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The Hammers will face a below par Everton at Goodison Park tomorrow but, not unexpectedly, injuries in the hosts’ camp will not be as significant as believed. The Toffees boss Marco Silva has revealed that things aren’t quite as bad as has been declared over recent days during his presser before the game. He explained […]

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Everon boss Marco Silva has warned his squad that the Hammers are set to make life very hard on Sunday afternoon. He is not in seemingly convinced that our current problems are much more than teething difficulties as the squad members get to know each other’s game. Speaking at his press conference ahead of the […]

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Declan Rice will be looking for a much happier return to Liverpool on Sunday following his half time hooking when the team were well and truly hammered at Anfield on opening day. We went to Anfield expecting nothing. But most of us really should be expecting a point or more at Goodison Park where hopefully […]

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James Collins has thrown a big cloud of doubt over Mark Noble’s West Ham future under Manuel Pellegrini. And he believes that the Irons are in for a very tough season as the new boss gets to grips with the size of job he has taken on. Ginge has wasted no time in sitting down […]

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“I’m laughing a lot ‘cause, you know, I still think we’re gonna win the league,” Celebrity West Ham fan Ray Winstone said on Radio X today “That’s part of being a West Ham fan. “No, you’re an optimist, you have to be an optimist to be a West Ham fan and it’s a ploy. “I […]

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The lunacy of bookmakers odds when deciding who is going where in football has been exposed to the full this evening. Apparently you can – according to Ladbrokes – sleep pretty safely in your beds knowing that Jack Butland is likely to become the Hammers new keeper . Despite Lukasz Fabianski’s brilliant form West Ham […]

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New recruit Fabian Balbuena has called on supporters to continue to support and believe in the team ahead of the Hammers away trip to Everton on Sunday The 27-year-old Paraguayan nicknamed the General told WHUFC.com “My message to the supporters is that they continue supporting, that they continue believing in the team, that there is potential and […]

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Our pals over at Hammers Chat have introduced a new video feature in which every week they will be looking at the opposition through the eyes of a fan. It’s Everton first up when Geo interviews one of them on what’s been happening at Goodison and how well she sees the game going from their […]

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Hammer Jack Wilshere is an injury doubt for West Ham’s trip to Everton with an ankle injury, according to a report by the Daily Mail The report claims the 26 year old has missed two days training this week after suffering an ankle injury and is facing a battle to get fit in time. The […]

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West Ham boss Mauel Pellegrini has told the squad and players to forget all about the supposed Everton injury list for the match on Sunday. Reports have circulated all week that The Toffees have 12 either out or receiving treatment but the news has clearly left the Hammers boss cold. Speaking at his pre-match presser […]

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Mark Noble has revealed he slammed the squad following the Wolves game snapping:” A few home truths needed to be told. “The effort and work-rate were nowhere near where it should have been. Sometimes it has to be said and that was one of those times. “When you don’t have the ball most of the time […]

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West Ham home fixtures against Chelsea on 23 September and Manchester United on 29 September are now completely sold out which means Ticket exchange is now open for those season ticket holders who can not attend either game. This means that if for any reason you are unable to attend either fixture, you can now list your season […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has been speaking to the press at Rush Green in his pre match press conference ahead of Sunday’s trip to Everton. On team news and injuries Pellegrini says “Hernandez has had a virus and Wilshere felt pain in his ankle two days ago. No chance he will play” On the Times story about […]

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Manu Lanzini is sticking by an extraordinary January deadline for his return to the West Ham first team. His devastating knee injury is healing and the midfielder is back at Rush Green ready to defy the medics and medical science in general. For the diagnosis he was given at the outset was that April return […]

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After an overlong international break – with all the usual sound and fury signifying very little – it was good to be hearing from Manuel Pellegrini again today. There’s a calm about the manager which some red top ‘experts’ read as not being what you want in the middle of what they have helped to […]

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There are stories, there are non stories, then there are those stories which leave you breathless with embarrassment at their audacity and of any media choosing to publish them. The latest appeared in the once great newspaper called The Times – now owned by an Australian who doesn’t need to be named – before being […]

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Declan Rice has been showing off the scars of battle on his Instagram account. And they appear to demonstrate how tough training has become at Rush Green this week as the Hammers go in pursuit of their first win of the season at Everton on Sunday. He received some nasty scarring after mixing it with […]

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It’s always wise to take injury news with a pinch if salt at this time of the week. Football cubs and their local reporters play some silly games as they try to hide the likely team from the opposition but it really does seem this time that Everton have some pretty damaging issues for Sunday’s […]

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Winston Reid is still some way from a full recovery after surgery eight weeks ago. The long serving defender suffered a knee injury against Swansea last seasonand remains in a knee brace. Issuing a report on the New Zealander head of medical Richard Collinge said: “Winston Reid is in a knee brace and he’s eight […]

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Declan Rice’s critical Ireland or England international choice could rest on the next four West Ham games. The teenager is strongly fancied to return to the side at Everton on Sunday and should he play and hold his place for the upcoming games against Chelsea, Manchester United and Brighton, his final international destination will be […]

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Manu Lanzini couldn’t be happier to be at the club he loves with a passion admitting he has missed absolutely everything at West Ham. Speaking to the official site he said: “I missed West Ham, I missed the players, all the West Ham staff and the training ground, so I’m happy to be back. “Now, I […]

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Andy Carroll has received a good report from West Ham’s head of medical as he continues to head towards a return to the first team reckoning. ClaretandHugh has brought regular recent reports declaring that the striker could be back in action by November and head of medical Richard Collinge’s latest comment on the player suggest […]

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The BBC freedom of information request on Premier League attendance figures confirms what many of us already knew. Although West Ham sell out each game with an average official attendance of 55,309 over 12,500 are missing each game despite having bought a ticket to attend. The BBC figures reveal: West Ham: Newham council says the average […]

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A big majority of West Ham fans have told the club to forget about paying £300k a year for a claret surround at the London Stadium. The Hammers have been involved in an ongoing series of rows with owners E20, none more emotional than the carpet which would give a feeling of ‘home’ to the […]

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Michail Antonio is determined to show the form he displayed during his first two years at the club and is convinced he’s getting closer to it. He knows he needs a bit of time but is convinced he is soon going to be bang back on the case. Speaking to the official site he said: “I […]

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West Ham’s average attendance last season was 42,779 – 12,530 fewer than the club’s average figure of 55,309. That is according to figures obtained by the BBC who sent a Freedom Of Information request to relevant police forces and local councils for all 20 Premier League teams. They asked whether they held figures for the actual […]

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