Posted on 19 September 2018.
Pablo Zabaleta is hoping the Hammers are on the cusp of something great and is looking forward to Chelsea. The right back produced a solid as usual performance at Everton and must be favourite to keep his position over Ryan Fredericks. He’s a realist but seriously hopeful for Sunday declaring: “Chelsea have a lot of […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
Declan Rice could start to cement his international future – and probably with England – if he can perform against Chelsea as he did at Everton last weekend. The 19 year old was deeply impressive against the Toffees and looks certain to be involved on Sunday against the team that rejected him as a kid. […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
Alan Shearer has been responsible for a couple of devastating attacks on the Hammers during his Match of the Day gigs this season. But the team – and a couple of performances in particular – forced him into a change of heart this week following the victory over Everton. In fact it saw him include […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
Robert Snodgrass hopes the fans who were doubting the Hammers after the awdful start have found some reassurance after the fine win at Everton. And he insists: ““We are a very good team and when you get the confidence from winning away from home, you need to take it back to your home stadium and […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini s unlikely to change a thing as he prepares for a key match against Chelsea on Sunday. And that would be the first time since the season started that he has been able to name an unchanged side after arriving at a starting X1 and formation which looks set to […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
This weekend I am off to Prague for a fellow West Ham season ticket holders stag week so will miss the West Ham v Chelsea derby, after the recent news that up to 12,500 season ticket holders are missing from each West Ham game played at the London Stadium I decided to re-list my West […]
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Posted on 19 September 2018.
ive long in the memory of those who witnessed it at the game on TV and inside Goodison Park. He even found himself being compared with Gareth Bale in an element of his game which brought the sensational strike. But for him the result at Everton and his part in it was all about the […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Brighton away has sold out the initial 90% of 3,000 allocation this week with the ballot for the remaining 10% heavily oversubscribed. The 90% allocation quickly sold out in hours on Monday to Season Ticket Holders with 13 or more Priority points meaning a sixth away sell out in a row. West Ham have sold out every one of […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
It’s Chelsea time and Mark Noble is happy about it and ready to help the team to continue their decent record against the Blues over the last couple of seasons. The Hammers have beaten them twice in the league, once in the Cup, drawn at the Bridge and been beaten at home since the 2016/17, […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
West Ham U23’s take on Bristol Rovers tonight in the Checkatrade Trophy. The invited clubs (which are Academy sides of 16 Category One academy clubs) are all U21 sides. However, teams are permitted to field five players in the starting XI who are over the age of U21, although only two of those five are permitted […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
The Moore Than Just A Podcast team is back from the International break to review Manuel Pellegrini’s first Premier League win for West Ham. In episode six of the new season listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn, John and George Bucci review the Everton away win. We […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
ClaretandHugh this afternoon attempted to learn from Declan Rice’s agent precisely where things stood as far as he was concerned on the 19 year old’s current contract negotiations. The club had made their position clear and explained that they have an offer on the table but that Rice’s new agent Neil Fewings was not responding. […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Ok we’ve been talking about it since Sunday so let’s just remind us exactly how good it was. And that second goal gets better with every viewing as Yarmo crashed an unstoppable effort past England keeper Pickford, This is what we think may be the start of something big but unfortunately this was the only […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Felipe playing his part in the Everton victory …Pic by Mike Manera Felipe Anderson is delighted with the Everton win…chuffed for Yarmo…. but looking ahead and is totally focused on an even bigger victory against Chelsea at the weekend. The Brazilian was in impressive form against Everton but said: “We know that Chelsea will be very […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Don’t you just love Tony Cascarino can be to punditry what Donald Trump maybe to racial equality! Just a couple of weeks ago Cas was using his column in The Times to give the Hammers a battering and had all but put us down after two games. However, it doesn’t take long for things to […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
West Ham midfielder Jack Wilshere is facing a spell on the sidelines after undergoing ankle surgery, the club have announced.
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
VAR will be trialled in West Ham’s third round Carabao Cup tie against Macclesfield next Wednesday at the London Stadium. The VAR trial continues to be overseen by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) with support from stakeholders across the professional game. Fans in the London stadium will be kept abreast of in-game developments […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Two young Hammers who tonight will be involved in the opening Checkatrade Trophy clash against League One Bristol Rovers could find themselves stepping up to first half action next Wednesday evening. Striker Xande Silva – with five goals to his name this term for the Under 23s- has been training with the first team squad […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
West Ham are this morning reporting that Jack Wilshere will only need a “relatively short” period of rest before starting his rehab and heading back towards first team duty. The midfielder underwent the operation in London and his surgeon declared that all had gone to plan. It’s great news for the player who has had […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini made it clear in one of his earliest Hammers interviews after arriving as manager that he wasn’t here to build a team but a squad. So is he succeeding? Imagine for a moment we have everybody fit with a first team looking like the one we played on Sunday at Everton. Then study […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
Former interim boss David Moyes may not be everybody’s cup of tea but the Hammers have one very serious thing to thank him for ….Marco Arnauotovic. This week we are fretting and worrying over Arnie’s possible non involvement against Chelsea. But for David Moyes that would probably most certainly not be the case. Yes it […]
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Posted on 18 September 2018.
‘Only West Ham’ as the ironic saying goes – we’ve been there a few times down the years haven’t we! It’s that moment when something – seemingly so simple – goes embarrassingly wrong and the latest to discover this is part of the West Ham way and our folklore is none other than boss Manuel […]
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Posted on 17 September 2018.
Xande Silva is ready for a big Checkatrade Trophy test at Bristol Rovers tomorrow evening. The £1.8 million signing has been in top form this season and has been involved with the first team squad at Rush Green at various times. And tomorrow he will be aiming for goals as the Under 23s set out […]
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Posted on 17 September 2018.
I feel for Jack Wilshere. To find himself out for another six weeks minimum in a squad where the battle for places is now well and truly on is bad news for a bloke who may have been really hoping that stuff was all behind him. The fact is of course that his ankle problem […]
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Posted on 17 September 2018.
West Ham are likely to be without Wilshere for at least four weeks after he had surgery on his ankle injury. It is believed that former Arsenal midfielder Wilshere had a minor procedure on Monday.
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Posted on 17 September 2018.
Jack Wilshere could be out of action for up to six weeks after learning that he goes into hospital tomorrow for more ankle surgery. ClaretandHugh learned a few minutes ago that the midfielder looks set for a lengthy lay off as his history of surgery continues. A source told us: “I’m afraid it’s bad news […]
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