Posted on 11 August 2018.
West Ham Captain Mark Noble aim is for West Ham to finish in a strong top ten position in the Premier League. Writing his first regular Friday London Standard column Nobes said: “My aim this season is for a really strong top-10 finish and a way of playing which excites. I think we were developing that […]
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
West Ham captain Mark Noble has praised this pre-season under Manuel Pellegrini but has slammed last summer’s preparations under Slaven Bilic. Writing in his new London Standard Friday column Noble said “The pre-season organisation this summer has been different class, so much better than last year. I’m not going to blame anyone individually, that’s not my […]
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
Back in July West Ham ITK @EXWhuEmployee contacted me with an idea for a social experiment. He wanted to prove that many newspapers would print any transfer rumour without checking it out first. He asked me to choose a random player that might sound credible. At the time I knew West Ham were looking for […]
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
The Hammers brought in 10 new faces this summer as the owners backed their new boss in the transfer market and Pellegrini feels it will be tough to avoid players being upset by his selections.
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
He becomes Forest manager Aitor Karanka's 13th signing of the summer after being a peripheral figure at West Ham.
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Posted on 11 August 2018.
West Ham have confirmed that Sam Byram has joined Championship side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old defender links up with Aitor Karanka’s squad as they target a return to the Premier League after two decades in the second tier. Byram signed for the Hammers from Leeds United in January 2016 and has […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Mark Lawrenson is back in his predictable old routine by tipping his former club Liverpool to beat the Hammers on Sunday. There is of course no surprise there but the first fixture of the season is notoriously tricky as was shown when the Hammers put it across Arsenal at their place under Slaven Bilic. Lawrenson, […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Hopes are high ahead of the 2018-19 season around Liverpool, and Jurgen Klopp's side looked in a determined mood as they trained at Melwood on Friday.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
The Hammers brought in 10 new faces this summer as the owners backed their new boss in the transfer market and Pellegrini feels it will be tough to avoid players being upset by his selections.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
So here we stand 48 hours away from a new season when hopefully talk of ‘fortune always hiding’ and ‘dreams fading and dying’ can be put to bed for a while! Instead we are considering that mythical ‘next level’ – one of the hardest scenarios to nail as it means so many things to so […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Tim Sherwood would hardly be anybody’s first stop when attempting to get a considered view of West Ham’s summer and their chances this season. But the former diehard Spurs midfielder – whilst perhaps wanting to take a pop at his former north London rivals Arsenal – has given it large in terms of the boys […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
West Ham United have revealed their squad numbers for the 2018/19 season. They must choose a squad of 25 players to submit to the Premier League of which 8 must be homegrown. Under 21 players do not count in the 25 man squad. West Ham 2018/19 squad numbers 1. Lukasz Fabianski 2. Winston Reid 3. […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
By Allen Cummings I think it’s fair to say in the years I have been supporting West Ham we’ve had a pretty varied selection of managers at the club. Of the 13 incumbents since Ron Greenwood, whom I consider to be the first of the ‘modern breed’ of bosses, there has been a huge […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini admits his biggest problem at West Ham could be keeping all his players happy.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
The transfer window may have slammed shut but there’s still chance for you to bag the bargain of the summer. Our partners Blowing Bubbles are offering a huge discount to Claret & Hugh readers for the upcoming season. Editor David Blackmore and his team are pumped for the new season and want to reach more […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has revealed the Hammers board made it clear to him in their early negotiations they wanted to invest money into the club “in the future.” Speaking at his first press conference ahead of the Liverpool game he said: “When I spoke with the owner, we agreed what the project would be for West […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear he doesn’t know how many games Mark Noble will play this season but explained he will be captain whenever he does. As the prepared for the tough opening fixture at Liverpool the manager said: “Mark Noble is the captain of the team and, although I don’t know how many times […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini will field a new-look side for the season-opener at Liverpool on Sunday.
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BETTING GUIDE: Can anyone stop Man City? Liverpool look well-placed to give it a go while Man United need a big season from Alexis Sanchez. Here's our tips for the season and this weekend.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Was it really 12 weeks ago that the Premier League packed away its bombast? The World Cup made it feel like football never left us, and suddenly the top-flight is back before we're properly prepared.
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson cannot see West Ham managing a win or draw at Anfield on Sunday. However, given he can’t get the Irons’ manager’s name right we should perhaps treat all else he says with caution! Speaking on the Sky Sports website Merson said “I can’t see anything but a Liverpool win. West […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Jurgen Klopp gave reporters a fitness update of his squad earlier this week. “Joe (Matip) I think is okay for the weekend,” Klopp told the press earlier this week. “It was nothing serious, but tonight it was not possible (for him to play). He played on Saturday and now it’s Tuesday. It’s pretty tight. Dejan […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Former Hammers manager Sam Allardyce was a guest on Sky Sports News transfer deadline coverage in the final hour of the window just as the Carlos Sanchez deal was announced as West Ham tenth and final signing. Big Sam told Sky Sports viewers “The Daves have done massive, they will be having headaches all over the […]
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Posted on 10 August 2018.
Carlos Sanchez – the final signing of the summer – will be on £70k a week at the London Stadium after agreeing a two year deal to join the club. Although he came on an undisclosed fee we understand that was very small at around £2-£3 million. However, after agent’s fee and wages it adds […]
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