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The Daily Telegraph claims that Andy Carroll could be facing a three-month layoff after surgery which could mean West Ham won’t see him for the remainder of the season while Manuel Lanzini could be out for at least four weeks meaning he might not return to action until March. The Telegraph report claims: “News on Sunday […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has paid a huge tribute to Chicharito praising his professionalism and focus. Speaking after the Mexican goal poacher had grabbed a typical goal to ensure we took a pint from Saturday’s game he said: “Chicharito is a true professional. “Even though he’s not played as much as he would like recently he’s kept training […]

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West Ham will not be competing with Crystal Palace for £7 million rated hot goals prospect Jack Marriott. The Irons have been linked with a move for the player but Posh director of football Barry Fry denies any interest from manager David Moyes. Marriott has grabbed 24 goals in 39 appearances for the Division One […]

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David Moyes has admitted that Manu Lanzini didn’t live up to his expectations when he took over from Slaven Bilic at the London Stadium. Moyes famously commented after his opening game against Watford that a few of the players he’d inherited needed to start perfroming and show him the reputations they had gained. Lanzini was not […]

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A written response by Karren Brady to the Mayor of London’s independent review into the former Olympic Stadium has been published online after a freedom of information request. The eleven-page email was sent by Brady to Moore Stephens on 15th November just two weeks before the publication of the Moore Stephens report on 1st December last […]

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It was incredibly cold yesterday but I managed to take the gloves off for long enough to get the camera out and record my day. I love Saturday 3pm kick-offs but they seem few and far between these days so it was good to get down to the London Stadium nice and early for a […]

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Eddie Howe admitted his “frustration” as Bournemouth threw away a late lead to eventually draw with West Ham at the London Stadium yesterday. Howe said his team were slow out of the traps against West Ham and did well not to concede in the first half under early pressure by the Hammers. He was pleased […]

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David Moyes has pledged to do all he can to bring in a couple of players to help the Hammers cause with just a few days of the winter transfer window left. The injury to Manu Lanzini could possibly cause a major problem and Moyes declared; “We will do all we can to bring in […]

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Joao Mario’s proposed loan transfer to West Ham has been blocked yet again claim Calciomercato.com The website says the discussions have been going on for days and were originally stopped by the player himself who was not entirely convinced by moving to the London Stadium to play for the Hammers. He subsequently agreed to let the discussions continue which […]

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Swansea’s January plans are set to be given extra financial backing from Swansea City’s US owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien. The American pair has approved an additional £10m on top of the existing £20m to help push through signings to aid survival hopes. A Wales online report says the Swans are determined to make the […]

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The Ginger Pele is a happy man and reckons the point against Bournemouth was a decent return for the team’s performance. David Moyes had warned of the Cherries threat before the game saying how they had things that could hurt a team and so it proved during a testing encounter. But the Irons are a […]

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Mark Noble has revealed how he makes certain all the backroom staff at the club share in the players’ bonuses. The captain – discussing  the act of kindness with the Mi’s Had of Sport Lee Clayton and Jamie Redknapp – goes the extra mile every month to ensure everybody is looked after. He explained: “I […]

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“Lanzini is a worry,” Moyes revealed during his post-match press conference following yesterday’s draw against Bournemouth. “Because I’m worried that, it looks like a hamstring – we’ll get it scanned tomorrow. “I think the Lanzini thing has come more from fatigue from we’ve asked him in midweek to work and then again today so that might […]

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    CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks   Adrian: One flying save for the photographers in the second half. Otherwise a relatively comfortably afternoon 6 Zabaleta: The more advanced of the two wing-backs for most of the game 6 Ogbonna: Angelo high-fiving Collins after catching Wilson offside summed up the Moyes defensive regime […]

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CandH’s PlayerWatch  reporter Daniel Danielli Leach  put Manu Lanzini under his personal searchlight this afternoon. Here’s every move the Argentine midfielder made before he left the action with injury.   1 – Plays a neat one two with Arnautovic but he is offside when he takes the shot 2 – Does not manage to get a […]

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West Ham boss has pledged to do all he can to bring in players after Manu became the latest player to join the walking wounded. After the Argentine midfieder had hobbled off to be replaced by goalscorer Chicharito the boss said: “Manu has a bit of a hamstring, Cresswell’s was just complete cramp and he should […]

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Mark Noble reckons the 120 minutes of midweek FA Cup action may have got to the Hammers towards the end of today’s game against Bournemouth. Giving his assessment of the game the captain said: “I’d say it was a pretty even game to be honest. We started off really well and had a couple of good […]

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Hammers 1 Cherries 1 West Ham battled their way to another precious point against a very decent Bournemouth team and go into the FA Cup weekend still holding onto 11th position in the PL. They fell behind in the 72nd minute to a Ryan Fraser goal before Chicharito – on for injured Manu Lanzini – […]

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Manu Lanzini looked to have tweaked a hamstring when he was hauled off during the second half of the game against Bournemouth this afternoon. The Argentine playmaker had enjoyed an effective hour but was forced off after appearing to feel his hamstring in the 64th minute. Chicharito replaced him and then scored the equaliser in […]

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Besiktas are in advanced talks with West Ham to sign striker Javier Hernandez claims a report in football website Goal. The football website claim that the Turkish side’s chairman Fikret Orman is in London negotiating a deal with the Hammers board and an agreement is now close for the Mexican to move before the 31 January cut-off. […]

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Javier Hernandez will not be sold to Besiktas or anywhere else for half of what we paid for him as is currently being reported. Once again The Sun – having picked up a report from Goal.com (yep, that’ how it works these days)  – is repeating the line that the striker is set to make […]

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Hammers fans have seriously had enough of Andy Carroll!. Once again after just two goals and limited appearances this season, the striker may well be heading back to the operating table after a scan picked up a problem in his ankle. It has stretched patience to breaking point and beyond among Irons and here’s a […]

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Sam Allardyce is casting eyes in the direction of Aaron Cresswell and may make a cheeky bid for the left back although he’s unlikely to be successful until the summer window. Cresswell was brought to West Ham by the club’s former boss who has a problem at the position. Allardyce signed Liverpool born Cresswell who […]

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David Moyes has made it clear again that he wants to “buy British” David Sulivan’s punts on South Americans and the like should become a thing of the past. The Hammers boss has made it clear previously that he would far sooner bring in proven PL Brits in the current window and the foreign excursions […]

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Mark Lawrenson is clearly impressed with what’s happening at West Ham and is expecting victory from the Irons tomorrow (Sat). Assessing the game against Bournmouth in his BBC website column he says: “The Hammers look a completely different animal to the team that struggled under Slaven Bilic at the start of the season and the […]

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David Moyes is getting a closer and closer connection with West Ham as he learns more about the club’s fans. He likes what he sees and feels very much a part of the club and area that feels a lot like home – Glasgow – thanks to the nature and characteristic of the typical Iron. […]

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