28 December 2017
David Moyes has explained how he has brought the best from Hammers record signing Marko Arnautovic! And it was the manager’s now familiar mantra which is the sole reason behind it with Moyes explaining: “It was just about telling him if he wasn’t going to run he wasn’t going to play.” He added: “Nobody doubts his […]
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28 December 2017
David Moyes is giving every appearance of settling in for the long haul despite the Hammers remaining perilously close to the relegation places. His determination to find new midfielders and the club’s admission that £25 million rated Alfie Mawson is a winter target seems to confirm that the Scot is all set to strike a […]
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28 December 2017
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has leapt to the defence of Simon Francis after claims the Cherries skipper should have seen red during the Boxing Day draw with West Ham. Francis received a yellow card after his high studs-up challenge had caught Hammers midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate in the face. West Ham boss David Moyes was joined […]
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28 December 2017
Jose Fonte has upset Southampton fans on social media over his comments over Virgil van Dijk £75m move to Liverpool. The 26-year-old Dutchman who played alongside Fonte has agreed to join Jurgen Klopp’s side. “Delighted and honoured to have agreed to become a Liverpool FC player,” Van Dijk wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of him […]
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28 December 2017
Michail Antonio is expected to be fit for the clash with West Bromwich Albion at the London Stadium on Tuesday. The Hammer of last season is suffering from a calf strain and after missing the highly controversial draw at Bournemouth on Boxing Day looks all set to return. We were told that Antonio’s injury as […]
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28 December 2017
The rumour mill is in full swing as the January transfer window is set to open in a few days.
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27 December 2017
West Ham are unlikely to be able to prise defender Alfie Mawson out of Swansea in January despite their best attempts. Amid reports that a £25 million bid is on the way after an £18 million offer was rejected for the England under 21 international, the Hammers are being forced to accept that they are likely […]
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27 December 2017
Former top ref Dermot Gallagher has confirmed that in his opinion official Robert Madley was guilty of two wrong decisions in the game against the Irons yesterday afternoon. Gallagher has told Sky Sports that the decision to allow the Cherries equaliser was incorrect and that most refs would have sent off Simon Francis for the […]
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27 December 2017
West Ham are unlikely to be able to prise defender Alfie Mawson out of Swansea in January despite their best attempts. Amid reports that a £25 million bid is on the way after an £18 million offer was rejected for the England under 21 international, the Hammers are being forced to accept that they are likely […]
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27 December 2017
Let’s analyse player performance in the wake of yesterday’s entertaining six-goal thriller with Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, as a dubious late strike from Callum Wilson denied David Moyes’ Irons a second consecutive away victory. Adrian San-Miguel: 7/10 Having conceded three against Newcastle United last Saturday, it would be another afternoon to forget for the Spaniard after a run of three clean sheets as he let three more go by him. ...
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27 December 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Dave Sullivan Jr, 20, son of David Sullivan Sr, who presides over the Sunday Sport. Revealing his opulent London pad, Dave says he 'does what Hefner did at Playboy'.
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27 December 2017
David Moyes has made it crystal clear the Hammers squad is lacking quality and he needs to sort it during the January transfer window. Speaking immediately after the deeply disappointing draw at Bournemouth he said: “I’ve given players opportunities. “I’m in a hurry and I have to be in a hurry and because of […]
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27 December 2017
It’s now time to trawl over some of the main causes of discussion in the wake of yesterday’s thrilling 3-3 draw at the Vitality Stadium with Eddie Howe’s AFC Bournemouth, As David Moyes’ Hammers remained just above the bottom three. Fans Slam Referee Madley Over Key Decisions Supporters and Pundits alike have been among those to condemn the performance of Referee Robert Madley in yesterday’s Christmas Cracker of a clash on a very rainy South Coast. The Official, the youngest of...
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27 December 2017
Atalanta has reportedly slapped a£22million price tag on West Ham target Bryan Cristante even though The Italian club can land Cristante from Benfica for £4.5m at the end of their current loan from Benfica. Atalanta are now set to take up their option to sign the 22-year-old permanently, before instantly selling him on for profit to […]
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27 December 2017
West Ham have received no inquiries or offers for Diafra Sakho despite speculation that he is on his way from the club this January. A report in The Express that Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua were believed to have come in for the 28-year-old has been denied by club insiders. The striker has become […]
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27 December 2017
Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth salvaged a pivotal added-time point in the most contentious of circumstances to remarkably draw 3-3 in a real Christmas Cracker of a game with David Moyes’ West Ham United on the South Coast yesterday afternoon. The visiting Hammers first took the led through stand-in Skipper James Collins in the early stages, before they were pegged back by Dan Gosling and fell behind via a strike from an unlikely source in Nathan Ake just after the break. But...
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27 December 2017
David Moyes threatened to wield the axe in order to spark a run of five league goals in as many games from Marko Arnautovic.
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27 December 2017
Celtic manager Brendan Rogers has refused to confirm whether long-term West Ham transfer target Moussa Dembele will stay at the Scottish club after January. “I can’t say [he will stay in January],” Rodgers told reporters. “I live in the real world of football and you can say things that make you look silly. Someone might come […]
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27 December 2017
West Ham has been linked with Leganes midfielder Gabriel Pires next month, according to AS. The Spanish paper claims sources close to West Ham suggest that the Hammers are considering two possible options concerning the recruitment of the Brazilian. The first option would be to sign him on a permanent deal for €5.5m during the […]
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27 December 2017
Chicharito was caught by TV cameras yesterday not celebrating with his teammates after Marko Arnautovic’s late third goal which he assisted. The Mexican briefly lifted up his arm to celebrate his assist but then remained motionless as the others celebrated away from him. Hernandez was also about to head straight down the tunnel when the […]
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27 December 2017
Should Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson's stoppage-time equaliser against West Ham have stood? Could Tottenham's Dele Alli have been sent off at Burnley? Dermot Gallagher has his say in this week's Ref Watch.
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27 December 2017
By Allen Cummings Bournemouth’s Pavilion theatre, built in the 1920’s, has seen plenty of Christmas pantomimes over the years. But yesterday, traditionally the opening day of the pantomime season, the stage in Bournemouth had move from the Pavilion to the Vitality Stadium, where the Cherries and West Ham made up the cast in a vital […]
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27 December 2017
Marouane Fellaini is out of contact with Manchester United in the summer and speculation about his immediate future has suggested that Jose Mourinho would not stand in his way from a January exit. The 30-year-old midfielder was asked about his future by Belgium press to which he replied: “Honestly, I do not know. I have something […]
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27 December 2017
Police officers from the specialist TSG squad were called to Westfield shopping centre in Stratford close to the London Stadium to make eight arrests in total for offences including violent disorder, assault & carrying offensive weapons. Images of stewards attempting to control crowds at Stratford’s Westfield were posted on social media as witnesses said there was no […]
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27 December 2017
Sam Allardyce has opened up the intriguing prospect of Olivier Giroud’s next move by claiming Everton will not be making any approaches for the player. The Gunners striker was hunted by both The Toffees and Irons back in the summer with the north western outfit allegedly close to signing him. But Allardyce claims that in […]
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27 December 2017
David Moyes said the referee Bobby Madley claimed his linesman Simon Long was not flagging offside but merely raising his flag to draw attention to the incident. In his post-match interview, Moyes was asked what Madley said to him. Moyes replied “He [Madley] said that the linesman [Simon Long] only put his flag up to […]
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