24 December 2018
Should Burnley have had a penalty and seen an Arsenal player sent off on Saturday? Was Jordan Pickford lucky not to see red against Tottenham? And what about the case of mistaken identity at the Vitality? Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher tells us.
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24 December 2018
Like many clubs, West Ham has a busy fixture schedule playing three times between 27th December and 2nd January. First up is Southampton away at St Mary’s on the day after Boxing day. The pair first played in 1898 with the Hammers winning 75 games so far, 50 losses and 46 draws. Following the Saints […]
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24 December 2018
Published accounts have revealed that West Ham borrowed a further £23m from Rights and Media Funding Limited which is repayable in July 2019. The club paid off the remaining £10m from a £30m short-term loan from the same lender on 13th July this year. A charge was registered at Companies House dated 17th August 2018 to […]
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24 December 2018
West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold received further payoffs this year to pay interest accrued on legacy shareholder loans dating back seven years. Financial accounts published last week reveal that the club made three payments totalling £4,591,852 to the two Davids. Gold received £2,330,389 while Sullivan received £2,91,463 on 29th August 2018. The outstanding balance of […]
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24 December 2018
The Hammers look 99.99 per cent certain to remain no lower than joint 11th after the Boxing Day fixtures have been played out. And there is the possibility we could rise to seventh or eighth if we really want to be optimistic about the way things could look after we have been to St Mary’s. […]
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24 December 2018
West Ham has released a statement condemning the behaviour of a supporter who threw an empty coffee cup at Troy Deeney and warning that they will take a “zero-tolerance” approach. The statement read: “The Club is aware of the incident and will be working to identify the offender. “In line with our zero tolerance approach, […]
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24 December 2018
Carlton Cole has rejoined the Hammers in a new role mentoring the club’s scholars and schoolboys. “Carlton has come back to the club and although he is fairly fresh in terms of his coaching, one thing you cannot teach is the years of experience he has of playing at the top level,” Jack Collison explained […]
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24 December 2018
It’s Christmas Eve which means there’s just a week's wait until the January transfer window arrives and clubs across Europe can buy and sell players once more.
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24 December 2018
Marko Arnautovic is in the running to return to action for West Ham's trip to Southampton on Thursday, live on Sky Sports.
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24 December 2018
The Austrian forward has impressed for West Ham and former Blues striker Tony Cascarino believes he could be a perfect addition at Stamford Bridge
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24 December 2018
By CandH’s Allen Cummings Christmas can be a defining time of year for any football club. Whether you’re battling for a place at the top, looking for points and consolidation in mid-table or desperate for results to survive, the Christmas period can be instrumental in shaping your season. Games come thick and fast. […]
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24 December 2018
Fabian Balbuena and Javier Hernandez have joined West Ham's injury list ahead of the trip to Southampton.
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24 December 2018
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer passed with flying colours on his Manchester United managerial debut, but Tottenham top the class in this week's Premier League grades.
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24 December 2018
Watch goals from the Premier League as Tottenham thrash Everton, Crystal Palace stun Man City and Leicester shock Chelsea.
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23 December 2018
KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Witnessing Watford’s nasty piece of work snarl and sneer the visitors to victory emphasised how much West Ham are missing their equivalent.
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23 December 2018
Mick McCarthy remains hopeful West Ham teenager Declan Rice will pledge his future to the Republic of Ireland.
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23 December 2018
A bumper crowd is expected for the FA Cup third round game at the London Stadium in January against Birmingham City. Birmingham has taken an allocation of 5,200 which they are likely to sell out even though they could have demanded up to 9,000 tickets which is 15% of the total stadium capacity. Technically 60,000 […]
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23 December 2018
Issa Diop is having none of it! Unlike some of us who try to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear the central defender is gutted and not taking a single positive from the game against Watford. Even the manager declared we deserved more, created chances and could have got at least or […]
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23 December 2018
West Ham posted revenue figures down in every area for last season when compared with the previous season at the London Stadium. West Ham Group turnover was down £8m to £175m for the financial year ending 31st May 2018, the Hammers Group operating profit was also down by £32m from £65m to £33m. Ticket sales […]
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23 December 2018
Mick McCarthy has told Sky Sports he wants to build his Republic of Ireland team around West Ham teenager Declan Rice.
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23 December 2018
Hornets skipper Deeney gave his side the lead when he slammed home a first-half penalty before charging towards the corner of the pitch and provocatively celebrate in front of Hammers fans.
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23 December 2018
Sportsmail provide you with all the TV fixtures from Boxing Day until New Year's Day for Premier League and Sky Bet Championship games.
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23 December 2018
A company owned by West Ham Vice Chairman called BKB Media Limited was paid £438,000 as a consultancy fee for work relating in finding American investor Albert ‘Trip’ Smith who purchased the remaining 10% of shares of West Ham United from the Icelandics. The £438,000 consultancy fee was on top of Brady’s annual wages listed as […]
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23 December 2018
West Ham are set for a huge boost over the Christmas games with the return of Marko Arnautovic for either the match against Southampton or Burnley. The big fella has made a quicker than expected recovery from injury and has been described as being 95 per cent certain to appear at St Mary’s or Turf […]
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23 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini says West Ham were not lucky in front of goal as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Watford in the Premier League.
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