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Declan Rice comes under the spotlight today at the Emirates as Danny Leach watches him go through his paces against the Arsenal attack. 5 – Clears the ball down the line but Koscielny beats Arnautovic to the ball 7 – Heads away Xhaka corner for a throw in 9 – It is not clear between Rice, […]

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David Moyes had tough words for young Declan Rice after the 4-1 defeat by Arsenal. But the manager was keen to make it clear that as a young player “that’s how you learn and hopefully he will come back better.” Speaking to BBC Sport he said: “”We just didn’t start the second half as well […]

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Arsenal 4 Irons 1 It was a brave performance for a long time before the Hammers simply fell apart in the face of some great football – helped by defensive blunders form the north Londoners. And at the end of it all the reality is that we remain six points clear of the bottom three […]

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Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang  – who formed Arsenal’s front pair against Newcastle last weekend – are unlikely to team up for this afternoon’s game against the Hammers. The Arsenal boss stated after the game that the partnership, which saw Aubameyang play on the left side of the attack, showed plenty of signs of promise. […]

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Arsenal at the Emirates and in need of points is a moment when we may be able to decide what David Moyes to is really all about. Many will believe they already know but I reckon this is something of a defining game as we come to it – if the truth’s know – more […]

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Andy Carroll is back in the mood and ready to hit the old routine of scoring seriously important goals. His equaliser against Stoke City on Monday evening was critical and now he’s ready to lay himself on the line against Arsenal. With 45 conceded this season, the Gooners aren’t the most secure at the back […]

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Inter Milan have told West Ham they want £28 million for loanee Joao Mario. However, the midfielder’s performances have been so patchy there is no chance of the Hammers paying even half of that after he has consistently failed to live up to David Moyes’ expectations. He has made eight appearances in the  scoring once […]

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David Moyes and West Ham are again being linked with Manchester United contract rebel Marouane Fellaini who reportedly has half a dozen clubs after him. Despite Jose Mourinho doing his best to keep the Belgium international, the midfielder has turned down a new deal at Old Trafford. The Mirror reports that Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Monaco, Besiktas, West […]

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In today’s ClaretandHugh poll we ask who should captain West Ham next season? The obvious choices are Mark Noble or Marko Arnautovic but maybe you think someone would do a better job. David Moyes has spoen regularly of the leadership qualities being shown by Arnie and the guy seems to have become one of us […]

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David Moyes is all set to snatch Jonny Evans from West Brom this summer and looks highly likely to move foe his central defensive partner Craig Dawson. The Hammers boss is also keen on Swansea’s Alfie Mawson having decided that he needs to strengthen in numbers at the back ahead of the new campaign. Evans, […]

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The Hammers go Gooner-hunting at the Emirates tomorrow with memories of Chicharito’s hit crossbar shot near the death in the final minute of the London Stadium game still fresh in their minds. Now – after young Reece Oxford’s fine performance in the 2015-16 win – his young and hugely impressive ‘successor’ Declan Rice is counting […]

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Fulham’s thumping victory at Millwall last night (Fri) was bad news for Irons boss David Moyes. The win, which ended the home team’s 17 match unbeaten run, pushed the Cottagers into the Championship’s second automatic promotion spot. And that could be almost the final nail in the coffin of his hopes of signing midfield prospect […]

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West Ham United’s Foundation are hosting a morning of footballing activities for local refuges and asylum seekers this morning, as part of Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes initiative. For the second successive year, 12 Premier League clubs, including West Ham celebrated the contributions made to football by players of a refugee background by participating in the […]

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Sky pundit and former Arsenal player Paul Merson expects his former club to beat the Hammers this weekend despite fielding a weakened side. Merson wrote in the Sky Sports website ‘West Ham have 35 points – meaning Southampton have to win three of their last five, that’s the way I’m looking at it. That’s a […]

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Marko Arnautovic is ready to hit Hammers training ground latecomers hard and his offering his services to captain Mark Noble as fines debt collector. There were regular rumours under Slaven Bilic of such sloppy behaviour and in part it was the former manager’s downfall as lazy attitudes appeared to reflect on the pitch too. But […]

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Arsenal have lost just once to West Ham in their last 21 meetings in all competitions (W16, D4) however, West Ham’s last two league wins over Arsenal have both come away from home: 2-0 in 2015 and 1-0 in 2007. The 2015 game under Slaven Bilic with goals from Kouyate and Zarate was memorable because of […]

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London Stadium owner E20 have published their latest board minutes from February 27th. The E20 board chaired by Nicky Dunn were updated on the progress of negotiations with Major League Baseball (MLB) playing in the London Stadium. The directors were told that an updated business case and costings from the concept design phase of the […]

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David Moyes was asked whether he will miss Arsene Wenger from the Premier League at yesterday’s press conference. Moyes told reporters: ‘I don’t know if missing him is the right words but real football people appreciate what he’s done and I think he is a proper football man, lives and breathes it, dedicated to his […]

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David Moyes has admitted that Andy Carroll will struggle to last 90 minutes as he fights for match fitness. Talking to reporters about team news Moyes said: “We have got a few back, Andy Carroll and Manuel Lanzini back. James Collins isn’t ready yet so probably we have got what we have at this moment in time. […]

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David Moyes has waded into the row over a potential director of football at West Ham.  The Hammers manager who has never worked under a Director of Football denied it was ever a  real possibility claiming it was always about a straight replacement for the former head of recruitment. Moyes told reporters at Rush Green this afternoon […]

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Spanish newspaper Don Balon makes the bizarre claim that West Ham have failed in a 60 million Euro bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. The report suggests the 30-year-old has snubbed a move to East London as he waits a long-awaited move to Arsenal. Benzema has netted just five times in La Liga this […]

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David Moyes believes it …and so do the squad – that we can be a Premier League team next season. The manager is refusing to focus on anything other than that as the debate does on about his future at the club. He explained: “I’ve always said that at the end of the season we […]

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Pedro Obiang is hoping to be back in the Irons squad for the match against Leicester next month. Manager David Moyes revealed today that the midfielder was closing in on a return to action with the early predictions being that he would be out until next season. But we were told this evening that the […]

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Manu Lanzi is set to start against Arsenal as the Hammers go hunting the Gooners and wrecking Arsene Wenger’s Emirates excellent home record on Sunday. Lanzini came on as a late sub against Stoke with David Moyes admitting he was worried that the midfielder’s knee still wasn’t quite right. But we understand the Argentinian – […]

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David Moyes has dropped a heavy hint on his future as we prepare to spoil Arsene Wenger’s long goodbye. It would be so West Ham to arrive at the Emirates and upset that home record and another point or three towards the Scot finally clinching the job at the LS. There seems little doubt that […]

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Mark Lawrenson has delivered his Friday verdict on Sunday’s game and hardly surprisingly he’s going for an Arsenal win. In his BBC column he declares and points to Andy Carroll as probably being a big influence over the closing games. He said: “Getting Andy Carroll fit is a big bonus for West Ham because he […]

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