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Chelsea’s Willian, a friend of Anderson’s, has already warned him that the Premier League is very physical and he may find himself on the end of a few hard tackles. That doesn’t worry Felipe Anderson.

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On a thrilling night of boxing at the O2 Arena, there were plenty of famous athletes in the crowd to sample the action. West Ham duo Mark Noble and Jack Wilshere were ringside.

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The Hammers’ new record signing arrives from Lazio full of confidence. He doesn’t yet speak English, but is already aware who Bobby Moore is When Manuel Pellegrini was asked about the “West Ham way” last week, his answer was straightforward: “I always like to play offensive.” The sense remains, however, that in making Felipe Anderson his marquee signing in a busy transfer window the new Hammers manager knew he was…

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We can’t allow Saturday to pass without our mate Gonzo’s view of the game at Ipswich and here he generates a great discussion on what’s going on with Pellegrini’s Hammers. Ok, today wasn’t quite as exciting as the Villa game  and the Hammers Chat supremo thinks he knows why but as always he wants to […]

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Sead Haksabanovich is proving the surprise packet of an exciting summer with the manager giving him more minutes than anybody would have expected. And the former Hamstads midfielder is relishing every minute after a disappointing campaign last term declaring: “It feels good to have those players around me. “I’m feeling happy that I’m in the […]

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Mark Noble divides opinion but nobody would dare question his passion! Now the manager has declared him to be a player of huge importance to the team. So we asked the ClaretandHugh FB members @https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?ref=bookmarks for their views. Here’s a random selection of their responses. O Still a top player the most passionate Hammer since […]

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STEVE STAMMERS AT PORTMAN ROAD: The only common bond these days between two teams who were once fierce rivals at the highest level is that neither of them own their respective stadiums.

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The Hammer completed their ‘British soil’ pre-season campaign with another win but as reported they were not entirely impressive against an Ipswich Town team who gave them a tough work out. Goals from Anderson and Arnautovic – with a reply from Harrison – was enough for them to fly out for the Betway Cup clash […]

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The under 23s battled to a draw at Barnet against a team packed with Leaugue Two performers. It was a challenging encounter for the youngsters at The Hive and that they scrapped their way to a draw ensures they remain unbeaten in four pre-season clashes. Nathan Holland had the best chance from open play but […]

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Ipswich Town 1 Hammers 2 Well we got away with it but whether we should have done is questionable: the answer, though immaterial, is probably NO! A third minute header from Felipe Anderson off a fabulous Fredericks cross and an Arnie effort off 70 following an Ipswich mistake at the back saw us home but […]

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West Ham’s director of football Mario Husillos has put a “not for sale” on the head of Javier Hernandez. And that’s a confirmation of what CandH has been saying for several weeks, that the Mexican will be a key player in Manuel Pellegrini’s set-up this season. The striker came back to training just yesterday and […]

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Approaching the business end of the transfer window, managers across Europe are stepping up their interest with Premier League sides less than two weeks away from closing up.

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Chicharito returned to training for the first time today since Mexico exited the World Cup. But given his lack of time with the squad it remains to be seen whether the manager will give him minutes against Ipswich Town at Portman Road tomorrow (Sat). One thing is certain however, Manuel Pellegrini is a huge admirer […]

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Crystal Palace have offered £11 million for Cheik Kouyate as they bid to close a cheap deal for the Senegal midfielder. But as is the case with Pedro Obiang, who Sampdoria want for the same fee, the Hammers have stuck a £15 million price tag on the player. With the Hammers having strengthened throughout the […]

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Chicharito has returned to West Ham. The striker was back at Rush Green on Friday after coming back from holiday, having represented Mexico at the 2018 World Cup.  He underwent the normal pre-season tests including a weigh-in, blood tests and fitness tests which all the squad have completed. He will now step up his fitness […]

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West Ham have sold out their 3,000 allocation of tickets at Anfield for the first game of the 2018/2019 Premier League season against Liverpool. The initial 90% of tickets for this fixture sold out to Season Ticket Holders with 10+ points on Wednesday 25 July. The remaining 10% were made available for Season Ticket Holders […]

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West Ham are resisting Sampdoria moves for Pedro Obiang despite stories emerging that a deal is close to being done. The midfielder joined the Irons from the Italian outfit in 2015 and the Italians have been courting him now for over a year hoping to get him back on the cheap. But the Hammers are […]

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We can all become a bit over critical in pre-season and look at the negatives rather than some very obvious plus points. And as I trawled through some Youtube videos of the action so do far this season I came across a magical moment in the match against Villa.. And if this is the sort […]

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West Ham continue to seek defensive additions under Manuel Pellegrini and a new name has been touted in the press. The Hammers have already signed Issa Diop and Fabian Balbuena this summer but the injury setback sustained by Winston Reid has left Manuel Pellegrini eyeing another defensive signing. French outlet Foot Mercato has named West Ham as […]

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Approaching the business end of the transfer window, managers across Europe are stepping up their interest with Premier League sides less than two weeks away from closing up.

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The Hammers under 23s will continue their pre-season build-up at Barnet tomorrow ahead of the season opener against Spurs on Monday August 13 at the Lamex Stadium in Stevenage. And we have been told that it’s more likely that the youngster everyone is talking about – Nathan Holland – is more likely to be involved […]

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The majority of West Ham’s transfer business this summer has revolved around incoming deals but a number of departures are on the cards. Domingos Quina is one of the leading candidates to be on the way out of the London Stadium as the 18-year-old is reluctant to sign a new contract with the Hammers without […]

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    By Allen Cummings     What a summer it’s been as a with our club hardly out of the headlines – and for a change it’s been for all the right reasons – as Manuel Pellegrini’s spending spree tops the £100m mark. The spotlight has well and truly been focused on events at […]

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Eight thousand West Ham away supporters have bought tickets to support the Hammer in their pre-season schedule this Summer. Incredibly nearly 500 Hammers travelled to Switzerland to the Stadion Schützenwiese to face FC Winterthur which would have seen a  1,300 round trip journey by ferry and car. Back in the UK, Wycombe Wanderers saw 1,003 West […]

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Mark Noble is finding playing under Manuel Pellegrini a real “joy.” The skipper was named yesterday (Thurs) as a very important player to the boss and has responded by talking of his enjoyment of being involved in the new Hammers regime. Of the Aston Villa game he said: “You can imagine, I thoroughly enjoyed it. […]

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West Ham’s work in the transfer market is not yet complete despite seven new additions – and a stern fight could be on the cards. Italian outlet Gazzetta names the Hammers alongside Arsenal as in the hunt for Torino forward M’Baye Niang, who impressed at the World Cup with Senegal. The former Watford loanee spent last season […]

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