03 December 2018
West Ham faces Cardiff City on Tuesday night at the London Stadium. Today’s Claret and Hugh poll asks whether the Hammers will Win, Lose or Draw? West Ham has played the Welsh side a total of 58 games since their first game one hundred and four years ago in Southern First league on 10th April […]
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03 December 2018
Watch the best Premier League saves of the weekend, including fine stops from Alisson and David de Gea, and pick your favourite.
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03 December 2018
Javier Hernandez has received a big vote of confidence from supporters with over 85% wanting the Mexican striker to stay beyond the winter. Questioned by Spanish newspaper Marca last week on whether he will be weighing up his future in the Summer Hernandez replied: “I don’t know, even this winter! “I want to play, to participate as much […]
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03 December 2018
By CandH’s Allen Cummings On Saturday it was a 550 mile plus round road trip to see the Hammers play away at Newcastle. St. James’ Park is one of the country’s iconic football grounds. Those West Ham fans with an aversion to the London Stadium will willingly tell you it’s a ‘proper’ […]
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03 December 2018
West Ham’s on loan midfielder Edmilson Fernandes has been roundly condemned in the Italian media after an apparently awful performance against Juventus. Fiorentina were beaten 0-3 and Fernandes’ display was described by Calciomercato.com as: “Mistakes and errors,he also gives a penalty to Juventus, not ready for certain situations.” Fiorentina won their last match on September 30 […]
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02 December 2018
Declan Rice did not have any countries fighting for his international allegiance the last time he played at St James’ Park.
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02 December 2018
Chicharito has received his first Claret and Hugh man of the match after scoring an average score of 8.47 from hundreds of reader ratings. Felipe Anderson was close behind with an average score of 8.37 with Issa Diop in third place with a score of 8.18. It has been a long time since three West Ham players […]
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02 December 2018
Hammers striker Javier Hernandez showed a glimpse of why West Ham forked out a £16m transfer fee and made him the Iron’s top earner on a reported £140,000 per week as he bagged a brace of goals away at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. Last week over seven hundred Claret and Hugh readers said he could go […]
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02 December 2018
Declan Rice gave honourable mentions to Felipe Anderson and Robert Snodgrass after a victory he hopes will really set the team on its way this December. The 19 year old had special reasons for wanting a big result at St James Park where he had previously experienced the biggest of highest and lowest of lows […]
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02 December 2018
He was known as ‘This Charming Man’ at Manchester City but a certain West Ham based Geordie striker may be ready to disagree. For all the quiet and dignified personality, Manuel Pellegrini is no sentimentalist as his attitude to the last two game, when AC has apparently been ready to go, is concerned. Instead, over […]
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02 December 2018
West Ham United’s U18 squad are more than ready for tomorrow’s FA Youth Cup third-round tie with Brighton & Hove Albion to kick-off with coach Jack Collison describing them as ”double excited.” They will be eager to end a six-year wait for a win in the country’s most-prestigious tournament for scholars and schoolboys. The Irons […]
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02 December 2018
Felipe Anderson is targeting back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time this season as West Ham attempt to haul themselves up the table.
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02 December 2018
Eight in ten West Ham supporters believe Karren Brady should give up her Sun football column as it is a conflict of interest. Results of a Claret and Hugh poll show almost 80% of those who voted believe she should ditch her tabloid football diary immediately. Last year Supporters of around 70 English football clubs […]
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02 December 2018
West Ham will be without Aaron Cresswell and have also been hit with another injury concern ahead of the Tuesday night visit of Cardiff City. There is a doubt over highly impressive central defender Fabian Balbuena who has a dead leg after the exertions of the match against Newcastle yesterday afternoon and looks set to […]
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02 December 2018
Aaron Ramsey will depart Arsenal for free at the end of the season after the club told him in person why he will not be offered a new contract. The Wales midfielder is understood to have accepted this will be his last season at the club, having made 341 appearances and scored 59 goals since he […]
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02 December 2018
Felipe Anderson received rave reports last night and this morning after a brilliant display at Newcastle which was probably even better than his outstanding display against Burnley. The Brazilian showed a vast array of skills against the Geordies and probably, with the rest of the team, demonstrated that the time for looking over our shoulders […]
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02 December 2018
BBC pundit Alan Shearer praised West Ham’s performance saying they were much the better team and deserved the win yesterday but called his own former team toothless in their display at home. Shearer wrote on his personal Twitter account “I’m pleased I’m not on BBC Match of the Day tonight having to analyse that toothless […]
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02 December 2018
Watch Premier League goals and highlights from Saturday's games as Manchester City, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Leicester and Brighton all win, while Manchester United draw at Southampton.
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02 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini is demanding more of the same agaubst Cardiff on Tuesday night in a game that is likely to see him make a key change with Michail Antonio taking over from Pablo Zabaleta at the back. Second guessing Pelle is a pointless operation because reading the comments on Antonio he made last evening it […]
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02 December 2018
Hugh hands out the marks on a special afternoon Fabianski: What a great signing – several top saves, parries and punches and really cominating in the areas that count. Unlike many not afraid to leave his line 7 Zabaleta: Some dodgy moments early on but grew into it and always providing an […]
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02 December 2018
Chicharito comes under our Player Watch examination today and it couldn’t have been better timed as he grabbed the opening two goals. Here CandH’s DANNY LEACH reports his every kick! 11 – GOAL – 0-1 – Snodgrass cuts in on the right hand side and curls in a dangerous cross into box which […]
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02 December 2018
Match of the Day‘s top pundit ( for me anyway) Jermaine Jenas could hardly have spoken more highly of Felipe Anderson if he he had tried. Anderson of course had an enormous game against Newcastle with the goal becoming his fourth in four games. But it’s his speed, guile, passing ability, positioning and so much […]
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01 December 2018
Who will be victorious on Derby Day? Paul Merson makes his predictions...
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01 December 2018
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League on Saturday while Manchester United fought back to draw 2-2 with Southampton.
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01 December 2018
Manuel Pellegrini hopes Javier Hernandez's confidence will be lifted by his two-goal haul in West Ham's 3-0 win at Newcastle.
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