BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts all three points will go West Ham’s way this Saturday. Lawro writes on the BBC website: It is going to be very interesting to see what the atmosphere is like at London Stadium after what happened there in West Ham’s last home game – the 3-0 loss to Burnley. That […]
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BBC pundit predicts West Ham joy
Posted on 29 March 2018.
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Poll: West Ham v Southampton result
Posted on 29 March 2018.
West Ham plays their first game in three weeks as they face Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday. Bookmakers Paddypower have West Ham 9/5 for the win while putting Southampton on 8/5 with the draw with 21/10 odds. Historically West Ham has triumphed 74 times Southampton 5o times and 46 matches have ended in […]
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Hammers announce special security measures
Posted on 29 March 2018.
A series of measures will be introduced to ensure the safety of supporter safety at Saturday’s match against Southampton. In an official statement on the club website the Club has announced it has worked closely with stadium operators LS185, E20, the Metropolitan Police, London Borough of Newham and fans – via the Supporter Advisory Board […]
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Hughes aiming to pile misery onto Hammers
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Mark Hughes wants to capitalise on the negativity engulfing West Ham when he takes Southampton to the troubled London Stadium.
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Hammers v Saints: Pundit claims first half an hour critical
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Paul Merson has dubbed the Hammers v Saints game a 30 minute game believing the the Irons have to be winning after half an hour or find themselves deep in trouble. He believes that if they don’t have their noses in front after 30 minutes, the atmosphere inside the stadium “will be toxic.” He told Sky […]
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Moyes puts onus on players not fans! Hooray
Posted on 29 March 2018.
David Moyes has turned all the “get behind the players” spin from the Hammers media office and elsewhere on its head and told the boys on the pitch to change the mood. Not before time the manager has made it clear that the squad must be the people who sort out the issues inside the […]
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Southampton boss Mark Hughes eager to pile more misery on West Ham
Posted on 29 March 2018.
West Ham’s last home game, the 3-0 defeat by Burnley, was marred by pitch invasions and protests against David Sullivan and David Gold as the mood at the east London club turned ugly.
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Cresswell sets points target
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Aaron Cresswell cares about nothing but three points on Saturday. He has no other issue in his mind than that and tells the Official programme: “As long as we get three points or we get a result, I couldn’t care less who scores, who sets the goals up or what position I play in.” He […]
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West Ham eyeing move for Russia captain Fyodor Smolov
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Co-chairman David Sullivan hopes a move for the Russia captain could go some way to thawing the cold war with West Ham’s fans with the club perilously close to the relegation zone.
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We send Mayor TEN key questions on Stadium issues
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Quite rightly, many questions have been asked of the West Ham United board and the move to the London Stadium. We have seen the protests and whatever side of the fence anyone sits on there is surely nobody would question anybody’s right to ask the questions. Certainly not us! All the arguments have had an […]
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The 10 big Premier League questions that still have to be answered
Posted on 29 March 2018.
After another intentional break we’re now entering the home straight in the Premier League and there are plenty of big issues to be decided at the top and bottom. Sportsmail looks at 10 key questions.
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£13 million striker wants Hammers move
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Fyodor Smolov is today being reported as wanting to join the Irons before the World Cup. Sky Sports claim that a source close to the player says West Ham “can end the Cold War” by signing the Krasnodar striker. The 28-year-old scored for Russia in the country’s defeat by France in midweek and also found […]
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Tense, yes, but Irons rivals face very tough fixtures
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Take a look at Saturday’s match in total isolation to everything else going on at the bottom of the table and it looks one of those MUST WIN games. In reality of course it’s not and although I expect us to win it’s my view that a draw would be a reasonable outcome at this […]
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Southgate has a heart to Hart
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Gareth Southgate has indicated that Joe Hart will be in his plans for the World Cup but that may be based on other factors than a position as No 1. Hart is currently a back up goalkeeper in the international squad with both Jack Butland and Jordan Pickford ahead of him. However, the England manager is […]
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Owen picks Hammers/Saints winner
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Pundit Michael Owen reckons Southampton are set to turn us over at the London Stadium on Saturday. The former England and Liverpool striker – now seemingly restricted to BetVictor as his outlet for media work – is hardly surprising predicting a tight and tense affair. And in giving his verdict he said: “This is a massive […]
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Julian Dicks: “Fans must be heard”
Posted on 29 March 2018.
Julian Dicks has defended the fans right to protest as new demonstrations are planned for Saturday! The Terminator – choosing to give an interview to The Sun – declared: “I don’t agree with the fighting, the coin throwing and the violence — but fans must be heard “They are deeply frustrated with the way things are […]
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Hughes’ F-word Arnie abuse can spur Irons
Posted on 28 March 2018.
ClaretandHugh blogger Allen Cummings has touched on the sub plot which will be played out between his former boss Mark Hughes and himself on Saturday afternoon when Southampton come calling. Arnie suffered some merciless barracking and abuse from the locals when he went back to the Potteries with the Irons last December when Hughes was […]
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Mayor doesn’t understand how difficult the situation is
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Karren Brady was asked about her meeting with Sadiq Khan at the Supporters’ Advisory Board on Monday evening. Brady admitted saying “She doesn’t think the London Mayor understands how difficult the situation is but acknowledged it is not easy for him to sort out. In reality, he has got an £8m bill to move the […]
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Brooking meets Supporters’ board
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Sir Trevor Brooking met with the West Ham Supporters’ Advisory Board chaired by Karren Brady on Monday evening at the London Stadium. Brooking addressed the meeting, first reflecting on his first hand experiences of the Burnley game describing it as a very sad day, and personally for him to be sitting in that area where […]
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Police in the dark over protests
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Met Police have revealed they are in the dark over the organisers of two protests planned outside the London Stadium on Saturday. One protest involves a stroll from Stratford park to the Stadium at 12.30pm while another planned static demonstration tells supporters to ensemble at 1 pm at Stratford station for wait for further instructions. […]
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Police throw big doubts over Khan’s claims
Posted on 28 March 2018.
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims of a co-ordinated protest by West Ham fans during the match against Burnley have been knocked down by police. Khan – speaking at Mayor’s Question Time – had said: “More than a dozen fights broke out in the stands between fans. 26 individuals tried to get on the pitch and 22 […]
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Moyes on scouting mission
Posted on 28 March 2018.
David Moyes watched Nigerian and Serbia at The Hive Stadium in Barnet last night as he took himself off on a personal scouting mission. All Nigeria Soccer reports hat representatives from both West Ham and Newcastle United were in attendance as Serbia ran out 2-0 winners thanks to a double from Toon striker Aleksandar Mitrovic. The […]
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Mark Hughes needs Charlie Austin fit and firing to save Southampton
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Southampton will leapfrog West Ham and escape the bottom three if they win their first league game under Mark Hughes By Martin Laurence for WhoScored , part of the Sport Network Chelsea and Tottenham meet in a London derby on Sunday to battle it out for fourth place place and the capital also hosts the big relegation clash of the weekend on Saturday, when Southampton travel to West Ham. The two sides sit either side of the dreaded dotted line, with Saints …
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Match day checks for three Hammers
Posted on 28 March 2018.
David Moyes will leave decisions over the involvement of three players against Southampton until Saturday as their various ‘injury’ issues are addressed. The Irons boss will check out Manu Lanzini, Cheik Kouyate and James Collins ahead of the Southampton match with the Argentinian midfielder currently rated the most doubtful. The player has suffered a muscle […]
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Jayden Braaf reaches agreement with Chelsea despite Man United and City approaches
Posted on 28 March 2018.
Manchester City, United, West Ham and Bayern Munich have all made approaches to the Holland youth international but teenager Braaf and his family have an agreement in place with Chelsea.
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No more player platitudes please – it just creates pressure
Posted on 28 March 2018.
I’m not sure how many Irons players have been trotted out over recent days pleading with the fans to behave themselves on Saturday and give massive support to the team. Skipper Mark Noble is the latest to emerge doing so in what appears to be another piece of media office thinking. It’s not as though […]
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