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Ahead of today’s match Bournemouth on Saturday, West Ham have announced a range of new enhancements to the look and feel of London Stadium that have been carried out over the summer, to enhance the matchday experience for all Hammers fans. Following the reveal of several concourse artworks towards the end of last season, paying tribute […]

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West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is likely to be hunting a new goalkeeper between now and January as Adrian’s contract runs down possibly with the Spaniard still No 2 at the club. The 31 year old’s current deal runs out in July next year and the likelihood is the club will be looking for a […]

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By Allen Cummings For me the season starts today at the London Stadium. The visit of Bournemouth will provide us with a far better guide to how our new look team is taking shape under Manuel Pellegrini. The Cherries might not have the attraction of a star-studded Liverpool side but they […]

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First home game of the season and CandH introduces a new Saturday morning feature. Here you can take a look at what each of our team reckon is going to happen to the Irons this afternoon. We will bring you our views every weekend. Well be fair, it’s better than anything Lawrenson may have to […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has vowed to end the negativity surrounding West Ham at the London Stadium.

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Please give your ratings for West Ham players who played ten minutes or more in the West Ham v Bournemouth game. Select a score between one and ten where one is low and ten is high, leave any players who didn’t play or played under 10 minutes blank. Entries containing players who didn’t play will […]

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Declan Rice is missing from the squad of 20 named by manager Manuel Pellegrini last night. It’s not known at this stage whether the teenager has sustained a knock but unless the boss has a late minute change of heart the defender/midfielder will be missing from today’s squad. And never mind about a final line-up, […]

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As I sit and write this blog at 9pm on Friday night I find myself with a sort of boyish Christmas Eve type excitement. I know that I should probably be be a bit more downbeat following the drubbing at Anfield but I’m actually quite excited. The thought of sharing a few drinks and discussing […]

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West Ham and Bournemouth have two wins each in six Premier League meetings. Both matches last season were drawn. Bournemouth’s first Premier League victory came at West Ham, a 4-3 triumph in August 2015 featuring a Callum Wilson hat-trick. The Cherries’ total of 12 goals against the Hammers is their best return against any Premier […]

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Speculation that Mario Balotelli will become a Manuel Pellegrini target in the January window seems pretty wide of the mark. The former Liverpool and Manchester City striker is being discussed as a potential replacement up front for either Marko Arnautovic or Javier Hernandez. The story has arisen from French outlet L’Equipe and follows summer rumours […]

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Former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen has sent a “don’t write the Hammers off” to the world at large. Owen – although admitting the gave a mediocre performance against his former team – reckons the claret and blue army will see a different team against Bournemouth. Writing in his BetVictor blog Owen seems confident […]

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Manuel Pellegrini is likely to make a few tweaks to the side that lose 4-0 at Anfield last week. Lukasz Fabianski was West Ham’s best player last Sunday and despite letting in four goals he did nothing wrong and is likely to keep his place. Ryan Fredericks, Angelo Ogbonna and Fabian Balbuena are also likely […]

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West Ham are still pressing hard to sort out an acceptable deal for Declan Rice but his position within the squad will have an influence on the final package. We understand that his representatives are still pushing for a £30k a week contact but the club want to offer around £18k plus appearance clauses. They […]

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Felipe Anderson is working desperately hard as he bids to reach peak fitness but he reckons it will take a few games to reach his peak. Speaking to the official site ahead of tomorrow (Sat’s) game he said: “I believe that I will be 100 per cent of my individual form in a few matches because […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has faced some highly predictable questioning over his decision to adopt a high line in the first game of the season. One noticeable high profile critic is of course Mark Lawrenson who, in his latest BBC website deliberations, reckoned he should have adopted a 4-5-1 formation and sat deep at Liverpool. In reality […]

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Lucas Perez and Carlos Sanchez will be added to the West Ham squad for the visit of Bournemouth.

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BETTING GUIDE: Here's our game-by-game guide to the second round of fixtures in the Premier League with Chelsea v Arsenal in a London derby the pick of the bunch on Saturday night.

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Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has confirmed that he has no fresh injury worries ahead of West Ham this weekend saying he that he’ll ‘wait and see’ on a potential debut for Jefferson Lerma. Lerma arrived at Bournemouth for a club record fee during the summer transfer window, but wasn’t considered for selection for the Cherries’ […]

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Lyon central defender Marcelo has spoken for the first time of the interest displayed in him by the Hammers this summer. The Brazilian was one of the first possible signings identified by Manuel pellegrini but at 31 the £30 million fee demanded was far too rich for the Hammers blood. And talking to French sports […]

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Ahead of this weekend's matches in the Premier League, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks.

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Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between West Ham United and Bournemouth at the London Stadium..

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West Ham are likely to get an away allocation of less than 500 tickets for the away game against AFC Wimbledon in the League cup in late August. The EFL rules say that a minimum of 10% of the available tickets must be made available to the away club. In the case of the Chelsea […]

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The latest disagreement between West Ham and stadium owners E20 has been aired in yesterday’s papers and with the Times, London Standard, Sun, BBC, Sky Sports and the Daily Star each giving it column inches and coverage. Personally, I am not bothered whether the pitch surround is Blue, Claret, Green or Yellow with pink spots on […]

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West Ham are willing to pay up to £380,000 to change the pitch surround at London Stadium to claret. The BBC website has this morning picked up the story CandH originated earlier in the week and has neatly summed up the issues at stake. So for those playing catch up on the irritating activities or […]

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Chicharito is ready to help grab three points from Bournemouth tomorrow (Sat) but declares : “We need to adapt.” The 30 year old explained to www.whufc.com: “I know fans would like immediate success and we are doing everything we can. It’s in our own hands. We need to adapt, like with the new players coming […]

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Mark Lawrenson has found some easy reasons to avoid tipping the Irons for a win against Bournemouth tomorrow (Saturday). He bases his prediction on last weeks performance at Liverpool declaring: “I was at Anfield on Sunday and they (West Ham) were far too open. New Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini has bought a lot of attacking […]

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