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The last five encounters between West Ham and Blackburn Rovers have ended in a draw and should we repeat that feat for a sixth time this afternoon we will be forced to reschedule a Premier League match in a busy upcoming fixture schedule. West Ham and Blackburn have been allocated ball number five in the […]

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Let’s just stop for a moment and consider the fact that this afternoon the Irons will be without seven key players. Now, despite the face we are playing a lowly Championship outfit, I wonder whether we would have been as upbeat had the same position existed last season. I know it’s become a cliche but […]

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It was a September night in 1962 that I first visited the Boleyn. Having just started my first job in the ‘smoke’ working under an editor named Tony Cottee it was inevitable wasn’t it?. I’d grown up in Kent – a member of a Spuds supporting family – and having played the game every Saturday […]

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David Gold has claimed there’s a “perfect Boleyn storm” blowing up – today it can become a Hammers hurricane. Our last season at the old lady could hardly be going any better and is already memorable for the arrival of the excellent Slaven Bilic, Dimitri Payet and  Manu Lanzini. Seventh place and an FA Cup […]

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Not many no more about West Ham FA Cup success that Frank Lampard snr – a winner in 1975 and 1980. Frank was an Irons star for 18 years between 1967 and 1985 making 551 appearances for 18 goals before becoming assistant boss to Harry Redknapp. And in a rare interview with Steve Stammers in […]

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Paul Lambert hopes an FA Cup upset against West Ham can help trigger the next part of his re-building plan at Blackburn Rovers by persuading the club’s owners to give him the spending power he needs.

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OLIVER TODD FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: West Ham keeper Darren Randolph can remember one good cup run in his career — and even that is one he would rather erase from his memory.

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It’s been pretty obvious that far too much has been expected of Dimi Payet in the creativity department over recent weeks and it seems that the main man accepts that himself. He has been the first to admit that he has missed Manu Lanzini and hopefully as of tomorrow at Ewood Park everything will change […]

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West Ham chairman David Gold has confirmed that the club has asked to increase capacity from 54,000 to 60,000 to meet demand.  The owner replying to a question on twitter  told his 134,000 followers. “Yes, we have applied for permission to extend the capacity from 54000 to 60000 in an effort to meet demand. dg […]

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David Gold has made his opinion clear on a former a Hammer who left the club under a big cloud. Told by a follower that bad boy Morgan Amalfitano was a “great player” Gold had no issues with making his feelings pretty clear. The French midfielder fell out with  Slaven Bilic early on and the […]

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Ben Marshall is hoping some of Leicester’s magic dust can rub off on Blackburn when they face West Ham in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday. Marshall left the Foxes to join Rovers in 2013.

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Midfielder has 11 games for club and country and second child on the way as he makes up for lost time on Old Trafford margins Bright-eyed, fresh-faced and straight-backed, Corry Evans positively radiates health and fitness. Given his impending schedule, such vitality seems not so much a good thing as an absolute necessity. Evans, who is 25, is not the type to slump or mooch but even he leans, albeit …

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Slaven Bilic may launch a major surprise at Blackburn tomorrow by handing exciting striker  Djair Parfitt-Williams a run out in fifth round clash. David Gold has revealed that the 19 year old is on the squad and it certainly isn’t outside the realms of possibility that the youngster could be called into the action. The […]

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I don’t have the slightest doubt that the Hammers will beat Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup at Ewood Park tomorrow even with some difficult injury problems. There’s a problem at right back and at centre forward which isn’t ideal but the squad will have far too much for Rovers if they approach the game […]

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Andy Carroll’s injury problems go on and on and it would be a seriously hard-hearted individual who didn’t feel sympathy for the club’s record signing. But the issue of whether the player should remain or sold – assuming a buyer could be found – has dominated West Ham related social media debates for months. And […]

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Emanuelle Emwnike has spoken about match fixing allegations which saw him go to prison five years ago. The striker was playing for Turkish side Karabukspor when baseless allegations emerged claiming he faked an injury to miss the crucial title-decided game, which Fenerbahce won 1-0, in return for a big money move to the Istanbul-based club. Both Karabukspor and […]

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Dimi Payet has created the most chances for West Ham with 69 chances followed by skipper Mark Noble at 33 and last year’s hammer of the year Aaron Cresswell. Image courtesy of the Premier League. Share This:

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Slaven Bilic reckons Andy Carroll is too brave for his own good. The striker will again be missing from action as the Hammers go into the fifth round of the FA Cup against Blackburn Rovers tomorrow. This time he has an abductor issue and the manager has claimed that he could be out for two […]

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Slaven Bilic has urged Andy Carroll to learn to roll with the punches as he bids to end his injury nightmare. West Ham’s record signing is out until next month with a groin problem.

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Here is a table to capture the hearts of all Irons. The Hypothetical Premier League, uses video referees to get the big calls right and adjust scores accordingly and it, has Slaven Bilic’s men flying high in FIFTH place. If you thought the Hammers had been robbed by the refs this season then it appears […]

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• West Ham depleted by injuries for trip to Ewood Park • Bilic remembers cup defeats as a player 19 years ago Seventh in the Premier League and still buzzing from the exhilarating high inspired by the Angelo Ogbonna header that looped beyond Simon Mignolet in the last minute of their replay against Liverpool, West Ham United are heavy favourites to reach the last eight of the FA Cup at the expense of Blackburn Rovers, who are 18th in the Championship and …

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With Dimitri Payet starting for West Ham it is very difficult seeing Blackburn be able to have any riposte to the French international’s technical ability. However, Paul Lambert ended Blackburn’s nine-game wait for a Championship win with an impressive victory over Fulham on Tuesday night and will be confident his side can come achieve a shock victory to advance into the quarter-finals. Graham Searles Kick-off Sunday 2pm Continue reading…

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This FA Cup journey could be our best chance to yet to get to Wembley as there have a number of potential favourites already eliminated from the competition, like Premier League leaders Leicester City, while the likes of Chelsea and Man City have been drawn together. A victory against Blackburn will see us into the

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Blackburn, who welcome West Ham to Ewood Park on Sunday, defeated Fulham 3-0 on Tuesday to halt their Championship slide and it will be late March before they have a week between games.

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Slaven Bilic has revealed that FC Midtjylland’s scorer against Manchester United Pione Sisto was a serious West Ham target last summer. Sisto gabbed a 44th minute equaliser against ManchesterUnited last night before the Danes went on the beat the Premier League hotshots. And it emerge in an interview with ITV that Bilic had been very […]

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