26 October 2016
West Ham’s security crisis deepened as their EFL Cup clash against Chelsea was marred by grim scenes that saw fans hurl objects towards one another and have to be separated by riot police.
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26 October 2016
West Ham’s fantastic victory over Chelsea tonight was the defining moment of our season so far. I – like many others – have believed a victory would see the season turn and for the stadium to start feeling more like home. So sadly, some idiots made sure the hope of ‘home’ was perhaps still a […]
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26 October 2016
Tensions boiled over at the end of the EFL Cup tie at the London Stadium, as supporters attempted to burst through the segregation line and stewards forlornly sought to keep them apart.
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26 October 2016
Manchester United will face West Ham in one of two all-Premier League EFL Cup quarter-finals.
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26 October 2016
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic condemned supporters who clashed with Chelsea fans during the EFL Cup fourth-round match at the London Stadium on Wednesday.
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26 October 2016
Manchester United will play West Ham at Old Trafford in the last eight after beating rivals Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Arsenal face Southampton at home.
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26 October 2016
• Match will take place days after Premier League meeting at same venue • Liverpool v Leeds the other stand-out tie in last eight Manchester United will host West Ham in the stand-out tie of the EFL Cup quarter-finals, meaning that they will face each other twice at Old Trafford in a matter of days. Slaven Bilic’s side are already scheduled to face United in Manchester on Sunday 27 November and, with all...
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26 October 2016
Manchester United's reward for knocking out holders Manchester City is a home EFL Cup quarter-final tie with West Ham.
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26 October 2016
Trouble flared halfway down the Trevor Brooking Stand behind the Irons goal towards the end of tonight’s game with segregation seemingly at the bottom of the problem. Fans met on the walkways and both police in riot gear and stewards were involved in calming things down as they looked to spill into serious trouble. They […]
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26 October 2016
We are on our way to meet United at Old Trafford. That’s the Irons ‘reward’for a magnificent victory over Chelsea tonight but with the confidence now sky high and the Hammers truly on their way there’s no fear factor. City squeezed through in their game against City this evening whilst we were as good as […]
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26 October 2016
West Ham’s players are beginning to find their feet in the London Stadium but there were more unsavoury scenes in the stands as they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the EFL Cup fourth round Perhaps it always was wishful thinking that this match would pass off without any ugly incidents in the stands. Just as it seemed that West Ham United were drifting towards a largely peaceful and hugely precious victory over Chelsea in the League Cup, fighting...
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26 October 2016
It had always promised to be an incendiary tie and, for 90 minutes, it looked as though it would be celebrated for the football, which was fast, open and exciting. West Ham United finally delivered a performance and got a result to electrify their new stadium. But everything that went before was marred in stoppage time when the Chelsea supporters began to stream for the exit – at the back of ...
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26 October 2016
Violent clashes between rival supporters inside the London Stadium marred West Ham's EFL Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
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26 October 2016
A late strike from Gary Cahill was not enough to keep Antonio Conte's team alive in the competition, as the Hammers took an impressive win
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26 October 2016
West Ham advanced to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup after beating Chelsea 2-1 at the London Stadium on Wednesday.
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26 October 2016
Hammers host Antonio Conte’s team in EFL Cup fourth round Follow all the latest scores from England, Scotland and Italy Email tim.hill@theguardian.com or tweet @timmyhilleh 7.08pm BST Reasonably strong teams from both sides . West Ham swap Darren Randolph for Adrian, and bring in Aaron Cresswell for Simone Zaza, but otherwise it looks the same team that beat Sunderland at the weekend. Youngsters Aina, Chalobah and Batshuayi get a place in Chelsea’s starting XI; Diego...
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26 October 2016
Andre Ayew is believed to be part of tonight’s squad for the clash against Chelsea. CandH has learned from club sources that the club’s £20 million record signing is very likely to be on the bench with club insiders telling us that goalkeeper Darren Randolph faces a late fitness test after taking a training ground […]
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26 October 2016
West Ham v Chelsea Wednesday October 26th – Kick-off at 7.45pm. The Irons are taking this very seriously with just the two changes – Darren Randolph and Aaron Cresswell Chelsea roll the dice and come up with seven changes. John Terry starts, as Nathaniel Chalobah and Michy Batshuayi also come in.
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26 October 2016
Much has been written about tonight’s game against Chelsea in the EFL cup in terms of stewarding and policing as well as it being a potential tinderbox for trouble. Chelsea have issued advice to their 5,200 fans on their official website and ClaretandHugh have compiled eight bullet points of advice for the 40,000 plus West Ham […]
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26 October 2016
With nearly 5,200 Chelsea supporters due to descend on Stratford, the game is the biggest logistical and security challenge to face those who run the former Olympic Stadium for many years.
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26 October 2016
The police have released images of seven men they want to speak to in connection with violence at a West Ham and Middlesbrough game. The game on Sunday, 1st October saw troubles outside the ground and police want to identify the men in the images released. Four other men were previously arrested for affray and […]
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26 October 2016
Hugely popular KUMB podcast presenter Chris Scull blogs for ClaretandHugh after Mr Southon provided him with some free and winning tips on a successful recent day out at Ascot Races.! lol. Chris is always welcome here – one of the genuine nice guys – and here casts his passionate Irons eye over all things Hammers. Welcome […]
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26 October 2016
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed to Sportsmail that there are no plans to hold Chelsea fans back, which the force's Football Unit also confirmed via its Twitter account.
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26 October 2016
The Metropolitan Police has launched an appeal to find seven men they would like to identify in connection with violent disorder following West Ham's match against Middlesbrough.
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26 October 2016
Slaven Bilic has played down the “massive rivalry with Chelsea ” hype by declaring: “It is not like we are playing Millwall.” But he added of the team’s attitude to the game: “I don’t want them to be calm, no, no. I want them to be focused and up for it but at the same time […]
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26 October 2016
Simone Zaza is becoming more confident in the English game declaring:“I knew that when I arrived it would be hard, because it’s a completely different league, but I didn’t think it would be this different. ” I’m gradually getting used to it, feeling more confident and I’m very positive at the moment.” The Italy […]
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