23 December 2018
West Ham have been hit by two crushing blows this morning with the news that both Fabian Balbuena and Chcharito’s injuries may keep them out over Christmas and beyond. The central defender was injured as he launched a challenge which gave away the spot kick against Watford and looks to have been sidelined for a […]
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23 December 2018
Crowd safety stewards lost control and were overly aggressive after supporters walked home past Westfield Avenue where it joins up with Montfichet Road following the Hammers defeat against Watford yesterday evening it has been claimed by multiple eyewitnesses. Met police officer Andy Sheldon dedicated to West Ham told his social media followers: “Reading reports around an […]
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23 December 2018
West Ham supporters became for their safety after a number of incidents at the London Stadium yesterday.In one incident supporters were showered in glass from a faulty floodlight with glass falling in section 130 at halftime. West Ham season ticket holder Kevin Hind messaged Karren Brady on twitter to tell her:“today me and some other fans in block […]
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23 December 2018
I have two things to say about yesterday before getting on with Christmas! As a bloke who loves a punt I have learned you need to be a good loser before you can be a good winner and whilst both teams were decent yesterday Watford were slightly better. Yes of course I wanted a win […]
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23 December 2018
Thibaut Courtois, Alisson and David de Gea all feature in our list of the best save of 2018 from the Premier League...
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23 December 2018
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enjoyed a dream start to life as Manchester United caretaker manager on Saturday.
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23 December 2018
Michail Antonio missed a golden opportunity to snatch a draw as West Ham eventually fell to a 2-0 defeat to Watford at the London Stadium.
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23 December 2018
Watch goals from the Premier League as Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City, Leicester shocked Chelsea, and Manchester United thrashed Cardiff.
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23 December 2018
Danny Leach puts the PlayerWatch spotlight on Michail Antonio after seeing him come back to form at Fulham 35 – Blocks a through ball played by Pereyra on the left hand side 37 – He whips in a powerful cross on the right which is blocked by Holebas who sends the ball for a corner […]
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22 December 2018
Fabian Balbuena and Chicharito – having left the pitch with injuries this afternoon (Sat) – will have their injuries assessed on Sunday evening before any decision is made on their involvement at Southampton on Thursday. ‘The General’ went down after falling awkwardly when conceding a penalty which gave Watford the lead against the Irons. It’s […]
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22 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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22 December 2018
Watford moved up to seventh in the Premier League as goals from Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu secured a 2-0 win at West Ham.
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22 December 2018
Disappointed Manuel Pellegrini believes the Irons should have had at least a draw from the game against Watford. Speaking to the BBC after the game he said: “”We deserved a little bit more, I think, at least to draw the game. Going a goal behind made it more difficult in that we were playing under […]
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22 December 2018
Niall McDonald hands out his marks Fabianski: Watford weren’t exactly peppering our goal with shots so hard to judge the keeper today. Was due to let in a penalty at some point 6 Zabaleta: Stuck to his task well as personnel rotated around him throughout the game 6 Balbuena: Conceded the penalty, collected […]
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22 December 2018
It was the type of game in which you will see the very best of Robert Snodgrass – physical, fast and open but despite the Scot’s best effort it went totally wrong for the Irons today. That was no reflection on the 31 year old midfielder who as ever gave it his lot but as […]
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22 December 2018
Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu were on target as Watford inflicted West Ham's first defeat this month on Saturday.
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22 December 2018
Marvin Ekpiteta’s second-half strike proved decisive as Leyton Orient edged out a competitive Chesterfield side 3-1 to move four points clear at the top of the National League.
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22 December 2018
Troy Deeney gleefully helped halt West Ham's winning run and lifted Watford towards the top six.
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22 December 2018
KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Troy Deeney as the Watford captain played the role of the villainous Grinch to perfection as he led the charge with the Hornets leaving with three points.
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22 December 2018
Hammers 0 Watford 2 Let it be said straight away this was a great game of football with two teams giving it a real go …the only thing which was all wrong was the result! A Troy Deeney penalty after a Fabian Balbuena foul and a Deulofeu breakaway towards the end after a stupendous save […]
Posted in ClaretandHughComments Off on Hammers winning streak ends but no disgrace
22 December 2018
Here’s Hugh’s ratings Fabianski: Two outstanding saves and another top performance – no chance with pen or second goal 8 Zaba: Barely put a foot wrong and got forward well whenever he had the chance 7 Balbuena: Little option but to bring his man down for pen then injured – just […]
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22 December 2018
Chelsea welcome Leicester to Stamford Bridge as Maurizio Sarri's side look to strengthen their bid for a top four place. Follow all the action with updates from ADAM SHERGOLD.
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22 December 2018
Ok she did a great job on sorting out the stadium owners and can take some pride for her role on the stadium generally but beyond that I’m not sure why Karren Brady needs to keep opening it on all things football. Well she does of course have a column to fill in The Sun […]
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22 December 2018
Robbie Savage doesn’t have that many pals among the fans given his normally boisterous view on most things affecting EVERY club. But probably not too many Irons will disagree with his brief analysis of our season and what is needed next. Sav is a regular in The Mirror of course and has been casting his […]
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