Table Toppers It may not have been that spectacular, but Charlton Athletic fans are not complaining. Karlan Grant's 56th minute strike was enough to beat Preston 1-0 at the Valley on Sunday to make it an unexpectedly perfect start to this new Championship season for Nathan Jones' men. That made it three wins out of three for the Addicks, who are the only team with a 100 per cent record in the division. It once again owed much to a solid defence, with keeper Arthur Okonkwo hav

Picture by @YTJourno QPR turned in a dominant display in their first home league game of the season in the Championship but had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Bolton Wanderers. They won the shot count 18-2 with 10 on target compared to none for the Trotters. But they were unable to follow up last week's impressive win at Portsmouth with another victory. Julien Stephan was in philosophical mood afterwards, however - and happy to move on after a decent performance. "It's foot

EFL Cup First Round West Ham United (2) 3 Castellanos 43, 50, Bowen 45 Portsmouth (1) 1 Segečić 32 West Ham United survived an early scare on Saturday to beat Portsmouth in the First Round of the Carabao Cup: 3-1. In front of a nearly full London Stadium Jarrod Bowen and Taty Castellanos did most of the damage to a promising Pompey side. For the first time in fifteen years West Ham United were required to take part in the First Round of the League Cup. More than 53.000 spe

Photo by Alessandro Schiavone By Alessandro Schiavone While Spain reached the final of the FIFA World Cup courtesy of a convincing 2-0 win over France in Dallas yesterday, one particular detail may have been lost on Tottenham Hotspur fans: Pedro Porro's strike pulled their club level with Chelsea on three goals in World Cup semifinals. Up until yesterday’s clash between the neighbouring countries, the Blues were 3-2 ahead in these London charts thanks to Oscar (1) and Schurrl

London Stadium. Picture by @CapFootballUK West Ham United 3 Leeds United 0 Wider events of the day, out of their hands, the prospect of relegation to the Championship hovered with the intense heat above the London Stadium. West Ham did all they could do, as it turned out. A 3-0 win over Leeds United is an impressive scoreline on the face of it. As usual though, facts only temporarily disguise a bigger, more morose picture in east London, now that relegation is confirmed. The

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in Hoffenheim Vladimir Coufal has lifted the lid on West Ham’s interminable demise, citing the club’s delusion as a key factor. There was a time, not so long ago, when West Ham were regularly playing in Europe. Alongside winning the Conference League in 2024, the Hammers also reached the semi-final and the quarter-final of the Europa League in 2022 and 2024 respectively. Yet a ninth-place finish in 2024 was no longer deemed as good enough f

No more time for grey areas : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League West Ham United (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 1 Trossard 83 Arsenal are just two wins away from the title. But how they managed to escape the London Stadium with all three points will haunt the beaten Hammers - whose hopes of beating the drop now hang by a thread. Both sets of fans went through an insanely tense finale as officials debated whether a last gasp Hammers equaliser was legal. The wait for a verdict was almost u

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at PreZero Arena, Hoffenheim Capital Football London travelled to Germany to speak with ex-West Ham United and new Hoffenheim right-back Vladimir Coufal. The Czech Republic international, who spent five years at the London Stadium, is lighting up the Bundesliga and playing a key role in Hoffenheim’s push for Champions League qualification. Following his side’s 1–0 win over SV Werder Bremen on Saturday afternoon, we preview West Ham’s must-win

The Gtech was a grim place for the Hammers this weekend For Spurs, it was just the perfect time to play Aston Villa. For West Ham, it was maybe the worst time to take on a Brentford side eyeing a crack at European football for the first time. Tottenham travelled to Villa Park on Sunday night with an extra spring in their step after seeing the Hammers cave in 3-0 at the Gtech to the ambitious Bees. It gave them the chance to overtake their east London rivals and get out of the

East End sunshine for a big match : Picture by David Rake Premier League West Ham (0 2 Soucek 51, Wilson 90+2 Everton (0) 1 Dewsbury-Hall 88 West Ham's battle to beat the drop received the vital boost of a late winner - a goal made all the more important by the fact that relegation rivals Spurs had just scored a late winner of their own at Wolves. Callum Wilson has not been an unqualified success for the Irons, it's probably fair to say, but the former England striker has now