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West Ham go into Sunday’s game against Chelsea boosted by the knowledge that they have a very decent record against the League leaders. Three wins, a draw and one defeat against the Blues over the last two seasons reads well as a team yet to be beaten comes to the east end. Assuming – as […]

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I’m not among those conspiracy theorists who see the choice of referee for a game as particularly good or bad news. However, I’ll make an exception in the case of Mike Dean who I have often found to be well over fussy, perhaps more than a little filled with his own importance and on several […]

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Manu Lanzini looks to be well and truly on the mend as he steps up his recovery from a knee ligament injury. Footage has emerged of him running alone in the gym and is very encouraging indeed as he bids to be ready to play by the turn of the year. The midfielder ruptured the […]

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Mark Lawrenson has surprisingly tipped the Irons to beat Chelsea at the London Stadium this weekend declaring: I just think something will click for them this time.” Making his weekly prediction on BBC Sport he said: “West Ham had a super win last weekend n and they will be hoping Marko Arnautovic recovers from the knee injury […]

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Mark Noble has revealed how three words from manager Manuel Pellegrini sorted things out against Everton last weekend, The captain explained in his London Evening Standard column he said: “What pleased memost was the way we reacted in the second half after Everton scored to make it 2-1 right on half-time. We had played well in […]

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Lanzini was filmed running in and out of a set of cones on his Instagram account. He lightly jogged forwards and backwards around the gym and looked comfortable when changing direction.

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MARTIN SAMUEL – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Neymar picked up the ball on the left and, seeing no way directly forward, began to swiftly traverse the pitch, seeking an angle to slip the ball through.

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Phil Parkes may just know what’s required at the back of a team and he believes we started to sort it against Everton. Yes, there’s a growing relationship between centre backs Balbuena and Diop which he likes but that wasn’t the main aspect of the performance as far as he was concerned. He reserves that […]

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James Collins’ move to Ipswich Town amid rumours that the Hammers defensive hero could be on the move back to his former club Aston Villa. The Ginger Pele was offered a contract with The Tractor Boys and it was thought nailed on that this would be the move for which he would go. But Town […]

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By Allen Cummings The euphoria from last Sunday’s victory is still rich in our veinsand why not? We’ve waited long enough this season to feel as good as we did when that final whistle blew at Goodison. There were so many plusses to come out of a performance we had all hoped […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has told his squad they need the same level of performance at home as away if they are to take Chelsea’s notable scalp on Sunday. It’s almost a cliche but confidence he declares has to be the key – the knowledge that they are capable of playing at home as the team did […]

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Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is being linked with a move to the Irons in the January transfer window. The former Juventus and Real Madrid front man has hardly set himself or the Blues alight since his £58 million deal last summer and was linked with a move back to AC Milan. That failed to materialise […]

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Jack Wilshere has been left “very upset” by an injury which looks set to sideline him for between four and six weeks. Wilshere’s stop/start career is again on stop after again as he finds himself back on a hospital bed as his miserable catalogue of injuries continue. Manuel Pellegrini, along with most fans, will clearly […]

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Manuel Pellegrini saw something at Everton that may have been missing until now – BELIEF! The first three points were such a relief for everybody associated with the club but there had been so much loose chat about the Pellegrini system that a shadow had undoubtedly been thrown over things. But the manager never […]

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Jack Wilshere has been left “very upset” by his latest injury setback with the West Ham midfielder facing up to six weeks on the sidelines.

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West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident that Marko Arnautovic will be in the starting line-up for the London derby with Chelsea on Sunday.

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Manuel Pellegrini has singled out three players for an honourable mention ahead of the Sunday clash against Chelsea. As the league leaders prepare to arrive at a London Stadium where their recent record is not great the manager reminded us: “It’s impossible to make a better start than Chelsea.” However, confidence is growing in the […]

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Manuel Pellegrini stoked up the guessing game over Marko Arnautovic’s involvement in the clash against Chelsea on Sunday during today’s pre-match pressre. The manager was in no mood to give a view either way although ‘leaks’ have been emerging suggesting that the striker is more likely to be involved than not. However, Pellegrini appeared to […]

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Lukasz Fabianski has probably made a bigger consistent impression on Hammers fans this season than any other new signing. Even at Everton he was called upon to make some fine stops in what eventually became a comprehensive victory but without him life could have been a lot more difficult. His recent form has prompted questions […]

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West Ham’s chances of reaching Europe are likely to be increased by the introduction of a new Uefa-organised competition. The plan was first mooted three years ago and the aim is to give clubs such as ours a better opportunity of hitting the Euro level. The Uefa plan still needs the approval of its executive […]

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West Ham will reject all bids for Pedro Obiang in the winter market despite Fiorentina and Sampdoria continuing to track the player. Reports in Europe are that he remains very much on the wanted list of both clubs but the Hammers – who have him under contract until 2022 – won’t entertain offers. The club […]

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West Ham midfielder Edmilson Fernandes – loaned to Fiorentina for the season – has made an exciting start to life in Serie A. The 22 year old was also involved in the international between England and Switzerland on September 11 as he continues his progress following his break away from the London Stadium . Having […]

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West Ham’s owners are in no hurry to start clawing back their summer expenditure by selling players in the next window. As reported earlier Pedro Obiang has been told he is going nowhere and summer speculation over Michail Antonio and Crystal Palace has now been put firmly to bed. A CandH source revealed: the club’s […]

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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has paid West Ham a big compliment by leaving Eden Hazard and David Luiz at home as the team go into action against PAOK in Greece tonight. The south west London outfit have a poor record against the Hammers having lost two and drawn one of their last four games against […]

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The West Ham ticket exchange scheme compares reasonably favourably with the rest of those in the PL offering deals although some clubs offer nothing at all! Amid some complaints that it could be improved CandH compared the Irons scheme to the rest of the Premier League to see where it stood – the answer is […]

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West Ham are now more than hopeful that Marko Arnautovic is set to line up against Chelsea at the weekend. Claret and Hugh first reported that he was comfortable on Monday after reporting some pain behind his knee after coming off against Everton. There has been no scan but the medics advised him to simply […]

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