Sunderland 1 West Ham 2

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Great performance tonight by the Hammers, albeit with a fraught ending after Sunderland pulled one back from their one and only danger man, Adam Johnson.  Stand out performances for me were James Tomkins, Guy Demel and Andy Carroll, but all the lads contributed and worked really hard.  I also really like Noccerino as a player, … Read more

West Ham 2 Hull City 1

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A smattering of boos were heard on the final whistle, but they were not from Hull fans.  West Ham fans were reacting to a negative performance against a ten man, though strong, Hull team.  There was very little pressing or urgency from us, the goals arriving courtesy of a penalty and an own goal.  Upton … Read more

First half action from West Ham v Hull

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A tricky and strange half, but we are leading 1-0.  We suffered the first blow with James Collins going off injured, throwing Roger Johnson into the mix, however the fortunes turned later in the half.  In an incident akin to the penalty at Chelsea v Arsenal at the weekend, Diame was brought down by the … Read more

Hammers line up v Stoke

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The team has been announced, I will try and place the formation as well. Adrian Macca – Reid – Tomkins – Demel Diame – Noble – Nocerino – Downing Nolan Carroll So that's Collins, Jarvis and Taylor all benched and they join the two Coles, Jussi and Armero.

Big Sam completes Italian Job

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A busy day at Upton Park, where West Ham have completed two loan signings – midfielder Antonio Nocerino joins us from AC Milan with mixed reviews.  With 15 caps for Italy, he's clearly no fool, but his form does not seem to have set Serie A alight of late.  Roma striker Marco Borriello comes with … Read more

Hammers staring into the abyss

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I wrote a few months ago that my lack of blogging was down to there not being much to say.  We looked like we had become a solid, mid-table team, we made some seemingly reasonable signings over the Summer and kicked off with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Cardiff.  All seemed well on … Read more

Spurs New Managerial Appointment Delights Fans

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Spurs, the club with both title and champions league aspirations have fired out a warning to the rest of the Premiership by appointing Tim Sherwood (managerial record, P2 W1 L1) as their new manager on an 18 month contract.  It really does seem like there was no plan for after Actually Very Bad was kicked … Read more

Watch Goals from West Ham’s win over Burnley

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A professional performance from the Hammers, defensive first half and more provocative in the second, prompting two penalties which Matt Taylor and Jack Collison converted expertly.  Into the quarter finals again, let's hope the draw is kind to us tomorrow…   Burnley 0-2 West Ham United (All Goals) 29… by ourmatch