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Slaven Bilic admits he’s “very excited” at the prospect of seeing Chicharito up front in a central role tonight (Fri). The vast majority of fans have been confused at the wide left role handed to the Mexican in early games and and the manager has explained why he has not been playing him that role […]

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West Ham loanee Reece Oxford has ruled out an early return to West Ham this January saying he will remain in Germany and is only focussed on training and the chance to play. The 18-year-old did confirm he has a clause to return early but says he is not looking to activate it. “It’s true […]

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London Legacy Development Corporation CEO David Goldstone, was paid £263,000 last year including £39,000 in bonuses, £26,000 in pension contributions and £1,000 in expenses making him one of the highest paid civil servants in the land despite the London Stadium suffering transformation overspend making massive operating losses during the same year. His 2016 salary an […]

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Follow this link: Slaven Bilic Full Pre-Match Press Conference – West Ham v Brighton

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Diafra Sakho’s back injury has ruled him out of the match against Brighton tomorrow night (Fri) and highlighted the big decision the Hammers have to make over the striker’s future in January. Whilst ClaretandHugh was assured the player is set to return for ib time for either the Spurs or Southampton games, Sakho has again […]

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Len is up to his usual mischief and this time he’s sending up our owners and club legend Billy Bonds as well as having his own say on who should be benched on Friday night against Brighton Hove Albion. We also hear the owners (well their animated selves anyway) views on the increasing complex goalkeeping […]

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London Stadium owners have admitted they are no longer actively looking for a naming rights partner for the London Stadium. LLDC CEO David Goldstone told the Assembly yesterday: “We are not actively marketing the (naming) rights, in the context of securing rights of a major venue of this sort it is often a long-term process. It is […]

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Outgoing LLDC CEO David Goldstone has told the London Assembly that London Stadium seating is being looked at yet again in a bid to reduce ongoing costs. Goldstone told the committee “Looking at the seating system that is installed, there is an engineering study going on, an exercise to say whether what is installed can be […]

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The London Mayor’s chief of staff, David Bellamy told a London Assembly committee meeting yesterday that the London Mayor is both disappointed and frustrated that an independent report into the London Stadium is facing yet more delays. Bellamy told Assembly members: “The mayor is very disappointed that Moore Stephens have yet to complete the review, that’s diplomatic under […]

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Marko Arnautovic has told the Daily Mail he accepts fans ar not happy with his performances but says he wants to prove the haters wrong to show people what he is capable of. “Expectation of me is high and I know people are not happy, I have apologised for the red card, it was stupid. And […]

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Three West Ham fixtures in December have been moved for live television coverage. The Hammers will now Man City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 3 December at 4pm in a game that will be screened live by Sky Sports. Slaven Bilic’s side will now  Chelsea at London Stadium on Saturday 9 December at 12.30pm, with […]

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Diafra Sakho has joined West Ham’s injury list for Friday with a re-occurrence of back pain. With Andy Carroll suspended and Chicharito in doubt, it leaves Slaven Bilic potentially without a striker for Friday Bilic told the press this afternoon “We have a couple that are out because of injury. James Collins is out for a […]

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Antonio Martínez continues to the train with West Ham Under 23’s this week as they prepare to take on Chelsea’s Premier League 2 side at Aldershot FC this Sunday. Media speculation earlier this week suggested he could be included in the first team squad to face Brighton but we have learned this is unlikely to […]

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Javier Hernandez has a 75% chance of recovery from a hamstring strain we have been told this morning. The Mexican striker pulled up in training on Tuesday and was immediately sent for a scan in hospital the same afternoon. He missed training at Rush Green on Wednesday but was able to meet the Royal couple […]

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By New Claret And Hugh blogger Max Willow On Friday evening, we welcome Brighton (aka Seagulls) to the London Stadium, for a game of significant importance to both sides. A win for either side could result into a comfortable mid-table position, whereas a loss could send either team back towards the relegation zone. Brighton, have […]

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Andy Carroll is serving a one-match ban for his sending-off against Burnley, otherwise, Slaven Bilic has almost a full squad to choose from for Friday night’s game against Brighton. The only fitness doubt heading into the game is James Collins continued recovery from an ankle injury and Javier Hernandez who suffered a knock on Tuesday […]

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Brighton will be without defender Shane Duffy, who has a groin strain, while Davy Propper is also out with a thigh problem. Steve Sidwell is a long-term absentee, and is not set to be back in action until November due to a back injury. Striker Tomer Hemed is serving the final game of a three-match ban, […]

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Pride of Irons – West Ham United’s official LGBT supporters group – have issued the following statement ahead of the Premier League encounter against Brighton and Hove Albion on Friday 20th October, fully endorsed by the club: “This Friday we welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to East London for what will be our first meeting […]

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Former Hammer Tony Cottee says Slaven Bilic will get it right given time. TC told Askfans.co.uk “Given the time he will get it right. Problem is, he’s in the last year of his contract and we’ll have to see what happens. Of course, he’s an ex-team mate of mine so I’m a little bit bias. We played […]

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Javier Herandez pulled up in training in Rush green yesterday and was immediately sent to the hospital for a scan by worried West Ham medical staff. Chicharito did not return to training today with the rest of the first team squad and remains a doubt for Friday night. This afternoon he joined Slaven Bilic and Mark […]

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Borussia Moenchengladbach Sporting director Max Eberl has told The Times that it makes no sense for Reece Oxford to return early from his loan in Germany. Eberl said: “To me, it would make no sense for Reece to go back in December. The example for him is Christensen — not an English player, but another […]

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Belgian sports magazine SportFoot claims that Thomas Meunier snubbed advances by West Ham just after Euro 2016. Middlesborough, Napoli, Torino and Manchester City in addition to the Hammers were all interested in the Club Brugge right back but Meunier snubbed them all to sign for French giants PSG despite more lucrative offers being made to the player […]

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A report by  El Universal claims  Javier Hernandez has suffered from epilepsy since he was a boy. The claim has since been confirmed by the Chivas de Guadalajara doctor, Rafael Ortega, who treated him for six years. “Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurrent seizures. They occur when nerve cell groups […]

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Prince William and Kate who recently announced they are expecting the baby in April were joined by Prince Harry at London Stadium for a graduation for 150 sporting apprentices. West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady was on hand to meet and greet and show the royals around the stadium. Kate accepted personalised West Ham shirts for Prince […]

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Spurs could well deprioritise the Carabao Cup match against West Ham next Wednesday evening as the tie sandwiched in-between two important games for our North London rivals. Spurs have three games at Wembley Stadium in the space of eleven days with the Hammers sandwiched in between. Spurs take on Liverpool in the Premier League this Sunday […]

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Toni Martinez is a humble young man who keeps his thoughts very much to himself as a rule! He is already seen as a fine example to youngsters growing up in the game as a result of that along with his goal scoring feats for Hammers under 23s . But after becoming the first Hammer […]

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