Posted on 08 January 2019.
Xande Silva is just one reason why the Hammers should not be panicking their way into the January transfer window for a new striker. With questions marks continuing to hover around Andy Carroll, the under 23 prospect caught the eye in a significant way against Birmingham City at the weekend. Those who have not seen […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
Manuel Pellegrini is playing his cards close to his chest on whether Samir Nasri will either start of be on the bench against Arsenal at the weekend. And after his excellent start to life at the club against Birmingham he must be a slight favourite to edge it over Mark Noble in a game which […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
The Irons are this morning reported as leaving themselves open to’ conflict of interests’ charges after a sports management agency became a secondary shirt sponsor of their Women’s Super League team. Unique Sports Management are listed as having four members of Manuel Pellegrini’s first-team squad as clients – Antonio, Cresswell, Obiang and Fredericks and the […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
West Ham’s left back spot continues to raise its head with new reports emerging that Olympiakos’ Leonardo Koutris (right) remains very much a target for the club. The position has caused issues all season with first Aaron Cresswell out in the cold before Arthur Masuaku has started to feel the draught over recent games. Cresswell has […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
A newspaper story that the Hammers are interested in Barcelona’s Denis Suarez has this morning been described as’ nonsense’ by a highly placed Hammers source. According to The Sun the Irons are ready to offer an immediate £20 million for the Barca winger and that this has dented Arsenal’s hopes of signing him. But the […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
For the second time this season West Ham United will travel to League One side AFC Wimbledon, this time in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
Episode seventeen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenter Nigel Kahn to cover all five games over the festive and new year period from the Watford defeat to Birmingham City victory in the FA Cup. […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
Declan Rice was again the Claret and Hugh man of the match in the FA Cup third round win against Birmingham City picking up an average score of 7.72 from several hundred C&H readers who voted today in our regular player ratings poll. Samri Nasri making his debut was not far behind in second place with an […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
West Ham is likely to get an away allocation of 675 tickets for the away game against AFC Wimbledon in the fourth proper of the FA Cup, the same amount they received when they played the Dons in August in the second round of the Carabo cup. The FA Cup rules say that a minimum […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
West Ham transfer target Gary Medel is a talented midfield player who currently plays for Turkish giants Besiktas. Having spent some time playing for Inter Milan, he has the experience of the premier league before, playing for Cardiff City in the 2013/14 season. He has shown his positioning and passing in the middle of the park […]
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The assurances Callum Hudson-Odoi is receiving have been heard plenty of times before, from a host of Chelsea managers.
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Posted on 08 January 2019.
EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: West Ham left themselves open to accusations of conflict of interest after sports management agency became shirt sponsor of their women’s team.
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
West Ham has been drawn to face AFC Wimbledon again in a Cup game. The Hammers will be looking to do the double over the Dons after previously beating them 3-1 in the second round of the Carabao cup Monday evening’s draw sends the Hammers to the Cherry Red Records Stadium, in Kingston, Surrey to take on the […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Deals are developing and signings are being scrawled across the dotted line as the January transfer window begins to take shape, as clubs invest in those game-changing personnel.
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for the FA Cup fourth round draw including date, time and channel plus the ball numbers and teams through so far.
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Andy Carroll looks set to see the season out at West Ham with no interest having been shown in the striker. A goal on Saturday and some fine defensive work against Birmingham City showed that the 30 year old is coming back to his best but at this stage there have been no inquiries. With […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
West Ham January window interest has reduced even further with the excellent performances of Samir Nasri and players returning from injury. It’s been clear for some time now that the club and manager believe they are in a strong enough position not to bothered with too much January activity. But Nasri’s performance against Birmingham was […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Speculation is again on the rise that Lucas Perez could be on his way from the Hammers with Real Betis the latest club being linked with the striker. The news has been reported by AS – a Spanish daily – who declare that he is Betis’ preferred January target although the Hammers have insisted for […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the West Ham United v Birmingham City FA cup victory at the London Stadium on Saturday. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
West Ham supporters say Birmingham fans broke through a safety barrier following the FA cup win outside the London Stadium causing many to fear for their safety. Police and stewards failed to keep the two sets of fans separated post-match. One eyewitness who spoke to Claret and Hugh who asked not to be named said “They […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Marko Arnautovic’s brief show of anger at Manuel Pellegrini when subbed against Birmingham City demonstrated something pretty enthralling about both men on Saturday afternoon. Arnie’s force of personality is all well and good but it doesn’t seem as though it will get him very far with a man who pays very little attention to such […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Andy Carroll announced his return to goal action and is not unnaturally very happy about that – it was a decent way 0f celebrating his 30 birthday yesterday! His appearance of course left him Cup tied should any team wish to make a move for him in January but after a decent performance that looks […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Grady Diangana once again impressed as we beat Birmingham and already his mind set on Wembley. The youngster’s progress this season has been one of the features of the campaign and although we await his first Premier League goals, they can’t be far away. It seems amazing that he has already made 14 appearances at PL […]
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
Deals are developing and signings are being scrawled across the dotted line as the January transfer window begins to take shape, as clubs invest in those game-changing personnel.
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Posted on 07 January 2019.
In the opinion of Alvin Martin it was ‘not a brilliant hat-trick’, although the 60-year-old adds: ‘It was a unique one.’
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Posted on 06 January 2019.
KIERAN GILL AT LONDON STADIUM: It was not a display to blow the mind, but considering Nasri was playing off the back of an 18-month ban, it was enough to convince that the talent is still there.
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