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West Ham v QPR 15:00 Â – West Ham could only muster a well-below par performance against Sunderland last weekend, as they were soundly beaten 3-0 at the Stadium of Light. Chances were in very short supply until it was too late and Sam Allardyce will have no doubt read his side the riot act […]
1. Having struggled in the FA Cup in recent years, Sir Alex Ferguson has made it clear that he now wants to get his hands back on that trophy, and as such, he kept his word and fielded a relatively strong side which looked like it could cause West Ham all sorts of trouble, even […]
Sunderland v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 – Sunderland are another team who will be hoping for better results than their year started with, having suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool in their last game and being forced to a replay in the FA Cup by Bolton. – Martin O’Neill has suggested […]
As a teenager Demba Ba took part in unsuccessful trials at Watford, Barnsley, Swansea City, Lyon and Auxerre, before FC Rouen, in France’s fourth division, finally took a gamble on his services. He spent a season there, scoring 22 goals in 26 games, then joined Mouscron in Belgium’s first tier. After 8 goals in 12 […]
November 18th 1999: Harry Redknapp, West Ham manager “He is an exciting young lad and I would love to see him go right to the top. He could have gone anywhere as a lad – Manchester United, Arsenal‚ every club in the land wanted him but he chose West Ham and now we are talking […]
Reading v West Ham            15:00 Reading remain bottom of the Premier League after the Christmas period has so far given them a 0-0 draw with Swansea and 1-0 loss to Man City. Mikele Leigertwood has covered more ground than any other player for Reading this season, and has also attempted the third highest […]
West Ham v Everton             15:00 – West Ham have had some fine moments so far this season, but their 0-0 draw with West Brom last week may not make the highlights reel – Kevin Nolan has moved up to third in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for distance run so far this […]
West Ham v Liverpool      16:00           – West Ham produced an incredible second half performance to win 3-1 against Chelsea in their last game. – Goals from Carlton Cole, Mohamed Diame and Mobido Maiga secured three points in a game which could have seen the Hammers score even more, as they gave Petr Cech […]
Saturday 1st December:  West Ham vs. Chelsea (12:45)  West Ham fought bravely at Old Trafford on Wednesday, just losing out to a first-minute Robin Van Persie strike. A stuttering yet talented Chelsea side will provide a tough test at Upton Park: –         Jussi Jaaskelainen kept the Hammers in the game against United […]
Manchester United vs. West Ham United (19:45)  Back to the Premier League summit after local rivals City drew at the weekend, Manchester United have momentum on their side. Their opponents have also had an impressive season however, and could cause problems if the Red Devils take too long to settle into the game:  […]
Tottenham Hotspur vs. West Ham United, Sunday 16:00 Spurs suffered a heavy North London derby defeat in their last Premier League outing, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Gareth Bale both on target in a 5-2 defeat. Despite the result, Andre Villas Boas remained positive about his side’s attacking mentality even after losing Emmanuel Adebayor to […]
West Ham v Man City, Saturday 17:30 A late consolation goal from James Tomkins wasn’t enough to stop West Ham sliding to a 2-1 defeat against Wigan in their last league fixture Tomkins has previously provided a goal scoring threat from defence for West Ham, having had seven attempts at goal this season, all of […]
Wigan v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 A superb improvised finish by Emmerson Boyce was not enough to secure victory for Wigan against Swansea in their last game Arouna Kone thought he had equalized the scores to 2-2, but his effort was ruled out for offside Kone is second in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index […]
West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 – West Ham lost 3-1 to Arsenal in their last Premier League game, with Mohamed Diame putting West Ham ahead – That was Diame’s first goal from ten attempts at goal with 50% on target. The striker’s attempts to win the ball back have not been so successful, with […]
*season ticket covers the 19 Premier League home matches plus a further seven cup credits (eligible for FA Cup or European competitions), so 26 matches in total Findings: – The cheapest season ticket in London is Fulham, which is £586 cheaper than Arsenal’s least expensive, which is a 147% increase. – Arsenal have the most […]
West Ham v Arsenal, Saturday 17:30 – A flying start from Matt Jarvis helped propel West Ham towards an eventual 2-1 victory last time out against QPR. A further goal from Ricardo Vaz Te helped the Hammers to their first away win of the season, a win defined by their impressive work rate and movement. – […]
QPR v West Ham – A first half goal from Bobby Zamora was not enough to let QPR take anything away from their eventual 2-1 defeat to Tottenham. Despite the efforts of Mark Hughes’ men, QPR remain fixed second from bottom. – Ji-Sung Park has continued to successfully integrate himself into the QPR midfield. He’s […]
Pete Sixsmith thought for 81+3 minutes that he might be watching a team that had learned at last how to hang on to or, better still, build on a lead. Alas, old habits returned and the Hammers got their deserved equaliser against a Sunderland defence once again playing – or made to play – far […]
West Ham v Sunderland 15:00 – West Ham fought to a 0-0 draw against Norwich despite managing to create a number of chances on John Ruddy’s goal. Although Carlton Cole, Kevin Nolan and others managed to carve out opportunities, the Hammers are still searching for their first points away from home this season. – Midfielder […]
Norwich v West Ham, Saturday 12:45pm – Last weekend Norwich fought to the final whistle with a dramatic late goal from Robert Snodgrass denying 10-man Tottenham their first league win of the season. Norwich were outworked by a motivated West Ham, only managing to run for 54.16 miles against the Hammers, their lowest total of […]