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The way Leicester City rounded off the greatest year in their history augurs well for 2017. The champions will not retain their title, of course, but this timely reassertion of the virtues that earned them their proudest honour at least suggested they are primed to avoid an undignified descent into the relegation zone. There is a long way to go but this was a step in the right direction. Leicester came into this game with only one win from their…

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West Ham can jump up to ninth spot in the Premier League with a fourth back to back win this afternoon. An away win against 16th place Premier League champions Leicester City would put the Hammers on 25 points. A win or a draw for Southampton at home today against West Brom would keep them […]

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As ClaretandHugh speculated earlier, Slaven Bilic has named an unchanged team to face Leicester City. Obiang returns to the bench after his one match suspension and Lanzini also makes the bench after he returned to training early this week. The match kicks off at 3pm at the Kings Power Stadium.

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Follow Sportsmail’s live coverage of the Premier League as Manchester United look to continue their good form against Middlesbrough and table-topping Chelsea face Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

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Slaven Bilic is unlikely to change the winning lineup which started against Swansea in the 4-1 win on Boxing Day. Lanzini resumed training this week  but is someway behind and faces a late fitness test but he is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup this afternoon and won’t be risked for the full 90 […]

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Valencia manager Cesare Prandelli  has stepped down just three months after taking charge. The shock resignation has come two days before the transfer window opens and now puts Simone Zaza’s loan move to Valencia in serious doubt! Juventus had provisionally agreed a similar deal with Valencia to the one that brought Zaza to West Ham […]

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The silly season is almost among us as the transfer  window officially opens at the stroke of midnight tonight. With the speculation comes a betting market, or what the bookies like to call ‘transfer specials’ – the odds of players joining other clubs before 1st February 2017. West Ham are seen as 33/1 outsiders to […]

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Bookmakers SkyBet have Dimi Payet at 1/4 odds on to remain a Hammer after the January transfer window shuts. Chelsea are the second favourite with long odds of 7/1 to be his next club after 1st February followed by Arsenal at 10/1 and Manchester United at 12/1. PSG are 14/1 as his future club while […]

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Bookmakers have slashed the odds of Jermain Defoe rejoining West Ham from 5/1 to 3/1 in recent days amid constant speculation. The Hammers remain the clear favourites but Crystal Palace have been installed as second favourites and former Irons boss Sam Allardyce would love to steal a deal from under his ex-club’s noses given half […]

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Leicester City fans will get free beer this afternoon ahead of their 3pm clash with West Ham. LCFC Chairman Khun Vichai told the official website: “Our fantastic supporters have been central to every ambition we have ever had for Leicester City and the contribution they made to the Club’s achievements in 2016 show just how […]

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Sunderland Manager David Moyes insists he is comfortable about speculation linking his star striker with a move to West Ham, however he says he has received no calls from Slaven Bilic and says his player is under contract for the next three and a half years anyway and is vital to them avoiding relegation. Moyes […]

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Former West Ham skipper Kevin Nolan has offered Jermain Defoe some friendly advice ahead of a potential return to West Ham. Speaking on Talksport Radio Nolan said: “He’s a top player and you can see why people want him because he scores goals, and no matter where he’s been or what he’s done whether it’s in […]

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Michail Antonio is one headed goal away from breaking a Premier League record and Slaven Bilic has told the West Ham star to make history at Leicester on Saturday.

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West Ham are considering a move for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka’s brother Taulant claim the Daily Mirror this evening. The article suggests that Basel have been sounded out about the midfielder’s potential availability in the January transfer window. Valencia are also said watching developments on the 25 year old who can also play in defence, Xhaka […]

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Slaven Bilic has to decide on whether he sticks with Andre Ayew as his starting  option for the Leicester City clash tomorrow (Sat) or bring  back from suspension Pedro Obiang into the starting line up. Ayew grabbed the vital opening goal against Swansea City last weekend – a simple tap in – but showed signs […]

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Who is the greatest Hammer of all time? Who would make your top 10? Or even your top 25? These are just a few of the questions Blowing Bubbles Monthly has attempted to solve as it kicks off 2017 with a countdown of the 40 greatest Hammers of all time. A panel of influential West […]

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Well I said seven points like most everybody else, Hugh said ten but after tomorrow’s match I think Slaven and the boys will have proved us both wrong. When ClaretandHugh ran its poll on how many points we would pick up between Liverpool and Leicester the popular pick was seven and here we are on […]

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Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between Leicester and West Ham at the King Power Stadium.

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West Ham United have written to the Ghana Football Association to request the delay the arrival of Andre Ayew to the Black Stars Africa Cup of Nations camp, GHANASoccernet.com has reported. The Hammers want Ayew  available for the Premier League match against Manchester United at the London Stadium on 2nd January. West Ham are currently mandated […]

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Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe has spoken to Sky Sports News about recent speculation linking him to a return to West Ham. “There’s going to be speculation because, let’s be honest, the people that score goals are wanted, over the years, anyone that has scored goals has been talked about in terms of moving to different […]

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Making the wrong decision in the transfer market in January can have hugely negative effects for a team’s season. Sportsmail has put together a guide to the worst January arrivals ever.

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Leroy Rosenior has revealed how he spent the afternoon with Jermain Defoe at the Premier League offices and believes he would be a perfect fit for the Hammers at this stage of the season. He cannot see a reason for Sunderland allowing him to leave but admits: “When these things start they are sometimes impossible […]

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Sofiane Feghouli is hoping to lock horns with Algerian international team mates Riyhad Mahrez and Islam Slimani at Leicester tomorrow Between them, the trio have been capped more than 100 times, have scored 40 international goals and won three of the last four Algerian Footballer of the Year awards. “It’s a match against two teammates, […]

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There can’t be many teams unable to list a famous name among their supporters. We’ve picked out from around the world. Your job is to identify which team they support.

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West Ham will not stand in Adrian’s way if a Spanish club come in for him during the January transfer window. The Spanish shot stopper has just six months remaining on his contract which has led to speculation that his time at West Ham is coming to an end given his dropping from the first […]

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Slaven Bilic may be preparing to push the Hammers board all the way in an attempt to bring Jermain Defoe back to the club. Bilic revealed yesterday that he has a few midfielders telling him the former Hammers striker’s movement is the best they have played with. And their urgings at this stage of the […]

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