07 October 2018
Hammer Michail Antonio has told Sky Sports he is not happy with FIFA 19 rating of 78. “I’m not happy at all,” Antonio told Sky Sports Soccer AM “Look at this, they’ve dropped me overall by two. I understand I was quite injured last year but are you going to punish someone for being injured? I […]
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07 October 2018
A late Arsenal goal denied the Hammers U18s a deserved draw in the Premier League South defeat at Arsenal on Saturday. Starting with three schoolboys, the lads came from a goal down to level through captain Ajibola Alese (right) but the Gooners scored through substitute Stanley Flaherty with just seven minutes remaining. England U17 international […]
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07 October 2018
Watch Premier League goals and highlights from the weekend's games as Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Bournemouth all win.
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06 October 2018
Stadium owners E20 spent another £300,000 on new scaffolding for seat moves over this summer. The information was released in E20 Stadium LLP board minutes recently published for June. The minutes confirmed the board approved a proposed upgrade to the London Stadium Building Management System of up to £50,000 and the board noted the purchase […]
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06 October 2018
By Hugh Southon I often raise my eyebrows and furrow my brow at the same time – a tricky task – when I hear the expression “work in progress.” Like most of these throwaway lines it reveals little and is rapidly absorbed into the container marked “cliche” – useful expressions on the back of match […]
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06 October 2018
London Mayor Sadiq Kahn launched plans for a £1.1bn cultural hub in the summer just a stone’s throw away from the London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Park. The new hub in Hackney Wick area will feature an outpost of the Victoria and Albert Museum, a Sadler’s Wells dance theatre and a new home for the […]
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06 October 2018
A statement from the London Mayor’s press office claims the London Stadium is not for sale dashing hopes that West Ham might one day own the former Olympic Stadium. A Statement by published by KUMB.com obtained by one of their members read: “I can confirm that the Mayor’s position remains the same; the London Stadium is […]
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06 October 2018
Mark Noble was as disappointed at the end of last night’s game as he was delighted following the Manchester United victory. And the captain believes he understands why the lads could not get that goal which would have given them a share of the spoils. He explained: “We attacked and we had the ball, but […]
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06 October 2018
So far so good! Today’s results did the Hammers no further harm after the disappointing events on the south coast on Friday last night (Fri). And with the two clubs who can overtake the Hammers in the table tomorrow – Fulham and Saints -being involved at home to Arsenal and Chelsea respectively we may well […]
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06 October 2018
Andriy Yarmolenko – hauled off as the Irons chased Friday night’s game against Brighton – is reported to be fully fit and ready for the next action against Spurs. The Ukranian was caught early on with what looked like a nasty knock to his achilles and was certainly off colour by his own standards throughout […]
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06 October 2018
West Ham Vice-Chairman Karren Brady has used her Saturday column in the Sun newspaper to label Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez two of the biggest moaners in the Premier League while she defends Newcastle owner Mike Ashley. Brady writes: “The affection for “Rafa” is as strong as for any manager in the country. Feelings for […]
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06 October 2018
Michail Antonio received the worst player rating from hundreds of Claret and Hugh readers unimpressed with his performance against Brighton and Hove Albion last night but Arthur Maskuaku, Lucas Perez and Andriy Yarmolenko also came heavy criticism with average scores in the four range. Antonio was the biggest disappointment of the night with an average rating […]
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06 October 2018
It is the West Ham way to hold an unbeaten Chelsea, thrash Macclesfield 8-0 in the cup and beat Manchester United 3-1 four days later yet lose to an out of form Brighton the following week. We all know the drill by now! West Ham build up your expectations to fool you in a false […]
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06 October 2018
Brighton boss Chris Hughton doesn’t share the view of some that West Ham were a poor second in the defeat at the Amex Stadium last night. Although he team were well worth their first half lead they had to hang on desperately as the Hammers battered them at times in the second period. And but […]
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06 October 2018
Late sub Robert Snodgrass – like the rest of the dressing room – was left frustrated by the defeat at Brighton. He explained: “In the second half we were miles better, but the way we started the game – and the manager touched on it at half time – wasn’t at the standard that we’ve […]
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06 October 2018
Premier League referee Kevin Friend ended up a laughing stock as he removed a missile thrown on the pitch by travelling West Ham fans at the Amex stadium as the Hammers lost 1-0 against Brighton and Hove Albion last night. The missile in question was a rubber dildo allegedly chucked on the pitch by from the […]
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06 October 2018
By Dan Briard of www.twistandshoutwhu.co.uk West Ham lost 1-0 to Brighton last night in what was a very disappointing display seeing as the team came into the game unbeaten in four. The Hammers had revived their desperately poor start to the season with seven points against Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United. Coming into the Brighton game, […]
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06 October 2018
Chris Hughton hailed his Brighton team for finally securing their first clean sheet of the season in their 1-0 victory over West Ham.
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06 October 2018
Three points lost against a team that’s beaten us three times in three Premier League meetings! The Brighton defeat was deeply disappointing. Here’s how ClaretandHugh’s Facebook followers saw it. https://www.facebook.com/groups/363174467150521/?ref=br_rs O Thought we might have learnt some lessons from previous games. To little effort too late. O Despite how disappointing the result may be and our […]
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06 October 2018
Marko Arnautovic didn’t have one of his better games for the Irons last night with a missed free kick and late chance in front of goal. Brighton are a team that take no prisoners and on a couple of occasions Albion players took a yellow for the cause in hauling him down as he threatened […]
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06 October 2018
It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Aaron Cresswell return for the match against Spurs after the international break. The manager appears to take a very harsh view indeed of critical mistakes and lapses of concentration when Carlos Sanchez was thrown into outer darkness after the Wolves game and Declan Rice was cast […]
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06 October 2018
Theclub recorded their first clean sheet in the Premier League this season in Friday's win
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06 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini believes West Ham were unlucky to lose their unbeaten run away at Brighton on Friday night, but was left to rue a succession of missed chances.
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06 October 2018
Manuel Pellegrini believes West Ham were unlucky to lose their unbeaten run away at Brighton on Friday night, but was left to rue a succession of missed chances.
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