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Fabian Balbuena has been talking up Felipe Anderson’s special goal at Huddersfield saying: “We know he has the technical ability to do that.” The Paraguayan – who looks more and more of a fixture at the back – which will make life particularly difficult for Winston Reid when he returns – also claimed that the […]

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West Ham’s midfield issues become more serious by the match and yet the one name mentioned as a realistic possible arrival is Samir Nasri!! With Lanzini, Yarmolenko and Sanchez on a long term injury list and with question marks hanging over captain Mark Noble, I find that pretty extraordinary and worrying. At 31 and with […]

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It seems there is a solution for every problem when it comes to contracts in football and that may be good news for Andy Carroll and the club! Since we aired the story that the Hammers had to offer Andy Carroll the same money plus RPI increases to remain at the club on the basis […]

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11 am today marks the 100th year anniversary of Armistice Day. The moment we remember those fallen in World War One and also in other conflicts. Seven former West Ham players are included in that roll of honour and today we remember them below. Former West Ham players killed in WW1 Frank Costello William Kennedy […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini and West Ham had some good news from the north east as they bid to raise funds from a possible Jordan Hugill sale. After blotting his copybook with boss Tony Pulis in the game against Stoke by “going down to easily ” (that’s manager talk for diving) he was on […]

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By Sean Whetstone The honeymoon period is now well and truly over for Manuel Pellegrini and he should not be exempt from criticism. He is a world class manager reportedly earning £10m per year at West Ham; he spent over £100m in the summer but I was expecting much more by now. His team seriously […]

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West Ham are this morning being linked with Liverpool’s Dominic Solanke who has yet to play a single game for the merseysiders this season. Reading-born, the 21 year old is apparently being seen as a player Jurgen Klopp is ready to allow out on loan and the Hammers plus Crystal Palace are apparently in the […]

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The ratings tell a story when a defender gets the man of the match. Fabian Balbuena scored 6.73 in the Claret and Hugh player ratings which on a normal week would be pretty average but yesterday elevated him to the unlikely West Ham man of the match. Luca Fabianski was not far behind on 6.69 […]

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Robert Snodgrass admits the Hammers are far from “the finished article” but believes they have the resources to do really well. He believes the there are players in the team who can score goals and characters who will keep going when things are looking bleak. Speaking after the game he declared the fans as being […]

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It’s no big surprise to see a story emerge tonight that Chicharoto may be leaving the club in January. The Express is running it this time but it’s been around for a long time with the Mexican being unable to get a starting position from Arnie – well who would? The latest story says that […]

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Manuel Pellegrini nailed it again in an after match analysis which brings home how thoroughly simple things are when explained by somebody who has been doing the job for years. He never fails to shine a light into what many consider darkness as was the case early in the season when we were losing those […]

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Please vote with your personal ratings for West Ham players who played for ten minutes or more in the Huddersfield Town v West Ham United match at the Kirklees Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Please only vote if you watched the game yourself and select a numerical score between one and ten where one is low and ten […]

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By Hugh Southon Huddersfield 1 Irons 1 Felipe Anderson rescued the Hammers with a second half strike of epic quality after the Terriers had held the lead into the 74th minute. He started and finished the goal with with a fabulous shot into the top corner to ensure the Hammers remained unbeaten in […]

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Manuel Pellegrini admitted the team hadn’t played well in the first half after the hosts had scored. He admitted: We didn’t play well in the first half after their goal. You have to fight for every ball when you come here, they play with a great intensity and aggression. We also kept the ball too […]

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Hugh hands out the marks Fabianski: Probably unsighted for the goal and made some quite remarkable saves. Top keeper 7 Zaba: Captain again and did okay but the legs seem to be finding him out a bit and was subbed in second half 6 Diop: Top defending at times but out of position for one […]

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PlayerWatch report Danny Leach had a cushy afternoon after we chose to follow young Grady Diangana at Huddersfield but of course he was subbed at half time. This this is something of an abbreviated look at the lad with Danny concentratiing solely on a first half performance. 3 – Picks the ball up in midfield […]

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JOE BERNSTEIN AT JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM: Anderson scored West Ham’s equaliser as manager Manuel Pellegrini was rewarded for making bold substitutions on Saturday afternoon.

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Leicester welcome Burnley to the King Power Stadium in the Premier League on what is set to be a very emotional afternoon for the club. Follow the action with Sportsmail's MAX WINTERS here.

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By Sergey Novysh I do believe in omens. I’m not from ancient Rome, but still I think there is something more than a sequence of coincidences behind some unexpected happenings in life. I know it’s weird and of course I’ve heard of critical thinking and scientific approach but.. when I see Lawro saying exactly: […]

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Injured Hammers on loan defender Sam Byram could return to action for Nottingham Forest early in the new year according to his City Ground boss Aitor Karanka. Following the arrival of Ryan Fredericks it became clear that Byram was not going to get many minuted and was allowed to join Forest for the season. However, […]

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Declan Rice is suddenly doing a lot of talk on his future to his chosen media vehicle The Times That he is doing so and chose to tell us that he wants to stay at West Ham United was music to everybody’s ears and it was greeted by one of ClaretandHugh‘s insiders – a regular […]

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Grady Diangama has told Sky Sports that is feels perfectly natural to him that he is now playing in the Premier League. The youngster has taken the Hammers scene by storm over the last few games and the fans even voted him man of the match ahead of Felipe Anderson last week. His first interview […]

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The game against Huddersfield comes at precisely the right time for the Irons and will demonstrate whether we truly have it about us to become a team which at last can show some consistency. The win over Burnley was attractive and determined. Today will show whether Manuel Pellegrini has been able to build his man […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has declared that this is the moment for back to back wins having sorted out that appalling start. The manager – talking on www.whufc.com said: “This year we had a lot of different reasons why we didn’t have back-to-back wins but this is the moment to do it. “Now is the moment to try […]

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