West Brom struck in the first minute on their way to a deserved 2-1 win at Blackburn to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.In a pulsating opening 60 seconds, the Baggies hit the woodwork and registered three shots including Alex Mowatt’s spectacular volley – his second goal this week.Matt Phillips doubled the lead from close range in first-half stoppage time as Albion suffoc...Full Story »

Arthur Masuaku is West Ham’s only injury absentee for the visit of Leicester.The wing-back is still building up his fitness following the knee operation he underwent last season.Michail Antonio starts in attack, looking for his 48th Premier League goal, which would take him one ahead of Paolo Di Canio and make him West Ham’s record goalscorer in the competition.Leicester remain witho...Full Story »

Blackburn look likely to be without Ryan Nyambe for home match against West Brom.The right-back has suffered a suspected hamstring injury which kept him out of the midweek win at Nottingham Forest.Leighton Clarkson could be handed a debut after joining on loan from Liverpool.The 19-year-old midfielder was an unused substitute at the City Ground.Robert Snodgrass is edging closer to a return for W...Full Story »

West Brom continued their unbeaten start to the season with a one-sided 4-0 win at The Hawthorns against fellow relegated side Sheffield United, whose goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is poised to join Arsenal.Ramsdale was omitted from United’s squad for the Sky Bet Championship game as the transfer neared completion after the clubs agreed an initial fee of around £24 million.Ramsdale&rsquo...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael could rejig his team for the visit of Sky Bet Championship rivals Sheffield United.The Baggies are unbeaten so far in their bid to bounce straight back up, with Matt Phillips making an impact off the bench in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Luton as he looks to return to the side.Denmark frontman Kenneth Zohore is another option for Ismael, while goalkeeper Sam...Full Story »

JESSE LINGARD has been named as a West Ham player on the Premier League's official website. But he very much still belongs to Manchester United. Lingard, 28, has been listed as a West Ham loanee on the PL website Lingard, who has been isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, enjoyed a stunning loan spell at the London Stadium last season. The Hammers are eager to bring him back to East...Full Story »

Steve Bruce lamented Newcastle’s defensive shortcomings but was left particularly flummoxed by the awarding of a penalty which he feels proved a “big turning point” in West Ham’s 4-2 victory.Efforts from Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy were cancelled out by Aaron Cresswell and Said Benrahma as West Ham twice fought back from a goal down to leave both sides’ Premier L...Full Story »

West Ham twice came from a goal down to start their Premier League campaign with a 4-2 victory against Newcastle in front of a bumper 50,673 attendance at St James’ Park.Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy struck either side of Aaron Cresswell’s 18th-minute leveller to put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the interval, after which three Hammers goals in 14 second-half minutes settled the contest.Sa...Full Story »

David Moyes has preached caution in the transfer market amid pressure from West Ham fans to add to his small squad. The manager pointed to the Hammers high profile failures in regards to recruitment as proof bringing new faces in is not always essential for success. West Ham have so far only added one senior player to their squad this summer with the loan signing of Alphonse Areola and press...Full Story »

Nathan Jones has confirmed that Luton midfielder Jordan Clark is conscious following his nasty collision with West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone during the Baggies’ 3-2 win at the Hawthorns.Clark and Johnstone collided in an aerial challenge for the ball on the edge of the keeper’s penalty area in the 51st minute of an entertaining encounter, and he required on-field medical treatmen...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael marked his first home game in charge of West Brom with a victory as they held on for a 3-2 win over Luton in an enthralling encounter at the Hawthorns.A Kal Naismith own goal in the fifth minute and a Callum Robinson header in the 36th minute gave the home side a comfortable half-time lead, which they built on in the 66th minute when Karlan Grant fired home.There was a tense fini...Full Story »

Sam Johnstone looks set to start between the sticks for West Brom ahead of their Championship match against Luton.The goalkeeper, who was included in England’s Euro 2020 squad earlier this summer, was on the bench for the opening game of the season against Bournemouth last weekend.Matt Clarke could miss out again for the Baggies ahead of their clash with the Hatters.He was not in the squad...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael’s first home game in charge of West Brom sees Luton visit The Hawthorns.The Frenchman saw his side begin the season with a creditable 2-2 draw at Bournemouth and he could make a couple of changes to his team on Saturday.Matty Phillips came off the bench to great effect against the Cherries, after a flowing passing move he started allowed Callum Robinson to score Albion&rsqu...Full Story »

The Gunners and 12 other Premier League teams will enter the competition at this stage Arsenal will face West Brom in the second round of the Carabao Cup as the competition held its draw on Wednesday. The Gunners are among 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competition who will enter the competition in the second round. The second-round draw was split up geographically into tw...Full Story »

Oldham assistant head coach Colin West saluted his team’s character as they recovered from a two-goal deficit to eventually edge out Tranmere 4-3 on penalties in the Carabao Cup first round.The game ended 2-2 after 90 minutes before Danny Rogers saved spot-kicks from Paul Glatzel and Peter Clarke in the shoot-out.Standing in for Covid-hit boss Keith Curle, West said: “It’s alwa...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker praised his inexperienced young team after opening their Championship campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw at home to West Brom.The Cherries, with four academy graduates in their starting line-up and seven more on the bench, twice took the lead before being denied victory by Callum Robinson’s well-taken second half goal.Parker said: “Welcome to the Ch...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael started his West Brom reign with a hard-fought point after the Baggies twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship.Dara O’Shea’s header and Callum Robinson’s superb second half strike cancelled out goals from Bournemouth league debutant Emiliano Marcondes and Philip Billing.Bournemouth, who introduced new manager Scott Parker to...Full Story »

Recently-appointed Bournemouth boss Scott Parker has a number of absentees to contend with for Friday’s Sky Bet Championship opener against Valerien Ismael’s West Brom.The former Fulham manager took charge at the Vitality Stadium in late June, signing a three-year deal to become head coach on the south coast.Parker says Jack Stacey needs assessing before Friday’s clash having g...Full Story »

West Ham and Chelsea are just £8million apart in their valuation of Kurt Zouma - with the defender keen to join David Moyes' side. Moyes is targeting an ambitious double swoop to boost his defence after signing Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on loan for next season. Chelsea are willing to sell Zouma, but want £28m for the France international - while the Hammers are h...Full Story »

Arsenal and West Ham United will be on high alert as Chelsea prepare to slash their asking price for striker Tammy Abraham. Both clubs have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old this summer but are put-off by the substantial £40million price-tag Chelsea have placed on their academy graduate. The two London clubs are interested in the 6-foot-three forward but are unable to pay the he...Full Story »