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Aaron Cresswell has revealed how proud he was to score the goal that beat Newcastle United in 2014. Four years ago to the day, the left-back netted his very first strike for the Hammers against the Magpies at Upton Park. Cresswell broke down the left flank and met Cheikhou Kouyate’s pass to finish past Rob […]

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Marko Arnautovic has returned to full training and is expected to be fit for the game against Newcastle at the weekend. As reported here earlier it has been anticipated Marko would make it despite sustaining a knock in the match against Manchester City at the weekend. He went off in the last minute of the […]

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Declan Rice has welcomed the news that the London Stadium’s capacity is to be increased to 60,000. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: “It is fantastic news that the London Stadium capacity is increasing to 60,000 – it can only be a good thing to have more West Ham supporters cheering us on, “There is no better […]

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West Ham have a series of games that could leave the club in a very healthy position come January. Having faced the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs, the Irons’ next eight games all look inherently winnable. Newcastle, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Watford, Southampton, Burnley and Brighton are all on the […]

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Middlesbrough are ready to make Jordan Hugill’s loan move permanent, according to the Bristol Post. Boro are chasing promotion in the Championship and Hugill has scored three goals in 12 games. His contract reportedly contains a clause that allows Boro to make the move a permanent transfer in January. And the Hammers are understood to […]

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West Ham are keeping a careful eye on the progress midfielder Edmilson Fernandes is making at Fiorentina where the youngster has become a regular in the Serie A team. And at the same time that has done his international prospects no harm at all where he has been representing Switzerland this season. He has now […]

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Over 77% of Claret and Hugh readers believe West Ham should pay Declan Rice his £30,000 basic per week wage demands now and not stall any longer, Just over 5% believe the talks should wait until the Summer as reported by the Guardian earlier this week. Interestingly nearly 17% say the current offer is enough for […]

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West Ham are this morning being linked with a move for a third Chelsea player after speculation that we are in for both Gary Cahill and Danny Drinkwater. According to ExWHUemployee we are interested in former loan player Victor Moses who was with us for a year in 2015-16 when he registered one goal in […]

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West Ham are ready to end Sead Haksabanovich’s loan to Malaga and find him another club in January. The club are deeply frustrated that the highly promising midfielder has been handed just one start since he arrived at the club. And today via a senior insider at the London Stadium ClaretandHugh was told there was […]

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Reece Oxford’s enthusiasm to leave West Ham this winter is probably matched only by the club. With Manuel Pellegrini keeping the closest possible eye on the Under 23s and academy products it speaks volumes that he has shown no real interest in the £20k a week teenager. The player has made it clear recently that […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is likely to leave Andy Carroll on the bench even should Marko Arnautovic fail to make Saturday’s starting line-up against Newcastle United on Saturday. Arenie is believed to be suffering from a knock affecting his hip although there’s a lot of confidence within the backroom team he will recover in […]

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West Ham loanee Jordan Hugil’s improving form has given renewed hope the club will finally sell the David Moyes signing on in the summer. Hugill – who inexplicably was brought in by the Scot for £10 million and failed to start a game – has been loaned out to his hometown club Middlesbrough and is […]

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Exciting Hammers midfielder Marcus Brown scored twice as Oxford beat Rochdale in the League One fixture at the Kassam Stadium last night. And that took the player’s tally to seven from 20 games this season with five of them coming in the last eight games. Browne is seen as one of the brightest Under 23 […]

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Marcus Browne’s form at Oxford once again demonstrated – if it needs to be – the extraordinary progress being made within the club’s academy. Grady Diangana, Conor Coventry, Joe Powell, Browne, Nathan Holland and Xande Silva are all starting to catch the headlines with the midfielder’s exploits at Oxford the latest talking point. These days […]

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Episode thirteen 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 Man City defeat, we also discuss Arthur Masuku together with which players could leave in the January transfer […]

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Sampdoria pesident Massimo Ferrero has had his assets seized and been arrested over financial crimes by Italian authorities. The Independent reports that among the transactions under the microscope are the transfer of midfielder Pedro Obiang to West Ham, from which €1.2m (£1.06m) have allegedly gone missing from the Serie A club’s accounts. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing […]

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Maybe Mr Cole could solve the West Ham left-back dilemma, no not Carlton Cole or Joe Cole but Ashley Cole! The former England left-back has just been released by LA Galaxy after his contract at the Major League Soccer club expired. The club decided not to exercise an option to re-sign the 37-year-old, along with seven other […]

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West Ham has been rated with 71st highest average wage in the world amongst all sports teams. The Global Sports Salaries Survey 2018 by www.sportingintelligence.com says the average West Ham player earns £3,189,333 per equivalent to £61,333 per week. Barcelona led the table with £10,454,259 per year or £201,043 per week for their players. NBA basketball team Oklahoma […]

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West Ham are reportedly willing to wait until the end of the season before resuming talks with Declan Rice over a new contract claims Jacob Steinberg in the Guardian yesterday. The 19-year-old is thought to currently earn £3,000 per week basic wage plus £10,000 per appearance bonus each time he starts. It has been widely reported […]

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Jack Wilshere is now fit to rejoin the first squad for the game against Newcastle this weekend – a match that has taken on a far more serious look than it did a few weeks ago with the Geordies having won their last three games. The former Gunner was first expected to be out for […]

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Two Hammers feature in the early betting for the January transfer window to sign for another club before 3rd February 2019. Sky Bet have created betting markets for both Marko Arnautovic and Issa Diop Arnie is at odds of 7/1 to join Manchester United with a move to Chelsea priced at 10/1, Juventus is 18/1 […]

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Michail Antonio’s West Ham future looks assured through the winter and beyond next summer after the club issues a hands off message. The former Hammer of the Year and one time runner-up to Dimitri Payet has made his position clear at the club claiming in a recent interview that he is desperate to make his […]

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Bobby Moore has been voted the Greatest British Sports Personality of All Time in a poll conducted by Radio Times! The long awaited and long overdue title is his as the result of a poll to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award is announced. The Radio Times,has provided […]

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West Ham are hopeful that Marko Arnautovic will be okay for the trip to Newcastle at the weekend after appearing to sustain an injury in the last few minutes of the game against Manchester City. The Hammers finished the match with 10 men after Arnautovic left the field with Manuel Pellegrini unable to call upon […]

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The Claret and Hugh West Ham player rating results are in from Saturday’s defeat at the hands of league leaders Manchester City and it is not surprising they are predictable low overall. Declan Rice has been voted the Claret and Hugh man of the match yet again with an average score of 6.95 with no scores […]

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West Ham have this morning denied that Manchester United have expressed any interest – formal or informal – in striker Marko Arnautovic. An overnight report claimed that the Red Devils had made their interest known and that the Hammers were aware of it – but then added that there would be no winter bid for […]

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