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Hammer Robert Snodgrass has been withdrawn from the Scottish squad after suffering from an unknown injury. Snodgrass didn’t even make the bench in the Scots 2-1 loss against Israel on Thursday evening. Scotland now faces 2016 European Championship winners Portugal in a friendly over the next two weeks but Snodgrass is already the plane home to […]

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Ryan Fredericks is being forced to play second fiddle to the well in form Pablo Zabaleta but is very happy with the learning curve he has set out upon. He was presented with a commemorative football as a memento for making his debut in the PL and was happy to discuss his arrival and development […]

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The best of the Premier League versus the best of La Liga versus the best of Serie A versus the best of the Bundesliga. Who would win? First up, we reveal our all-star Premier League combined XI…

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West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady will be grilled by the London Assembly Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30pm in Committee Room 5 at City Hall. The Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee will meet to discuss the difficult relationship between the owners of the London Stadium and West Ham football club. According to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), which […]

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Almost inevitably, Marko Arnautovic grabbed the only goal of the game in Austria’s UEFA Nations League win against Northern Ireland last night. The Hammers main man was a constant threat and eventually got on the end of a Peter Zulj’s pass before firing past Bailey Peacock-Farrell. He then ran over to Leicester centre-back Jonny Evans, […]

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Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal of the game as Austria beat Northern Ireland on Friday night. The Hammers striker who was made the captain of the Austrian side put one past Northern Ireland’s goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell with just 19 minutes to go, despite appeals from Northern Ireland the offside flag stayed down. They return […]

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Paul Merson has claimed that Declan Rice’s hesitation over his England v Ireland international choice is doing him no favours. Writing in his Daily Star column the former Arsenal midfielder declares: “Declan Rice is good enough to play for England and would be in the squad by now if he’d chosen to play for us. But […]

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West Ham are this morning being reported as holding an interest in Chelsea and former England central defender Gary Cahill. The Mirror’s Darren Lewis – with good links to the Irons – claims Manuel Pellegrini is holding a big interest in the player. The 32 year old is out of contract in the summer and […]

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Karren Brady has named the qualities required to make a top boss Writing in her national newspaper column and Manuael Pellegrini, not unpredictably, claims a place on her list. The Hammers vice chairman declares that our manager’s composure is the quality that sets him a part saying: (He is) the most composed I have worked […]

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Government inspector Lou Ellison from the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) told a safety meeting over the Summer that there was lack of a cohesive atmosphere among stakeholders involved the London Stadium and he was concerned about the look and feel for West Ham fans from the time when they enter the stadium through to when […]

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Former Hammer Patrice Evra has been spotted training with at Rush Green training with West Ham but he is unlikely to re-join the Hammers. Evra joined the club on a short-term contract last in February under David Moyes following his controversial release from Marseille but his involvement was limited to just five appearances. He was […]

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Jermaine Defoe is being widely reported as wanting a January move back to the Irons. The 36 year old seems determined – if the reports are to be believed – to end his career at the club after his acrimonious departure. According to the reports his lack of game time at Bournemouth – coupled with […]

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Josh Cullen – currently on loan at Charlton – looks nailed on to sign a permanent deal with the League One club. Charlton boss Lee Bowyer is keen to do a deal for the 22 year old and the Irons are ready to talk terms. The 22-year-old featured had an involvement with the Irons first […]

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Segregation barriers put in place after the Burnley game last season are due to become a permanent fixture stopping the free movement of West Ham fans around the London Stadium. West Ham say that following reports and conclusions drawn after the Burnley game they support Newham’s Safety Advisory Group recommendations in relation to the segregation […]

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West Ham United trio Declan Rice, Ryan Fredericks and Grady Diangana have been presented with commemorative footballs to mark their Premier League debuts. Academy Director Terry Westley, Hammers hero Carlton Cole and the Premier League’s Games Programme Manager James Westlake were at Rush Green to hand over the Premier League Debut Footballs, which have been presented […]

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West Ham will not play on Boxing day this year and will instead play on 27th December after being picked for Sky TV. The Hammers fixture changes for December and January have now been confirmed, with three games selected for live TV broadcast forcing another two games to move as a consequence. The Hammers’ London derby […]

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Premier League derby day will fall on December 2 with Chelsea facing Fulham, Arsenal hosting Tottenham and Liverpool taking on Everton.

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The majority of West Ham supporters polled believe Manuel Pellegrini should start Aaron Cresswell in the left-back role when the Hammers play Spurs on Saturday 20th October at the London Stadium. Over 62% of those asked believe the manager should parachute in Cressie into the starting team to provide a better defense on the left […]

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By Allen Cummings Please don’t take this as negativity… I’m never that when it comes to West Ham -the very opposite in fact. But I want to pose the question – given what’s going on at the bottom of the table, just how many points will represent a reasonable relegation safety target – […]

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West Ham squad members without too many minutes action this season were given a run out in a behind closed doors friendly against QPR yesterday and were on the wrong end of a Rush Green 3-1 scoreline. Back-up keeper Adrian played the full 90 minutes for the home side as Javier Hernandez, in his first […]

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Fabian Balbuena may be one of the most under-rated players in the West Ham team but a new look at penalty area danger men show him to be right up there. Few will forget his outstanding chance of a headed equaliser against Brighton in the last league game but despite that it seems the Parauayan […]

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England’s chance for revenge is fast approaching as the Three Lions head to Croatia tonight! Croatia vs England is tonight’s FREE TO PLAY 5p0rtz game! £250 PRIZE GIVEAWAY Simply guess the #CROENG result and you could win BIG with @5P0RTZGAMES! http://bit.ly/2QKyxky

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The Met Police have told Newham’s Safety Advisory Group that West Ham arrests were down last season at the London Stadium despite the Burnley incident. In an end of season review over the summer the Met told the SAG they had policed 21 First team fixtures at the London Stadium; 19 in the Premier League […]

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Hammer Declan Rice may be caught in a ‘keep it in the family’ affair as he attempts to come to a decision on his international future. The Hammers midfielder has been reported as wanting to play for the country he grew up – England – but given his background it would be perfectly understandable were […]

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The Metropolitan Police say they are disappointed they were not included an independent review of the Burnley incident last season. The police wanted their disappointment noted in official minutes of the London Stadium Safety Advisory Board at not being approached or consulted at all during the independent review process of the Burnley pitch invasion and […]

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Marko Arnautovic ‘pain barrier problems’ are continuing and it could be up to three months before he is through the problem. The Hammers striker has already revealed that he has a bone bruising problem for which there is no quick fix. Most bone bruises slowly heal over 2 to 4 months depending on size with ice, rest, and […]

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