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Michail Antonio morphs from so-called invisible man to shining light

29 August 2016

The midfielder’s compelling statistics that have made him central to West Ham’s blueprint and also add up for England’s Sam Allardyce are no fluke If Michail Antonio feels a little nervous in the company of his England team-mates , he should treat Wayne Rooney and friends to a wonderful ice-breaking anecdote. Related: Ross Barkley’s omission was my biggest decision, says England’s Allardyce Michail Antonio has been selected by Sam Allardyce's first England World Cup...

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Ogbonna backs Chelsea manager

29 August 2016

Angelo Ogbonna played under Chelsea manager Conte at both Juventus and Italy and now says the new Blues manager’s ability to turn the forunues of clubs around is his defining attribute. The West Ham defender said Conte has a great ability to bring passion and character out of his players declaring:  “I call Antonio the ‘Tailor’ […]

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Why West Ham fans must view this negative as a positive…

29 August 2016

Like every West Ham fan who watched the game on Thursday night, the anger and frustration suffered during that 90 minutes left me feeling that our season was over before it really started. After a night’s sleep and a bit of time to take in what had happened the night before, I’m asking myself: ‘was it such

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Ref Watch: Aguero elbow a red

29 August 2016

Ref Watch is back to debate another selection of controversial decisions from some of the weekend's Premier League matches.

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Payet arrives in France

29 August 2016

French newspaper L’Equipe confirms that Dimitri Payet had already travelled to Paris ahead of France’s internationals as this picture shows. They explain he has been troubled by a pain at the top of his thigh but the club and the player didn’t want to take any chances to worsen it. L’Equipe say that since the Chelsea match, […]

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West Ham v Watford tickets on sale for up to £185

29 August 2016

West Ham have announced the ballot process for the West Ham v Watford game on 10th September at the London Stadium. The ballot will be open to Claret members who have parted with up to £40 for  annual membership. This home game will once again be restricted to a 57,000 capacity meaning less than 2,200 […]

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Poll delivers Aguero elbow verdict

29 August 2016

Former top ref Graham Poll has made it clear that Sergio Aguero should have been red carded for his elbow on Winston Reid in yesterday’s game against Manchester City. Poll said: “He is without doubt one of the best centre forwards in world football but he showed the nasty side of his game at the Etihad.” He […]

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Antonio overwelmed by England call

29 August 2016

Michail Antonio has admiited he is completely out of words and doesn’t know what to say after being selected for England. But then the brilliant wideman found plenty as he attempted to get close to verbalising his feelings declaring: “I’m overwhelmed. I got slightly emotional when I found out. “It’s just one of those things that […]

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WATCH: Saves of the Weekend

28 August 2016

Watch the best saves made in the Premier League this weekend...

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Slaven Bilic may have saved Sergio Aguero from retrospective action and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford shouldn’t be held back for long

28 August 2016

JAMIE REDKNAPP: If Sergio Aguero had been sent off for his elbow on Winston Reid, you wouldn’t find too many complaining. The FA could still ban him the Manchester City player.

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Exclusive: Sullivan’s Antonio “well done”

28 August 2016

David Sullivan has tonight sent a personal message of congratulation to Michail Antonio after the brilliant Irons winger clinched a spot in the first squad named by England manager Sam Allardyce. Michail’s magical moment has been shared by everybody associated with the club over the last couple of hours and David has now added his […]

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Sam Allardyce announces first England squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers as Joe Hart, Michail Antonio and Danny Drinkwater receive call ups

28 August 2016

Sam Allardyce has unveiled his first 23-man England squad as the Three Lions begin their World Cup 2018 qualification campaign against Slovakia on September 4.

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History repeats itself this season

28 August 2016

This time last season we had lost the Betway cup to Werder Breman, We beat Arsenal at the Emirates on the first day of the Premier League season but went on to lose the next two matches against Leicester City and Bournemouth at the Boleyn ground and we were dumped out of the Europa League by […]

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