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West Ham want Southend United star Charlie Kelman, according to HITC. Kelman, who currently plays for the club’s Under-23 side, scored the winner as Southend beat Leyton Orient in the FA Youth Cup on Thursday. He has been watched by numerous Premier League clubs, including Bournemouth and Brighton. Aston Villa are also scouting American Kelman, […]

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Claret and Hugh has launched their own dedicated fans forum where readers can carry on discussions with like minded West Ham supporters. With up to two million pages read each and every month and 80,000 registered website users on Claret and Hugh we have today launched our own online forum. The new fans forum can be […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini has made no decisions on any ins and outs from the club this January preferring instead to concentrate on the next eight games. With much speculation that we are looking for a left back, midfielder and striker, the manager has played down talk of any comings and going from the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini says Burnley are always same old, same old! The Clarets have had Sean Dyche at the helm since 2012. They shocked many, however, by finishing seventh last season and qualifying for the Europa League. This season has been tougher, with Burnley currently 15th, having won just two games all season. Nevertheless, Pellegrini does […]

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Marko Arnautovic looks set to captain the Hammers in the absence of Mark Noble against Burnley tomorrow (Sat). We understand Marko is now 100 per cent fine following his virus infection and in was in good form during his brief appearance against Spurs. Noble will be missing both for this game and the future at […]

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Jack Collison expects the Under-18s clash with Leicester City to be an emotional one this weekend. The Foxes, of course, were rocked by tragedy last weekend, as a helicopter crash claimed the life of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, as well as four others on board. The disaster occurred after the senior Irons had played out a […]

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Chelsea are reportedly interested in West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. The Metro report that the Blues want the 19-year-old, who spent seven years with the Blues’ academy before leaving to join the Hammers. Obviously, Rice has yet to sign a new contract at the London Stadium, and the club are said to be aware of […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has backed Felipe Anderson to get back to his best! The Hammers winger has been struggling for form in recent weeks. That was topped off with a disappointing display against Spurs in the Carabao Cup, but Pellegrini insists that the summer signing from Lazio has his full backing. “He is not happy because […]

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West Ham are today being linked with Arsenal flop Gervinho! Calciomercato claim that the Hammers are interested in securing the signature of the Ivory Coast international. Many fans will remember Gervinho as the dreadlocked Arsenal forward, who scored just 11 goals in 63 games for the Gunners. However, he is tearing it up in Serie […]

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Claret and Hugh has increased its social media reach adding a number of extra platforms to its existing stable. CandH remains one of most read West Ham news sites with up to 2 millions visitors per month and 80,000 registered website users. In addition to our 22,000 followers on Twitter @ClaretAndH and over 3,000 on our C&H […]

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Felipe Anderson is a luxury player, hence the lack of interest from top Premier League clubs, says former Hammer Don Hutchinson. The Brazilian has struggled for form in east London, and was anonymous as the Irons lost 3-1 to Spurs in the Carabao Cup. Signed for £35 million, many fans expect more from the former […]

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So we move on to Burnley and the prospect of a certain Joe Hart returning to the London Stadium tomorrow (Sat). He will of course receive a big welcome won’t he (?) although the nature of that “hello again” remains to be seen! Joe has let in 21 Premier League goals for the Clarets this […]

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Grady Diangana looks certain to be involved against Burnley tomorrow after making an astonishing inpact since his arrival in the first team. Here’s how CaretandHugh Facebook followers have responded to the young man’s arrival on the first team scene. O Absolute firecracker! O A new starlet is born. Such bravery and heart on the pitch with […]

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A majority of Hammers fans would sooner see Robert Snodgrass start against Burnley than Felipe Anderson. The Brazilian is experiencing a poor run of form currently and there has been much debate over his position in the team. Manuel Pellegrini subbed him for the 31 year old Scot on Wednesday night and explained later that […]

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Robert Snodgrass – currently involved in scrapping for a first team place over Felipe Anderson – knows exactly what to expect from Burnley on Saturday afternoon. It seems a certainty that the Scot will be involved either from the start or as a sub against the Clarets who have conceded nine goals in their last […]

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Paraguay’s national manager Juan Carlos Osorio has made a special trip to West Ham’s training ground where he has had discussions with Manuel Pellegrini and Fabian Balbuena. The central defender has made around 40 appearances for his country and Osorio is believed to have been keen to discuss his current form with the manager and […]

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Fabian Balbuena has spoken on on the possibility of West Ham signing his fellow international team-mate Miguel Almiron. The attacking midfielder – currently playing with Atlanta United in the USA – has been widely touted as a possible Hammers signing. And it appears that Balbuena has given him an endorsement during an interview on a […]

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Mark Lawrenson reckons the Hammers will grab a much needed win over Burnley at the London Stadium tomorrow (Saturday). He is line with most who believe Sean Dyche’s Clarets are booked for defeat although Riobert Snodgrass insists nothing can be taken lightly. Writing in his BBC column Lawrenson says: “This game last season was memorable for […]

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Former Chelsea star Jason Cundy has told Blues boss Maurizio Sarri to be careful about signing Hammers top man Marko Arnautovic. The story has been doing the rounds in London for some time but the former Stamford Bridge defender isn’t at all sure that it would be a wise move. “I don’t know whether Arnautovic […]

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The Felipe Anderson debate gets fiercer by the day and although sides are being taken there’s a very sensible mass of people sitting on the fence and giving the Brazilian time. That’s a wise policy given what we have seen so often before with a number of newly arriving players, notably a certain Marko Arnautovic […]

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West Ham are tonight being reported as having made a €35 million offer to sign Franck Kessie from Milan. The 21 year old central midfielder is on the short list of many top clubs although he has a contract at Milan until 2022 and it would take every penny of the 35 million euros to get […]

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Felipe Anderson once again received poor reviews and ratings in the cup game against Spurs last night and was replaced at half time with Robert Snodgrass. Manuel Pellegrini said post match he only intended for Anderson to play for 45 five minutes as he had to consider the Saturday match against Burnley. While Robert Snodgrass […]

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By Allen Cummings Burnley are back and no doubt the Clarets will be hoping for a repeat of their visit last season when they took all three points in a comprehensive 3-0 victory. Everyone connected with West Ham on the other hand will be hoping for anything BUT a repeat of a […]

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West Ham are expected to escape an FA probe following the pitch incursions from a couple of ‘supporters’ during the match against Spurs. Two made it from the stands and a third is understood to have been stopped before he could reach the playing surface according to the Mirror. The Hammers will hand out life […]

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The Hammers are currently being linked with Roma forward Stephan El Shaaraway although only by the Italian media who a few weeks ago were keen to let us know that we were ready to pay £22 million for Edin Dzeko at the same club! Calciomercato reported that a fortnight ago that theHammers were ready to pay […]

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Declan Rice and the rest of the squad are facing a couple of days during which they need to recover from the exertions of a busy week. The midfielder – speaking to www.whufc.com – declared: “Obviously, playing three games in a week is tough, especially having played the second half with ten men on Saturday. […]

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