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West Ham’s 1-0 home win over Swansea on Saturday ended a five-game losing streak and moved them up to 14th in the table on 36 points, eight points above the relegation zone.

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Slaven Bilic has made it clear he is getting with the business of planning for next season. Amid all the speculation over his future the boss and his backroom staff continue to plan the Hammers way forward into the third year of his contract. He said: “We are always planning for next season, of course. […]

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Mark Lawrenson is once again back in the old routine – predicting an Irons defeat at Sunderland. Discussing the Hammers he says: “They are one of several sides who have got 36 points, and look like they are safe. Sunderland are obviously in a completely different situation at the bottom of the table, 10 points […]

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Darren Randolph admits he is very wary of the striker who may be back in a Hammers short next season. Jermain Defoe is a big favourite to return to the East end with the bookies but the Irons keeper has his mind on the events at Sunderland tomorrow (Sat) rather than anything hence. Discussing the […]

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Slaven Bilic has admitted that Michail Antonio’s absence at Sunderland  is a “massive blow, of course.” And he added: “We know what he is giving us in every game. He’s one of our best players, so it’s going to be a big blow that we’re going to be without him for the rest of the […]

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Three explosions occurred around the bus – believed to be a targeted bomb attack – as the Dortmund players left the team hotel en route to the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday.

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West Ham need a major upheaval this summer if they’re to compete for the European spots next season and some interested transfer targets have been named. The Hammers’ transfer activity from last summer has been widely criticised in the media and the East London outfit need to improve their recruitment significantly at the end of […]

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West Ham’s timely victory over Swansea City last weekend has put the Hammers on the verge of securing their Premier League status. There’s no doubt that the East London outfit need to improve their ranks dramatically this summer though after a woeful first campaign at the London Stadium, with defensive reinforcements being a priority. Boasting […]

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West Ham will be extra vigilant when travelling to Sunderland after the Borussia Dortmund team bus was hit by three explosive devices injuring one player earlier this week. The club has spoken to the Met police who have advised club personnel to stay vigilant, report any suspicious behaviour, keep travel routes private and have a contingency plan […]

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There are still six games to play this season but that has not stopped bookies giving odds on selected players who might join West ham in the summer. Top of the list is Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe. The Hammers are the favourite’s to bag him on a free transfer with odds of 13/8 of him rejoining […]

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was asked by reporters whether he was concerned that Fulham manager Slaviša Jokanović was linked in the papers with his job this week. Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Thursday morning Slav said “I only heard a few minutes ago. I am not bothered, same as last week and last year I […]

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Steve Gotkine has joined West Ham United as Operations Director. He was operations manager at Wembley Arena for four years before joining AEG as Operations Director in charge of the O2 arena just down the road from the London Stadium. His role at the O2 included Event Management, Operations, Security, Transport, Technical & Production, Logistics […]

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West Ham Skipper Mark Noble is planning to join the 3,000 strong away army of fans who will make their way to Sunderland on Saturday. Noble earned his tenth yellow card last Saturday meaning he will face two-match ban but that won’t stop the born and bred West Ham fan travelling up with the squad. […]

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Ed Aarons in the Guardian claims Michail Antonio is holding out for a £70,000 per week contract before he commits his long-term future to the Hammers. The Guardian claims West Ham’s talks with Michail Antonio over a contract have stalled, with the winger’s representatives holding out for a salary of £70,000 a week for the club’s top […]

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West Ham boosted their survival hopes last week with a crucial victory against relegation rivals Swansea City but face another stern test this weekend. The Hammers travel to the North East to face David Moyes’ Sunderland, who are rock-bottom of the Premier League, where a victory would all but secure West Ham’s status in the […]

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West Ham have endured a difficult maiden season at the London Stadium, with part of their issues being down to poor recruitment last summer. The Hammers pushed to strengthen their forward line with the addition of Simeone Zaza on-loan from Juventus, with the Italian backed to shine, but he failed to impress in the Premier […]

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• Top scorer holding out for new contract worth £70,000 a week • Slaven Bilic confirms Antonio has ‘significant’ hamstring injury West Ham’s talks with Michail Antonio over a contract have stalled, with the winger’s representatives holding out for a salary of £70,000 a week for the club’s top scorer. Slaven Bilic confirmed on Thursday Antonio will not play again this season after suffering a “significant” hamstring injury in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Swansea – …

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West Ham are seeking major improvements to their squad this summer and will face a battle to secure big names, although they’ve been handed one big boost. England international Joe Hart has impressed during his loan spell away from Manchester City with Torino and the Italian outfit are keen to secure his services for another […]

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West Ham may have picked up a crucial three points last weekend against Swansea City but there’s still a lot of work to be done. Slaven Bilic’s future remains uncertain, as the Hammers have endured a disastrous campaign in their maiden season in the London Stadium, and numerous links have arisen surrounding potential replacements. A […]

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West Ham are in crunch time in the Premier League season, as they face a huge clash with relegation rivals Sunderland this weekend. Victory over Swansea City at the London Stadium last week has given the Hammers an eight-point advantage over the drop-zone heading into this weekend’s game and another win should all but secure […]

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West Ham winger Michail Antonio is to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury suffered during the first half of his side’s 1-0 Premier League win over Swansea.

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Michail Antonio is out for the remainder of the season Slaven has confirmed at the pre-match conference. “We are without Antonio, for Antonio it is a significant injury, he is out for the rest of the season. Mark (Noble) picked up his tenth yellow card so he is out for two games, it is a […]

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Slaven Bilic has dropped a heavy hint that both Diafra Sakho and Andy Carroll will play a part in the match at Sunderland this weekend. Many questioned the manager’s decision to keep the pair on the bench against Swansea but it has become clear since that neither were 100 per cent. Had the team been […]

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Original post: Slav’s full pre-match press conference

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Ian Abrahams aka the Moose from TalkSport radio interviewed Julian Dicks at the London Stadium on Saturday LIVE on air. Moose: “There has been suggestions this week that the defensive coaching could change, maybe more or different defensive coaching could come in, you coach with the team. Are you involved in any of that. How does […]

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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has shrugged off false reports that he is fancied for Slaven Bilic’s job despite Sky Sports claiming otherwise in a report yesterday. The story was immediately denied by the hammers to ClaretandHugh and now the Serbian Craven Cottage boss has made it clear he has no interest in it anyway. Quite apart […]

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