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Charlton and Peterborough United are likely to be disappointed in their pursuit of Josh Cullen. Posh director of football Barry Fry is reported to have believed he had a deal tied up but the youngster’s impressive performance at Shrewsbury after his retern from Bolton looks to have thrown the deal into reverse. Charlton boss Karl […]

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West Ham continue to be linked with Liverpool striker Danny Ings despite David Moyes making it clear the front positions are the lowest on his priority list. The Hammers boss has made it clear that his priorities lie in midfield and used the match against to give Hammers under 23 and returned Bolton loanee Josh […]

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Josh Cullen presented David Moyes with a selection headache after an impressive 90 minutes against Shrewsbury as we head into the game at Huddersfield. The manager gave him and Reece Burke the opportunity to impress and the young midfielder in particular took his chance in brilliant style. Afterwards Moyes made his feelings clear declaring: ” […]

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Toni Martinez finds the support he attracts from the Hammers faithful “unbelievable” and has pledged: “I promise that I’m just going to keep working and I’m sure that more chances will arrive. The young striker made his debut in yesterday#s 0-0 draw at Shrewsbury and said: When I was warming up, I could hear them singing my […]

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Joe Hart admits West Ham are lucky to still be in the FA Cup after surviving a scare at former club Shrewsbury. The goalkeeper kept Mat Sadler and Shaun Whalley at bay.

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The Hammers needed Joe Hart to keep them in the competition after his saves from Mat Sadler and Shaun Whalley secured a 0-0 third-round draw in Shropshire.

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Captain for the day Joe Hart admitted the Hammers were “terrible” against Shrewsbury Town today (Sun). It’s easy to point to his lack of form at times but there’ no faulting his honesty or assessment of the team’s performance. He snapped: “We were terrible today and there is a feeling in the dressing room that […]

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The 21-year-old was making his first West Ham appearance of the season following the end of his loan spell at Bolton, but had his return dampened after a boot to the face saw him lose a tooth.

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David Moyes didn’t hesitate to pay tribute to Shrewsbury after today’s Third Round FA Cup tie declaring: “We’re fortunate that we’ve taken the tie to a replay.” At his post match press conference he said: “Shrewsbury were better than us today so I’m pleased to still be in the FA Cup. “We had hardly any […]

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IAN HERBERT AT NEW MEADOW: There was a rehabilitation of sorts for Joe Hart – two sharp saves against his old club which does something to prevent the sun setting entirely on his reputation. 

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Young Hammer Josh Cullen was called into the starting XI after his Bolton loan spell against Shrewsbury today. During the course of 90 minute he lost a tooth and gained a lot of admirers – here’s his 90 minutes touch by touch from CandH’s Daniel Danieli Leach   4 – Caught holding on to the […]

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Shrewsbury Town 0 Irons 0 Third Round FA Cup Tie It seems a bit tasteless to describe the Irons as toothless on an afternoon like this…sorry Josh Cullen (right). But poor as they were we are against the Shrews  – and they were very poor – we will surely never play that badly again and get […]

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West Ham United will not relish a replay against Shrewsbury Town, and not only because of the imposition on their schedule. The League One team proved pesky opponents for their Premier League visitors, who never looked superior to Paul Hurst’s team. Joe Hart had hoped to make a triumphant return to the town of his birth but a clean sheet was the extent of his success. It was an uncomfortable outing all-round for David Moyes’ men…

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    CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks     Hart: A clean sheet and no mistakes on his homecoming – relief all round. Guaranteed at least one more start now 6 Burke: Comfortable defensively 6 Reid: Quick to clear his lines. Left injured on 85 mins 5 Ogbonna: Not quite the challenge of […]

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Joe Hart becomes honorary skipper for the afternoon on the return to his hometown club Shrewsbury Town today. Hart played 58 times for the  side as a teenager between 2004 and 2006. According to the official website Winston Reid and  centre-half Angelo Ogbonna will be joined by Declan Rice in defence, with Reece Burke filling […]

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Schoolboy players from a host of Premier League teams including West Ham and Newcastle are being used to promote betting sponsorships, despite not yet being old enough to gamble.

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After a frenetic Saturday of FA Cup upsets, goals and action, Sunday brings even more opportunity for history to be made. Follow Sportsmail’s live blog with MATTHEW SMITH for all the updates.

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The January transfer window is in full swing and teams from the Premier League and across Europe are looking to strengthen their squads. Join us for live updates from your club.

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Updates from the 2pm GMT kick-off at Greenhous Meadow Happy-go-lucky Shrews will test Moyes’s grim realism Email Nick or tweet @NickAmes82 with your thoughts 9.34am GMT Hello. Think of Shrewsbury and you think of lower-league strugglers, coracles, peat bog pitches at Gay Meadow, dim floodlights and dramatic late Nigel Jemson winners against Everton. Things have moved on a tad now. They play at a shinier new ground for one thing; for another thing…

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David Moyes returns to one of his old stomping grounds today with nor entirely happy memories of Shrewsbury Town. The Hammers boss was a player at the club between 1987 and 1990, making 108 appearances and scoring 12 goals and it was where he started to develop his coaching skills by working at a local […]

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    Just a couple of years ago they were competing in a private Premier League competition but even then they clearly had a high regard for each other . Our picture show a very young Declan Rice posing after the competition with his pal Harry Kane at a time when the Hammers youngster was being […]

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New reports have emerged this morning that the Hammers are again ready to woo Swansea into accepting a £25 million bid for central defender Alfie Mawson. The Sun – via veteran journalist Alan Nixon – claims the Hammers will make the same offer as it has been claimed they made previously and include Andre Ayew in […]

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Declan Rice has revealed how Stuart Pearce took him under his wing on his arrival and the results of his special attention. The teenager as understandably nervous when David Moyes’ right-hand man, asked for a private chat but then calmed  his worries with one sentence. A relieved Rice said the England former hardman had declared: […]

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Paul Hurst’s high-flyers have been defying expectations all season and will offer a stern FA Cup test for a side with both eyes on Premier League safety A funny thing happened when Shrewsbury Town played at Wigan on Boxing Day. The visitors earned a goalless draw to end a run of five straight wins by the League One leaders, though that was not entirely unexpected. What was odd was that…

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Rice’s earliest FA Cup memory was as a fan at Wembley watching his beloved Chelsea beat Manchester United in the 2007 final, and now he wants to go back to win it with West Ham.

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Aristote Nsiala has experienced plenty that life can summon since being scared by the approach of David Moyes. Shrewsbury have a huge asset in their bid to cause an upset vs West Ham.

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