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Stay on this page for regular updates Kick off 3pm 5/Early pressure from the Irons but hosts clear their lines 7/ HAMMERS BEHIND: Big cross in from right and Griggs header beats Hart who might have done better 1-0 10/ Wigan find back of net again – thankfully linesman’s flag up 20/  First corner to […]

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Fulham captain Tom Cairney has been the subject of many column inches in the papers and website over the past 24 hours. Newcastle and Aston Villa were previously rumoured to be interested in Fulham’s star man with the London team reportedly turning down a £20m last summers from the Magpies. Cairney was in the Leeds […]

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West Ham fan Isla Caton is sixty-six percent towards her target of £200,000 for treatment in the U.S of a rare childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma. Julian Dicks is the latest Hammer to help the fundraising effort by donating his signed match boots from 1999. Bidding is already up to £1,500. West Ham fans from Rice Fans […]

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West Ham will need to significantly increase their initial bids for Leander Dendoncker if they want to land him before the January transfer window closes next week after Sam Allardyce and Everton reportedly offered the chance to sign the Anderlecht defensive midfielder. Anderlecht chief executive Herman van Holsbeeck said: “Dendoncker is the centrepiece of our […]

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Fulham captain Tom Cairney has reportedly had his head turned by interest from West Ham claim sources close to Fulham who expect him to leave before the transfer deadline. Independent journalist Charlie Jones claims the Fulham captain is set to leave the Whites during the January transfer window saying a £15 million bid was rejected earlier […]

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West Ham were not able to agree an option to buy at a fixed transfer fee at the end of the six-month loan for Joao Mario. Although they tried to add a clause for an option to buy for between £26m to £30m Inter Milan refused to budge insisting that they wanted to recover the […]

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West Ham has officially confirmed the signing of Portugal international Joao Mario on loan until the end of the season this afternoon. WHUFC.com says the 25-year-old attacking midfielder, who arrives in east London from Italian Serie A club Inter Milan, is a talented and skilful player capable of creating and scoring goals. Having received international […]

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Reece Burke wants to make it as difficult as possible for David Moyes NOT to keep him at the club when  he returns to Wigan tomorrow.. The young defender, who spent last season on loan with the Latics, scored the Hammers’ extra-time winner in their 1-0 third-round replay victory over Shrewsbury Town at London Stadium. […]

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David Moyes has warned “everyone” not to underestimate Wigan Athletic as the Irons go into their FA Cup fourth round clash tomorrow. But he has used the match as a reminder that the Premier League survival is the bigger picture by remembering that it was only five years ago that the Latics won the Cup […]

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West Ham are interested in signing Fulham captain Tom Cairney. And Sky Sports sources are reporting we are ready to pay £15m for the midfielder. However, with the Cottagers positioned in seventh place just outside of thee of the  play off places there is next to zero chance of picking up the Scottish international. Sources at […]

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Joao Mario gives a thumbs up sign to reporters as he completed his medical for his West Ham loan yesterday. The Inter Milan midfielder is expected to be officially announced today and could be available for selection for Saturday as the Hammers travel to Wigan is his registration is processed before midday. However, the likelihood is he […]

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David Moyes is desperate for loan signing Joao Mario to make an immediate impact but has his worries that he can hit the ground running. Speaking about the issue he said: “My biggest concern is him getting used to the Premier League, the speed and competitiveness compared to Italy or Portugal. “His ability as a […]

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West Ham have tonight denied they are chasing Norwich’s James Maddison but remain keen on Belgian midfielder Leander Dendoncker The Guardian had claimed the club has made a £12 million bid for the 21 year old Canaries star but a senior source at the London Stadium insisted tonight the club had no idea where the report […]

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The Irons are tonight being reported as having made a £12m bid for Norwich City’s midfielder James Maddison. However, if The Guardian’s story is correct, the offer will only have been an opening gambit on a player who impressed David Moyes during the Canaries losing League Cup semi final appearance against Chelsea. Maddison has been linked […]

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David Moyes has admitted he needs t give very careful thought to his line-up in the FA Cup fourth round clash at Wigan but won’t necessarily be resting tired legs.” Speaking at his pre-match presser he said: “I’d like to say it was an opportunityto rest a few tired legs, but I want to get […]

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David Moyes has confirmed that Joao Mario is on his way to the club and will have his medical today. The manager agreed that the Inter Milan midfielder will be joining the club on a loan deal until the end of the season at the pre-Wigan FA Cup fourth round tie at the weekend. He […]

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West Ham have put a ‘not for sale’ notice on all their players until replacements or additions are found for injured players. The club has an injury crisis on its hands with ten players receiving treatment or recovering, and there will be no departures from the London Stadium until or unless the situation is resolved. […]

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West Ham will pay Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario his full wages totalling an eye-watering £2.2m for the remainder of the season which is equivalent to £137,500 per week for the remaining sixteen weeks left in this season. On top of the £2.2m in wages, West Ham will pay up to £1.3m in a loan […]

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Phil Parkes has welcomed the club’s decision to offer Adrian a new three year deal with an option in their favour and has repeated his criticisms of  Joe Hart. ClaretandHugh has reported the club is preparing for talks with the stopper and Parkesy believes they have got it right insisting it was a wrong decision […]

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Stuart Peace has told the youngsters to grab their chances when the Irons travel to Wigan for the fourth round of the FA Cup tomorrow (Sat). And unlike many of us ‘Psycho’ is entirely unfazed by the number of players laid off through injury at the moment. Speaking ahead of the game he said: “I’ve never been […]

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Joao Mario started his professional career with Sporting Lisbon spending time at rivals Porto as a youngster between 2002 and 2004. Mario made his debut for Sporting on December 2011 when he came on a 78th-minute substitute in a 2-0 away defeat to Lazio. That would be the only game that he played during the 2011/12 […]

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Highly skilled Joao Mario is tonight close to signing a loan deal with West Ham which could see him become a permanent fixture next season. Talks to bring the Portugal midfielder took on added urgency with the injuries to Marko Aenautovic and Manu Lanzini but it sees that immediate problem is now very close to […]

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WEST HAM  are closing in on a loan deal which would see Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario join the club until the end of the season with an option to buy the Portugal star in the summer. Reports the deal have already been done are not correct but the club are hopeful it will be […]

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CandH blogger Allen Cummings thinks he has come up with a strike partnership which can solve David Moyes’ problems up front This time last week, with Arnie and Manu flying, all the talk was about whether we should keep Chicharito or whether he was fast becoming surplus to requirements. After the dramatic events of last […]

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Following yesterdays debate about David Moyes and his progress so far Ian aka ‘Mr B’ has sent us in his own opinions on the West Ham manager. Clearly Ian was not overly impressed with the appointment of the former Everton and Manchester United boss but his initial scepticism has started to lessen. Here he gives his own […]

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West Ham recovery from the depths of the Premier League continue to be threatened by a glut of injuries – notably hamstrings – and a star of our past reckons it’s time the fans were told why! Phil Parkes has been stunned by the number of injuries the team has suffered with Marko Arnautovicha and […]

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