Posted on 26 January 2019.
West Ham faces AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup Fourth round proper at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston, Surrey. The match will be televised live on BT Sports with a kick off time of 7.45pm The game is an echo a similar cup draw played in August last year when the Hammers were drawn away to […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic has ended speculation surrounding his future by appearing to commit his future to West Ham.
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
West Ham are hoping to complete two signings before transfer deadline day despite the news that Marko Arnautovic is remaining at the club. However, as reported elsewhere on CandH, they remain intensely keen on bring in Celta Vigo’s Mazi Gomez, and that could indeed happen before the window closes. A senior Hammers source, talking to […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
Former Hammers coach Wally Downes is ready to swap blows with Manuel Pellegrini and knows exactly why today’s Cup clash is on the box – because the broadcasters want the minnows to win. The AFC Wimbledon manager will certainly not be the victim of mixed emotions when the two teams run out this evening despite […]
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Posted on 26 January 2019.
West Ham are continuing talks with Celta Vigo despite Marko Arnautovic’s change of heart in deciding to stay at the London Stadium. The news that the maverick striker is ready to stay at the club has received a mixed reception on the forums despite the striker’s plea to let the bubbles fly. Many still believe […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
So in the end it was all about his gratitude that West Ham had pointed his career in the right direction and that although he was tempted by the Chinese offer he decided against the move. Now that’s SOUNDS great but I’m not sure I’m ready to swallow that hook line and sinker after watching […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
The FA Cup could provide drama and upsets in the fourth round this weekend. Newport pulled off a huge shock last time out when they saw off Leicester and have Middlesbrough in their sights.
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic took to Instagram on Friday night to reveal that he would be staying at West Ham until at least the summer as the Austrian forward attempted to put an end to his transfer saga.
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic has thrown one of the biggest curved balls in recent football history by declaring that he is staying at West Ham. In a personal message starting ‘Dear West Ham Fans‘ he has defied all our beliefs by saying that he wants to repay the club for pointing his career in the right direction.” […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
West Ham are ready to sell wantaway forward Marko Arnautovic for £45million and break their club record transfer fee to sign Celta Vigo’s Maxi Gomez as a replacement.
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic looks set for a move to China after both the player and club revealed this afternoon there has been a new development in the on/off saga. The player has posted on his Instagram account that there will be news “very soon” on his situation and ClaretandHugh sources inside the club confirmed to us […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
The FA Cup could provide plenty of drama and a few upsets in the fourth round this weekend. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over games that could be ripe for a giant killing.
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Deloitte’s Football Money League (‘DFML’) is now in its 22nd edition of the in which they profile the top twenty highest revenue-generating clubs in world football each year. West Ham remains in the top 20 (just) after dropping down three places to 20th position with €197.9m in revenue. Newcastle is a new entry in 19th […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
By CandH blogger Allen Cummings The Magic of the Cup! It’s a phrase we’re all familiar with despite it have become the cliche of cliches. The BBC are using it to help promote their own FA Cup coverage across this weekend although I suspect some Manchester United supporters wont think there’s much magic […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this photo of Marko Arnautovic with Angelo Ogbonna during training at Rush Green this week may tell one of its own. Yesterday, Manuel Pellegrini refused to confirm whether Marko would play again for West Ham telling reporters: “[On Friday] we will see the squad and which […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Football pundits predict the Hammers will progress through to the fifth round of the FA Cup this weekend BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson wrote readers on the BBC website “AFC Wimbledon are bottom of League One and are without a league win since 26 December but they will not have been thinking about their struggles in […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Celta Vigo’s sporting director Felipe Minambres says he hopes his club will keep hold of their best players in the winter transfer window but hinted that their star player Maxi Gomez could leave if an English club matched the release clause thought to be €50m (£43.5m) At a press conference reported by Football.London to unveil the […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Celta Vigo midfielder Stanislav Lobotka appears to have little chance of joining Manuel Pellegrini at the London Stadium this month. Lobotka has been linked with a move away from the club this month based mainly on his desire to work with our manager. The story arose at the same time as it became clear that […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Angelo Ogbonna is taking nothing for granted when the Irons go into TV action against AFC Wimbledon tomorrow evening (Sat). The match kicks off at 7.45 pm in from of the BT Sport 2 cameras and the Italian central defender is looking for a similar result to the win over the League One outfit in […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Michail Antonio has had his share of criticism this season but is again showing the sort of form that has made him a huge favourite with the the claret and blue army. Injury has played a big part in his problems during the first half of the season but Manuel Pellegrini has been calling on […]
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Posted on 25 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini has warned West Ham's young stars Declan Rice and Grady Diangana they have not arrived in the big time yet.
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini is watching Manu Lanzini’s progress after a dreadful injury with the utmost caution and preaching patience daily at the Argentine playmaker. The midfielder suffered a devastating cruciate injury during his nation’s World Cup build up but is now back in light training and according to the boss would play tomorrow if it was […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
It’s easy to get the impression from the manager’s comments on Marko Arnautovic’s involvement or otherwise in Saturday’s Cup match that this will be another game the Austrian sits out. I c hope I’m wrong but Manuel Pellegrini’s comments when asked the question were entirely dissimilar to those in previous weeks when asked about the […]
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
The Hammers boss will decide on Friday whether to use Arnautovic or drop him again, as he did against Bournemouth. Arnautovic was left out of the side because of doubts over his frame of mind.
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Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini does not know whether wantaway striker Marko Arnautovic has played his last game for the club.
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Posted in Guardian
Posted on 24 January 2019.
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Manuel Lanzini has returned to training with the first team this week. Pellegrini told reporters assembled at Rush Green training ground at lunchtime “We had good news that Lanzini started training with the squad, just the warm-up. He is recovering well. Fredericks is working too, we will […]
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