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  Andy Carroll remains no better than 50-50 to make a return to the side against Chelsea tomorrow and Cheik Kouyate is battling to be fit after sustaining a hamstring injury. Sources inside the club told us this morning that both Carroll and Javier Hernandez are more likely to be on the bench than in […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has called on the fans to recreate the atmosphere of the Leicester City game when Chelsea arrive tomorrow. Ogbonna realises how hard things are at the moment but believed the team and fans can change things together! He tells Saturday’s Official Programme: “At this moment, it is a hard one for us, but the fans […]

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West Ham have won just two and lost 16 of their last 22 Premier League games against Chelsea. Chelsea won 2-1 in both league meetings last season, but West Ham came out on top by the same score in a League Cup tie at the London Stadium. Chelsea are one victory away from their 50th […]

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Joe Hart will be left out of West Ham’s team to face Chelsea tomorrow lunchtime, threatening his hopes of going to next summer’s World Cup as England’s first-choice goalkeeper claims the Times today. The paper claims that David Moyes informed Hart yesterday that he intends to retain Adrián in goal. The Spaniard had an outstanding […]

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Sky pundit Paul Merson says the Chelsea result in unimportant for West Ham this weekend and it is games against Stoke, Newcastle and Bournemouth that really matter. The former Arsenal predicts a 3-1 loss for the Hammers at Saturday lunch time. Merson wrote on the Sky Website “These aren’t the games that matter for West Ham. I […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson claims West Ham can grab a point from Chelsea at the London Stadium this Saturday lunchtime. Lawro wrote on the BBC website:  “It was a real shame for West Ham that they could not hold on for a draw at Manchester City last weekend, because they deserved a point and, in […]

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The former Chief Executive of American Golf has been appointed as Chief Restructuring Officer of London Stadium owners E20.  Alan Fort is a restructuring expert who leads businesses in financial distress on an interim basis often in a run up to administration or businesses coming out of administration. Fort is a man who has based […]

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David Moyes could get a vital boost for the Chelsea match with the return of Javier Hernandez to the Irons squad. The Evening Standard claims Chicharito is likely to make his long awaited return after sustaining a hamstring while on international duty. After missing five weeks it now looks as though David Moyes will have him […]

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Former Hammer Ludo Miklosko will be reimbursed for tickets he bought for the West Ham v Chelsea match the club have confirmed. The former goalkeeper told West Ham fans at a Hammers Heroes event last night in Hornchurch that he paid for Hammers tickets while getting Spurs and Arsenal tickets for free. Today the club […]

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West Ham’s FA cup clash with Shrewsbury on Sunday, January 7th will be screened live on BBC one with a 2pm kick-off. Shrewsbury Town chief executive Brian Caldwell told local paper Shropshire Star earlier in the week that a live televised clash would make a significant difference to the cash windfall from the tie. The figure is […]

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Adrian has been the clearest winner of any poll ever held by ClaretndHugh as we asked our followers to choose between him and Joe Hart for the place in David Moye’s Saturday line-up. After his brilliant form at Mancheser City, the Spaniard was voted as the keeper Hammers fans want to see between the sticks […]

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By Tommy Langton West Ham’s defeat at the weekend means they have taken just two points from their last six games and they are now second from bottom in the table. But the nature of that defeat, a 2-1 reverse against table topping Man City, should give fans plenty of encouragement as we head into […]

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Adrian is happy that he has given David Moyes a real problem on Saturday as he ponders his team selection for the Chelsea game. But whether he gets the call again he knows the Hammers have to carry on defending as they did against Manchester City. He said: “We made things difficult for City. We […]

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Johnny Evans is claimed to be at the centre of a tug of war with the Hammers ready to offer top terms to the West Brom defender. The defender is contracted to Albion until June 2019 and is reportedly hesitating on signing a new deal. Manchester City are interested in him as a reinforcement but […]

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David Moyes is tonight being reported as being only interested in players with Premier League experience as he heads towards the January transfer window. Despite the Hammers announcing that their issues with Sporting Lisbon have been sorted out the BBC reports that Moyes is probably unlikely to go in that direction. West Ham have spent only […]

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Liverpool striker Danny Ings is reported to be on the Hammer radar as a possible loan signing in January but they are likely to have to fight off interest from West Brom, Brighton and Crystal Palace. Ings is looking to resurrect his career after two years on the sidelines with injuries and Liverpool boss Jugen Klopp […]

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West Ham are ready to listen to offers for Andre Ayew in the January transfer window. Various reports claim that David Moyes sees him as one that could be let go in order to boost his transfer kitty this winter. And we understand that were the club to receive an offer of around £12 million they […]

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Joe Hart was wearing a huge smile as the Hammers were drawn against Shresbury Town where he stared his career. He joined the club at 14 and is delighted to be pitched against the clun that means so much to him He said: “It’s the first time I’ll have gone back to Shrewsbury for a […]

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Momentum is growing with the newly created Real West Ham Fans Action Group as it passed the 10,000 mark of members joining their facebook group this week. On Monday the action group led by Andy Swallow held their first public meeting at the Boleyn pub in Green street attended by several hundred fans. Despite the limited time, […]

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While the news that West Ham owners have reduced the interest they charge on shareholder loans from 6% to 4% has been welcomed by some supporters others have pointed to other Premier League club owners who charge no interest on money loaned to their clubs. These include: Bournemouth  Amount loaned £53m  Owner: Maxim Demin  Interest: 0% Chelsea […]

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London based photographer and West Ham season ticket holder Freddie Bonfanti, has produced a book ‘Long Live the Boleyn’  The images from his book are being exhibited in Hackney wick this month as he looks to further share his work with the West Ham fans. “We all knew the Boleyn would no longer exist after […]

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West Ham shareholders David Gold and David Sullivan have cut the amount of interest they charge on shareholder loans from an average of 6-7% to 4%.  There is an outstanding balance of £45m of shareholder loans which date back to 2011. A senior source told Claret and Hugh “At the new rate of 4%, the shareholders […]

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Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales has committed to a forensic review into the London Stadium finances, but has rejected calls for an independent judicial review reports the Newham recorder. Addressing a full council meeting at East Ham Town Hall on Monday evening, the mayor said: “We will be having a review, which will have external, expert […]

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After a stand out performance from Adrian at Manchester City last Sunday today’s Claret and Hugh poll is who should David Moyes start between the sticks at the London Stadium on Saturday as we face Chelsea. Joe Hart or Adrian? Who should start in goal on Saturday against Chelsea?

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Last week myself and Mike (you know the bonkers bloke from Mike on Monday) paid a visit to Wycombe  Wanderers in order to run the rule over our under 23 team. For those who don’t know the ‘Checkatrade trophy’ is the current incarnation of the tournament formerly known as the Johnstone Paint Trophy or occasionally called […]

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  By CandH FB member Allen Cummings   It’s not been the most auspicious start to David Moyes’ managerial reign with  one draw and three defeats. A single point haul is hardly what the West Ham faithful had in mind but despite that most fair-minded fans are in agreement that there has been visible progress […]

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