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Neil Warnock will have nothing but warm words for Robert Snodgrass when the Hammers meet Cardiff City at the London Stadium tomorrow night. For the veteran boss admits that when the two parted company at Leeds where he managed the Scot he could have cried. Discussing tomorrow night’s game he said: “It was one of […]

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Mark Noble was delighted with the Hammers’ 3-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend, but says the club could and should have scored even more! He told the club’s official website: “I feel relieved because Saturday was one of those games where, if you lose, you’re back in the mix and going into a three-game […]

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Felipe Anderson is a “flying machine”, according to Jamie Redknapp! The silky winger destroyed Newcastle at the weekend as the Irons ran out 3-0 winners at St James’ Park. Anderson capped his performance with an excellent solo goal as the Irons leapfrogged the Magpies into 13th. And Sky pundit Redknapp was impressed with the performance […]

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Manuel Pellegrini made two major decisions in the summer – one about Felipe Anderson and the other on a certain Robert Snodgrass. At the time they were at the opposite end of his thinking with one to become the marquee signing at 35 million and the other needing to show that he could his unfortunate […]

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Garth Crooks has hailed Manuel Pellegrini’s decision to play with two strikers against Newcastle. The Hammers boss picked Javier Hernandez and Marko Arnautovic up top as the Irons ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at St James’ Park. Hernandez scored twice and Felipe Anderson capped an excellent individual display with a superb injury-time finish to round […]

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Zaba is thinking only of Cardiff City and back to back wins! Whether he plays or not given Manuel Pellegrini’s insistence that he can’t play in every game is another things but his commitment to the squad is clear. Speaking about the game to www.whufc.com he said: “We are thinking about Tuesday, then we will think […]

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West Ham faces Cardiff City on Tuesday night at the London Stadium. Today’s Claret and Hugh poll asks whether the Hammers will Win, Lose or Draw? West Ham has played the Welsh side a total of 58 games since their first game one hundred and four years ago in Southern First league on 10th April […]

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Javier Hernandez has received a big vote of confidence from supporters with over 85% wanting the Mexican striker to stay beyond the winter. Questioned by Spanish newspaper Marca last week on whether he will be weighing up his future in the Summer Hernandez replied: “I don’t know, even this winter! “I want to play, to participate as much […]

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By CandH’s Allen Cummings On Saturday it was a 550 mile plus round road trip to see the Hammers play away at Newcastle. St. James’ Park is one of the country’s iconic football grounds. Those West Ham fans with an aversion to the London Stadium will willingly tell you it’s a ‘proper’ […]

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West Ham’s on loan midfielder Edmilson Fernandes has been roundly condemned in the Italian media after an apparently awful performance against Juventus. Fiorentina were beaten 0-3 and Fernandes’ display was described by Calciomercato.com as: “Mistakes and errors,he also gives a penalty to Juventus, not ready for certain situations.” Fiorentina won their last match on September 30 […]

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Chicharito has received his first Claret and Hugh man of the match after scoring an average score of 8.47 from hundreds of reader ratings. Felipe Anderson was close behind with an average score of 8.37 with Issa Diop in third place with a score of 8.18. It has been a long time since three West Ham players […]

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Hammers striker Javier Hernandez showed a glimpse of why West Ham forked out a £16m transfer fee and made him the Iron’s top earner on a reported £140,000 per week as he bagged a brace of goals away at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. Last week over seven hundred Claret and Hugh readers said he could go […]

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Declan Rice gave honourable mentions to Felipe Anderson and Robert Snodgrass after a victory he hopes will really set the team on its way this December. The 19 year old had special reasons for wanting a big result at St James Park where he had previously experienced the biggest of highest and lowest of lows […]

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He was known as ‘This Charming Man’ at Manchester City but a certain West Ham based Geordie striker may be ready to disagree. For all the quiet and dignified personality, Manuel Pellegrini is no sentimentalist as his attitude to the last two game, when AC has apparently been ready to go, is concerned. Instead, over […]

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West Ham United’s U18 squad are more than ready for tomorrow’s FA Youth Cup third-round tie with Brighton & Hove Albion to kick-off with coach Jack Collison describing them as ”double excited.” They will be eager to end a six-year wait for a win in the country’s most-prestigious tournament for scholars and schoolboys. The Irons […]

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Eight in ten West Ham supporters believe Karren Brady should give up her Sun football column as it is a conflict of interest. Results of a Claret and Hugh poll show almost 80% of those who voted believe she should ditch her tabloid football diary immediately. Last year Supporters of around 70 English football clubs […]

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West Ham will be without Aaron Cresswell and have also been hit with another injury concern ahead of the Tuesday night visit of Cardiff City. There is a doubt over highly impressive central defender Fabian Balbuena who has a dead leg after the exertions of the match against Newcastle yesterday afternoon and looks set to […]

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Aaron Ramsey will depart Arsenal for free at the end of the season after the club told him in person why he will not be offered a new contract. The Wales midfielder is understood to have accepted this will be his last season at the club, having made 341 appearances and scored 59 goals since he […]

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Felipe Anderson received rave reports last night and this morning after a brilliant display at Newcastle which was probably even better than his outstanding display against Burnley. The Brazilian showed a vast array of skills against the Geordies and probably, with the rest of the team, demonstrated that the time for looking over our shoulders […]

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BBC pundit Alan Shearer praised West Ham’s performance saying they were much the better team and deserved the win yesterday but called his own former team toothless in their display at home. Shearer wrote on his personal Twitter account “I’m pleased I’m not on BBC Match of the Day tonight having to analyse that toothless […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is demanding more of the same agaubst Cardiff on Tuesday night in a game that is likely to see him make a key change with Michail Antonio taking over from Pablo Zabaleta at the back. Second guessing Pelle is a pointless operation because reading the comments on Antonio he made last evening it […]

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Hugh hands out the marks on a special afternoon Fabianski: What a great signing – several top saves, parries and punches and really cominating in the areas that count. Unlike many not afraid to leave his line 7 Zabaleta: Some dodgy moments early on but grew into it and always providing an […]

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Chicharito comes under our Player Watch examination today and it couldn’t have been better timed as he grabbed the opening two goals. Here CandH’s DANNY LEACH reports his every kick! 11 – GOAL – 0-1 – Snodgrass cuts in on the right hand side and curls in a dangerous cross into box which […]

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Match of the Day‘s top pundit ( for me anyway) Jermaine Jenas could hardly have spoken more highly of Felipe Anderson if he he had tried. Anderson of course had an enormous game against Newcastle with the goal becoming his fourth in four games. But it’s his speed, guile, passing ability, positioning and so much […]

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Hugh hands out the marks on a special afternoon Fabianski: What a great signing – several top saves, parries and punches and really cominating in the areas that count. Unlike many not afraid to leave his line 7 Zabaleta: Some dodgy moments early on but grew into it and always providing an outlet […]

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