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Carroll on that Chicharito partnership

Confident Andy Carroll claims he and Chicharito can play up front in a 4-4-2.” The pair have partnered one another up front for just 78 minutes as a twin strike force so far this season but the target man believes the pair of them can prove a hit.   Despite the awful display against Swansea AC […]

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Bilic admits it could be dream team time at Burnley

Slaven Bilic believes he may be able to name his dream team for the match at Burnley tomorrow (Sat). The Hammers boss is as close as it gets to having a fully fit squad and said: “When, during last summer, we sat down and made our plans for this season, we had in our minds […]

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Questions over Ayew future

West Ham would be ready to listen to offers for £20 million signing Andre Ayew in January or next summer. The former Swansea star has been used in a variety of positions over 40 appearances and has yet to show that he will seriously impact on the team. He has managed seven league goals over […]

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Angry Bilic leaps to defend his player

Slaven Bilic has waded into Joe Hart’s critics making a blistering attack on them in one of his most outspoken attacks for a long time. Hart has barely put a foot wrong in an England shirt but continues to be at the centre of complaints from fans who don’t believe him to be worth the […]

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Hammers/Burnley team news

Burnley will be without  Jonathan Walters, Nahki Wells and Dean Marney for our visit to Turf Moor tomorrow. Marney, out since January with knee ligament damage, and recent arrival Wells (foot) are being phased into the Under-23 set-up to continue rehabilitation but are still some way from fitness. Walters could be out for a couple […]

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PL study claims to show true price of tickets

A Premier League study claims that the average ticket prices in the Premier League this season works out at £32 and over 50 per cent of all fans are paying less than £30 per match. The conclusion comes as a result of the league’s second annual pricing survey which is based on data collected from […]

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Dyche nails difference between Irons/Clarets starts

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has nailed the difference between the Clarets and West Ham as he prepares for the game at Turf Moor tomorrow. But he admits he has been surprised by his team’s start to the season declaring: “”I think it’d be unrealistic for me to say that I knew that [start to the […]

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Hammers track top Dutch prospect

West Ham are this morning reported to be tracking PSV Eindhoven wideman  Steven Bergwijn. The youngster – 20 today – is also being watched carefully by Spurs and Bournemouth after becoming a regular in the PSV first team since last season. He has represented his country at every level, apart from the full national team, after […]

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Bilic Burnley presser leaves questions galore

Slaven Bilic generally leaves little doubt in anybody’s mind about plans for a weekend match – until today perhaps! His press conference ahead of the game against Burnley provided more questions than answers and try as I may I find myself no wiser about the likely team for the weekend now than before he opened […]

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Report: Irons eye Carroll lookalike

West Ham are tonight being reported as trying to sign Andy Carrol Mark 11 – Hartlepool teenager Connor Simpson. The 17-year-old striker scored on his first senior start last month and is being likened to the Irons striker given  his 6ft 5 inches and the fact that he is left-footed. The story is published in The […]

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Lawro stays on the Hammers tipping fence

Controversial pundit Mark Lawrenson is playing it safe with the Irons this weekend. Perceived by many as being anti Hammers Lawro reckons the team should be higher up the table but says:  ” I think that will happen now the likes of Manuel Lanzini are returning to fitness.” And he adds: “The constant speculation over Slaven […]

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Poll result as Irons hit three game points trail

West Ham have three very winnable games in front of them and ClaretandHugh wanted to know from its followers how they believed the team will fare. We asked how many points readers thought they would pick up from excursions against Burnley this weekend, Brighton next Friday and away at Crystal Palace following that in our […]

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Hammers youngster can make his mark

Slaven Bilic is convinced that Reece Oxford will live up to expectations in Germany this season. The teenager has failed to appear for Borussia Monchengladbach since joining on loan but Bilic insisted the youngster is good enough to impress during his time away and then establish himself as a first-team player at the London Stadium. […]

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Slav: It’s all down to Dyche

Slaven Bilic has applauded Sean Dyche for the trasformation he has brought about at Burnley this season. The Hammers boss – discussing the Clarets at his pre-match presser – reckons everything that has happened at Turf Moor is down to  the Clarets boss. He said: ” If you ask which team has beat Chelsea, Everton and […]

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Bilic claims AC can be effective without scoring!

Slaven Bilic claims Andy Carroll has been impacting on games this season be it from the start or off the bench. Whilst many still question the continuing use of the big man as a first  option the manager believes he will get better and fitter. He said: “He has been good, he will get fitter […]

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Slaven Bilic Pre-Match Full Conference

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Happy Slav has no selection headaches!

Slaven Bilic has admitted that he is finally in a position to play the strongest West Ham team this weekend and “claims the number of players available to him is “not a headache.” Speaking at his pre-match presser against Burnley he said the situation had improved since the last game explaining: “There is only at the […]

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West Ham disappointed with Wembley allocation

West Ham today sold out their full allocation of 4,800 tickets for the Carabao Cup tie against Spurs at Wembley Stadium. A senior club source told ClaretandHugh of their huge disappointment at such a low allocation for the Hammers and that thousands of supporters missed out on a ticket. The source told us: “We were really hoping […]

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Bilic’s complicated ‘stick or twist’ problem

Slaven Bilic knows he could soon face a big “stick or twist” decision on Diafra Sakho He wants the striker to prove himself 100 per cent fit and  earn a new contract with the Hammers but the position is complicated by fears the back injury could cause further issues plus the player’s attitude and lack […]

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Foo Fighters announce London Stadium gigs

Foo Fighters have announced details of huge UK tour dates for summer 2018 including the London Stadium To launch their acclaimed new album ‘Concrete And Gold‘, the Foos’ last UK gig was an epic, hit-packed affair at The O2 in London – featuring a guest appearance from Rick Astley. Now, after this and their epic […]

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Lord Sugar has a pop at West Ham on BBC Apprentice

Lord Alan Sugar made a joke about at the expense of West Ham during last night’s edition of The  BBC Apprentice programme which didn’t go down well with his TV ‘advisor’ Karren Brady. The former Spurs chairman made the jibe following a task in which the contestants had to interior decorate a hotel room at […]

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Hammers make Wilshere decision

West Ham have no intention of signing Jack Wilshere this January despite regular links to the player in the media. Slaven Bilic believes he now has the squad he requires to mount a serious top eight challenge and had he wanted Wilshere or a player like him he would have made a serious move in […]

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West Ham away ticket demand grows

No West Ham away game has gone on general sale this season as demand for away games tickets continues to grow.  All away allocations have been sold out this season. With the exception of one match, all games have been sold out to bondholders and season ticket holders with priority points. Only Newcastle briefly went […]

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Ginge and Obiang a doubt for Saturday

Slaven Bilic has revealed that James Collins and Pedro Obiang have only resumed training this week so they are likely to start on Saturday against Burnley. Speaking to West Ham TV on Tuesday at Rush Green Slav revealed “Ginge did not start today, he was supposed to today but it should be a matter of […]

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West Ham squad given extra time off

The West Ham first-team squad were given extra time off by Slaven Bilic over the weekend during the International break. The first team players not on International duty were released from training on Friday lunchtime and told they didn’t have to report back for training at Rush Green until Tuesday morning. One of those players who took […]

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Optimistic Slav: “The confidence is back”

Slaven Bilic has declared himself happy to have enjoyed an international break after a “good month for us.” The manager has seen some pressure lift over recent weeks and talking to the official site said: “It was an enjoyable break, of course.” “International breaks make teams more cautious .Nobody wants to lose, because that defeat stays […]

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# Team P
1 Arsenal 64
2 Liverpool 64
3 Manchester City 63
4 Aston Villa 56
5 Tottenham Hotspur 53
6 Manchester United 47
7 West Ham United 44
8 Brighton & Hov… 42
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41
10 Newcastle United 40
11 Chelsea 39
12 Fulham 38
13 AFC Bournemouth 35
14 Crystal Palace 29
15 Brentford 26
16 Everton 25
17 Luton Town 22
18 Nottingham Forest 21
19 Burnley 17
20 Sheffield United 14

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