Carlton Cole has defended the enjoyment of watching West Ham in the Championship, answering Jamie O’Hara with a pointed Tottenham comparison. The former Hammers striker joined O’Hara for a debate on whether winning in the second tier beats struggling in the Premier League. talkSPORT’s podcast listing dates the discussion to Friday 2 October. Cole’s position […]
Reported West Ham target Marcel Reguła made his senior Poland debut on Friday as Jan Urban’s side beat Romania 6-0 in the Nations League. The 19-year-old Zagłębie Lubin player replaced Sebastian Szymański in the 71st minute in Warsaw, according to the Polish FA’s official match report. Poland were already 5-0 ahead when he entered, with […]
West Ham reportedly hold an option to extend Konstantinos Mavropanos’ contract, giving the club another potential route to keeping the Greece defender beyond his existing deal. Claret & Hugh reports, citing an unnamed source, that the Hammers have an extension clause in the centre-back’s agreement. The report does not specify how long the option would […]
Edson Álvarez and Maxwel Cornet reportedly featured in West Ham’s closed-door win over Wycombe, giving both players match minutes before the Championship resumes. The West Ham Way, publishing information from ExWHUEmployee, reports that Álvarez came on after 60 minutes with the Hammers already leading 2-0. Cornet also appeared as a substitute. The report names Soungoutou […]
West Ham Women will be without Ebony Salmon and Eva Nyström against Chelsea after Rita Guarino confirmed both players remain injured. The forward and defender picked up problems against Manchester United last weekend and missed the midweek cup victory over Southampton. Neither will feature when Chelsea visit Dagenham on Sunday. Speaking in her pre-match press […]
Jarrod Bowen has missed just nine minutes of West Ham United’s opening eight Championship matches. That leaves Nuno Espírito Santo with an important question before October’s busiest week: how much can his side change without losing their attacking edge? West Ham’s squad depth will come under scrutiny when consecutive away games at Lincoln City and […]
West Ham should give Joël Piroe and Taty Castellanos another chance together against QPR, provided both are available. Nuno Espírito Santo has evidence that the partnership can work, even if the midfield support behind it needs attention. The temptation after Millwall is to remove a striker and add another midfielder. That option deserves consideration, especially […]
Teddy Sheringham does not expect West Ham to run away with the Championship, warning that their recent improvement offers no protection against another difficult spell. The former Hammers striker believes consistency will decide the promotion race, with Nuno Espírito Santo’s side needing to maintain their standards when league football resumes. “Are West Ham going to […]
West Ham target Rav van den Berg has been challenged to force his way back into Köln’s plans by head coach René Wagner. The defender has attracted reported January interest from the Hammers, but Wagner’s latest comments leave open a route back into contention in Germany. Speaking to come-on-fc in an interview published on Thursday […]
Soungoutou Magassa’s next opportunity at West Ham could come one line further back. Nuno Espírito Santo should consider testing the Frenchman at centre-back during training before making longer-term decisions about his role. His Monaco career provides a reason to investigate the option, although experience in another league does not guarantee it would work here. With […]
West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos has received backing in Greece after criticism of his part in Virgil van Dijk’s goal against the Netherlands. The Dutch captain headed home in the 59th minute as Greece surrendered a two-goal lead in Thursday’s 2-2 Nations League draw. Tijjani Reijnders equalised late on. Mavropanos failed to clear before Van […]
Tomáš Souček scored on his return from injury as West Ham beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 in a private friendly at Rush Green on Friday. The Czech midfielder converted a penalty and played just over an hour, according to Hammers News, reporting details from West Ham’s account of the game. Joël Piroe added the second against […]
