Tag: Hammers

West Ham transfer news: Hammers break EFL record to sign Arne Engels for £22m from Celtic
15 August 2026 Off

West Ham transfer news: Hammers break EFL record to sign Arne Engels for £22m from Celtic

By Total Football News

Engels is West Ham’s fourth summer signing after the recruitment of Venezuela midfielder Keiber Lamadrid, Dutch defender Joel Veltman and Israel winger Manor Solomon.

West Ham director of player recruitment Nils Koppen told the club website: “Arne is a player we have been tracking for some time as a key target.

“For a player who is still very young with his best years in front of him, he

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West Ham defeat by Leeds marks ‘perilous’ Hammers’ worst start in 52 years
26 October 2025 Off

West Ham defeat by Leeds marks ‘perilous’ Hammers’ worst start in 52 years

By Total Football News

West Ham’s miserable Premier League campaign continued with a defeat at Leeds on Friday which ensured their worst start to a season for 52 years.

The result was their third consecuitve defeat under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who remains winless since replacing Graham Potter in September.

The Hammers, who sit 19th in the table, have recorded just one win this season and ironically it arrived against Nottingham Forest, when

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Nuno Espirito Santo: Is new West Ham manager the right man for Hammers?
29 September 2025 Off

Nuno Espirito Santo: Is new West Ham manager the right man for Hammers?

By Total Football News

If Nuno wants to prioritise defensive solidity initially, he may start with a five-at-the-back system, but it would be unsurprising to see him deploy his more commonly used 4-2-3-1.

Despite having a general system he opts for, Nuno changes the roles of the players in his system based on their qualities.

Using the wingers as an example, Nuno would ask Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga to play wide.

Against Fulham

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Ipswich 1-3 West Ham: Jarrod Bowen scores and assists as Hammers beat Ipswich
25 May 2025 Off

Ipswich 1-3 West Ham: Jarrod Bowen scores and assists as Hammers beat Ipswich

By Total Football News

Ipswich were marginally the better side in a lacklustre start and Broadhead forced recalled 40-year-old Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski into action with a curling effort.

That prompted a strong response from Graham Potter’s side, with Niclas Fullkrug then Bowen drawing saves from Ipswich keeper Christian Walton, who started the match after Alex Palmer was taken ill during the warm-up.

Morsy’s poor pass, which allowed Bowen to put Ward-Prowse in for

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West Ham 1-1 Tottenham: Jarrod Bowen scores as Hammers hold much-changed Spurs
4 May 2025 Off

West Ham 1-1 Tottenham: Jarrod Bowen scores as Hammers hold much-changed Spurs

By Total Football News

West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season as they shared the points with Tottenham in a meeting between two massively underperforming sides.

Both had very little riding on this fixture and it showed as the 17th-placed Hammers could not overtake their London rivals in the table after a tame derby.

Ange Postecoglou made eight changes to the Tottenham side that defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-1

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West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes
28 February 2025 Off

West Ham 2-0 Leicester: Pressure mounts on Ruud van Nistelrooy as Hammers beat Foxes

By Total Football News

West Ham followed up their impressive victory over Arsenal with a win against Leicester to increase the pressure on Ruud van Nistelrooy and his relegation-threatened side.

Tomas Soucek celebrated his 30th birthday with the opening goal in the first half, firing in a loose ball after Mohammed Kudus’ shot was denied.

The hosts then put the game beyond the struggling Foxes just before the break when Jarrod Bowen’s shot from

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Chelsea v West Ham: Hammers boss Graham Potter has no ill feeling after Blues sack
1 February 2025 Off

Chelsea v West Ham: Hammers boss Graham Potter has no ill feeling after Blues sack

By Total Football News

West Ham boss Graham Potter says getting sacked by Chelsea was “maybe the best thing that happened to me”.

Potter takes the Hammers back to his old club on Monday (20:00 GMT) – his fourth Premier League game in charge since being appointed in January.

The former Brighton boss was dismissed by Chelsea in April 2023, less than seven months after replacing the sacked Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in

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Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United: Hammers come behind to earn draw at Villa Park in Premier League
27 January 2025 Off

Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United: Hammers come behind to earn draw at Villa Park in Premier League

By Total Football News

Once Villa went ahead through Ramsey, it looked like they would run away with the game but they did not make the most of their chances.

The hosts had the ball in the back of the net again two minutes later through Morgan Rogers but the offside flag was raised.

Watkins then sent a header wide while Youri Tielemans’ strike from 20 yards whistled past the post.

Villa manager Unai

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West Ham United 3-2 Fulham: Graham Potter earns first win as Hammers boss
14 January 2025 Off

West Ham United 3-2 Fulham: Graham Potter earns first win as Hammers boss

By Total Football News

Potter was beaming with delight as the full-time whistle rang out at the London Stadium.

The former Brighton and Chelsea boss will have had little time to work with his players since taking over on Thursday, but there were already signs of improvement.

All of the pre-match talk was about their desperate search for a striker after the injury suffered by Niclas Fullkrug in Friday’s FA Cup defeat by Aston

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Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham United: Enes Unal free-kick denies Hammers win over Cherries
17 December 2024 Off

Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham United: Enes Unal free-kick denies Hammers win over Cherries

By Total Football News

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola was left complaining despite Cherries substitute Enes Unal curling home a brilliant last-minute free-kick to deny West Ham victory in a dramatic Premier League meeting.

Iraola said he knew the Turkey forward would go close when presented with the opportunity from 30 yards because of the amount of practice he puts in.

“Everyone knows he can do that,” said Iraola. “He trains a lot. It was

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