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Manuel Pellegrini’s arrival at West Ham is seeing a marked difference in the brand of football we are watching. A glance at the Premier League website demonstrates very clearly that the team is dispensing with long ball football as the weeks go by. A couple or three weeks ago the Irons were among those sides […]

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The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back to review an incredible week in the life of West Ham with eleven goals in two games over just four days at the London Stadium as the Hammers won 8-0 against Macclesfield in the Cup and beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Premier League. In episode seven […]

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Important Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross will miss the game against the Irons on Friday evening. The German has become a key Seagulls player but boss Chris Hughton has confirmed he will be out for the game with an ankle injury. Gross has established himself as a top Premier League midfielder but has been absent for the […]

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Brighton will hand Dale Stephens a late fitness test ahead of Friday night's Premier League clash with West Ham at the Amex Stadium.

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West Ham fan Mick Ferris was killed in a freak accident when a window fell 250ft from the 27th storey of a luxury penthouse at a £6million block of flats. The 53 year old coach driver was passing the 27-storey Corniche tower in Vauxhall, south-west London, when the glass fell from the top of the building. Celebrity […]

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An unconfirmed rumour received by Claret and Hugh suggests the Mayor of London could call upon US company AEG to resolve the London Stadium financial mess. Sadiq Khan is thought to be considering disbanding the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) six years after its creation and C&H understand that one possible scenario is that the […]

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Mark Noble’s mega rant after the Wolves game is being reported widely as the reason for West Ham’s turnaround in form. Nobes himself revealed that he had given it large in the dressing room at the time but more details are emerging about what he said and why to the players. The Mail reports him […]

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West Ham have a Chicharito problem which looks unlikely to be solved anytime soon. The word ‘misfit’ is thrown around a little too loosely in football but sadly it seems to apply to the Mexican who has been unable to make anything like a £120k a week wage impact at the Hammers. And at the […]

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Fabian Balbuena cost between £3 million – £4 million! Let me say that again – Balbuena cost £3 million to £4 million whilst Lukasz Fabianski was bought in at £7 million and if there have been two better buys anywhere I can’t find them. Balbuena has been an ever present in the team which gives […]

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Manuel Pellegrini never had a single doubt in what he describes as his West Ham “project.” Knowing he had the confidence of the board was an important factor in that as he set about his plans to radicalise the Irons after a couple of years in a very unpleasant wilderness. Much has been said and […]

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West Ham will be keeping the squad together during January with no sales foreseen by Manuel Pellegrini. With results having picked up and performances improving massively the manager believes he now has a first team set up which can compete at the top half of the table. And unless injuries intervene there is no plan […]

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Brighton striker Glenn Murray has warned his team-mates that Mrko Arnautovic “is a fantastic player and he’s shown that at West Ham.” As we prepare for the game against the south coast outfit on Friday evening the 35 year old striker said: “He almost carried the team at stages last year and he showed what a […]

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Issa Diop is starting to catch a lot of attention and headlines as he settles into the new Irons set up. The young Frenchman has been turning in better and better displays after being hunted by several Premier League outfits including Spurs in the summer. It seem almost absurd having seen Diop develop that we […]

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West Ham captain Mark Noble's tirade came after the tepid performance in the 1-0 home defeat by Wolves on September 1. The Hammers lost to an injury-time goal from Adama Traore.

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Mark Noble has received the highest average rating in Claret and Hugh player ratings in West Ham’s 3-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday. Noble scored the season’s record highest player average score with an impressive 8.97 to grab the top spot this week. Issa Diop praised by Jose Mourinho was second place with 8.37 […]

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CandH blogger Allen Cummings looks ahead to a Friday night with no glamour or glitz but one of great importance on the south coast. We’re all still basking in the glory of last Saturday’s magnificent victory over Manchester United. Why wouldn’t we be – it was that good? But being the ultra-professional we […]

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Declan Rice is likely to seek time beyond this international break to decide whether he he intends to commit to England or Ireland. Stories have emerged in the mainstream media today that he wants to settle his club contractual position before making up his mind on an international status. But in reality the player has […]

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They call him ‘The General’ and he’s very quiet and well mannered in getting his points across. His performance alongside Issa Diop at the heart of defence was something to behold at the weekend as the partnership developed into something quite awesome. But that’s a word Fabian Balbuena reserves solely for the Hammers fans who […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has never been known for pulling punches and following the victory over Manchester United he made sure one hell of a message was sent to Old Trafford. The veteran right back has taken aim, pulled back the trigger and fired a deadly bullet at Jose Mourinho’s mob dubbing them easy meat for the […]

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Were Manuel Pellegrini to be a malicious man – and I reckon he’s probably the opposite – he could be forgiven for entertaining some very smug thoughts towards Jose Mourinho at around 2.20 on Saturday. For if you recall, it was the very unpsecial one who was agitating and lurking around to replace him at […]

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Jose Mourinho has congratulated whichever West Ham scout was responsible for spotting Issa Diop whom he described as being ‘monster’ against Manchester United. The under-siege Reds boss said: “Their centre-backs had a fantastic match,” Congratulations to the scout who found Diop, a monster who dictated everything.” Diop – taking it all in his stride – […]

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Declan Rice is being tipped to declare his international future to England by former Irish hero Jason McAteer. And he believes that should that be the case it will essentially be down to Roy Keane. McAteer was speaking on the controversy that has surrounded the Irish national team since a leaked Stephen Ward WhatsApp message detailed […]

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Brilliant – we’ve almost equalled things up after starting with four defeats. We have now won three and drawn one with 14 goals scored and two against. Yes I know Macclesfield are in there but eight goals is a result in any game! Nobody is happier than Lukasz Fabianski who saw things coming after Everton and […]

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Mark Noble has the happy knack of putting things very simply and to the point! Some like to over complicate football and the situation at Manchester United – is a current example of that. Pundits – and every United fan I have spoken to personally since Saturday – appears to have great trouble in accepting […]

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Declan Rice has received some encouraging advice from his boss Manuel Pellegrini and now England and Hammers legend Sir Trevor Brooking. His Irons boss has told him to put everything out of his mind and concentrate on becoming an even better footballer. And now – speaking exclusively to ClaretandHugh – Sir Trev has declared: ” […]

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Everton 2 Hammers 1 West Ham’s battling under 23s – shorn of around 11 regulars -produced a really brave performance at Everton tonight but ultimately went down 2-1. The injury ravaged squad was short of several players several of whom – including Joe Powell, Grady Diangana and Conor Coventry – were unavailable because they are […]

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