West Ham 3-0 Sheffield United: Hammers up to fourth

Declan Rice, Issa Diop and Ryan Fredericks got the goals to help West Ham to a comfortable victory over Sheffield United. The Hammers were awarded a penalty in the first half as Jesse Lingard was cynically brought down by Chris Basham. Rice took it and he found to the bottom corner to give his side […]

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Lingard on West Ham loan: ‘I didn’t get my chance at Man Utd’

Jesse Lingard has explained his West Ham loan move by saying he ‘didn’t get a chance’ at Man Utd after lockdown. The England international joined the Hammers during the January transfer window on loan. He had only made three appearances for Man Utd this season before the move. F365 Says: The Bruno Fernandes Team need […]

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Moyes: European spot would be ‘enormous step’ for West Ham

West Ham boss David Moyes says getting a European spot this season would be an ‘enormous step’ for the club. The Hammers are currently sixth in the Premier League after 23 matches. A win this evening against Sheff Utd would take them above Chelsea and reigning champions Liverpool in the table. FEATURE: Ranking successful title […]

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West Ham, Spurs interested in Sampdoria winger Damsgaard

West Ham and Spurs are interested in signing 20-year-old Sampdoria winger Mikkel Damsgaard, according to reports. The youngster is currently enjoying a breakthrough campaign in Italy. He’s made 21 appearances in Serie A, sparking interest from across Europe. FEATURE: Ranking successful title defences from least to most impressive According to sources in Italy (via Daily […]

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Negative stats: Every Premier League club is sh*t at something

We’ve done the positives; here are the negatives. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.    Arsenal – fewest dead-ball passes leading to a goal (0.04) Just your man Willian has contributed an assist from a set piece this season and the Gunners rank […]

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One per Premier League club: Positive stat leaders

We found a metric each team topped, now it’s time for a player from each team. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the lovely Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.   Arsenal: Bernd Leno – lowest percentage passes over 40 yards (18.4%) The stats get better, I promise. It was […]

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Ranking all 22 2020/21 Premier League managers so far…

Don’t know about you, but we reckon 23 games into the season is the perfect time to pass judgement on all the managers who have been in charge of Premier League clubs this season. So that’s what we’ve done.   22) Sam Allardyce (West Brom, since December) Full disclosure, we thought this was a pretty […]

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‘Excellent’, ‘Top class’: Some Man United fans react to 24-year-old’s display vs West Ham United

‘Excellent’, ‘Top class’: Some Man United fans react to 24-year-old’s display vs West Ham United – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Manchester United fans praised the performance of Scott McTominay after he bagged the winning goal in the FA Cup fifth round tie against West Ham United. The Red Devils commanded two-thirds of […]

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Man Utd 1-0 West Ham: McTominay scores extra-time winner

Scott McTominay fired Man Utd into the FA Cup quarter-finals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men edged past West Ham in extra-time. The Red Devils reached the final four last season – one of four successive semi-final cup competition exits – and progressed from a tough fifth-round clash on Tuesday evening. Ex-United boss David Moyes’ West […]

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