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West Ham are in the midst of a two-game winning run, and several key players have taken time out to play some crazy snooker! Mark Noble, Robert Snodgrass, Javier Hernandez and Marko Arnautovic headed to Romford Snooker Club to meet up with snooker legends Steve Davis and John Parrott for Betway. However, they were a […]

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Declan Rice doesn’t tweet too regularly so when he does it becomes something of an event. And after the victory over Cardiff City he was among the first to let his feelings known after another fine performance personally and collectively. The teenager was obviously thrilled that the long awaited back to back victories after nearly […]

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Rumours that Crystal Palace will be without Wilfried Zaha, James Tomkins and Luka Milivojevic for the weekend game against the Hammers are false Whilst they all picked up yellow cards in the game against Brighton and Hove Albion last night, the authoritative www.soccerbase.com reveals this his takes their tally to four each for the season. Thus they […]

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Robert Snodgrass was thrilled to see the team grab back to back win last night and is now ready to push on towards a run of top results. Speaking to www.whufc.com after the victory over Cardiff City he said: “You know how much it means to the players getting back-to-back wins and we can’t wait […]

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After picking up some great form in recent weeks CandsH PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach put marquee man Felipe Anderson under the spotlight last night. Here’s his up close and personal look at his game against Cardiff City which shows the Brazilian at the heart of the action. 1 – A through ball to Arnautovic played […]

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Manuel Pellegrini was naturally delighted with tonight’s victory over Cardiff – only the second back to back win in nearly two years. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “It was a good game with a good result. Maybe it was different in each half – the first 45 minutes we didn’t play so well, but in the […]

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ClaretandHugh’s Sergey Novyish hands out the marks Fabianski You can’t ask for more from your goalkeeper! Excellent game-changing performance. Few world-class saves (including a saved penalty). Very unlucky not to keep a clean sheet in the end! 9 Diop This guy is quality. Brilliant defensively. Supported attack well on a few occasions too. 8 Ogbonna […]

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The Hammers lifted themselves into 12th position after a totally controlled second half performance having stammered and stuttered their way through the first. Two goals from Lucas Perez – on for the injured Marko Arnautovic – was his perfect answer to the social media moans and groans and when Michail Antonio added a third all […]

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Michail Antonio admitted the Hammers had allowed the game to die in the first half but that the injury to Marko Arnautovic had changed the game. Speaking to Sky Sports he said: “It was a lively game, we had quite a few opportunities, then 20 minutes in it died out. In the second half the […]

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Over 87% of Claret and Hugh readers think that West Ham will beat Cardiff City tonight at the London Stadium. Just 2.5% of almost one thousand votes predict a draw while 10.5% predict a loss tonight. West Ham has played the Welsh side a total of 58 games since their first game one hundred and […]

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Chicharito is going nowhere despite more than a few murmurings from himself and others about his future. The Mexican has regularly been mentioned as a winter a likely departure either in December or the summer and has even made it clear himself that the move could be on. He has been very unhappy with the […]

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West Ham under 18s crashed to a penalty shoot out defeat in last night’s third round FA Youth Cup third-round to Brighton and Hove Albion. The Hammers took the lead through schoolboy Amadou Diallo’s inside six minutes and dominated but failed to kill things off with a second goal at the Chigwell Construction Stadium. Brighton levelled […]

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The Hammers go into this evening’s Premier League clash against Cardiff widely expected to grab back to back wins after the win at Newcastle. Even Mark Lawrenson grudgingly admitted we had “one of their good days” at the weekend and as a result presumably tips us for a 2-0 win. Commenting on the BBC Sport website. […]

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Declan Rice has been watching Cardiff City closely – along with the rest of the squad – and has pinpointed the danger area for the Hammers. The teenager claims that the Welsh outfit will be at there most potent from set pieces and thus Hammers defensive discipline seems to be key in that area. The […]

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Police investigating the murder of a Hammers fan who was stabbed to death as he walked home from a West Ham match have urged any witnesses to “do the right thing and tell us what you know” seven months on from his death. Eight people have been arrested but no charges have been brought and […]

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The visit of Birmingham City to the London Stadium in the FA Cup draw will not be welcomed by the police. Birmingham fans were arrested more often than those of any other club last season. Blues fans were arrested 95 times for football-related offences last season, according to figures released by the Home Office recently. […]

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West Ham and Crystal Palace will go head-to-head for Blackburn’s Bradley Dack report the Sun newspaper. The Sun claims the Hammers and Palace are preparing to test Rovers’ resolve with bids of around £20million for the talented Londoner. The 24-year-old recently walked free from court despite breaching a community order for the third time for assaulting a police officer. Dack was accused of […]

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West Ham have been scouting Algerian right-back Youcef Attal at OGC Nice & they view him as a long-term potential replacement for Pablo Zabaleta claims DZ football who covers Algerian football. The 22-year-old defender only joined French Ligue 1 side Nice from Belgian First Division A outfit Kortrijk in the summer for a transfer fee believed […]

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Manuel Pellegrini was always the driving force behind ensuring that Jack Wilshere was signed on a three year deal at West Ham – a decision considered by many to more than a little controversial. The midfielder’s injury record and recent form suggested this was a big risk but the manager remains convinced of the player […]

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Episode fourteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn, John and George Bucci analyse the Newcastle away victory, we discuss Javier Hernandez aka Chicharito and the newly formed West Ham Supporters board. […]

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West Ham will be at home for the Third Round of the FA Cup having been pulled out of hat first to play Birmingham City. That’s a hugely ironic draw for the owners who were previously in charge of the Bluenoses. That we have been drawn to play at the London Stadium is a huge […]

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Confident Chicharito iis looking forward to plenty of points this Christmas declaring: “December is always crucial for us to get as many points as we can and to achieve the goals we want to” he said. “We are all going to be ready now for the [Christmas] period and we know that recovery will now be […]

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West Ham co owner David Sullivan is delighted with a Third Round FA Cup draw against the club he and David Gold formerly owned – Birmingham City. The two were in charge at St Andrew’s for 16 years before selling out to Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung and after a short break from the game took […]

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Aaron Cresswell faces a late fitness test ahead of West Ham’s clash with Cardiff this week. Cresswell was withdrawn during the Hammers’ 3-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend after sustaining a hamstring injury. And it’s touch and go as to whether the left-back will be fit for the clash with Neil Warnock’s side in […]

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Declan Rice insists the Hammers have to target six pints from the next two games against Cardiff and Palace. He told www.whufc.com: “Saturday was a special start to this next run of games. We have got Cardiff and then Palace and we have got to look at it as a chance to get nine points. […]

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