West Ham

Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge is on the verge of signing with West Ham United after it was revealed he was in London for a medical.

The first goal was unbelievable and Luis showed a bit of magic like he did at West Ham last week when he set up Glen Johnson's goal.

He took the record from Danny Murphy when coming off the bench against West Ham last month.

The teams doing the buying are the ones trying to pull away from the bottom of the league like Aston Villa and West Ham.

He'll want to show Liverpool supporters what he is all about, as he did against West Ham.

Portsmouth boss, Harry Redknapp, was quite happy to see the back of his former West Ham player, Joe Cole and winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.

The 30-year-old is likely to leave Benfica and sources in Portugal claim that the Biancocelesti will challenge West Ham for his signature.

Lampard is delighted to see his former West Ham and current Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole earn a place in the final squad of 23.

"Initially I thought it was cramp in the game at West Ham but when I tried to get up I knew something was badly wrong, " he said.

"He's not going back to West Ham, there's no chance of that happening. Certainly not now, " a source close to the player told Goal. com UK.

If West Ham stay up, the clubs will back a legal claim for loss of Premiership status on behalf of any club who drop into the bottom three.

A year later and Gerrard was at it again, helping Liverpool seal an FA Cup final triumph at the expense of West Ham in Cardiff.

He would deserve anEnglandcall-up. He was on a roll last season when Kenny took over and was just unlucky to get injured at West Ham.

The first-team coach knows from experience just how influential a figure the Welsh striker can be having worked with him at West Ham United.

He has previously worked with Steve at West Ham and has a good reputation and a good manner about him.

We were hoping he would be back to face West Ham, but it has taken that little bit longer.

West Ham could not have asked for a more committed footballer, but Arsenal had enjoyed the best years of John Radford.

And West Ham fans will tell you no one was more committed to their team last season.

I played with Gary Breen when he was at West Ham and he is a good player. He has played many games for Ireland and is a tough competitor.

Birmingham travel to mid-table Fulham, and Wigan host West Ham in a battle of the bottom two teams.

Juve director general Luciano Moggi is ready to sell Miccoli and has also fielded offers from English clubs Birmingham City and West Ham.

We had frustration against Everton and lost at West Ham but it depends on how you want to see it.

Mourinho refused him permission to leave on loan last month despite interest from Lyon and West Ham.

Ron and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and Dean the West Ham fan up in the top row.

Ron and Hermione joined Nevill, Seamus, and Dean the West Ham fan up in the top row.

Martin Kelly will be out of action for a month after sustaining a hamstring tear during Sunday's clash with West Ham United.

"Hey, Harry, " said Dean, who was putting on a pair of pyjamas in the West Ham colours. "Good holiday? "

Now regarded as one of the finest midfielders in the world, four years ago he was being kept out of the West Ham team by Hayden Mullins.

I cannot wish them luck in the final . Middlesbrough and West Ham will be there and I must respect them .

Chris played as a full-back and made almost 300 appearances for Spurs before short spells with West Ham and Brentford.

In his interview for BBC's Match of the Day 2, Grant described the relegation with West Ham the "most sad day" of his career in football.

The other results have gone our way again, except for West Ham, " he said. "

It's imperative that we beat Bolton, Burnley, West Ham and Hull just to ease that pressure a bit before facing Chelsea.

The only "easy" matches he played were Blackpool and West Ham at home and Birmingham and Blackpool away.

Meanwhile, Dalglish played down media suggestions Carroll could be in line to make his Liverpool debut against West Ham United this weekend.

The good thing is we've got a game on Wednesday against West Ham in which to try and do that and another home match with Hull [on Saturday].

West Brom have also been linked with the 24-year-old, but so far only relegated West Ham have made a bid.

Zuniga has been linked with Milan, Fiorentina, Palermo, Sevilla, Arsenal and West Ham over the last month.

David Moyes has come out in support of Avram Grant and claimed West Ham's under-fire manager has been treated badly.

I used to go to West Ham's and wait for the players and I was buzzing if one of them stopped.

And yet though Arsenal lost their next match, to West Ham, they are unbeaten in 22 games and have shrugged off losing Thierry Henry.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp goes back to his old club West Ham United who are still chasing their first win.

Premiership strugglers West Ham and Watford, both in the relegation zone , will meet at Upton Park in a distraction from league affairs .

Pepe Reina has given a frank assessment of his performance against West Ham on Sunday and declared: I must improve.

"Avram Grant is no longer the manager of West Ham United, " a statement said.

he ' s a quality player ? we saw that towards the end of last season with west ham ? and he ' ll give us that extra dimension.

Stewart Robson played for Arsenal and West Ham and is a Uefa 'A' licence holder, educating coaches to develop elite players.

But there remains an issue with his contractual situation with West Ham holding his registration, and Kia Joorabchian his economic rights.

Chelsea have appointed Ray Wilkins as the club's new assistant first-team coach following the departure of Steve Clarke to West Ham.

The Scot was appointed by the Reds last week having previously worked with Newcastle United, Chelsea and West Ham United to much acclaim.

t happen for him at West Ham in a move that I thought was strange to begin with.

West Ham face Everton and Bolton at home and Wigan away before they meet Manchester United in the final game of the season .

Liverpool are among the clubs planning a raid on West Ham to sign Carlton Cole in January.

The stopper limped out of Chelsea's win over West Ham on Saturday after turning his ankle in the first half.

"He is back from a loan spell at West Ham where he did very well, so he is available again for us, " said the Arsenal manager.

The Gunners captain returned to full training yesterday after a hamstring injury and is set to face West Ham on Saturday.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has ruled out the possibility of Sammy Lee joining him at his first-team coach.

Sources in Germany suggest Juventus are considering a bid for West Ham United and Swiss international defender Valon Behrami.

is challenging himself and his West Ham United team-mates to keep it clean against Leicester City this Saturday.

Whatever happens, West Ham need new faces to help them beat the drop.

The club's architects this week argued that retaining the athletics track, as West Ham propose, was incompatible with football.

They have not scored more than once in the opening 45 minutes of an away league game since the win at West Ham in September 2009.

Reason: the first West Ham side were part of Thames Ironworks and an ironmonger's main tool is a hammer.

Jose Mourinho watched 10-man Chelsea beat West Ham 4-1 and then turned up the heat on title rivals Manchester United.

Burnley, Porto, Hull City and West Ham all dispatched until it all came crashing down at St Andrews.

The Reds have recorded four league 'doubles' over West Ham in the last six seasons.

Vic Watson, with four, is the only West Ham player to score a hat-trick against Liverpool doing so in September 1930 in a 7-0 win.

His last club as a player was West Ham, who released him after their relegation from the top flight in 2003.

But, lest we forget, the 'pre-match' in question refers to Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham at Emirates Stadium.

West Ham are also yet to receive any bids for Parker's fellow England internationals, Carlton Cole and Robert Green.

We are slowly getting back to where we want to be with three wins on the spin and hopefully another at West Ham.

But all three of these players will be fine for West Ham on Saturday.

Anxious Arsenal ears were pressed to radios in search of the score from Tottenham's game at West Ham.

April started in frustrating fashion for Fabregas as Arsenal drew a blank against West Ham and Newcastle.

The former West Ham star's agent Steve Kutner has revealed he has held initial talks with Chelsea over a new deal.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson was pleased with his new-look midfield in victory over West Ham United.

Together they own a majority stake in Landsbanki, and Gudmundsson owns West Ham United football club.

And the programme kicks off with Stoke City hosting West Ham United who are still chasing their first point of the campaign.

Xabi Alonso is a doubt for Saturday's trip to West Ham - though both Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres should be fit.

Redknapp is also interested in Sevilla forward Kanoute, who he brought to England seven years ago when in charge of West Ham United.

Ince joined Manchester United from West Ham United in 1989 and won two league titles with the club before joining Internazionale.

Now, the player and West Ham will take the case to the FIFA dispute resolution chamber.

But it will also be a high stakes gamble for West Ham.

And then [at the end of January] it got very bad and we lost three matches [consecutive defeats to Everton, Bolton and West Ham].

With West Ham as visitors to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, the target is a third successive home win.

The quality of the passing game we had against Chelsea, West Ham and Villa here, and Spurs away.

But I am hopeful that we can end 2005 by coming away with another victory which will set us up nicely for the next game against West Ham .

DS: I remember two pieces of skill, one from the West Ham game against Collins. Do these things just happen?

When the 18-year-old is badly hurt and is stretchered off at Villa Park, some West Ham supporters in the away section cheer.

I think we lost that final the previous week when we lost the title at West Ham. We were flat the time the final.

We know West Ham are going to have a really hard try for him but so will we.

Edwin van der Sar set a new record for British league football as United secured a vital league win at West Ham.

Chamakh, who was also heavily linked with West Ham at one stage, has regularly expressed a desire to play in England.

'The credit crunch has had a major effect, ' said Tony Cottee, a former West Ham player.

West Ham are like Holland, they speak great English and are everyone's second favourite team.

West Ham have admitted that they fielded players illegally.

West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola was "very proud" of his team after beating Newcastle United 3-1.

I was very deep at West Ham but obviously at Chelsea I can get further forward and find positions in the hole, like tonight. It was good.

"Unless Chelsea drop points against West Ham, you don't know, " said Wenger.

West Ham need a striker, wingers, full-backs, defender: you name it, they need it.

Chelsea face West Ham on Sunday before Manchester United tackle Arsenal, with both games live on Sky Sports 1.

West Ham were poised to solve their striker crisis last night by signing Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan from Monaco.

Bolton, meanwhile, are keen on signing West Ham's Marlon Harewood .

Did a good job at West Ham and Southampton and felt hard done by on both occasions.

West Ham academy director Tony Carr receives an MBE in the Queen's Birthday List.

The Lantern Festival vulgar formed a longer process, according to the historical data and folk legend, the 15th in west ham have attention.

Then Tappenden left school, won a competition to become a Page 3 girl, and met the then West Ham United player Bobby Zamora.

The draw against West Ham last week was their first point in five outings.

The so-called "Save Our Season" match that West Ham duly won but stayed bottom of the table?

I have known Harry since I was a 10 year old at West Ham and of course Portsmouth.

At this moment, for me as a manager, I have to focus on the West Ham game.

It is a cold morning in the West Ham shelter of the Salvation Army.

Ferreira continues at right-back having played the second-half at West Ham.

It is believed a deal between West Ham and Chelsea is very close, which is why Wright-Phillips has been given permission to talk terms.

Liverpool will now monitor the 30-year-old's fitness ahead of Saturday's clash with West Ham.

Plans to upgrade West Ham Station released.

The date of the rescheduled West Ham game will be announced on Monday 12 March.

With the defeat at West Ham, Portsmouth made a big disappointment for themselves because they lost to a direct competitor.

Yesterday I invited Steve to visit my house and we discussed this situation with West Ham, Chelsea and the life of Steve - his project.

and West Ham went logoless for three months after XL, a travel company, went bust.

West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola believes Arsenal have a better chance of winning this season's title than his former club Chelsea.

Birmingham City and West Ham have also asked Juve about Miccoli's price, but Moggi says he's likely remain in Italy.

Kenny Dalglish admitted Liverpool deserved nothing from the game after their 3-1 loss to West Ham United.

'West Ham had good fans, ' he recalls, 'but in our stadium at Stamford Bridge, we had our twelfth man which was the fans.

Pigeons regularly travel from West Ham in east London to central London on the tube in order to get more food.

Now we have West Ham and we need to make sure we get three points before we play in the Carling Cup final.

We face teams that play very deep like West Ham so there is less space in behind.

That his father played more than 700 games for West Ham doesn't give the fans pause.

When we lost the title at West Ham in 1995, we lost the FA Cup final the following week. We were dead then.

Hang on - they are playing West Ham on Boxing Day.

There was nothing West Ham did that surprised us because they are fighting for survival.

Manager Alan Pardew will need to prepare West Ham's game plan carefully to thwart Arsenal, who can make sides look very inferior.

WEST HAM want to keep the running track to satisfy the legacy. How can you get round this?

They last lost at home on Boxing Day when they went down 3-1 to West Ham.

But I signed for West Ham when I was 14.

I have experience of playing in the FA Cup with West Ham and we had that great game against Liverpool in the final.

Newcastle and West Ham are reportedly interested in Barton, who is under police inquiry after a bust-up with team - mate Ousmane Dabo.

I was so disappointed to miss the West Ham game.

West Ham appointed just five managers in their first 89 years. Since 1989 eight men have been in the hot seat.

I really like Rooney too. Smithy hooked me up with some tickets so I went to watch the home game against West Ham.

If we can beat West Ham then we will go into the remaining games with confidence.

Lazio have been in stunning form, beating West Ham United 2-0 and Southampton 5-2 in the last few weeks.

Frank> I like to play at Tottenham bcos of the atmosphere and the rivalry. West Ham as well for the same reason.

After winning the trophy in 2009 and 2010, United were knocked out by West Ham last year.

West Ham are winning the race to sign coveted Nice striker Loic Remy. (PA)

The West Ham crest features two crossed rivet hammers and the club has been known has the Hammers ever since