an agent. We understand that he and his representatives Colossal Sports Management have now parted company as the under 23 skipper looks to find a permanent move out pf the club during this window. There has been […]

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