Posted on 10 February 2019.
Anybody who believes the ultra cool Manuel Pellegrini maybe a soft touch ha clearly got completely the wrong idea of the man. Such is the dignity of the guy it seems impossible that he can give it straight if he needs to but that is most certainly not the case. He had many decisions to […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Former Hammer Luis Boa Morte has said he never wanted to join West Ham and the deal was done behind his back. Boa Morte told the Portuguese media outlet Maisfutebol.pt “I went to West Ham, which is a club with many supporters, but not of my own free will. I did not want to leave […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Noble netted from the penalty spot to give his side a first-half lead after Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita brought down Michail Antonio during the Premier League clash.
Read the full story
Posted in Dailymail.co.uk
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Marko Arnautovic was left on the bench by Manuel Pellegrini until the 68th minute and when he came on it failed to make a difference. If I was being kind I would say he didn’t receive any service to make a difference however his body language still suggests to me he has the hump about being […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Hammers keeper Fabianski was the Claret and Hugh man of the match yet again scoring an impressive average score of 8.54 with hundreds of readers voting in our regular player’s rating poll. Top of the sevens was club record signing Felipe Anderson with an average score of 7.53, an inform Aaron Cresswell was next on a […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
West Ham captain Mark Noble was relieved to end his goal drought and escape with a point from Crystal Palace.
Read the full story
Posted in Guardian
Posted on 10 February 2019.
By Hugh Southon Nobody likes excuses but sometimes they are justified and pleading “tired legs” on yesterday’s Palace performance seems reasonable to me. We should perhaps do well to remember too that we have now taken four points from the six available against a team which has beaten Manchester City and Wolves away whilst drawing […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Those famous ‘supercomputers’ are about to start popping up all over the place predicting where we will finish at the end of the season. And the first has appeared via Football Web Pages who have run a simulation to work out the final placings in the Premier League. And although it’s not bad news for the Irons […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
West Ham will consider offers for Arthur Masuaku in the summer should they be in the region of £10 million. The left sided defender/midfielder ( make your own choice) has disappointed in a big way with his defensive duties and the Hammers are ready to cash in if they get the chance. With Aaron Cresswell […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Hammer Ryan Fredericks blew his big chance yesterday nail down the number one spot for right back, Manuel Pellegrini showed faith in the young defender after an impressive performance against Liverpool last Monday night but he failed to show the same consistency at Selhurst Park he demonstrated at the London Stadium. That led some West Ham supporters […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 10 February 2019.
Sadly a near two week wait for the next game but it at least it offers recovery time and it will surely mean that Marko Arnautovic will be back to lead the attack against Fulham. The likelihood too is that Fabian Balbuena will have made a quicker than expected recovery from a knee problem, Samir […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Brighton and Burnley round up the day's Premier League action following earlier wins for Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Watford and Cardiff City. Follow the action here.
Read the full story
Posted in Dailymail.co.uk
Posted on 09 February 2019.
SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: If only all derbies were like this. Pulsating and passionate. At half-time Palace were clinging on; by full time it was West Ham who praying for the whistle.
Read the full story
Posted in Dailymail.co.uk
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Brighton and Burnley round up the day's Premier League action following earlier wins for Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Watford and Cardiff City. Follow the action here.
Read the full story
Posted in Dailymail.co.uk
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the Crystal Palace v West Ham United game in the Premier League at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Hugh hands out the marks Fabianski: More high marks for the keeper after several top saves and all round performance 8 Fredericks: Handed the hugely difficult job of coping with Zaha whilst still beinga bit ring rusty. Did alright but he and a couple of the others failed to keep out that […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
West Ham completely forgot that they are a big team and need to play like one …well for the second 45 minutes anyway! And sadly it that half which will be remembered despite them playing so well in the first half and going in with a lead via Mark Noble’s spot kick. We had traded […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
ClaretandHugh’s PlayerWatch reporter Danny Leach watches every kick from Felipe Anderson at Palace. Here’s his report on the Brazilian 15 – Breaks on the counter attack and slips a great through ball into Snodgrass who is on goal but aims straight at the keeper 19 – He puts a sublime ball into […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Despite Manuel Pellegrini confirming that Marko Arnautovic is fit and available for selection, the Austrian striker has only made the bench today as the manager sticks with the team they almost beat Liverpool on Monday. The Chilean manager confirmed that the 29-year old striker has recovered from a foot injury and trained all week but instead has […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Premier League action today will see Liverpool host Bournemouth at Anfield as Arsenal make trip to Huddersfield. Sportsmail will provide you with live coverage of all the 3pm action here.
Read the full story
Posted in Dailymail.co.uk
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Mabel Arnold passed away peacefully at 3 am on Saturday morning, 9th February, just two months short of her 103rd birthday, having loyally followed the Hammers for 85 years WHUFC.com sadly announced this morning. Born in east London on 2 April 1916, Mabel attended her first match in 1934 with her husband Dick, who went […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
London Stadium owners E20 have confirmed that legal disputes with West Ham cost them nearly £4.4m in external legal costs. In a new Freedom Information request owners, E20 owned by LLDC admitted they spent £3.1m on their dispute over stadium capacity which was settled out of court in November last year. They also spent another £582,000 […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
A narrow majority of Claret and Hugh readers are expecting a West Ham win this afternoon when the Hammers take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. With almost 1,000 voting just over 50% believe that West Ham will triumph with over 31% predicting a draw and the remaining 19% predicting a Hammers loss to Palace. BBC pundit […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
There is an old saying in football that you don’t change a winning team, while the game against Liverpool last Monday night was not a win, it felt like one and had it not been for a missed offside decision by that linesman it should have been one. Manuel Pellegrini is usually loyal to a […]
Read the full story
Posted in ClaretandHugh
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini feels Mark Noble can follow in the footsteps of Billy Bonds and write his name in West Ham folklore.
Read the full story
Posted in Guardian
Posted on 09 February 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini feels Mark Noble can follow in the footsteps of Billy Bonds and write his name in West Ham folklore.
Read the full story
Posted in Guardian