This is one of the best things to have been published on the internet when it comes to player analysis and team performances. For the latest in stats and soccer analysis, go to Castrol Rankings. The rankings are a little dated (next update expected on 15/12) but still valuable information. The top 20 best performing players in the world are currently: Nine Barcelona players are listed in the top 10,...
Mark Noble has called on West Ham United fans to roar them up the table. The midfielder felt Upton Park's crowd played a key role in their victory over Aston Villa in midweek. read more
Substitute Zavon Hines scored an injury time goal in a 2-1 win against Aston Villa to lift struggling West Ham out of the bottom three. Hines fired home after a fine run by Scott Parker as the game looked to be heading for a draw. Mark Noble had put the struggling home side in front from the penalty spot in first-half injury time. England goalkeeper Robert Green then saved Ashley Young's 49th minute...
Jonathan Spector started the game on the bench for West Ham United, but was on the field within eight minutes as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Upton Park. Spector subbed on for injured defender Herita Ilunga, with West Ham saving the offense for late in both halves. Mark Noble put them up from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, beating Brad Friedel. Four minutes into the second-half, Ashley...
Gianfranco Zola believes his struggling West Ham side can pull away from the relegation zone after claiming their first victory since the opening day of the season. A 2-1 defeat of Aston Villa on Wednesday evening was also the Hammers' first home win of the season and Zola believes the gutsy performance from his players could represent a turning point in what has been a tough campaign so far. An injury-time...
Hammers fans who watched the riveting match against Arsenal voted in their player performances as such: This was posted on Iain Dale's popular, West Ham Till I Die site. Extremely good result for Zola and the boys, especially as I wrote previously in my preview that that victory would be a near impossible task. At halftime, it did look that way. The Hammers were down and out, being two goals behind...
The BBC are reporting that both Danny Gabbidon and Jack Collison will be unavailable for Wales' international on Saturday week; that being the case, then we can assume neither player will be fit for Sunday's clash with Fulham. Both are reported to have calf injuries. This is strange, as Upson is also nursing a calf strain. Training issues, one wonders? Gabbidon is said to be ready to start full training...
Come the revolution, the Premier League will be no more – of that you can be certain. As clubs attempt to regain control of their upwardly spiralling finances, the top flight will break up into smaller regionalised leagues, thereby reinforcing the weakening notion of local derbies and local rivalries. Well at least that's the vision I saw before the medication wore off. But imagine if someone...
West Ham travel to Ewood Park this Saturday to face Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn are pointless after the first three matches and will be tough to play against at home. The Hammers received a boost this morning when Zola managed to capture the signing of talented Alessandro Diamanti. Hopefully, Diamanti will have a part to play in the match tomorrow afternoon. West Ham should be in for a highly physical...
On a sun-baked afternoon at Upton Park, West Ham United had their first real test against the high-flying Tottenham Hotspur. I stated in my previous post that for the Hammers to gain all three points, they have to stop Jermain Defoe which was exactly what they did. I have to say that the performance merits at least a draw. Spurs looked a different side than the one that took Hull City apart. Then...
West Ham Utd came up big in their first game of the 2009-10 EPL season with a 2-0 victory over the Wolverhampton Wanderers. The team got top notch play from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson and will need more of the same against Tottenham. Gianfranco Zola is hoping that his team can use the momentum to play a better game than they did in the Asia Trophy game. West Ham will need to prepare hard and hope...
The Hammers play at home for the first time this season - the game arriving on the back of an away victory against newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. It was a courageous result and although it was not the best of performances the manager will only take the positives from this match. Tottenham look a different prospect this season to that of last year. It took them 10 matches to amass 6 points...
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