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Will West Ham win, lose or draw when they face Brighton tonight at 8pm? Chris Hughton’s side have only earned two points from the past five matches. They have gone nine league matches without a clean sheet since beating Manchester United 1-0 on 4 May. The Seagulls could lose consecutive Premier League home games for […]

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Hammer Andy Carroll will be welcomed back by the majority of West Ham supporters according to a recent Claret and Hugh poll. We asked C&H readers yesterday “Will you be glad to see the big man back as he heads towards the end of his current contract next summer?” after news emerged from Manuel Pellegrini’s press […]

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Ok, as Mr Dan King of The Sun has held his hands up I’ll do the same and conduct a quick cease fire on the paper for now. I don’t often find myself in agreement with that particular red top and have and will continue to have some big criticisms of the Murdoch paper but […]

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Pedro Obiang has been a revelation over the past few days as he has settled into Manuel Pellegrini’s re-shaped midfield. That area has been a big part of why things have started to improve with the player looking serious business over the last three League games. But there’s more to it than that and although […]

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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts West Ham’s form will stumble at the seaside this evening as they face Brighton. His forecast is a 2-1 loss for the Hammers. Lawro writes for the BBC website “After their awful start to the season, West Ham are now on a decent run of form with two wins and […]

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West Ham could go top ten in the Premier League table this evening with a win over Brighton. A straight win would put the Hammers on ten points in eleventh place leapfrogging Everton but a comprehensive win to overcome an extra two-goal difference would put the Irons in tenth place leapfrogging Manchester United and relegating them […]

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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson predicts lots of goals this evening as West Ham face Brighton away in the Premier League but thinks the match will end in a draw with a predicted result of 2-2. That result would push the Hammers up to twelfth in the Premier League table. Merson writes on the Sky Sports […]

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Mark Noble has been singled out for special mention by Manuel Pellegrini as the manager assesses the progress the team has made over recent weeks. Speaking on the official site the manager said: ““When you are a captain of a team you are because you’re a player that needs to be a leader and Mark […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted Marko Arnautovic is a “difficult” character to manage but backs him to continue his progress as a striker. The boss believes it’s important for him to have another full season scoring goals adding: “Marko has character, a difficult character, he always trying to give all of him because it is the way […]

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Hammer Andy Carroll will return to the West Ham squad after yet another injury following the international break. The big man made just 22 appearances in all competitions last season before being hit with another ankle injury in pre-season. AC splits opinion like few others and is very much a Marmite Man as a result […]

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Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill told reporters today “I’ve spoken to Declan and his family, Obviously they want a little more time to make their minds up and I’m comfortable with that’ adding “He hasn’t chosen anyone yet.” O’Neill refused to say what was discussed in detail with Rice and his family by saying “I […]

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Brighton manager Chris Hughton has spoken to the press ahead of the Friday night clash against West Ham Hughton told reporters “It seems to be a bit of a habit where teams come to the Amex having hit good form, which is what West Ham have done but it’s probably no surprise. It was only going […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has made a great start towards landing a new deal with the Hammers and it’s becoming clear that he could now end his career at the Irons. The 33 year old right back has been a revelation in the Premier League this season and is keeping summer free signing Ryan Fredericks – eight […]

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Reports are circulating this morning that Andy Carroll will return to match action after the international break and could even be on the bench for the game against Spurs on the 20th. Here’s how members of the ClaretandHugh FB group responded @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O Please god no. O Glory hunter O Can’t wait to see him back […]

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West Ham’s scary Carabao Cup tie against Spurs at the London Stadium will take place on Wednesday, October 31st at 7.45pm which happens to fall on Halloween. Tickets for West Ham United’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Spurs will go on sale at 5pm on Thursday 4th October. The game will not be broadcast on television. […]

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Manuel Pellegrini took the opportunity to offer an update on his three strikers – Chicharito, Andy Carroll and Marko Arnautovic- during his lunchtime presser ahead of the Broghton game at the Amex Stadium tomorrow evening (Fri). He declared: Javier worked this week with the whole squad. I think he will recover already from his virus and […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear that he felt the trust of the fans even during the awful start to the season. The social media chat surrounding the team’s performance was one thing but the Hammers boss was always calm and composed during the four game horror shows. And he is obviously pleased that the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini doesn’t fully understand why the Irons are playing so much better but is not ready to put all the credit on a midfield three. Much has been made of a system which has seen Mark Noble, Declan Rice and Pedro Obiang alongside each other and many have declared that the reason we have […]

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Andy Carroll is this morning reported as being due for his Hammers return after the international break. AC suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury on the club’s pre-season tour of Switzerland in July but is now close to recovery and looking set to add to the options available to Manuel Pellegrini. All the predictions […]

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ClaretandHugh Facebook group admin CAROL COMBES has a big idea to cut the huge costs of becoming a club mascot at the London Stadium and only the players can make it work! With all the regular moans about the cost of season tickets (at a lot of clubs, not just ours), I want to ask […]

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Gareth Southgate and Martin O’Neill are today due to make their squad announcements for the forthcoming internationals which sadly means another break in the domestic programme over the next fortnight. And it will be a surprise if either include Declan Rice in their England and Republic of Ireland set-ups. The Irish press in particular is […]

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US catering company Delaware North accounts have published their financial accounts at companies house today for 2017 which includes the first full year of their London Stadium contract. The subsidiary that runs the London Stadium catering contract on behalf of operator LS185 say that turnover increased by 37% from £27m in 2016 to £37m in 2017. […]

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By Hugh Southon It’s been a long long time since I can recall looking forward to watching the Hammers play football! Today is one of those days and it’s a good but bizarre sensation! It sometimes feels to be a ‘propa ‘ammer’ a good moan up is required but win or […]

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Marko Arnautovic is set to play through the pain barrier when the Irons take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium tomorrow night. Arnie has revealed that he is still playing with pain but has been told the best way to recover is by playing through it. He has some bruising in his […]

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The Daily Mail claim the recent up turn in form is partly down to rant from West Ham captain Mark Noble. A Daily Mail source is quoted that the skipper gave the team a five minute rant following the one nil defeat against Wolves in September. ‘He didn’t hold back,’ said a source close to […]

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