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Former interim boss David Moyes may not be everybody’s cup of tea but the Hammers have one very serious thing to thank him for ….Marco Arnauotovic. This week we are fretting and worrying over Arnie’s possible non involvement against Chelsea. But for David Moyes that would probably most certainly not be the case. Yes it […]

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‘Only West Ham’ as the ironic saying goes – we’ve been there a few times down the years haven’t we! It’s that moment when something – seemingly so simple – goes embarrassingly wrong and the latest to discover this is part of the West Ham way and our folklore is none other than boss Manuel […]

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Xande Silva is ready for a big Checkatrade Trophy test at Bristol Rovers tomorrow evening. The £1.8 million signing has been in top form this season and has been involved with the first team squad at Rush Green at various times. And tomorrow he will be aiming for goals as the Under 23s set out […]

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I feel for Jack Wilshere. To find himself out for another six weeks minimum in a squad where the battle for places is now well and truly on is bad news for a bloke who may have been really hoping that stuff was all behind him. The fact is of course that his ankle problem […]

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Jack Wilshere could be out of action for up to six weeks after learning that he goes into hospital tomorrow for more ankle surgery. ClaretandHugh learned a few minutes ago that the midfielder looks set for a lengthy lay off as his history of surgery continues. A source told us: “I’m afraid it’s bad news […]

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Marko Arnautovic has been told to rest his knee over the next few days as there is no serious problem. Scans have not shown a problem but the player came off – as he has tended to in various games at around the the three quarters stage – complaining that he felt some pain. However, […]

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Hammer Andriy Yarmolenko was the supporters man of the match scoring an average of 8.46 in the Claret and Hugh West Ham player ratings with over 400 entries made. Yarmolenko was closely followed Marko Arnautovic who managed an assist and a goal before coming out injured. 19 year-old Declan Rice was a worthy third place also scoring […]

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“I really, really enjoyed it. Obviously the first week against Liverpool was tough for me and I knew in myself that I had to improve. We’d worked on the tactics all week with me in there with Pedro and Nobes and it paid off. It was a really good moment for all of us. “It’s […]

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Lucas Perez has released a statement about the bench incident yesterday at Goodison Park which resulted in him being accused of refusing to warm up by Sky Sports commentators. Perez said “Given the false information spread by the media that has affected my image, I am obliged to explain the only truth, I have never […]

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CandH Exclusive Declan Rice was today dubbed the ‘flag bearer to the Hammers future’ by his mentor and guide, Academy chief Terry Westley. Proud as punch of his performance at Goodison Park yesterday and speaking exclusively to CandH Terry said: “His performance, attitude, ability and composure is remarkable. “But as important is that he […]

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Manuel Pellegrini’s total confidence in his methods – despite a terrible start – had its roots in his time at Villareal between 2004-2009 and it demonstrates how and why we learn about life in the bad times! He did from a run of games where he took three points from five games but guided the […]

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If anyone had any doubts at all about Declan Rice they were surely finally put to bed at Goodison Park yesterday. He came of age totally – a tremendous young player with the world at his feet. Here’s how ClaretandHugh Faceboog group members at https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ responded to his performance. O FB member Craig Herbert: “Declan […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has explained that patience paid off big time for Andriy Yarmolenko! The manager said that it was the Ukrainian’s reward for that hard graft he has been putting in on the training ground as he has worked to adjust to the pace of the English game. Pellegrini said:“He arrived late in the pre-season […]

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BBC pundit Jermaine Jenas went into rave mode on Match of the Day 2 last night declaring West Ham’s three forward players – Arnie, Yarmo and Anderson as “quite unplayable” at times. Jenas is developing into the next Gary Lineker (but better) and was clearly overwhelmed by the Irons performance at Goodison Park. He said: […]

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Rumours that Jack Wilshere could face surgery on his ankle and spend up to twelve weeks out of action could prove to be true. Manuel Pellegrini confirmed Wilshere was suffering from an ankle injury in his pre-match press conference and confirmed he would go for a scan. Although Wilshere has largely been injury free since the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini yesterday saw his training methods justified after regularly claiming the bad run would come to an end. The Hammers were sensational at times against Everton with not a poor performance on view other than an uncertain appearance by Carlos Sanchez as a sub. And afterwards the manager said: “I was absolutely convinced that we […]

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Manuel Pellegrini moved quickly to defuse the Lucas Perez warm up issue which left the striker on the bench seething. Sky Sports reported that the summer signing was due to come on for Arnautovic when the Austrian was injured but was eventually overlooked for Michail Antonio. He was then seen in deep deep in conversation with […]

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Marko Arnautouvic is unlikely to be missing from the Irons line-up which meets title chasing Chelsea at the London Stadium next Sunday. Despite claiming he felt pain after going down during the game at Everton he was apparently explaining to inquirers immediately afterwards that he felt fine. The Hammers main man was in awesome form […]

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Please give your player ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the Everton v West Ham game. 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 or played under […]

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Man of the match Marko revealed worrying news after the game following a knock which put him sown and needing attention. He declared:””I don’t know – we need to check now. It’s not my calf, it’s behind my knee. We will have to see for next week because it is hurting now.” But after playing […]

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Sixty five today Irons boss Manel Pellegrini made something very clear in his after match interview that he really didn’t care about being a birthday boy. He said: “I was not worried about my birthday today – I just wanted to win the game – it was the best gift my players could give me. […]

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Co chairman David Gold tonight accepted the CandH challenge to hand out the marks as our guest after the team leapt into 16th place on the back of a fine victory at Everton. So here they are as DG gets down to business of not hiding his absolute delight publicly very well at all. Thanks for being […]

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Despite a thumping 3-1 win at Everton £7 million signing Lukasz Fabianski was called on to perform spome heroics at Goodison. He has had a busy season and generally looked the busiess to the point when fans have been wondering when did we last have a stopper as good as him Today, CkaretandHugh asked […]

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Live TV match commentary at Goodison this afternoon suggested that Hammer Lucas Perez refused to warm up for Manuel Pellegrini when asked to come on as a substitute for the injured Marko Arnautovic. TV coverage zoomed in on a seemingly unimpressed Lucas and Pellegrini was asked by reporters to clarify the situation in his post-match interview. Pellegrini […]

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CandH analyst and funny man Mike Manera delivers his final whistle reaction from Goodison Park as the Irons grabbed their first points of the season. With our mate and partner Gonzo from Hammers Chat behind the camera, Michael’s instant reaction, like most of us, was clearly of sheer relief while making a very good point […]

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