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    Hugh hands out the marks     Adrian: No chance with the goal and little else to concern him – confident on most that came his way 6 Zabaleta: Another Steady Eddie performance from the veteran – kept it simple and was always constructive 6 Reid: Badly at fault for the goal when […]

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  By Allen Cummings     Eighteen  months ago Michail Antonio was the epitome of a traditional West Ham hero. Big, strong, direct running, full of enterprise and enthusiasm. A rough diamond plucked from the lower reaches, polished, and given his chance in the first team. Oh and he scored goals – very important ones […]

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West Ham is Evens favourites for a win over West Brom this evening while a draw is 9/4 and a Baggies win is 7/2. You can get 9/2 for a West Ham 1-0 win with William Hill while a 2-0 win for the Hammers is 7/1 with Ladbrokes. You can get odds as high as […]

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Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho has told Portuguese paper Record that West Ham can forget trying to sign William Carvalho this January. Speaking to the Record Bruno said  “He is Untransferable in January. He has been badly linked. The reality is that no bids have arrived. And at the moment I think William doesn’t deserve […]

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Diafra Sakho will be missing from the Irons squad tonight having suffered one of those famous groin injuries players seem to get in the transfer window! And with Michail Antonio still recovering from his own groin strain, manager David Moyes looks set to stick with Marko Arnautovic as his central striker against West Bromwich Albion […]

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A West Ham win would promote the Hammers to 15th place this evening jumping over Palace, Southampton and Stoke. Mathematically we can leap drog Bournemouth too although we would need to beat the Baggies six nil this evening which seems improbable. A draw tonight would keep us in 18th place in the relegation zone on the […]

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Borussia Monchengladbach made a £10million bid today for West Ham defender Reece Oxford according to top fresh tabloid reports this morning. The article claims the German club are determined to sign the 19-year-old on a permanent deal after the Hammers cut short his loan spell after activating a loan release clause when he failed to […]

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According to Ken Dyer in the London Evening Standard Diafra Sakho will be left out of the squad today to face West Brom sending out a huge message to clubs in need of firepower that the Senegalese striker is up for sale. With a string of injuries and just six months plus an option remaining on […]

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David Moyes has repeated his declaration that the West Ham players will get away with nothing either on the pitch or the training ground. The manager is clearly a seriously hard task master but despite everything is “really enjoying” life in the east end of London. His various moves in dropping Winston Reid, leaving Chicharito and […]

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Mike’s back ….a day late I’m afraid but given how little happens on New Year’s Day forgive us – we became a little lethargic too. So as we go into the first match of the New Year our favourite Hammers comic is s in reflective mood as he takes a look back at the season […]

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David Moyes appears to have made it clear that the FA Cup will take second place in his plans this season and we can expect to see an “under strength” team at  Shrewsbury on Sunday. Given we face two matches in ‘midweek’ this may not come as the greatest surprise on earth and the fans […]

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With the January transfer window now open we summarise the twenty-five names linked to West Ham within the past two weeks. Moussa Dembele from Celtic valued at £35m Brendan Rogers has admitted a big bid would be hard to turn down although he his form has slumped this season. Brighton are favourite but also linked with West […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson predicts West Ham will start 2018 with a win at the London Stadium tonight as they face West Bromwich Albion. Merson wrote on the Sky sports website “This a tricky one. West Brom have been making chances but they just haven’t got a goalscorer. They are probably creating more under Alan Pardew […]

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Michail Antonio has yet to resume training after a groin problem so will not be available for selection tonight. Moyes told reporters on Friday: “Antonio has not joined us yet, he is recovering, we don’t think his groin is as bad as we first thought.Will he make the game? Probably just a bit too soon to […]

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David Moyes appears to be closing in on Scotland international John McGinn. The player has been on his radar for several weeks and the 23-year-old is now entering the final 18 months of his contract. The Scotttish Daily Mail says Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster has admitted the club will consider bids for the midfielder. Celtic manager Brendan […]

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Hammers boss David Moyes seems read to sacrifice the FA Cup in order to save the Hammers league season. Two league games this week, the 3rd round tie against Shrewsbury on Sunday followed by two tough Premier League outings is quite simply “making life impossible. ” Sam Allardyce was caught up in a similar scenario four […]

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West Brom boss Alan Pardew believes the Premier League has put his players in danger by scheduling tonight’s game with the Irons so soon after the Baggies clash against Arsenal. Albion chairman John Williams unsuccessfully pleaded with Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore to move the fixture. Now the Hammers face the same issue with a […]

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Swansea City are tonight reported to be considering a move for Diafra Sakho but the Hammers hopes of grabbing central defender Alfie Mawson look to be faltering. Wales On Line claims  the Swans are determined to hang on to the centre-back and have even started talks with the defender over a new deal despite his […]

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Robert Snodgrass is creating more discussion about his future after grabbing his second goal in successive games at Aston Villa this afternoon. The Scot – on a  season long loan from the Irons – was in the right place at the right time to extend the midlanders lead to 2-0 over Bristol City in the […]

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Mark Lawrenson still finds himself unable to tip the Hammers to grab a much needed win. Despite regularly explaining that we look to be turning the corner under David Moyes we are apparently unlikely to beat second off bottom West Brom in the BBC pundit’s world. As was the case last week he claims we […]

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Well that’s the plan anyway and Paul certainly doesn’t share my confidence that the tough Christmas fixture scheduled will take it’s toll on West Brom. West Ham have been enjoyed a relaxing festive period largely due to the rearranged fixture away to Tottenham where as Alan Pardew’s team played against Arsenal only yesterday. During our […]

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Pedro Obiang is ready for West Brom but expects a very different game to the draw at the Hawthorns. The midfielder told the official site: “We need points and it will probably be a different game. Both teams have new managers, and we both know that with three points everything can change. It’s happened with Everton […]

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Watford’s Etienne Capoue is the latest midfielder to be linked with a possible Irons move. The 29 year old has been a major player for the Hornets since they returned to the Premier League and would cost the Hammers around £12 million. The Daily Mail claims the Hammers are interested in the player and that […]

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West Ham go into action against a West Brom team tomorrow (Tues) that can probably consider themselves very fortunate to have taken a point against Arsenal at the Hawthorns yesterday (Sun). The Hammers  have had a week’s break since the Bournemouth game and will be entirely rested for a game which is of critical importance. […]

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Obviously until the first signing arrive through the door, complaining about names speculated across the media in which West Ham may be interested is all a bit pointless. However, it does seem from everything we are hearing at CandH that Swansea’s Alfie Mawson is strongly fancied  whilst Jonko Shelvey is another David Moyes sees as […]

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Mike Jones has been appointed the referee in charge of tomorrow’s game against West Brom with Assistant Refs named as Simon Beck and Andy Garratt . Neil Swarbrick is fourth official. Jones has officiated 15 games in 2017/18, with a return of 53 yellow cards and one red card so far. He took in 30 games in […]

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