#west-ham-united

#west-ham-united

In 2016, West Ham United played at Upton Park for the final time. They hosted Manchester United in May of that year, and looked to be heading for defeat when Anthony Martial notched a second-half brace in just over 20 minutes, but came back to win 3-2. Those three Hammers scorers will remain nameless for now, as we want you to name West Ham's starting line-up from that game. We've given you the positions, and a hint on how long each name is.

West Ham were in control from the start and took the lead in the 13th minute, as Summerville rounded off a swift counter by racing onto Mateus Fernandes' throughball, and coolly lifting over Martin Dubravka. The Hammers doubled their advantage 13 minutes later. Summerville's neat flick released El Hadji Malick Diouf out on the left, with the full-back's cross brilliantly headed home by Castellanos.

They played much better, but we have to manage it much better, even because we know we were 2-0 up, and we just need to win this game, Soucek said. We have to go for counter-attacks again as to score a third goal would be important, but we can't concede three goals, because it's sometimes too easy. That's the mentality we should have [to score a third goal], because the best defence is to attack, so that's what we want, but sometimes when we are winning we go too much to defence, and then they create the chances and we didn't manage that.

West Ham United crashed to a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea in the Premier League and manager Nuno Espirito Santo has now admitted that the approach did not work out. West Ham employed a high-pressing style of football against Chelsea and did reasonably well until the hour mark. However, fatigue crept in during the second half, and West Ham eventually lost their spark.

"I'm very happy to be here, to have this opportunity. I'm just ready to fight and to play games," said Disasi, who has been capped five times by his country. "It's an exciting challenge. We know that the club is not at the place that it should be, but I'm here to help the team and to bring what I can to achieve our goal."

West Ham United are preparing to revive their long-standing interest in Harry Maguire ahead of the summer transfer window, with Football Insider reporting that the club are hopeful of securing the Manchester United defender on a free transfer. The Hammers came close to signing Maguire during David Moyes' tenure, only for the move to collapse late in negotiations. Now, with his contract at Old Trafford nearing its end, West Ham believe this summer represents their best chance yet to bring him to London Stadium.

They decided to terminate two contracts earlier this month, according to documents from Companies House (h/t Hammers News). David Sullivan, Junior and Jiri Svarc have had their contract terminated. Svarc joined the club in September 2022, and he has now been reappointed to the parent company, WH Holding Ltd. Similarly, Sullivan Junior has also joined the parent company after his contract with West Ham United was terminated.

West Ham United are looking to add more depth to the midfield unit with the signing of Yaser Asprilla from Girona. According to a report from Fichajes, multiple clubs are interested in the 22-year-old midfielder, but West Ham United are on top of the list of Premier League clubs, looking to sign him this month. The player has not made the desired impact at the Spanish club, and the City Football Group is ready to sanction his departure.

SportsBoom has revealed that Manchester City and Manchester United are both closely monitoring Mateus Fernandes, the highly rated 21-year-old midfielder currently emerging as one of West Ham United's few bright sparks in a difficult season. The Hammers are locked in a tense relegation battle, and Fernandes' contract reportedly contains a relegation release clause, a detail that has alerted multiple elite clubs.

West Ham United are weighing up the possibility of signing Eric Dier after the experienced defender was offered to the club, according to Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg. While talks are not advanced at this stage, the opportunity is being viewed internally as one worth exploring, especially given West Ham's ongoing search for defensive reinforcements for the second half of the 2025/26 season.

When Felipe Anderson arrived at West Ham United in July 2018, he settled in quickly, enjoying a promising first season, netting ten times for his new side. The Hammers had paid a club record 36million to bring the Brazilian to east London from Lazio and these early performances saw him become a fan favourite. One of the seasons for this strong early start was the formidable partnership with formed with another Irons forward.

For me it is a joke. I just saw it again and I think we can have 20 penalties per game if it is like that, I came to the Premier League because I thought it was the toughest league in the world, and we are all fighters and warriors. But this looks more like basketball when you can't touch the player.