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By Allen Cummings Grady Diangana or Felipe Anderson. Who was the man of the match on Saturday? Both players, with plenty of justification, staked a claim to be last weekend’s ‘star player’. There’s a case to be made for the performances of both Declan Rice and Robert Snodgrass too but in my […]

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that the London Living Wage will increase from £10.20 to £10.55 per hour as he revealed that the London Stadium has become the latest high-profile employer to become accredited by the scheme. Announcing the new rate at the Barbican Centre today, Sadiq called on the city’s […]

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Grady Diangana’s arrival in the West Ham team has been nothing less than astonishing these last few weeks and according to Robert Snodgrass there’s more like him in the Academy. The Scot has bags of experience to pass on as the youngster makes his way in the game and declares that he brings a freshness […]

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Calls for Bobby Moore to be given a posthumous knighthood by the government are likely to fall on deaf ears. Journalist Matt Lorenzo and broadcaster Piers Morgan made the call over social media yesterday after the screening of the film ‘Bobby’ on BBC 2. However the government rejected a similar petition on 2016 The official […]

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Grady Diangana looks set to make an England international choice should he be selected for the Three Lions squad with meets With Germany’s under 20s next week. The Hammers winger has the choice of either the DR Congo or the national set up here and we understand that England are set to emerge as winners. […]

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West Ham United and London Stadium owners E20 will face each other in a court hearing two weeks from today. West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady when speaking to the London Assembly Budget monitoring committee last month estimated that both sides had spent around £2m each so far adding that whoever loses would pay the […]

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Pundit Danny Murphy claims he is becoming bored with watching the Hammers top man perform so well game in and game out. Murphy, who pops up in numerous areas of the media world, was talking to talkSPORT when offering his throwaway line. Marko put on another stellar display in the 4-2 win over Burnley , […]

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Former ref Mark Clattenburg has made it clear that Grady Diangana was fouled in the box against Burnley and that “rusty” referee Roger East was wrong in not awarding a penalty. East has been pretty inactive this season but Clattenburg remains shocked that he failed to see what was a clear penalty to everybody else. […]

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A new campaign may soon be underway to get Bobby Moore a posthumous knighthood. The film ‘Bobby’ was shown on BBC2 last night as Hammers fans and the word at large watched in wonder at the best footballer I, for one, and thousands of others have ever seen. But his qualities as a man were […]

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Pablo Zabaleta is the latest Hammer to join the Grady Diangana fan club. The impact this young man has made this season appears to have no limits and for the brilliant professional Zaba has made it clear he is trying to help him through every game. Discussing the winger on www.whufc.com he said: “Grady seems […]

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elipe Anderson’s brilliant performance against Burnley has caught the eye right across Europe. And as a result he has been named in Gazzetta dello Sport‘s European Team of the Week. It’s yet another major confidence boost for the player who had been out of sorts before his match winning performance at the weekend after arriving at the […]

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Former Hammers assistant manager Stuart Pearce has told Declan Rice to decide his international future by following his heart. After representing the Republic of Ireland at every level from under-16 to the senior team,the Hammers star is taking a long time making up his mind on the issue. And Pearce – who was a major […]

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Jamie Redknapp has heaped praise on Declan Rice after doubting his ability to “master” the deeep lying midfield defensive position when he was pushed into the role earlier in the season. The youngster has been producing a series of man of the match performances since taking over the role in front of the back four […]

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There seems no end to the miseries being suffered by £20k a week Reece Oxford who has failed to figure in Manuel Pellegrini’s thinking since he arrived as the club’s new boss. Oxford’s only appearances in a Hammers shirt this season have been for the under 23s and at the weekend he was left despairing […]

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Claims that former Arsenal striker Gervinho could join the Hammers this winter are unlikely to become a reality. They are based on Andriy Yarmolenko and Manu Lanzini being injured neither of whom is an out and out striker of anyway. And with Marko Arnautovic, Andy Carroll on his way back, Chicharito and Lucas Perez available […]

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Robert Snodgrass is playing a big part in a Hammers team that is starting to display a brand of football which is exciting the fans in a big way. The Scot was all action again on Saturday and believes the improvement in the team is clear for all to see. Speaking to www.whufc.com he said: […]

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West Ham are setting out on a run of nine matches which appear to give them a fine chance of reaping a points harvest before the end of the year. Indeed, as we head towards Christmas and the New Year this looks as though it could be very much the defining period in the Hammers […]

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I don’t mind admitting it ….I cried tonight! These days I don’t watch too much TV unless it’s football or racing related so when BBC2 showed a programme simply titled Bobby! it was inevitable watching That everyone knew exactly what the show would be about simply from the name tells you all you need to […]

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West Ham came through their win over Burnley in good shape and with no further injuries. With a lengthy list of casualties over recent weeks, the club are keeping a very careful check on possible injury issues as they go into a string of games which can see them climb to safety. And although Yarmolenko, […]

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The Irons maintained their three point advantage over Palace and remain in 13th place following the South London outfit’s 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. It also worsened Palace’s goal difference which is now four goals inferior to ours. Further down the table Southampton find themselves in 16th place after a terrible defeat at […]

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Felipe Anderson has paid tribute to his Hammers team-mates who never lost faith in the club’s record signing. His inconsistent form prior to yesterday (Sat) has been a greater worry to the fans rather than the players who have been behind him from Day one. The Brazilian told the club’s official website: “The Premier League […]

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Former Republic of Ireland international Ian Harte doesn’t believe Declan Rice will kick another ball for the national team. Instead he reckons his head is being turned towards England and that his mind has been mind may be made up by now. Harte won 64 caps for Ireland and is unhappy that Rice is being […]

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Issa Diop is as thrilled with yesterday’s result along with the rest of the squad but very unhappy that we conceded two goals along the way. Speaking to the official site he said: “We are very happy to win this game. It was a tough game but we scored four goals and did some good things, […]

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West Ham co chairman has congratulated Academy Director Terry Westley and his staff for the “amazing job” they are doing for the club. Gold, speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh said: “We had a fabulous transfer window and then to see young Grady Diangana emerge as a first team player as well as Declan Rice is wonderful. It’s […]

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Grady Diangana edged two goal match winner Felipe Anderson out of top spot in the exclusive ClaretandHugh fans player ratings for the match against Burnley. Each match day CandH‘s specially developed ratings give fans the opportunity of offering their marks for each player’s performance during the games. And although Anderson has caught most of the […]

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West Ham’s win over Burnley must be followed by a second at Huddersfield next weekend if they are to show they are not a one-off team. Inconsistency has been a problem for the Irons, a charge that could even be levelled at them during the London Stadium on Saturday, even during the 90 minutes itself. […]

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