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Southampton boss Claude Puel claims he’s unworried by the threat posed from Dimi Payet. Frenchman Puel admits his countryman is a “very good player” but insists the team won’t be distracted by the free-kick specialist. He said: “It (a free-kick from Payet) would be a good opportunity for them and of course defending is important, […]

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Reece Oxford’s mum Youmna is tonight being reported as having been relegated to the stands to sit next to the away supporters at Wednesday’s EFL Cup match against Accrington Stanley. And she and her family were allegedly unimpressed their two complimentary tickets did not allow them them to watch the match in the comfort of London […]

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Dimi Payet reckons the win over Acringron has boosted the squad’s confidence and is delighted to have smashed home a wonderful free kick to win the game. Speaking on the official website he said: “It was a bit of a tricky match on Wednesday. “They played well, were well-organised and they kept their shape.“We are […]

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Tony Cottee has called for Darren Randolph to get a first team call up for the clash against Southampton on Sunday and claims in his opinion he is our No 1 keeper. TC – as anxious as everybody else at our lack of form – said: “He has never let us down. In fact he […]

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West Ham managed to do a ‘first ever’ on Wednesday night against Accrington Stanley. No, it wasn’t a great performance and yes we did get through much to everybody’s relief, but what was sad was that for the first time an Irons team failed to include a single Englishman over the 90 minutes. This was […]

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Maybe Slav is a supreme optimist but the news that Arthur Masuaku will be out for a minimum of six weeks came as a big surprise this morning given his report on the injury yesterday. Speaking after the Accrington match the manager said that “the left leg injury doesn’t look a worrying one” yet here […]

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There’s only one word to describe West Ham United at the moment – EMBARRASSING! Last week’s defeat at West Bromwich Albion was shocking…awful…possibly the most heartless performance I’ ve ever seen from a team in the  claret and blue. It horrified me and there is something very very wrong with the set up at the […]

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Slaven Bilic is giving his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s game with Southampton: “We have two massive games coming up and this is a great opportunity for us to get out of the trouble we are in. It will bring back the confidence and the belief if we can get the victories. The reaction has been […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa loves the London Stadium! So much criticism has been aimed at the place over the last few weeks that in itself is something of a relief given that it comes from a guy who has played in the best footballing arenas around the world. The right back – speaking after making his debut […]

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West Ham will insist that security is again beefed up ahead of the League Cup fourth round showdown with Chelsea. Increased segregation has been introduced but the club will  pressurise  stadium operators LS185 for a game which many will see as being the first potential serious flashpoint of the season. And with former Scotland Yard assitant […]

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West Ham sold out their 3,000 away allocation to Selhurst park in a matter of hours this morning.  Sales to priority point holders went on sale at 9am this morning but were sold out just after lunchtime before reaching the 5 priority points sales period at 3pm. West Ham messaged fans on twitter saying “Tickets […]

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This graphic based on Opta statistics shows Dimitri Payet remains the world’s free kick king Cristiano Ronaldo can only manage a 9% conversion rate for Real Madrid while Lionel Messi can do a little better on 11%.  Payet smashes it managing a free kick conversion rate of 17% scoring five goals from 30 free kicks […]

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Hopefully a West Ham team buoyed by that last gasp Payet inspired victory against Accrington can take some confidence into Sundays game against Southampton. We discuss who should start up front, Oxfords omission from the mid-week game and of course how we can fill the void at left back. . . . . .   […]

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West Ham have confirmed media reports in France that Andre Ayew has been receiving specialist treatment in France at his former club Marseille. Ayew, who joined West Ham from Swansea for a club record transfer fee of £20.5m last month, was withdrawn 35 minutes into his Hammers’ debut against Chelsea after pulling up with a thigh […]

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Reece Oxford has deleted a twitter post which seemed to indicate his displeasure at not getting a chance last night against Accrington Stanley in the league cup. West Ham Academy youngster Marcus Browne has sent out a tweet last night which hinted at the lack of first team chances for youngsters. The 18-year-old  tweeted: “The youth need […]

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A strong police presence should be inside the London Stadium for the EFL fourth round clash against Chelsea in October. The Metropolitan Police cannot  currently deploy officers inside the stadium to monitor match-day safety because it does not have the radio system used by emergency services. But the London Evening Standard reports that operator LS185 […]

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Ticket trader will not be launched for the Southampton game this Sunday and is unlikely to be available for the Middlesborough game until we have a incident free league game ClaretandHugh understands. A brand new scheme was due to be launched at the start of the season with partners Ticketmaster but failed to materialise. The […]

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Slaven Bilic was present at the birth of a baby daughter on Tuesday night hours before the Accrington Stanley game. He told reporters yesterday he was present at the birth and said he is content to leave the naming of his new daughter to his partner. It is his second child with long term girlfriend, Ivana […]

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Ironically, the softening of the club’s message on persistent standing had a bizarre reaction last night. A statement from the Joint Chairman published yesterday which appeared to deliberately avoid using the word ‘standing’ and threats for persistent standers were absent. In a blog yesterday I called this a victory for common sense. The new Bobby […]

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Work for the national Crossrail programme will cause misery for hundreds of West Ham fans trying to get to the London Stadium from this weekend as West Ham take on Southampton. Passengers are urged to check with National Rail or their train operator before they travel to see how their specific journeys may be affected. […]

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I was reminded of the long ago words of a certain Trevor Morley last night as I watched the absurd Twitter over- reaction to the struggle against Accrington Stanley. I remember expressing my concerns about our form to him during an interview some years back and he said: “Bloody hell Hughie you love a panic-up […]

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There were no reports of trouble, no arrests, no ejections and no major incidents at the London Stadium last night ClaretandHugh have been told this morning. Stadium operators London Stadium 185 increased stewarding to more 850 staff last night despite the attendance being 17,000 under the 57,000 capacity of the stadium. Dozens of police was visible […]

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Angelo Ogbonna has emphasised the importance of last night’s win over Accrington Stanley . He said: “It was a really tough game and it was not easy but we needed this win for the team and the manager. I am excited because we have not had an easy period so this victory is very important for […]

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Slaven Bilic delivered an upbeat report on injured defender Arthur Masuaku who was stretchered off near the end of the 90 minutes against Accrington Stanley. The left back looked in real trouble so it was encouraging to hear the manager’s post-match verdict that his “left leg injury ‘does not look like a worrying one’ Beyond […]

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Slaven Bilic was again forced to admit that West Ham had not performed well…this time in the victory over Accrington Stanley but said: “The most important thing is that we won the game. “And only by winning games, especially with clean sheets, will we get the confidence back that is obviously missing at the moment.” […]

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It took a moment of magnificence from the top man Dim Payet …and once again he didn’t fail us. Yes it was a tough night but there are very few walkovers in this game and all that REALLY matters is that the Irons moved into the next round and a match against Chelsea at the […]

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