West Ham’s first game after the international break sees Slaven Bilic’s side host Watford this weekend. The Hammers have had a difficult start to the new season, losing to both Chelsea and Manchester City and narrowly edging out Bournemouth for a haul of three points from their opening three games. However the good bit for fans is that Dimitri Payet is likely to return to the XI this weekend and we know how much of a difference he makes to this side [Read more…]
International Player Watch- Angelo Ogbonna comes off the bench against Israel
September 6, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Italy beat Israel 3-1 in their World Cup 2018 qualifier last night with West Ham’s Angelo Ogbonna coming off the bench for the Azzurri.
The match was delicately poised at the hour mark, with Italy leading 2-1 but down to 10 men following the dismissal of Giorgio Chiellini and Azzurri manager Giampiero Ventura turned to Ogbonna and Ciro Immobile- both players he has worked with in the past at Torino, and the duo played their part in the team coming away from the Sammy Ofer Stadium with all three points. [Read more…]
England edge Slovakia but Antonio does not get debut
September 5, 2016 By Leave a Comment
England edged Slovakia 1-0 in Trnava last night, but West Ham’s Michail Antonio failed to make it off the bench. Sam Allardyce’s men won thanks to Adam Lallana’s goal in the 5th minute of second half extra time, with the Slovaks having been reduced to ten men following the dismissal of Martin Skrtel.
England’s next qualifying game is against Malta at home. [Read more…]
Video Edimilson Fernandes goal v Kazakhstan for Switzerland U21 2016
September 3, 2016 By Leave a Comment
New West Ham signing Edimilson Fernandes scored this rather nice goal for Switzerland U21 in their game against Kazakhstan last night.
Edimilson’s goal v Kazakhstan U21 was Switzerland’s third of the night (the Swiss won 3-0) and came on 63 minutes.
The 20 year old, cousin of former Man City player Gelson Fernandes, signed for the Hammers from FC Sion on a four year deal for a reported £5m fee [Read more…]
West Ham part ways with Diego Poyet, latter target for several clubs
September 2, 2016 By Leave a Comment
West Ham have parted company with young starlet Diego Poyet by mutual consent. The youngster, who was a hit at Charlton before signing in the summer of 2014 for the Hammers, played only 10 games in 2 years for the club, and never quite reached the heights he was expected to.
Diego, son of Gus Poyet, had originally inked a four year deal, but the two parties agreed to terminate his contract ahead of schedule.
The 21 year old is not short on offers though, with several clubs from the Championship reportedly interested in securing his services. [Read more…]
