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West Ham’s game against Chelsea was largely trouble free last night and there was no repeat of coin throwing or crowd trouble which marred the same fixture in the London Stadium back in October in the EFL Cup. The Met Police have confirmed there were no major issues or incidents but they arrested three supporters […]

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  Irons 1 Chelsea 2 Well, perhaps the best thing we can say about tonight was that West Ham didn’t collapse before a very talented Chelsea team. But they did themselves few favours notably when a sloppy Mark Noble pass saw a host of our players the wrong side of the ball as the west […]

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Diafra Sakho is fully expected to rejoin the first team squad within the next fortnight and could be on the bench for the match  at Hull City on April 1. ‘Sak’ has been making great progress in his rehab programme and hopes are now high the striker could even rejoin the first team squad within […]

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Slaven Bilic has one major decision to make as he looks at his team selection for tonight’s clash against Chelsea at the London Stadium. All the reports we are getting here at ClaretandHugh are that bar any late accidents Andy Carroll is fit to return for his first match since the Southampton win. But the […]

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Pedro Obiang has identified a problem area in Hammers hunt for home points. And it appears to back the view of those who believes the stadium itself is a problem for the team following life at the Boleyn. The midfielder – one of the big success stories of the season – said that the size […]

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Little Hammer Zara Banks – who passed away at the age of just eight years old earlier this year – will be remembered by the club tonight in the eight minute on the big screens. Zara went to school as normal on Wednesday 11th January but sadly suddenly collapsed in class and was taken to […]

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Make no mistake Chelsea’s stars will be feeling big time pressure when the arrive at the London Stadium tonight. We are now into March and with a title victory at stake, after their nearest rivals closed the gap at the weekend, the boys from Stamford Bridge will be feeling it big time. The Irons on […]

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Pedro Obiang has told reporters that the London Stadium pitch has been difficult for players to adapt to. Talking to the player at the film premiere of  Iron Men in Mile End on Thursday Obiang told the Daily Star: “I don’t need to explain because clearly, it’s bigger. It’s also difficult to listen to the fans […]

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Andy Carroll looks set to step into the action tonight for the first time in a month. Carroll has been out injured with a groin injury since scoring in the 3-1 defeat of Southampton at St Mary’s on February 4 but all the signs appear positive for the Chelsea match. With only Jonathon Calleri available […]

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Robert Snodgrass has played down the arrest warrant for failing to attend court as a misunderstanding saying it is not a big issue. It was issued for  after he failed to attend a court trial having been charged with driving a car while a baby was being held by a passenger. Snodgrass is alleged to […]

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has pleaded for the “right atmosphere” at Upton Park this evening. The Italian boss declared: “Last time wasn’t good. I hope in this game our fans, the West Ham fans, enjoy totally the game and find the right atmosphere. In England, it’s very strange for me to talk about this — […]

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David Gold has guaranteed that there will be no crowd trouble tonight when West Ham face Chelsea. He says a number of measures have been introduced since the troublesome EFL Cup night and adds that in his view the troubles were overblown in the first place by the media. Gold told the Daily Star: “I can […]

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A recent freedom of information request to the Met Police has shown that West Ham have the least troublesome fans when it comes to arrests and banning orders in the Premier League within London. Last season Chelsea had 108 football arrests on match days followed by Spurs on 49, Arsenal has 40 fans arrested while […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted he’s a massive fan of Manu Lanzini. and the growing influence the midfielder is having on the Irons. Talking to the official website he said: ““He started the season with a big injury and a big disappointment that he couldn’t go to play for Argentina at the Olympic Games. The he […]

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David Gold is expecting a top performance against Chelsea declaring: “If you look at the teams we fielded in the two previous encounters  I believe we are stronger now.” He remembered how unlucky we were to lose the first game when Diego Costa should have seen red but given the performance in the EFL Cup clash […]

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Chelsea have called on their supporters to be well behaved ahead of clash against West Ham at the London Stadium on Monday night. They have also warned those without a ticket not to travel to the area. Chelsea are the London club with most football related arrests this season  (34) whilst West Ham are third […]

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Julian Dicks has been biting his lip for long enough and has broken his finally broken his silence over Slaven Bilic’s bad times. The Terminator has obviously mellowed a bit with age but has finally hinted big time at his feelings when Slav was under the cosh and Payet was causing massive behind the scenes […]

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Aaron Cresswell is looking forward to facing off against Victor Moses  tomorrow night (Mon) He remembers the Chelsea wide man from his days at Tranmere Rovers days when a 15 year old Moses inspired  Palace to an FA Youth Cup fourth round. victory at Selhurst Park Moses was the star of the show, and left […]

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has warned his squad of the Andy Carroll threat. As the league leaders prepare for the massive London derby the Italian declared: “Andy Carroll is a really good player, very strong physically and we must pay great attention. “But we must pay attention to the whole West Ham team because in […]

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  Slaven Bilic has told of how he went to the Irons board and demanded they got shot of Dimitri Payet. In an extraordinary interview the irons boss declared:  “We were living with that situation with him for some months, that is why I decided it could not continue. “The club eventually decided but it is […]

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Manu Lanzini is playing out of his skin and has stepped up to the plate big time over recent games. He has recorded man of the match and near mom performances in several since being handed almost total responsibility for the creative side of the Hammers game. And one sublime back heeled ball to set […]

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Michael Antonio has revealed very clearly how AFC Wimbledon rejected the chance of signing him when refusing to pay his £7 registration fee when he was a teenager. Whille playing for non league Tooting & Micham the leading Hammer of the Year contender was offered the opportunity to trial for both Queens Park Rangers and […]

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Mark Noble has had his critics but Slaven Bilic isn’t amongst them – quite the opposite. Hammer to the core Nobes has become the key  player the manager’s squad and Bilic simply won’t  hear a word against him. Speaking ahead of the Chelsea game Bilic said: “He has been very, very important for me. You need the […]

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West Ham have added Burnley’s Andre Gray to the list  of striker targets they will be considering this summer. With a year left on his current deal and no talks having taken place on a new deal the 25 year old looks set to leave Turf Moor. Gray grabbed 23 goals last term and has […]

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Karren Brady  has taken a big jab at Andy Carroll and his constant injuries. And the vice chairman has made it clear that it’s a prayer of hers that he can sort himself out once and for all. Lady Brady rarely minces her words and she was clearly in mood to do so when discussing […]

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Ray Winstone doesn’t mess about and has never been known to mix one single word. And he made sure it would be business as normal when questioned about Dimitri Payet when attending the premiere of Iron Men in the week. Speaking to the Mirror he said: : “It just shows how easily footballers can be upset. […]

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