04 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini was always the driving force behind ensuring that Jack Wilshere was signed on a three year deal at West Ham – a decision considered by many to more than a little controversial. The midfielder’s injury record and recent form suggested this was a big risk but the manager remains convinced of the player […]
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04 December 2018
Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini is delighted to have the England international on board and is hoping to see him overcome ongoing injury problems
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04 December 2018
Episode fourteen of season eight of the popular West Ham podcast Moore Than Just A Podcast is now available. Listen to Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone with fellow presenters Nigel Kahn, John and George Bucci analyse the Newcastle away victory, we discuss Javier Hernandez aka Chicharito and the newly formed West Ham Supporters board. […]
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04 December 2018
Jack Wilshere was a high-risk signing for West Ham but has saved the club a potential £100m investment, says Manuel Pellegrini.
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04 December 2018
The former Arsenal midfielder, who arrived in the summer with a lengthy history of injury trouble, played the final five minutes of Saturday's 3-0 win at Newcastle – his first action since September 1.
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03 December 2018
The reigning holders will welcome the Championship side to Stamford Bridge while non-league sides could await Arsenal and Tottenham
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03 December 2018
Jack Wilshere was a high risk for West Ham who has saved the club a potential £100million investment, boss Manuel Pellegrini says.
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03 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini said West Ham should ignore their upcoming kind fixture list and focus on Tuesday's opponents Cardiff.
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03 December 2018
Conference Premier high flyers Solihull Moors, managed by Tim Flowers, need to beat League One Blackpool in a replay at Bloomfield Road next Tuesday in order to face Unai Emery’s side.
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03 December 2018
West Ham will be at home for the Third Round of the FA Cup having been pulled out of hat first to play Birmingham City. That’s a hugely ironic draw for the owners who were previously in charge of the Bluenoses. That we have been drawn to play at the London Stadium is a huge […]
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03 December 2018
West Ham co owner David Sullivan is delighted with a Third Round FA Cup draw against the club he and David Gold formerly owned – Birmingham City. The two were in charge at St Andrew’s for 16 years before selling out to Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung and after a short break from the game took […]
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03 December 2018
Confident Chicharito iis looking forward to plenty of points this Christmas declaring: “December is always crucial for us to get as many points as we can and to achieve the goals we want to” he said. “We are all going to be ready now for the [Christmas] period and we know that recovery will now be […]
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03 December 2018
Aaron Cresswell faces a late fitness test ahead of West Ham’s clash with Cardiff this week. Cresswell was withdrawn during the Hammers’ 3-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend after sustaining a hamstring injury. And it’s touch and go as to whether the left-back will be fit for the clash with Neil Warnock’s side in […]
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03 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has warned West Ham against any complacency as they go in search of back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017.
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03 December 2018
The big boys will discover their fate on Tuesday evening while the lower ranked teams will be dreaming of a lucrative away trip.
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03 December 2018
Declan Rice insists the Hammers have to target six pints from the next two games against Cardiff and Palace. He told www.whufc.com: “Saturday was a special start to this next run of games. We have got Cardiff and then Palace and we have got to look at it as a chance to get nine points. […]
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03 December 2018
Neil Warnock will have nothing but warm words for Robert Snodgrass when the Hammers meet Cardiff City at the London Stadium tomorrow night. For the veteran boss admits that when the two parted company at Leeds where he managed the Scot he could have cried. Discussing tomorrow night’s game he said: “It was one of […]
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03 December 2018
West Ham have been left sweating over the fitness of defensive duo Aaron Creswell and Fabian Balbuena ahead of the visit of Cardiff.
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03 December 2018
The Bluebirds are looking forward to a second win on the bounce when they visit the London Stadium for a midweek fixture
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03 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has praised Robert Snodgrass for reviving his West Ham career.
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03 December 2018
There were plenty of contentious decisions in the Premier League over the weekend, but did the referees get them right?
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03 December 2018
Mark Noble was delighted with the Hammers’ 3-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend, but says the club could and should have scored even more! He told the club’s official website: “I feel relieved because Saturday was one of those games where, if you lose, you’re back in the mix and going into a three-game […]
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03 December 2018
Felipe Anderson is a “flying machine”, according to Jamie Redknapp! The silky winger destroyed Newcastle at the weekend as the Irons ran out 3-0 winners at St James’ Park. Anderson capped his performance with an excellent solo goal as the Irons leapfrogged the Magpies into 13th. And Sky pundit Redknapp was impressed with the performance […]
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03 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini made two major decisions in the summer – one about Felipe Anderson and the other on a certain Robert Snodgrass. At the time they were at the opposite end of his thinking with one to become the marquee signing at 35 million and the other needing to show that he could his unfortunate […]
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03 December 2018
Garth Crooks has hailed Manuel Pellegrini’s decision to play with two strikers against Newcastle. The Hammers boss picked Javier Hernandez and Marko Arnautovic up top as the Irons ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at St James’ Park. Hernandez scored twice and Felipe Anderson capped an excellent individual display with a superb injury-time finish to round […]
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03 December 2018
Zaba is thinking only of Cardiff City and back to back wins! Whether he plays or not given Manuel Pellegrini’s insistence that he can’t play in every game is another things but his commitment to the squad is clear. Speaking about the game to www.whufc.com he said: “We are thinking about Tuesday, then we will think […]
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