Posted on 21 October 2018.
Under-23s boss Liam Manning watched his team beat Swansea 5-3 and admitted some late anxieties saw a four-goal lead reduced to just one this afternoon. The team went 4-0 up and were coasting before three Swansea goals without reply caused a big scare at Dagenham and Redbridge’s Chigwell Construction Stadium. But ta fifth was scored […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
The importance of a manager or head coach to a football club is obvious – but who are the unsung heroes behind the scenes that make things tick? These are unheralded but crucial cogs.
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
That will be the second injury blow the Hammers have suffered in a week after high profile signing Jack Wilshere suffered a setback in his recovery from ankle surgery.
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
Suspicions that the Ukranian had damaged his achilles have been confirmed by the club to CandH this afternoon and he has immediately been ruled out for up to six months. It’s shocking news for the wide man who twisted his foot and went down in agony before being stretchered off in agony. It’s the second […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
By Matt Briard We have now played nine PL games of which five of these games have been against teams who are more than likely to finish in the top six this year. A return of seven points is probably most people’s realistic expectation of these first games from when the fixtures first came out […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
Declan Rice is confident West Ham are moving in the right direction despite back-to-back defeats. The Hammers' recent revival has hit the buffers after successive 1-0 losses to Brighton and Tottenham.
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
Felipe Anderson produced a shocker yesterday before being subbed and as a hugely expensive ‘marquee’ signing such a performance is bound to raise temperatures. Here’s what some ClaretandHugh Facebook members made of his display. Visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/ O I don’t see £42 million in him. But I give him a few more games before I really […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
If nothing else we learned something very important about Maniel Pellegrini before and during the game against Spurs – the man has absolutely no favourites and takes no prisoners! And if we cast our minds back to the Sam Allardyce era (Kevin Nolan!) and forward through Bilic and Moyes that is very refreshing . Two […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
Issa Diop was in great form again against Spurs – keeping Harry Kane entirely quiet but the young Frenchman was less than satisfied. Speaking after the match he declared: It’s very disappointing because we had chances and their ‘keeper had a big game and Tottenham were more clinical than us. “It was the same game as […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
ADAM CRAFTON AT LONDON STADIUM: This is Lamela's fifth season in a Tottenham shirt and he may, at last, be the match-defining footballer that the club always hoped that he could become.
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
GARY LEWIN: It looked like a terrible injury to Yarmolenko and after seeing the mechanism, and the players' reaction, I think it is likely he has damaged the achilles tendon.
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
Mike, Gonzo and Tone are on the case with their after match verdict. There’s an argument going on here – did we lack passion of quality? There’s no real problem – it was a game that was always gonna go either way and on this occasion it was the S…s who got the break. But […]
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Posted on 21 October 2018.
You get up at 6 am for the first train out from Devon and you are on the last back. In between times you watch your team beaten by the hated Spuds but you know what? – it was worth it because today I witnessed the Premier League arrival of a young man in Grady […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted Spurs needed Hugo Lloris to beat West Ham! The Hammers attacked throughout the derby and dominated the game in the second half. Marko Arnautovic forced three superb stops from Lloris, so much so that Declan Rice claimed his team-mate was desperately unlucky not to score. And Tottenham boss Pochettino accepts that […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
West Ham supporters at the London Stadium were furious that the Stadium operator LS185 failed to enforce a rule about no away shirts in the West Ham home end. Many Spurs supporters had infiltrated the West Ham home stands this afternoon even though the game was supposed to be restricted to those with West Ham […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Please give your player ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the West Ham V Spurs defeat at the London Stadium. Please only vote if you watched the game and select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Safety questions will be asked how supporters managed to smuggle in three smoke bombs and then throw them on the pitch and close to the away fans. With heightened security because of the terrorist threat, all supporters are searched on the bridges approaching the London Stadium island so it surprising these bulky items were not detected. It […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
ADAM CRAFTON AT LONDON STADIUM: This is Lamela's fifth season in a Tottenham shirt and he may, at last, be the match-defining footballer that the club always hoped that he could become.
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Tottenham came out on top in a fiercely-contested London derby with West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini insists he still believes in West Ham after their unfortunate 1-0 defeat to Spurs. The Hammers attacked throughout the game, with Marko Arnautovic forcing three excellent saves from Hugo Lloris, and Michail Antonio seeing a shot whistle over the bar in injury time. And Pellegrini insists he remains proud of the Irons for […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Issa Diop had a big day looking after England captain Harry Kane at the stadium today – Player Watch reporter Danny Leach charts his every touch. Our young sweeper Issa Diop comes under the spotlight today after an impressive start to the season. 1 – Heads a long ball from Sanchez straight from kick off […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Manchester City put in a five-star performance as they saw off Burnley at the Etihad Stadium, while Erik Lamela's header gave Tottenham Hotspur three points in their London derby at West Ham United.
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Tottenham came out on top in a fiercely-contested London derby with West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
West Ham were beaten by Spurs on Saturday, despite a spirited performance. The Irons did not have the majority of possession at the London Stadium but they made the most chances, having 13 shots to Spurs’ 10, but were denied by an inspired Hugo Lloris three times in the second half. Erik Lamela scored Spurs’ […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has been left sweating over the fitness of Andriy Yarmolenko after Saturday’s derby defeat to Spurs. The dynamic Hammers winger was substituted in the first half, and was taken to hospital for a scan on his ankle injury. Youngster Grady Diangana, 20, replaced Yarmolenko and played a key role in the Irons’ impressive […]
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Posted on 20 October 2018.
Declan Rice reckons West Ham are improving all the time. The Hammers fell to a 1-0 defeat to Spurs at the London Stadium on Saturday, despite an impressive second half performance. Rice played with his usual composure in midfield, and while he was disappointed with the goal that the Irons conceded – Erik Lamela headed […]
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