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Bilic looks certain to have Dimi Payet and Havard Nordveit available for the clash against Bournemouth at the London Stadium tomorrow (Sun) after both suffered minor knocks. However, Cheik Kouyate looks likely to be ruled out with a thigh injury although hopes are high the midfielder powerhouse will be ok for the match at Manchester City […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman, Karren Brady has told former Hammer Trevor Sinclair it is West Ham’s ambition to win the league after moving to the London Stadium. She was asked on Football Focus which is broadcast at 12.10pm today she was asked if we want to emulate Manchester City who won the league within ten years […]

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West Ham are weighing up whether to make an emergency move to cover the injury to Andre Ayew or rely on a renewed Diafra Sakho to return fully fit and motivated after the international break. The Hammers injury crisis is worse than any other Premier League side and the board know they may be forced […]

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West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has spoken to Sky Sports Patrick Davison about the London Stadium ahead of the Hammers’ first premier league encounter  at Stratford and revealed there are now 50,000 people on the waiting list for season tickets. “It was very important to bring our past with us to our future, and you can see […]

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Mark Noble found hmself at Upton Park instead of the London Stadium before his first game at the new home. However, he now knows his way to the stadium and the short cuts involved thankfully. He said: “It’s really weird when you drive past the turn-off you used to take. I got it wrong the first […]

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Staff at West Ham United have voiced concerns over stewarding and security arrangements at the London Stadium before the club’s first Premier League game at their new home against Bournemouth on Sunday claims the Times newspaper on Friday. The Times says they have learnt that the number of stewards on duty at the stadium this weekend […]

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AFC Bournemouth have sold out their away allocation of 2,800 tickets for the Premier League game with West Ham this Sunday at the London Stadium. Adults have paid just £30 while concessions pay £25 as part of the league £30 cap on away tickets all season. With the London Stadium  capacity limited to 57,000 this […]

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The Met police has published a debrief report into its handling of the last game at the Boleyn Ground between West Ham and Manchester United. Hammers fans were demonised in the press following images of broken windows on the Man Utd team coach were flashed all around the world. The Met Police summarise lessons learnt along with […]

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The allocation of 3,000 away tickets for Manchester City on Sunday 28th August at the Etihad has failed to sell out to priority points holders on Thursday and Friday. The allocation of 3,000 for Chelsea away tickets sold out in a matter of hours meaning only those with 4 priority points or more could grab […]

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West Ham’s early season form is leaving Irons fans entirely unimpressed and there has been a reaction to move Michail Antonio from right back to left wing as was the case in the Europa Cup clash. Here’s how Claretandhugh facebook members @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ have responded to some lack lustre displays O I cant figure it, Tore […]

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Big congratulations to ClaretandHugh follower George Evans from the London area who emerged as the winner of a pair of tickets we put up for grabs in association with Betway for the game against Bournemouthon on Sunday. George answered the question: “Who scored the final goal in the match last year when we lost 4-3 […]

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The weary West Ham squad returned to the country in teh early hours of the morning and will get no respite ahead of the game against Bournemouth on Sunday. Manager Slaven Bilic revealed at his pre-Sunday presser: “We are all in!  Some guys who played yesterday are having regeneration, and the guys who stayed here […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted he won’t be rushing into the transfer market to replace Andre Ayew declaring: “I’m not a big fan of that.” And he added: “We have to get on  without moaning or crying about it. It’s not ideal – he could be out for two and half months or four months. We […]

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Ok we’re back to the Premier League and in this video the lads from Hammers Chat are taking a really keen look at the Sunday game against Bournemouth. A major point to emerge is the ongoing worry over the full back position and Slaven Bilic is even told to “learn from his mistakes.” Everybody is […]

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Slaven Bilic believes the Irons should have put last night’s game and the tie to bed and as a result isn’t deliriously happy with life.Speaking to the official site he said: “We should have scored and put the game to bed, but we didn’t and it’s 1-1 so we’re not happy with the result, but […]

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Mark Noble refused to be downbeat following what most saw as a disappointing Europa Cup draw in Romania last night. The captain scored the precious goal which makes us big favourites for the return leg but admits the squad were disappointed at the outcome. But he declared: “You don’t just turn up on a pitch like […]

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The second edition of Nigel Kahn’s matchday fanzine 6 foot 2 is now on line and comes highly recommended from ClaretandHugh. Catch it here: http://read.magazine.live/6-foot-2/data/3901/reader/reader.html?t=636071835494760898#!preferred/0/package/3901/pub/3904/page/0 Nige has assembled a great team and brings his own retro look at the Hammers whilst ensuring that he is bang on the money with current events. Along the way there […]

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Beyond last night’s performance in the Europa Cup, which probably left most of us undwerhelmed,  remained one unanswered question: ‘What’s the score with Cheik Kouyate?’ Our understanding is that the midfielder had suffered a thigh injury in training and was unavailable to play. We were also told that he would be sidelined for 7-14 days. […]

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There were many big questions that need answering this evening but let’s just take two of them: 1/ Why was Michail Antonio taken out of the right back position and shoved on the left wing? 2/ Why did players – eight of whom had not played at the weekend look so knackered and out of […]

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  Slaven Bilic believes the Hammers earned a good result in Romania but believes they should have clinched the tie. Speaking after the game he said: “It is a shame, but it is a good result. A couple of minutes before the goal we had a good counter with Marcus Browne but unfortunately we missed […]

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We’ll be reviewing the away trip to Astra 1 minute after the final whistle blows so join us for pure and biased West Ham analysis.     Share This:

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Cheik Kouyate remains at the centre of reports he is injured after a training ground knock in Romania with some sources claiming he may be out of action for seven to 14-days. However, West Ham’s facebook page was declaring a few seconds ago that they were hoping the player was firing on all cylinders tonight – […]

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Mystery surrounds the well being of Cheik Kouyate this afternoon (Thurs) after we received unconfirmed reports that the midfielder had been injured in training today. The high energy Senegal international is with the squad in Romania and we were told that he had received a knock which could keep him out for some time. However, […]

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West Ham United are dicing with a very difficult problem and I reckon it needs sorting before the transfer window slams shut. Only a couple of weeks ago we spent £6 million on a left back because of a serious injury to the previously permanently fit Aaron Cresswell. Yet – fragile though that situation was […]

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Dimi Payet has suffered only a minor injury and is all set to take his place in the team which will meet Bournemouth at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Fears about his availability arose when reports of a new injury started circulating last night but ClaretandHugh has been assured there are no worries around […]

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Slaven Bilic may be on the brink of ditching the Michail Antonio right back experiement by calling up Reece Burke to fill the role. That’s the shout from the training ground and it could happen this evening with Sam Byram switching to the left side of the back four. But although Michael disappered down the […]

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