25 December 2016
Slaven Bilic has admitted the absence of Pedro Obiang from the Hammers team for tomorrow’s clash with Swansea is a big blow. The first half booking received by Obiang against Hull , means he will now miss the Boxing Day clash due to suspension In deeply philosophical mood the manager used an unusual turn of […]
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25 December 2016
Michail Antonio is the clear winner of the latest CandH poll to discover the fans favourite of the season so far. The brilliant Michail has led the Christmas Day vote from the start until the end. increasing his advantage as it went into the last two hours. In the end the club’s key player and […]
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25 December 2016
David Sullivan has made it clear he wants three in and three out when the January transfer window opens. The club’s chief shareholder, however, is deeply aware of how tough it is to get the right players and as a result claims the club may not get any and that he is working on hope […]
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25 December 2016
The bookies have installed Arsenal as favourites to sign West Ham attacker Dimitri Payet before the February 3 deadline. Sky Bet have him priced up at 6/1 to join the north London club outfit but ClaretandHugh would advise all readers to keep their money firmly in their pockets. The bookies are more than covering themselves by […]
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25 December 2016
Michail Antonio looks set to run out a clear inner of Claretandhugh’s Christmas Day Poll: Who is Hammer of the Year so far? But the big shock is that Dimi Payet barely figures in the poll, gathering just 20 votes of the near 700 cast during the last few hours The brilliantly versatile Michail who […]
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25 December 2016
David Gold has spoken of Slaven Bilic’s honesty following a crucial couple of results results. The co chairman said: “Slaven has been honest enough to admit the performances have not been to our normal standards in the last two home games, but the most important thing was getting two wins and we managed to do […]
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25 December 2016
The manager is yet to find a formula that incorporates the talents of Dimitri Payet and his string of summer signings into a coherent collective At points this season it has seemed not only were the problems of the world on Slaven Bilic’s shoulders but also those of Venus and Jupiter too. The West Ham United manager has been forced to defend his club’s new stadium, their stewarding set-up, the quality of the pitch, the ...
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25 December 2016
Team news coming out of Swansea suggests the club has broken-toe victims Federico Fernandez and Ki Sung-yueng available for the Boxing Day home clash with West Ham. Fernandez is a contender to return in central defence on the back of Swansea conceding six goals in defeats at West Brom and Middlesbrough. Ki might have to […]
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25 December 2016
Honest Mark Noble admits the Hammers have been less than average in recent games but said everybody is more than happy with the six points. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game at Swansea, the captain said: ” “It has been a massive week for the club getting seven points. We have not played well in the two […]
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25 December 2016
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25 December 2016
It’s official – West Ham has taken a bashing over events at the London Stadium this season but we are far from being the worst club in terms of arrests arising from crowd trouble. In fact we aren’t even in the top 10. In a story from 90min.com the Hammers are placed at No 11, […]
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25 December 2016
Sky Sports has revealed the top 100 players of 2016, as ranked by WhoScored.com - but who comes out on top?
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24 December 2016
West Ham stars have been bringing Christmas cheer to those in need. In the spirit of Christmas, the players arrived at the Richard House Hospice one of their destinations of choice. The club have been supporters of the charity since 2000 and captain Mark Noble has a long-standing affiliation with the children’s hospice. Noble grew up just […]
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24 December 2016
The former England international striker has scored eight Premier League goals for the embattled side this season and his manager has no intention of letting him go
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24 December 2016
Jermain Defoe has been linked to the club as a January target at around £6 million. Given his history with the Irons we asked ClaretandHugh Facebook members readers whether they could want him back. Here are some random responses. O Yes. 6m really isn’t much in this market O Should we believe all these reports? I […]
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24 December 2016
Ahead of the start of the festive programme in the Premier League, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks.
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24 December 2016
Get the latest team news and stats ahead of the Premier League clash between Swansea City and West Ham United at the Liberty Stadium.
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24 December 2016
Bob Bradley admits Swansea will have to pay close attention to Andy Carroll when West Ham visit the Liberty Stadium on Boxing Day.
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24 December 2016
Mark Lawrenson is tipping the Hammers to win at Swansea on Boxing Day. The often ultra-critical BBC pundit has come in for a lot of stick from Irons fans down the years but this season appears to have changed his tune. Giving his weekly verdict on the upcoming games he said: “The Hammers have picked […]
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24 December 2016
He’s back . . . . . . hammerschat’s favourite guest joined us last night to preview our Boxing Day fixture and he didn’t pull any punches. Gold medalist, Olympian and lifelong Hammers fan Kriss Akabusi MBE was his usual effervescent self as he helped myself and Geo preview the Irons next game. In this […]
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24 December 2016
Leicester hope to party like it’s 1963, Liverpool must find a way to stop Joe Allen scoring and it is eight years since Phil Brown’s infamous Hull City team talk Every year for more than half a century folks have been hoping for a repeat of the Boxing Day fun of 1963, when the 10 top-flight fixtures produced a record tally of 66 goals. We can’t get an exact repeat of that this year because half of the teams who were in the First Division...
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24 December 2016
Slaven Bilic will let Andy Carroll loose at Swansea. Bilic will not hold his striker back and says stopping him going at full pelt before may have made his injury issues worse. ‘We are monitoring Andy but why should I hold him back?’ told the Mail ‘We can hold him back in training sometimes and […]
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24 December 2016
“I can’t say I like this window but it can work for you and one or two of the right players coming in can change the face of the team,” Bilic told the London Evening Standard. “We will hopefully do some business in January – not too much but maybe enough to strengthen two or […]
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24 December 2016
News that Diafra Sakho could be out until March after deciding to undergo surgery on his long term back injury is irritating …to put it mildly. Slaven Bilic revealed the new in a presser ahead of the trip to Swansea and immediately raised the question which may have been in many minds – why wasn’t […]
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24 December 2016
West Ham youngster Toni Martinez is being tipped for a break through to the first team by Academy Director Terry Westley in the new year. Martinez signed a three-year contract with the Hammers in April but has had to settle for life in the U23’s which has been rebranded Premier League 2. Despite missing the […]
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