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West Ham v Chelsea- Another tough test for home side

December 8, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham will be aiming for an encore of the gritty performance they delivered against league leaders Man City when they host Chelsea this weekend.

The Hammers were expected to be demolished by Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad, but instead led them at half time and came to within seven minutes of coming away with an unlikely point. City had dropped points against only one team in the league all season and West Ham came mighty close to becoming the second, before David Silva’s sublime late goal continued the home side’s winning run.

There were plenty of positives for West Ham, with young Declan Rice delivering an assured performance in defence as part of a three man makeshift back three along with Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell. Italian defender Ogbonna also scored his first ever league goal for the Hammers against the Citizens. [Read more…]

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Man City vs West Ham 2017- Post Match Analysis, Thoughts and Report

December 3, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Angelo Ogbonna scored his first ever Premier League goal, but a gutsy West Ham side were eventually beaten by Man City, who equalled Chelsea and Arsenal’s record of thirteen consecutive wins in the same Premier League season with this hard fought 2-1 victory at the Etihad.

Both sides made four changes for this clash. City boss Pep Guardiola, with one eye on the upcoming Manchester derby, opted not to risk Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho, both of whom were a booking away from a potential ban.

For West Ham, Adrian made his first start in goal in place of Joe Hart, who was ineligible to play against his parent club as per the terms of his loan deal. With Winston Reid joining the injured list, David Moyes opted for three at the back, with Aaron Cresswell joining Ogbonna and youngster Declan Rice. Pablo Zabaleta captained the club for the first time ever, and Arnautovic, Ayew and Sakho were all left on the bench as Michail Antonio started alone upfront. [Read more…]

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Post Match Report & Thoughts- Everton v West Ham 2017

November 30, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

A game between two teams in the bottom four- a fixture between a caretaker Everton manager (David Unsworth) and a former Everton manager (David Moyes) with the future Everton manager (Sam Allardyce, also previously a West Ham manager!) sitting in the stands.

Unfortunately for David Moyes, his troubles continue, with Everton handing his side a 4-0 thrashing at Goodison Park. Going into this game, the Toffees were the ones with the worst defensive record in the Premier League- at the end of the 90, that baton had been passed to West Ham, with Wayne Rooney scoring his first hat trick in EFC colours.

The game also ensured Moyes’ poor record against Everton after leaving Goodison Park continued- he now has gone five games without a win, and more shockingly, his teams have not managed to score a SINGLE goal against the Toffees [Read more…]

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Post Match Thoughts- Watford v West Ham- Moyes’ first game ends in defeat

November 20, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

This was a tough, but perhaps winnable fixture for David Moyes- his first in charge of West Ham, and also his 500th game as a Premier League manager. It was also the only Match Week 12 game to be played that day.

Watford had lost three in a row coming into this game, two of those losses to teams in the bottom half of the table in Stoke and Everton, and were looking vulnerable, despite having home advantage. Moyes had been working on improving his side’s defence and fitness issues in training in the lead up to the game.

West Ham did put in an improved performance, but that was not enough to stop Watford from running out 2-0 winners. [Read more…]

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Moyes Backroom staff announced- List of Assistant Coaches at West Ham revealed

November 13, 2017 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

David Moyes has officially named his backroom staff at West Ham, bringing in Stuart Pearce, Alan Irvine and Billy McKinlay as his assistant coaches (all three on an equal footing). Ex England U21 boss Pearce is of course a former Hammer, while Irvine and McKinlay have worked with Moyes in the past.

McKinlay was joint caretaker manager along with Robbie Stockdale at struggling Championship outfit Sunderland after Simon Grayson’s departure.

Moyes’ first assignment after the international break sees the Hammers take on Watford.

Irvine’s last assignment with a Premier League club saw him in charge of West Brom. He was sacked after seven months at the Hawthorns with Albion winning 4 out of 19 and just a point above the drop zone at the time of his departure. [Read more…]

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