08 November 2018
West Ham are determined to resist selling players this summer although interest remains high in Michail Antonio from Crystal Palace. The versatile £7 million signing has struggled through his injury woes and is now seen more regularly on the bench than in the starting line up. Despite making it clear that no decisions on comings […]
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08 November 2018
We can only see one result to the match at Huddersfield on Saturday – a Hammers win! There we are then …the mockers has been well and truly put on the team as they travel to Yorkshire which can take our points tally for the season to 14. Possibly the most significant player again will […]
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08 November 2018
Josh Cullen needs shoulder surgery and could be missing for up to four months. The West Ham youngster dislocated his shoulder in Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over Walsall and he is now certain to be out for a lengthy period. “Josh needs an operation, so he’s going to be maybe three or four months from […]
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08 November 2018
In this new era of having a huge stadium, and internationally renowned manager, and players expected to get us at least a top half finish in the table, it’s sometimes difficult to remember what life was life twenty years ago under Harry Redknapp.
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08 November 2018
Robert Snodgrass has put club before country by withdrawing from the Scotland international squad. Although he hasn’t been used extensively at international level he would clearly have had a chance of appearing in next Saturday’s international against Albania. The 31 year old has been an essential part of Manuel Pellegrini’s teams this season so far […]
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08 November 2018
West Ham have only played Huddersfield 41 times despite first playing 99 years ago in December 1919. The Hammers have lost 22 games, drawn 7 and won just 12 games against the Terriers. In recent times the Irons loss came in September 1997 in the League Cup when Huddersfield came away the 1-0 winners at the McAlpine […]
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08 November 2018
Bird have became the first electric scooter service to launch in the U.K. this week, after finding a legal loophole in an 1835 law that has so far banned powered scooters. The launch is part of a pilot at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which will start with scooters being restricted to a 1-mile stretch of […]
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08 November 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has revealed very good news on the injury front ahead West Ham’s weekend Premier League trip to Huddersfield. The West Ham manager told reporters gathered at Rush Green training ground for a short pre-match press conference and since covered on WHUFC.com that: “We don’t have any problems. Everybody who was fit last weekend is fit […]
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08 November 2018
Manuel Pellegrini has singled out youngsters Declan Rice and Grady Diangana for praise in his pre-match press conference at lunchtime. He told reporters at Rush Green: “Declan has a lot of potential to arrive at the level he wants. He is learning a lot of things very fast and improving his performance in every game. I hope he […]
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08 November 2018
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski says West Ham can start to look at climbing the table after recovering from a poor start to the season.
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08 November 2018
Lukasz Fabianski was probably the busiest individual in the Hammers side in the early part of the season. And he became a firm favourite with the fans despite the awful run of results which hurt us so badly. However, he is delighted with the improvement in form the team is showing and told ky Sports: “It […]
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08 November 2018
Mark Noble has explained that the club are aiming a top seven finish this season. Currently in 13th place the captain believes the Irons are on their way up the league. “I think the league is so tight,” Noble told Sky Sports. Apart from really the top six that are going to run away, I think […]
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08 November 2018
Declan Rice has revealed that Joe Cole was his ‘top man’ as a kid watching the game. Speaking of his admiration for Joe who today turns 37 Declan said: “Growing up, my favourite player was Joe Cole,” said the No41. “He was my hero and, when I was a young boy at primary school, I had […]
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08 November 2018
Bobby Moore’s name remains as familiar to football fans up and down the land as Harry Kane, Ronaldo, Messi and all the rest! And that quite simply is extraordinary 26 years after his passing! Beyond football he is remembered by those with perhaps little interest in the game as quite simply a great man who […]
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08 November 2018
Earlier this week Claret and Hugh reported that West Ham are facing a dilemma in deciding whether they should exercise the two year option they hold on Andy Carroll’s contract in the summer. We revealed that should they do so they will have to keep him on the same money he has been earning over […]
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08 November 2018
Mark Noble’s return from suspension in time for the Manchester City game poses one big question: Will he be part of Manuel Pellegrini’s plans for that game and going forward? The manager made a significant comment a few weeks ago when he commented: “” Mark will be captain whenever he plays but I can’t say […]
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08 November 2018
Can Raheem Sterling and Ross Barkley shine in their Renault Super Sunday clashes? We look at some of the questions in the Premier League this weekend.
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08 November 2018
The French centre-back has made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, earning praise from a notoriously hard to please manager
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07 November 2018
Karren Brady, joined by the Hammers men’s and women’s first team squads, today launched Thee Players’ Project – a hugely Desribing the project @ www.whufc.com the club says Hammers stars will all become an ambassador for an area of community work. It adds: “They will work on projects that are important to them personally, as part of […]
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07 November 2018
Reported Hammers target Gabriel Barbosa has revealed that his present situation is “very complicated” as speculation continues that ourselves, Everton and Crystal Palace may make a January move. Talking to Globo Esporte he admitted that he could be in his last days as an Inter Milan player whilst involved in his second loan spell with Santos. […]
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07 November 2018
Manuel Pellegrini looks certain to keep the same team together when the Irons go hunting a repeat of their victory at Huddersfield this weekend. And after his return performance impressing the boss, that means Aaron Cresswell is highly likely to keep his place in the team ahead of Arthur Masuaku. The DR Congo international was […]
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07 November 2018
According to reports, Manuel Pellegrini will be on the hunt for a central midfielder once the transfer window opens.
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07 November 2018
A court victory for West Ham in their legal case over increased capacity at the London Stadium later this month may not achieve an immediate increase in capacity. The Hammers and E20 head to court where a judge is set to resolve the issue which has some ambiguities in the contract signed by both sides. […]
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07 November 2018
Marko Arnautovic and Pedro Obiang are recovering well from knocks they took during the match against Burnley and are expected to be fit for the game at Huddersfield at the weekend. The striker and midfielder have missed a couple of training sessions this week so far but are expected to be back for the trip […]
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07 November 2018
West Ham captain Mark Noble says they could finish as high as seventh in the Premier League.
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07 November 2018
Ryan Fredericks is shocked to see his former club Fulham floundering at the foot of the Premier League. Full-back Fredericks had helped the Cottagers to promotion from the Championship
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