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Our young starlet Declan Rice has been in the news all week on one front of another – now CandH’s Player Watch reporter Danny Leach puts his every touch under the spotlight against Manchester United today. 3 – Plays a very good first time pass on the volley too Masuaku from midfield 3 – A […]

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Manuel Pellegrini nailed it in his after match verdict declaring: “Today we played as I like my team to play – as a big team trying to get to the other box. “It was a very good game because I remember what I said three weeks ago when we were losing games, that we had to […]

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Magnificent Marko was back and in the sort of form that would scare any team in the world to death – and he had far too much for miserable Mourinho. Here there and everywhere up front, he missed a couple but when the goal finally came it was a clincher and killer for the Mancs. […]

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By Hugh Southon Where do you find the words for that – amazing, incredible, magnificent etc – they have been used so many times they don’t hack it! I’d sooner put it like this, that at the start of the match and end of the first half I thought I must be watching Manchester City […]

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At the end of a memorable day we have another magical moment to record. The Irons have drawn Spurs at home in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as Manuel Pellegrini looks to recapture the first trophy he won at Manchester City . Our number 15 ball came out first ahead of Spurs to […]

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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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Please give your player ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the West Ham v Manchester United game at the London Stadium. 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 […]

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By CandH blogger Allen Cummings Enough has probably been said for now about the Declan Rice contract saga – and the reality is it’s sure to run for a good deal longer yet. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? That clearly depends on whose side you’re on – Team Rice or West Ham. But whatever […]

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Declan Rice’s contract negotiations have been dominating the headlines for weeks. The club have offered him an improved deal reported to be worth £18k a week plus £20k for each appearance with other clauses such as win bonuses included. They also say his contract will be reviewed and a rise given after every 15 games. […]

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Nathan Holland is the latest academy product to have been promoted to the first team squad dressing room. Manuel Pellegrini has the U23 squad training on a pitch alongside the first team in order to keep a keen eye on their development. But so far only Declan Rice and now Holland have been able to […]

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Whatever happens today, we’ve come an awful long way it seems since those first four games both on the pitch and off it. Yes, it looked awful over those dreadful games but against Everton and Chelsea we demonstrated that we can attack (Goodison Park) and defend brilliantly ( London Stadium). Off the pitch the growing […]

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Mark Lawrenson believes Manchester United will get back to winning ways against West Ham. Jose Mourinho’s side have been on a rotten run of form, but the BBC pundit, and former Liverpool star, has backed them to win at the London Stadium. Indeed, he insists that the Irons’ style of play is “perfect” for United. […]

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Michael Owen has backed West Ham to beat Manchester United this weekend! The former United striker, who famously scored a 96th minute winner in the club’s clash with Manchester City, regularly predicts games for BetVictor. And with Jose Mourinho’s men currently in turmoil after their Carabao Cup exit to Derby County, Owen believes the Hammers […]

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Declan Rice says West Ham will attack Manchester United from the off on Saturday. Rice’s contract talks have dominated the week’s headlines, but he is excited to get on the pitch against Jose Mourinho’s men when they visit the London Stadium. And in a week in which Paul Pogba was reprimanded by Mourinho for telling […]

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Paul Pogba will start against West Ham, Jose Mourinho has confirmed. The Manchester United midfielder has repeatedly clashed with the Portuguese manager in recent weeks. A frosty training ground exchange earlier this week was caught on camera and suggested he would again be benched against the Hammers, but Mourinho has confirmed he will play from […]

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Optimism has returned to West Ham supporters with over 58% of those polled today believing we will beat Manchester United at Saturday lunchtime. Over 30% predict a draw at the London Stadium while a miserable 12% forecast a loss at the weekend. The Hammers have played the Red Devils 139 time with West Ham winning […]

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West Ham want Dani Olmo, per Spanish newspaper Sport. The €25m-rated Dinamo Zagreb winger came through the ranks at Barcelona and has been watched by the likes of AC Milan and Liverpool. And the Catalan outlet claim the Hammers are also interested, reportedly sending scouts to watch him play. A rising star in Croatia, Olmo […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is confident that Declan Rice will sign a new contract at West Ham. Rice’s contract saga has dragged on and on, as many of you will know, but the boss gave a positive update on the potential deal on Friday. Talking in his press conference ahead of the Manchester United game, he said: […]

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I am writing and publishing this blog 30,000 feet above the Atlantic ocean on a British Airways 747 thanks to their in-plane Wi-Fi service. Bored on my flight to Chicago I have been watching the webcast of the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee from yesterday morning chaired by West Ham season ticket holder and […]

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By Allen Cummings Eight goal victories don’t come along all that frequently. While Wednesday’s triumph over Macclesfield will be recorded as our biggest victory at the London Stadium so far, our last eight goal haul – yes we have scored eight goals in a game before – came 32 years ago at Upton […]

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Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini will be hopefully handing out news on Marko Arnaiutovi’s position for tomorrow’s game at the pre- match presser for the Manchester United match later on today. However, the current word is that he is looking fine and has been in training this week. Should he be announced as fit then Michail […]

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West Ham will be in ball number 15 for the Carabao Cup draw! The Hammers smashed eight past Macclesfield Town to reach the fourth round. The likes of Manchester United and Liverpool are already out, but derbies against Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea are all possible in the next stage. The draw is made on Saturday, […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has lavished praise on West Ham’s back four after successive clean sheets. A 0-0 draw with Chelsea was followed by an 8-0 thumping of Macclesfield Town in the Carabao Cup, and Pellegrini is confident that the likes of Fabian Balbuena and Issa Diop can keep turning in top quality performances. He said in […]

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Manuel Pellegrini arrived at his presser against Manchester Unitedand immediately announced the great news. Marko Arnautovic has been training and looks nailed on for the match against Manchester United tomorrow lunch time (ko 12.30). After missing two games the Austrian is now free of the injury niggle behind his knee and Pellegrini said as his […]

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West Ham’s solitary victory in 19 Premier League games against Manchester United came in May 2016 in their last game at Upton Park (D5, L13). The Hammers have failed to score in their last three league matches against United. The Hammers have won only one of their past 16 league fixtures against the established top-six […]

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Paul Merson reckons Manchester United will drop more points at West Ham this weekend! The Red Devils are on a rotten run of form and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Derby in midweek. And Merson believes that the Irons will pile on the misery this weekend by taking a point at the […]

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