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At just the wrong time, a resurgent Manchester United visit London Stadium unbeaten in ten games to take on West Ham with both sides playing for huge stakes: The Red Devils are chasing a Champions League spot whilst for the Hammers, Premier League survival is at stake. With Nottingham Forest taking on bottom side Wolves

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Before West Ham pivoted and agreed – just in the nick of time – to sign Chelsea’s Axel Disasi in their last – minute deadline day loan deal, the recruitment department had lined up an alternative centre back signing until Nuno Espírito Santo intervened and quashed negotiations which might have led to his transfer. First

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Sitting in the opposition dug out tonight will be a familiar face to many West Ham supporters- Michael Carrick. Never the loudest voice in the room, never the flashiest player on the pitch, yet always the one who made everything work. His journey from a technically gifted West Ham academy graduate to a midfield stalwart

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Former West Ham United manager Alan Pardew knows a thing or two about transformative January signings. Dean Ashton, Nigel Reo-Coker and Bobby Zamora all moved to Upton Park in mid-season deals. Only time will tell, though, if Nuno Espirito Santo’s current crop of January additions will one day be spoken about in the same glowing

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Pablo Felipe will know exactly what West Ham United teammate Mateus Fernandes means when he talks about the physical gap between the Portuguese Primeira Liga and the English Premier League. At least the latter had a year’s worth of adaptation under his belt before West Ham United signed him in a £40 million deal from

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Two of the Portuguese speakers who welcomed Mateus Fernandes to West Ham United last summer have now bid adeus; Lucas Paqueta returning to Brazil with Flamengo after Sporting Lisbon signed Luis Guilherme. It is fair to say that, with four wins in five games ahead of Tuesday’s clash against a similarly resurgent Manchester United, the

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In response to Claret and Hugh’s article concerning El HJadji-Malick Diouf’s record goal assists this season, one Hammers fan – a regular Claret and Hugh reader and contributor, has put pen to paper to highlight how key components of his game sometimes get lost and how many players suffer from over coaching: No doubt an

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West Ham United’s second goal against Burnley last Saturday had all the hallmarks of a move perfected on the training ground. There were clues for Scott Parker’s side in the build-up too, because eagle-eyed supporters will have spotted the same manoeuvre unfolding in West Ham’s pre-match training footage on the club’s official channels. The pattern

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Hard to believe that West Ham’s left back is just 20 years old: Ollie Scarles seems to have been around for years. In fact, last season he achieved his ‘breakthrough’ with a first team debut in December 2024,  but many forget Scarles had already featured in the Europa Conference League-winning squad,  making his Hammers first

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A week after the January transfer window slammed shut in a Premier League context, a former West Ham United target in Jhon Duran landed a new club. Striker Duran has consistently been linked with West Ham United and that proved to be the case once again during the 2026 January transfer window. Duran has had

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West Ham take on Manchester United in what is a huge clash for both sides and Nuno Espirito Santo has admitted he is facing major issues – with a new maverick coming in for the first time. The Hammers welcome Manchester United to the London Stadium on Tuesday night knowing a win would draw them

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West Ham United have a decision to make over Mads Hermansen and Alphonse Areola ahead of Tuesday night’s game with Manchester United.  Neither goalkeeper has enjoyed a vintage season for West Ham United this time around, amassing only two clean sheets thus far.  Ironically, both of those have come with Hermansen in the side, though many would perhaps

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