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Everton 2 Hammers 1 West Ham’s battling under 23s – shorn of around 11 regulars -produced a really brave performance at Everton tonight but ultimately went down 2-1. The injury ravaged squad was short of several players several of whom – including Joe Powell, Grady Diangana and Conor Coventry – were unavailable because they are […]

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Top man Marko Arnautovic has admitted that he is playing through the pain barrier for the Irons. The striker has been suffering a knee injury from which he explained he hasn’t fully recovered. He said: “The medical staff are talking to me and if they ask me if I’m ready to play, obviously I decide […]

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The Hammers under 23s are today travelling to the north west for a clash with Premier League Division One match against third placed Everton. The Irons are on a run of four games without a win and are currently third off bottom although there are reasons. They have been beaten by Brighton and Chelsea in […]

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Issa Diop is convincing every good judge that he is the real West Ham deal! But for all of that the young Frenchman declared:”I needed to be ready from the start. “I need to adapt [to the Premier League], but in football you don’t have the time so you need to learn quickly and play […]

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Andriy Yarmolenko looks certain to be fit for the trip to Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday despite leaving the action early against Manchester United. He was involved in a heavy challenge against during the second half and looked to be struggling for a while beforehand. The Ukranian went down – and stayed down – […]

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Trevor Brooking admits he had the perfect 70th birthday present on Saturday telling CandH : That was perfect – they played really well. It was a great day! Sir Trev was delighted with what he saw against Manchester United after giving an interview ahead of the game in the stadium. This morning (Mon) he told […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has enjoyed some amazing battles with Manchester United down the years as part of City’s team but Saturday’s win clearly meant the world to him. The veteran right back has been in fabulous form and played a huge part in the 3-1 victory which set us on our way to Brighton on Friday […]

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Andriy Yarmolenko wants his goal back and will write to the Premier League in a bid to get it! The Ukranian saw his shot take a deflection off Victor Lindelof for the Irons second goal and as a result the PL have put it down as an og. However speaking to the official club site […]

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Gareth Southgate’s No 2 Steve Holland was at the London Stadium on Saturday casting his eye over Declan Rice, although he must also have also been impressed with skipper Mark Noble! Southgate is known to want Rice as part of his England set up and with his next squad being named on Thursday it seems […]

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Pablo Zabaleta is becoming a hero of mine! Amid all the compliments thrown around this weekend towards the likes of Arnie, Nobes and Declan, the Argentine right back is rarely mentioned. Yet here he is at 33 years age having seemingly found another two or three yards of pace this season. In the face of […]

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Fair play to the Mail’s head of sport Lee Clayton this morning as he explains to those who may not be entirely aware that we are once again watching the West Ham Way! In a nice piece at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6225027/For-dont-know-West-Ham-way.html Lee declares: “For once all that us West Ham fans had to moan about is that there was […]

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Monday morning should be a lot easier for most Hammers fans after this weekend although we still have a few who aren’t 100 per cent happy. Twas ever thus! Despite a convincing attacking away win at Goodison a fabulous defensive performance and clean sheet against Chelsea, eight in the cup and three more against Man […]

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They love to tell you the bookies are never wrong and that money talks! WRONG! Do you recall the odds against Manuel Pellegrini being the first manager to leave the Premier League a couple of weeks back. He was 3/1. It was never a bet and made no sense whatsoever as is now being demonstrated […]

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Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has paid the Irons an almighty compliment in the post mortem following his team’s defeat at the London Stadium yesterday. The former Red reckons that the United big three were vastly inferior to ours and that had Arnie, Anderson and Yarmolenko been on their side they may well have […]

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Mark Noble has revealed his delight at yesterday’s result and declared: ” We must just keep listening to the manager.” The captain was man of the match and in incredible form and drooled: “It’s a great feeling. It’s not only the result but also the way we played against a set of world-class players. It’s a […]

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David Gold was truly buzzing after a result which still seems hardly believable when the quality of performance is also added. The chairman was as excited as it gets but his first thought was for the fans telling CandH: “They have been patient and obviously anxious over those first four games but now we are starting […]

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Given that we appear to have a new generation of Irons coming through on the pitch, it’s quite fitting that Hammers Chat’s Gonzo should get it on with the new generation of supporters. Always looking for a different angle, our main man took his camera and mic into a gathering of youngsters who had some […]

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When managers explain publicly they don’t believe a player will have problems with their future contracts they usually know more than they are saying. So it may well be that Manuel Pellegrini was sending out a coded message when he was moved to discuss the Declan Rice position. And given that he is getting so […]

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The win over Manchester United was notable for many reasons but the cherry on the cake may have come in the last couple of minutes. A very edgy young man stood on the sidelines desperate to get onto the pitch but the ball simply wouldn’t go out of play. Eventually Grady Diangana made it as […]

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Fabulous performance against a less than impressive Manchester United from a team on a mission yesterday. Here’s what the fans though at the ClaretandHugh Facebook page. O A great day all round. This was probably the best first half I’ve seen from us in years, if not ever. And to go on and close out […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkNekRGqUZU Sorry about the foreign commentary – it was the only one we could find. However, the goals don’t really need words so here’s another chance to take a look at how they beat Mourinho’s Manchester mob yesterday. MOTD appeared to show that the first was a tad offside but who cares we would have […]

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Felipe Anderson believes the Irons are well and truly on their way after three games unbeaten and predicts “we can go far.” He grabbed his first goal in claret and blue and afterwards spoke about that and the team in general.He is clearly a happy man with much hop for where we go from here. […]

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Niall McDonald hands out the ratings on a memorable day when we have all been a bit late back from the stadium after watching a totally awesome performance from the Irons. Fabianski: Only two saves to make and the first was his best yet – a Banks-esque reaction stop down to his right 9 Zabaleta: […]

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Two very excitable guys have gone off and by now and are probably rather Brahms following the win over United. Gonzo and Mike are in near hysterical mood as they deliver their on the spot live reaction soon after the final whistle blew at the London Stadium and it seemed to centre on alcohol to […]

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By Dan Briard of https://twistandshoutwhu.co.uk Mark Noble was named as man of the match in West Ham’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United this afternoon and what a performance he put in. “Mr West Ham” as he is so often referred to played an influential role in allowing West Ham to win their first league home game […]

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Manager Manuel Pellegrini and various players were quick taking to Twitter as Manchester United’s players returned north after taking a spanking. With confidence sky high and performances improving dramatically it’s hardly surprising that the guys are making their feelings know. Here’s the tweets from Pellegrini , Arthur Masuaku and Declan Rice. Manuel Pellegrini R.‏Verified account @Ing_Pellegrini 8h8 […]

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