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Marko Arnautovic was at the centre of a bizarre incident in the 77th minute at Windsor Park on Sunday night as Austria took on Northern Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. Rangers Defender Gareth McAuley seemed like he tried to choke the West Ham striker who had just come on as a 71st-minute substitute. McAuley was […]

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Former West Ham player and manager Harry Redknapp is already a big hit in the jungle with ITV viewers. In the first twenty-four hours Harry said he was not too happy about the I’m A Celebrity camp conditions saying he thought it would be “a lot more luxurious”. “I thought there was a caravan round the […]

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West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini was reportedly present at Windsor Park this evening to watch Austria beat Northern Ireland but if a former Hammer is to be believed he wasn’t there to watch his player Marko Arnautovic come on as a 71st-minute substitute. Former Hammer Steve Lomas who was commentating for Sky Sports said “There’s talk […]

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Marko Arnautovic was interviewed after the Austrian international game but refused to discuss recent speculation about wanting Champions League football. He told Sky Sports cameras “I don’t want to talk about it, I concentrate on West Ham, We have a big game against Man City and I think this game and next games what they […]

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Injured Hammer Andriy Yarmolenko met with West Ham supporters at the London Stadium mega store this afternoon. Yarmolenko ruptured his Achilles and immediately underwent surgery last month and is forecast to be out of action for around six months. BUt he joined Connor Coventry this afternoon to meet with fans and sign autographs and have […]

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West Ham’s legal team told appeal judges that stadium owners E20 used stadium safety as a convenient excuse to withhold a capacity increase in the London Stadium in early 2017. During the appeal hearing, which was streamed live on Youtube last Thursday, West Ham’s barrister said: “What we say was happening here is the true reason is they […]

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West Ham’s growing injury list would appear to ensure that yet another key position will need covering via a January window cash splash. News that Ryan Fredericks is set to be out of action until at least February it looks very much as though the Hammers will need to make an addition on the right […]

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Hammers Manuel Lanzini published a video of himself in training importantly kicking a ball on the training pitch. The words that accompany the video say “Think, believe, dream and dare” Lanzini suffered from a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury during in World Cup training back in June. He then underwent successful surgery at the Hospital Quirón […]

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West Ham have been hot by another major injury blow with Ryan Fredericks set to spend three months on the sidelines. The right back was injured at Huddersfield after appearing as a substitute for Pablo Zabaleta with manager Manuel Pellegrini revealing after the match he had been unable to walk. Fredericks has damaged his ankle […]

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Michail Antonio’s future may be a little “up in the air” but there can be no doubting his commitment to the club’s Players Project which aims to see the squad involved in community projects. And discussing the new project he said: “It is a great thing because it gives people the opportunity to learn. “I’m working […]

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Mirror Football writers have given their verdict on the world’s worst football stadiums and the London Stadium received two votes. Andy Dunn “As far as competition for the worst major football stadium goes, West Ham United’s home is in a league of its own. The only argument against it owning the title is that, well, it is not […]

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Less than 2% of Claret and Hugh readers think they West Ham can finish in the top six of the Premier League this season. Just over 6.5% of supporters in yesterday’s Claret and Hugh poll think we can still finish in the top eight. Just over 32% say a Top Ten finish is achievable while […]

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Michail Antonio is entirely non committal on whether he will remain an Iron beyond January. The former Hammer of the Year has been regularly linked with a move to Crystal Palace over recent months where manager Roy Hodgson is known to be a big admirer. Asked about his future, Antonio is quoted on London Football […]

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Declan Rice is this morning being linked with Manchester United despite him having made it clear he intends to stay at West Ham. The Daily Star Sunday has recycled Old Trafford link claiming that Manchester United have joined the race to sign the teenager. The report says United have officially declared their interest in Rice […]

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The Hammers are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Nantes forward Emiliano Sala. The Sunday People claims that ourselves, Wolves, Everton and Palace are all in the chase for the 28 year old and that a £15 million bid could be on the cards. The Argentine is claimed to be ready for a […]

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By Allen Cummings We’ve all got our own wish lists for the festive season. and Michail Antonio recently alluded on Instagram to something on his own list this Christmas, when he posted a picture of Andy Carroll with the words: “everyone needs a Carroll at Christmas”. Who would argue that it will […]

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Back in July Claret and Hugh ran a poll asking supporters their expectations of the Premier League season for West Ham and where readers expected they would finish. Full of optimism after spending over £100m on the summer transfer window nearly 72% of 3,000 that voted said a top-eight finish was achievable! Another 23% said ninth or tenth meaning […]

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Mario Husillos’ presence at the game between Greece and Finland, where he is believed to have been watching Olympiacos left back Leonardo Koutris, nails all that stuff about transfer window decisions not being considered until January 1. It also recognises that the left back position has become a real problem at the club along with […]

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Jack Wilshere reckons Felipe Anderson is getting there! The back-in-training Hammers midfielder has been watching our Brazilian boy carefully and speaking to www.whufc.com he declared: “It was difficult for him at the start as he came from Italy and he’s a Brazilian boy and it’s hard in the Premier League week-in, week-out. It doesn’t matter […]

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West Ham will finally get their day in court next week when the long-running feud over capacity at the London Stadium goes before a judge. Last Thursday West Ham went to the court of appeal to force stadium owners E20 to reveal six crucial emails which they claim contain proof of an ‘off-radar’ discussion which sheds significant light […]

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Stuart Pearce has entered the Mark Arnautovic debate and where things are likely to go from here! The former Hammers player and assistant boss under David Moyes was part of the set up under which we saw the striker transformed from the wing to central striker. And speaking on talkSPORT, Pearce cast doubts over the Austrian’s […]

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West Ham fans – currently voting in our latest poll are coming to an overwhelming verdict on whether the club should pay Mark Arnautovic £200k a week – or close to it – to remain at the club. ClaretandHugh launched the poll last night after morning newspaper reports claimed that such a demand had been […]

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West Ham appear to be on the left back case with the transfer window just around the corner. A report on Twitter from an account named “Scouts in Attendance” claims that Hammers director of football, Mario Husillos, was watching Greece beat Finland 1-0 last night. It adds that he was sat next to the associate […]

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Separating fact from fiction when football transfer talk is the subject would defeat many forensic scientists…except in the case of Danijel Arnautovic when it becomes pretty easy to read. After all, it’s not as though we haven’t been here before and as usual it’s in the international break. When Marko’s future has come under discussion it […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has kicked suggestions that the central defender is on his way to AS Roma into touch. The club have been rumoured as being interested in Oggy but his agent, Giovanni Branchini, has denied the possibility. “To date, there has been no contact, Ogbonna still has a contract with West Ham and it seems […]

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Declan Rice’s growing command of the Hammers defensive midfield position has drawn some extraordinary facts from the ‘databank.’ The 19 year old has been talking about his development into the role and in doing so has given a clue as to why he was ‘hooked’ at Liverpool in the first game of the season. Since […]

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