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A statement from the London Mayor’s press office claims the London Stadium is not for sale dashing hopes that West Ham might one day own the former Olympic Stadium. A Statement by published by KUMB.com obtained by one of their members read: “I can confirm that the Mayor’s position remains the same; the London Stadium is […]

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Mark Noble was as disappointed at the end of last night’s game as he was delighted following the Manchester United victory. And the captain believes he understands why the lads could not get that goal which would have given them a share of the spoils. He explained: “We attacked and we had the ball, but […]

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So far so good! Today’s results did the Hammers no further harm after the disappointing events on the south coast on Friday last night (Fri). And with the two clubs who can overtake the Hammers in the table tomorrow – Fulham and Saints -being involved at home to Arsenal and Chelsea respectively we may well […]

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Andriy Yarmolenko – hauled off as the Irons chased Friday night’s game against Brighton – is reported to be fully fit and ready for the next action against Spurs. The Ukranian was caught early on with what looked like a nasty knock to his achilles and was certainly off colour by his own standards throughout […]

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has used her Saturday column in the Sun newspaper to label Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez two of the biggest moaners in the Premier League while she defends Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Brady writes: “The affection for “Rafa” is as strong as for any manager in the country. Feelings for […]

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Michail Antonio received the worst player rating from hundreds of Claret and Hugh readers unimpressed with his performance against Brighton and Hove Albion last night but Arthur Maskuaku, Lucas Perez and Andriy Yarmolenko also came heavy criticism with average scores in the four range. Antonio was the biggest disappointment of the night with an average rating […]

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It is the West Ham way to hold an unbeaten Chelsea, thrash Macclesfield 8-0 in the cup and beat Manchester United 3-1 four days later yet lose to an out of form Brighton the following week. We all know the drill by now! West Ham build up your expectations to fool you in a false […]

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Brighton boss Chris Hughton doesn’t share the view of some that West Ham were a poor second in the defeat at the Amex Stadium last night. Although he team were well worth their first half lead they had to hang on desperately as the Hammers battered them at times in the second period. And but […]

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Late sub Robert Snodgrass – like the rest of the dressing room – was left frustrated by the defeat at Brighton. He explained: “In the second half we were miles better, but the way we started the game – and the manager touched on it at half time – wasn’t at the standard that we’ve […]

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By Dan Briard of www.twistandshoutwhu.co.uk West Ham lost 1-0 to Brighton last night in what was a very disappointing display seeing as the team came into the game unbeaten in four. The Hammers had revived their desperately poor start to the season with seven points against Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United. Coming into the Brighton game, […]

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Premier League referee Kevin Friend ended up a laughing stock as he removed a missile thrown on the pitch by travelling West Ham fans at the Amex stadium as the Hammers lost 1-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion last night. The missile in question was a rubber dildo allegedly chucked on the pitch by from the […]

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Three points lost against a team that’s beaten us three times in three Premier League meetings! The Brighton defeat was deeply disappointing. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s Facebook followers saw it. https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?ref=br_rs O Thought we might have learnt some lessons from previous games. To little effort too late. O Despite how disappointing the result may be and our […]

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Marko Arnautovic didn’t have one of his better games for the Irons last night with a missed free kick and late chance in front of goal. Brighton are a team that take no prisoners and on a couple of occasions Albion players took a yellow for the cause in hauling him down as he threatened […]

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It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Aaron Cresswell return for the match against Spurs after the international break. The manager appears to take a very harsh view indeed of critical mistakes and lapses of concentration when Carlos Sanchez was thrown into outer darkness after the Wolves game and Declan Rice was cast […]

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Brighton 1 West Ham 0 By Hugh Southon The cynics and snipers won’t have it of course but the Irons deserved to leave the south coast with at least a share of the spoils based almost solely on their second half performance. Instead they left as losers again against a Brighton team which holds three […]

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Please give your player ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the Brighton and Hove Albion v West Ham away defeat. Please only vote if you watched the game and select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t play […]

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Disappointed Manuel Pellegrini made his feelings very clear after the Brighton defeat – that this was the kind of game we should not lose. Speaking immediately after the game he said: “We didn’t play in the first half in the way we must. We talked before the game that it would be decided by one […]

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El Comandante’ Balbuena comes under our Player Watch examination tonight from CandH’s man Danny Leach. 11 – Receives the ball from Rice and wins a foul when he charges forward 14 – Heads the ball from Anderson’s corner towards the corner of the goal and Obiang’s follow up shot is deflected for another corner […]

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West Ham supporters seem to be very confident of a West Ham win tonight according to a Claret and Hugh poll. Over seventy percent of Claret and Hugh readers polled think that the Hammers will record a back to back win this evening after beating Manchester United 3-1 last weekend. Just six percent of nearly […]

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You’ve got to love Mark Noble haven’t you? He’s not everybody’s cup of rosy but he’s honest to his fault and a quick look at his Evening Standard column today reveals a guy with a genuine desire to tell it as it is. I’ve had my share to say about him in the past and […]

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West Ham’s youngsters are ready for the Under 18 clash against Arsenal tomorrow with Jack Collison declaring: We go into the Arsenal game with high hopes. “We’ve been working very hard on the training pitch and in the classroom and the boys have really bought into what we’re trying to get across and the areas we […]

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Mark Noble has answered his critics who claim his legs have gone or that he lacks pace. He has used his London Standard column to explain he has never been quick but points pace isn’t everything when you have a good footballing brain. He also points out he covered the most distance in the win […]

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Mark Noble says Marko Arnautovic can be misunderstood and compares him to maverick players of West Ham’s past including Julian Dicks and Paolo Di Canio. He explains he didn’t like him at Stoke but now says he loves him to bits despite giving him and other a dressing down after the Wolves defeat. Nobes writes […]

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Mark Noble has revealed he is set to play with West Ham fan and professional golfer Francesco Molinari in a pro-am golf tournament if Manuel Pellegrini gives his approval. Mollinari recently won his singles match in the final day of the Ryder Cup last weekend to bring home the cup back to Europe. Noble revealed in […]

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Friends of West Ham fan Mick Ferris tragically killed in accident when a window fell from a tower block on Tuesday has asked supporters to remember the 53 year old with applause on 53rd minute either tonight away at Brighton or at the next home fixture at the London Stadium against Spurs. It is claimed that […]

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