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West Ham nominees at London Football Awards 2019- Declan Rice and Lukasz Fabianski

February 6, 2019 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Two West Ham players could be line for trophies at the 2019 London Football Awards after they earned nominations in their respective categories.

Young Hammers midfielder Declan Rice was nominated in the “Young Player of the Year (U21)” category. Rice will face competition from Arsenal’s Matteo Guendouzi, Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan Bissaka, Charlton’s Karlan Grant and QPR’s Eberechi Eze.

Rice and Wan-Bissaka will be seen in action against each other when West Ham take on Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon.

Pole Fabianski, who has been one of the Hammers’ best players all season, has earned a nomination for “Goalkeeper of the Year” alongside Chelsea’s Kepa, Watford’s Ben Foster, QPR’s Joe Lumley and Charlton’s Dillon Phillips. [Read more…]

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Stat Analysis- Referee announced for Crystal Palace v West Ham- Craig Pawson

February 5, 2019 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

The referee for West Ham’s game this weekend at Selhurst Park has been announced, and it’s Sheffield born Craig Pawson who will be the man in the middle for this clash.

The 39 year old has already refereed two games involving the Hammers this season- their 8-0 thrashing of Macclesfield in the Cup back in September, as well as their 2-1 win over Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton in December. That Saints game was also the last time Manuel Pellegrini’s men won on the road- they’ve lost four on the bounce since then.

Palace’s solitary game with Pawson at the helm this season saw them lose 1-0 to Chelsea in their final fixture of 2018.

Here’s an interesting stat for recent Pawson games that augurs quite well for West Ham- the last ten Premier League fixtures he’s officiated have seen the away team win 7 times. The three home wins were in the form of two Man City triumphs and one Chelsea victory. Pawson’s last game was the Everton Man City midweek clash at the Etihad, which was won by Pep Guardiola’s side as they replaced Liverpool at the top of the table. [Read more…]

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Media player ratings- How did West Ham fare against Liverpool?

February 5, 2019 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

Liverpool dropped points for the second game in a row as they were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham at the London Stadium on Monday evening. The result means Man City can technically claim first spot if they beat Everton in their midweek game at Goodison Park. [Read more…]

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Analysis- How far up can West Ham move in the table if they beat Crystal Palace this weekend

February 5, 2019 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham are in action against Crystal Palace this weekend, and doing a league double over Roy Hodgson’s men could be quite rewarding for the visitors, who could potentially break into the top 10 at the end of Game Week 26. That would be a fair accomplishment for Manuel Pellegrini with two thirds of the season gone.

Here’s a look at the potential permutations and the league table ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures.

8th- Watford 34 points GD -1
9th- Everton 33 points GD 0
10th Bournemouth 33 points GD -7
11th Leicester 32 points GD -1
12th West Ham 32 points GD -7 [Read more…]

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Palace v Hammers- Can Pellegrini’s men complete a league double over the Eagles?

February 5, 2019 By West Ham Blog Leave a Comment

West Ham United will be looking to complete a league double over Crystal Palace when they square off against the Eagles this weekend at Selhurst Park. The Hammers come into this game on the back of an improved performance at home against Liverpool on Monday night, [Read more…]

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