Weekend roundup: Hammers do just enough at Burton to join Chelsea in the hat, Millwall up to third, Bromley held in summit battle
Hammers got the better of Burton - just It needed the continuing great form of Crysencio Summerville to dig West Ham out of a hole at the Pirelli Stadium as they just about overcame their League One hosts in Saturday's FA Cup Fourth Round tie. But it needed extra-time for the east Londoners to prevail. It took until the 95th minute to make the breakthrough, with a superb strike making it six goals in seven games for the Irons' man in form. Underlining just how difficult a lu
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Hammers denied at the last by Man United, but supreme effort shows there's plenty of fight left in the tank
Rainy night in Stratford : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League West Ham United (0) 1 Soucek 50 Manchester United (0) 1 Sesko 90+6 Agonising. The Irons came within a whisker of beating Man United at the London Stadium for a fourth season in a row - only to be denied by a last-gasp equaliser from a largely outfought United. West Ham were so impressive in their work-rate and desire to protect a lead they eked out just after the interval through Tomas Soucek. Newcomer Axel Disasi

By Yann Tear at the London Stadium


Weekend roundup: Big away wins just the ticket for Bees, Hammers, Palace, Millwall and Bromley
Picture by @YTJourno A first win at Newcastle since 1934 has given a huge boost to Brentford 's growing ambition to qualify for Europe. They moved up to seventh in the Premier League table after their brilliant 3-2 victory at St James' Park which was sealed with a late strike from Dango Ouattara. Vitaly Janelt had a great game, clearing off the line before heading home an equaliser to cancel Sven Botman's opener at a corner. Igor Thiago then put the Bees ahead from the spot a

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Hammers alive and kicking. QPR late woe, Millwall and Bromley unstoppable : Saturday roundup
Signs of life : Picture by @capitalfootball Just when they seemed dead and buried, West Ham have suddenly sprung to life. A couple of weeks ago they lost at home to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest to plunge the club into despond. Now, a week on from a last-gasp win at Spurs they claimed a 3-1 win against Sunderland to breathe more life into their hopes of survival. A first half blitz brought goals from Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen (from the penalty spot) and Mateu
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"If I turned down West Ham because of their relegation battle?" Star striker who loves Chelsea addresses rumours
By Alessandro Schiavone in Brussels Canadian striker Promise David was quizzed on reports he turned down West Ham due to an apparent unwillingness to be involved in a relegation scrap. The Hammers turned to Lazio's Argentine striker Taty Castellanos when it filtered out the Union Saint-Gilloise hitman wanted to see out the season in Brussels. But David, who has bagged 14 goals across all competitions this term including two in the Champions League, was desperate to set the re
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Frank insists better times ahead for Spurs despite widespread fan dissatisfaction
Frank fronts up after the 2-1 defeat to West Ham : Picture by @capitalfootball Pressure? What pressure? Thomas Frank was in fine straight-bat mode as he played down the feeling of mutiny at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after his side flopped on home soil yet again. Supporters in the massed South Stand were in an unforgiving mood after seeing their side slump to a 2-1 defeat to rivals West Ham - their sixth home defeat of the campaign. And chants were less than supportive of

By Yann Tear at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium


West Ham help Spurs find new way to suffer in the gloom factory that they call home
High Road hosts : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham Hotspur (0 1 Romero 64 West Ham United (1) 2 Summerville 15, Wilson 90+3 Can they take much more of this? Spurs fans did not hold back at the final whistle. The boos and catcalls underlined the derision. It's now six home defeats in the league and still only two home wins. And all this against a West Ham side apparently marooned in the bottom three and certs for relegation. The Irons were well worth their win an

By Yann Tear at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium


Taty's first and Summerville's excellence nudges Hammers past QPR and into the FA Cup fourth round
Looking for FA Cup inspiration. It was East v West London today in the third round FA Cup Third Round West Ham United (1) 2 Summerville 45+10, Castellanos 98 Queen's Park Rangers (0) 1 Kone 65, After Extra Time : Score on 90 mins: 1-1 A first Hammers goal for winter signing Taty Castellnos secured West Ham's passage into the forth round of the FA Cup - but not before a gritty Hoops had taken them to extra-time and made life difficult for their cross-town opponents. How the Ir

By Yann Tear at the London Stadium


West Ham’s woes worsen as Fulham climb into top half of table
West Ham United (0) 0 v Fulham (0) 1 Raúl Jiménez 85 By Kaz Mochlinski at the London Stadium Premier League Matchweek 18 This was the one that brought them to tears. Ollie Scarles could not stop himself crying very visibly on the pitch at the final whistle, after his mistake led to the winning goal in the closing stages, but most of West Ham United’s faithful must have felt very similarly. The Hammers’ growing gloom got ever greater on a grey winter afternoon as they were con

By Kaz Mochlinski


Weekend roundup : Fulham take decisive step but Hammers suffer setback
Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Adam Haworth A first win at Turf Moor since April 1951 has given Marco Silva's team vital breathing space in the battle to avoid getting sucked into a relegation campaign. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a crucial 3-2 win at Burnley and takes them to 20 points and moves them up to 13th place in the table - seven points clear of 18th placed West Ham , who occupy the third relegation place. It was a perfect s
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