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James Collins is widely expected to replace the suspended Winston Reid as West Ham face Stoke City this afternoon. In injury news, Jose Fonte remains a long-term absentee until next year because of an ankle injury while Sam Byram remains out of action with a thigh strain until at least Boxing day. Fernandes is also on […]

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A complaint made to the European Commission about possible illegal state aid for the London Stadium remains unresolved papers from the London Legacy Development Corporation have revealed. The LLDC Investment committee is due to meet next week on 20th December and the report says the stadium owners are still awaiting a response from the EU […]

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Sofiane Feghouli as spoken for the first time of his troubled West Ham experience declaring: ““I arrived at a club where I was not really given a chance.” And he added: ““It’s like I’m expecting something super good by joining the Premier League, West Ham, their new stadium, etc. But in the end, it’s not […]

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Slaven Bilic has revealed he has had a conversation with David Moyes since being sacked from West Ham.And he has also taken a swing at David Sullican claiming that some of hsi remarks are “kind of low.! The Croat declared: “I’ve known him (Moyes) since he was at Everton, we would have chats about his striker […]

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West Ham’s rejuvenated squad has come as the club developed a provisional relegation crisis plan. But the upswing in results has eased fears the squad will be facing wage cuts of up to 50 per cent on their wage deals should they fail to beat the drop. Ahead of David Moyes’ arrival, the club was […]

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West Ham cult hero Carlton Cole is back in training after joining up with fan-owned club AFC Wimbledon. The former Hammers favourite tweeted “Feels great getting back into training. Big thanks to Wimbledon AFC. Great working environment” Cole has been without a club since he left Indonesia side Persib Bandung in March this year. The former […]

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Reece Oxford’s performance against Hamburg this evening was tracked by Twitter account @ScouedFtbal who recorded an impressive set of stats for the Hammers youngster. Playing in a holding midfield role, the England under-20 star came off to a big reception from his manager at the end of Gladbach’s 3-1 win, hardly surprising seeing the stats. […]

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West Ham has confirmed that Doneil Henry has departed the Club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. The Canada defender spent nearly three years in east London after he joined the Hammers in 2014 after he was granted a work permit with a fee set by a tribunal which in theory could rise […]

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Reece Oxford completed a highly impressive 87 minutes in tonight’s Bundesliga clash between his loan club Borrusia Monchengladbach and Hamburg this evening. Gladbach ran out 3-1 winners with the Hammers teenager catching the eye at the back with a calm and commanding performance. The youngster left the action just three minutes from the end to […]

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A West Ham fan was arrested at Half Time on Wednesday night at the London Stadium as the Hammers held Arsenal to a goalless draw. The young male fan had thrown a full open can of beer from the West Stand block 114 towards the linesman on 15 minutes after he ruled Marko Arnautovc’s header offside. […]

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Domingos Quina’s advisers and the Hammers are still deadlocked over the future of academy prospect with a long term deal still some way from being agreed. The Hammers had hoped to have nailed down a four year deal with the teenager but ClaretandHugh understands the chances of him signing his first professional in the near […]

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Pragmatic David Moyes has told the squad that whilst they can feel pleased with their recent efforts they have a long way to go before they can start the celebrations. Speaking to the presser ahead of Stoke City he said: “They have started to gain belief and, because of that, they’ve started to do good things. […]

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David Moyes may be ready to slip into a quick chorus of the Slade classic ‘Merry Christmas Everybody” if the Hammers grab that much required win at Stoke City tomorrow. “ It’s his favourite Christmas song explaining: “I was growing up as a young boy and that would be my favourite Christmas song!” He is […]

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Aaron Cresswell believes he is becoming a better footballer under the supervision of David Moyes and the coaching staff. And speaking about his new defensive role to the official site, he said: “I’m enjoying it. When the gaffer asked me to play there against Manchester City, sometimes you have to fill in when we have […]

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West Ham’s profit share of catering profits at the London Stadium is thought to have been limited to just £75,000 for the whole last season from total profits of £750,000. Stadium owners E20 are thought to have received £675,000 in catering profits for last season from West Ham football games. Catering for the London Stadium […]

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Mark Lawrenson still can’t convince himself that the Hammers are good enough to grab their first away win of the season. The dour BBC pundit has weighed up the match against Stoke this weekend and believes the Irons will come away with no more than a draw. In his weekly set of predictions for the […]

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Adrian has spoken for the first time about spending months without hope under Slaven Bilic. Since being recalled during Joe Hart’s enforced absence at Manchester City the Spaniard has been in outstanding form and is determined to hold onto the sweater. But he admits he was in a very bad place after being told that […]

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Andre Ayew could be on his way from West Ham in the transfer window but speculation that he could return to Swansea is wide of the mark. The £20 million midfielder/striker has featured as a sub for David Moyes but appears to be out of his starting XI plans when the squad is up to […]

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Stadium owners E20 have criticised the French operator London Stadium 185 (LS185) which it awarded a 25-year contract to manage the former Olympic Stadium. In a London Assembly committee, earlier this week Assembly member Jennette Arnold told the meeting: “The E20 board in their minutes are damming about LS185 saying they have yet to prove itself as a […]

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West Ham skipper Mark Noble has made it clear that three points at Stoke City tomorrow is a must! Nobes has been utterly thrilled at the increase in level of performance after a week of games against top opposition but sees the match against the Potters as just as crucial. He said: “We needed results […]

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Diafra Sakho is set to be at the centre of a tug of war between Metz and Cardiff City when the transfer window reopens in January. The Wales outfit are currently second in the Championship and looking for front line reinforcements in their bid for promotion to the Premier League. And ClaretandHugh understands there is […]

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West Ham are hopeful they can now tempt Adrian into signing a new long term deal before the end of the season. The Spanish stopper saw the two year option on his present deal triggered in the summer just ahead of Joe Hart’s arrival on loan and Darren Randolph’s £5 million switch to Middlesbrough. And […]

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Stoke City boss reckons returning former Stoke City star Mark Arnautovic is set to get a hard time from Potters fans on Saturday afternoon. The Welsh boss is clearly aware of the bitterness that was generated by the summer move when the Austrian made it clear he was on his way from the Bet 365 […]

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Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has reported two key injuries as he plans for the arrival of the Hammers at the weekend. He will be without on-loan Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma (hamstring injury) and Bruno Martins Indi who has been sidelined with a groin-strain following a challenge with Swansea striker Wilfried Bony. It was hoped that […]

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David Moyes has told the Hammers squad they need to be “brave” as they head into their next set of games. The manager is delighted with what’s past but recognises there are big new challenges ahead as we go into games against Stoke, Newcastle, Bournemouth and West Brom. Speaking to the official site he said: “If […]

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David Moyes is heading into a brains trust with his old ‘mucker’ Tony Henry as the January transfer window approaches. Having shown what he’s about with the players at his disposal the manager will now get down to the serious business of deciding on the two or three players the club aim to add to […]

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