27 December 2018
KIERAN GILL AT ST MARY'S STADIUM: When so short of personnel that you must dip into your pool of kids and can only name six substitutes, it helps to have a talent like Felipe Anderson at your disposal.
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27 December 2018
Saints 1 Irons 2 First the essentials – we are up to ninth place after our fourth away win of the season with an injury list now stretching into double figures. Yet here we were on the south coast against a team enjoying a new manager bounce and getting a brilliant victory coming from a […]
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27 December 2018
Tonight we saw the West Ham Way as reinvented by Manuel Pellegrini and it’s a joy to watch. There’s only one thing better than winning and that’s winning with style and we now have real style about us and Marko on the way back. All this with a massive injury list.. Manuel Pellegrini has too […]
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27 December 2018
Niall McDonald brings his set of marks on the Irons Fabianski: Racked up 3 more top class saves and supremely confident at corners 8 Antonio: Still best watched through fingers when defending; some great driving runs though 6 Diop: Marshalled the new back-line with a minimum of fuss 7 Ogbonna: Looked extremely composed […]
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27 December 2018
Something truly amazing happened tonight and would have gone unnoticed tonight but for a great stat from Opta Joe. With another three points from the match at Southampton it seems the Irons have created a new Premier League record in their own terms. It meant that the team, in taking 15 points from a single […]
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27 December 2018
Nasri, who is a free agent after leaving Antalyaspor earlier this year, was close to joining West Ham in the summer but a deal collapsed over the wage package linked to the swoop.
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27 December 2018
Southampton will look to build on their promising form under new boss Ralph Hasenhuttl as they welcome a West Ham squad ravaged by injuries on Thursday night. Follow it with Sportsmail.
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27 December 2018
Southampton will look to build on their promising form under new boss Ralph Hasenhuttl as they welcome a West Ham squad ravaged by injuries on Thursday night. Follow it with Sportsmail.
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27 December 2018
Chicharito looks all set to make the squad for tonight’s match against Southampton having virtually shrugged off a tight hamstring. But although he was believed to have an outside chance of making the squad, Claret and Hugh understands that Marko Arnautovic isn’t quite ready but could be involved against Burnley on Sunday. Fabian Balbuena is […]
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27 December 2018
Did Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah 'dive' to win his side a penalty at Anfield? Were Fulham lucky not once, but twice, in their draw with Wolves? Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher gives us his verdict from the Boxing Day games.
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27 December 2018
Michail Antonio is pleased with the progress he’s making after a difficult return from a long injury. He looks certain to play a part in today’s match at St Mary’s and declared: “I’m starting to get my sharpness back now and I’m enjoying my football again.” He told www.whufc.com he’s not enjoyed his recent experiences but […]
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27 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini continues to struggle with a lengthy and seemingly growing injury crisis as the Hammers arrive in Southampton. Fabian Balbuena looks a definite non starter but there’s a chance that Chicharito will be okay and a remote possibility that Marko Arnautovic could get some time. Angelo Ogbonna looked in very good nick against Watford […]
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27 December 2018
As another year draws to a end, we've done our best to boil it down to the quips and quotes that caught the imagination.
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27 December 2018
As another exhilarating year of footballing action draws to a close, the Soccer Saturday pundits have picked their personal highlights from the past 12 months.
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27 December 2018
Michail Antonio believes the stress of playing in the Premier League can have a negative impact on the mental health of footballers.
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27 December 2018
Which Premier League team was "sensational" on Boxing Day and who had "one of those days" after some "comical" defending?
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27 December 2018
There's been some sensational Premier League goals in 2018 - but a fair few shocking misses too! Vote for the worst here...
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27 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini would have happily taken West Ham's current position in the Premier League, had it been offered to him after they started the season with four successive losses.
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27 December 2018
Shoppers at Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford panicked running for cover this afternoon during the Boxing day sales. A man with a large knife was detained by Police in the Shopping complex a stone’s thrown from West Ham’s London Stadium. A police spokesman said: “He was stopped by police and searched and a knife was found. […]
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26 December 2018
Liverpool recorded their eighth straight Premier League win against Newcastle, but Manchester City were beaten at Leicester as the gap between the two stretched to seven points.
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26 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini remains desperately keen that Samir Nasri should get a six month contract with the club at the end of the month. The former Manchester City player’s ban on a drug related incident comes to an end on January 1 and he will become available for action immediately afterwards. He has been training with […]
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26 December 2018
Today’s results left the Irons looking at the unlikely but heady prospect of moving into eighth or ninth position should they beat Southampton tomorrow (Thurs). The first result to go our way was ironically the Spurs thumping of Bournemouth 5-0 which left Eddie Howe’s team in 11th on 26 points but with a vastly inferior […]
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26 December 2018
Over a quarter of Claret and Hugh readers polled on Christmas Day believe the Hammers will earn four points over the next three games over the festive period meaning one win, one draw and a loss. Nearly one thousand supporters took part in yesterday’s poll with just under 4% saying we would lose all three […]
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26 December 2018
Reports that West Ham have had a £6.5 million bid for defensive midfielder Gary Medel have been denied by the Hammers. The 31 year old has been named as a target for Manuel Pellegrini but reports from Talksport that an opening £6.5 million offer had been rejected were described to ClaretandHugh this afternoon as “inaccurate.” […]
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