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Four for Three crucial points - West Ham 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 01/09/2026 - 22:24

West Ham have finally achieved victory in the Championship in Gameweek 4. The Hammers took on Wolves where a blockbuster strike by Divine Mukasa was followed by Bowen converting a penalty to give us the lead at the break. Mukasa achieved his brace in the second half and Mavropanos also got on the scoresheet, meaning all three points were secured.

West Ham should be proud of their performance against Wolves, it flipped the switch on the complaints that have been made, it was still far from perfect.

The courtesy of heart-attack backline defending and brutally late goal kicks made it a stressful 90. But ultimately, the goals were enough for the three points.

West Ham still faced other difficulties, often being their own biggest enemies. Wolves’ first goal was through a poor mistake by Konstantinos Mavropanos and the second was triggered by a lapse of concentration, something that needs work.

However, whilst the negatives can be dissected. The positives do need to be reiterated.

The team tonight seemed the most ‘gelled together’ in comparison to the other games this season. Passes were correctly made, communication seemed spot on, all in all it was a reassuring performance. By no means was it mesmerising, but it was all three points… though someone might need to check on the crossbar, Mav must’ve damaged it!

Nuno’s tactic to play Arne Engels and Mukasa as fluctuating holding midfielders was something new. Whilst Engels pressed forward and on the opposition, Mukasa would hold back and once Engels returned to his location, Mukasa would look to move into the forward areas, I suspect this will be something Nuno will utilise in the future.

In addition to the victory, West Ham also announced the signing of Nottingham Forest’s centre-back, Morato. The 25-year-old has signed on loan for the season, and the deal contains an option to buy.

A full breakdown of the centre-back will be released tomorrow.

Four goals, three points and back to the London Stadium in four days to face Derby!

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West Ham vs Wolves Line-ups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Tue, 01/09/2026 - 18:31

West Ham: Hermansen, Scarles, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Mavropanos, Engels, Mukasa, Pablo, Solomon, Bowen (C), Piroe
Subs: Herrick, Kante, Ajala, Taty, Veltman, Golambeckis, Lamadrid, Austbø, Mayers

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Sa, Tchatchoua, Djiga, Toti (C), H. Bueno, Andre, Munetsi, Lopez, R. Gomes, Mane, Jimenez
Subs: Virginia, S. Bueno, James, Armstrong, Lima, Traore, Doyle, Krejci, Chirewa

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Çağlar Söyüncü.....or Faes

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Submitted by mcbikeman on Tue, 01/09/2026 - 14:51

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Two of the worst CB's to ever grace the prem/champ/League one and apparently we have signed one of them....all you who bought into the DK BS i would ask for my money back as clearly they are planning a long term stay in the Championship....How far have we fallen if this is the standard of player we are looking at to strengthen the CB area....total joke.

Edvin Austbø - Who Are You?

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sun, 30/08/2026 - 12:57

Edvin Austbø is set to become West Ham United’s latest signing, with a move set to be signed, sealed and delivered before the end of the transfer window.

Just as yourself and I, who is the newest kid on the block?

Our to-be ‘Edvin’ is a 21-year-old winger, the Norwegian international who most recently sent his club, Viking FK, to the Champions League after netting against Dinamo Zagreb. He also helped the Norwegian side to their first league title since 1991, making 27 league appearances, achieving 11 G/A and being named the Eliteserien Young Player of the Year during the season.

Edvin is set to join the Hammers on a deal worth £10,000,000. The club opted for the Norwegian international over Reiss Nelson, who most recently had his contract mutually terminated at Arsenal.

The Norwegian media have been naming Edvin Austbø as an “en uslepen diamant”, meaning an ‘unpolished diamond’ in English.

He has every winger-based buzzword spoken about him but that, of course, is nothing but minimal and expected in this day and age in Football, so as a person who, respectfully, hasn’t been keeping up with the Norwegian league will focus on what is known.

The Hammers are set to secure his signature ahead of numerous other European clubs, those include: Hamburger SV, FC Copenhagen, Lille, RB Leipzig. As well as Borussia Dortmund, who were weighing up their options.

The Norwegian has already spoken about West Ham on two occasions before signing, the first one dating back to a few weeks ago.

First off, he said: I don't know how big their bid was, or how much Viking are asking for, but West Ham is a cool club and is certainly of interest to me."

“I've made it clear that I want to move on now."

After a few weeks had passed and a fee had officially been agreed, he spoke again, whilst being spotted at an airport where he outright addressed the news of an agreed fee.

“I’m leaving now, so we’ll see tomorrow” - talking about the minor negotiations.

Upon being asked why West Ham? He simply responded: “It felt right, and that’s what I wanted. So as soon as they came in the field [an option] there was no doubt on my part.”

We’ve got a young winger who is on an upward trajectory and already, before signing a contract, wants nothing but West Ham. I’m not to roll on a high horse and claim that the Hammers have the “next best thing” but back him. A winger who will build on his talent in the Championship, and the club has opted for him over a freebie - it’s a positive statement.

A backup in attack and a much-needed willpower signing to get us kickstarted.

Positives will come - time will tell.

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Watford 1-1 West Ham - A dominant yet dissapointing point for the Hammers

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 29/08/2026 - 17:05

Three games, two points. It’s been a tough start to the Championship season for the Hammers, and today at Vicarage Road, Nuno’s side have walked away with a point thanks to a goalless second half, with the action coming in the first half.

Throughout the first half, the Hammers seemed cagey and only through Taty Castellanos’ sheer determination did we manage to claw a goal. In the second half, the team appeared a lot more dominant overall in comparison to Watford, but all in all, the final third wasn’t good enough.

Nuno tried a 4-2-3-1 today within the team, and it was a better result than the Charlton match, but there’s a massive amount of work the Hammers need to do, on the pitch and off the pitch. With Divine Mukasa being taken off simply due to running out of gas in the tank, it meant that Nuno had to change formations, as we don’t have a like-for-like replacement.

Manor Solomon works his socks off for 90 minutes, and there’s no replacement in sight off the bench. The side opted to play Walker-Peters at left-back rather than on the right due to our minimal reinforcements.

The side has positive aspects, but all in all, the results need to come, and the reality needs to be viewed. It was a dire viewing and one that made you shout, “Someone take a shot!” at the TV

Reinforcements and voices are needed in this side, and with three days remaining in the transfer window, magic needs to come alive. West Ham are currently focusing on signing a new centre-back as well as a left-back and currently have an agreement in place to sign Edvin Austbø, who is a winger.

West Ham and Nuno Espírito Santo will have to come out firing against Wolves on Tuesday evening at the London Stadium - otherwise, things could take an ugly turn rather fast!

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Watford vs West Ham Line-ups

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Sat, 29/08/2026 - 13:46

West Ham: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Golambeckis, Kilman, Veltman, Kante, Engels, Bowen (C), Taty, Mukasa, Solomon
Subs: Herrick, Piroe, Pablo, Lamadrid, Scarles, Casey, Orford, Mayers, Ajala

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James Ward-Prowse departs from West Ham United

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Fri, 28/08/2026 - 12:12

With the activity not stopping until September 1st, West Ham are actively trying to make a few more signings whilst still trying to focus on exits to help the Hammers financially across the season.

After joining Southampton in 2023 and making 75 appearances for the club, James Ward-Prowse officially returns to Southampton for a fee of £1,000,000.

Whilst on paper it seems that we’ve gotten rid of an experienced player for just a measly fee, upon including his now halved £ 65k-a-week wages, that, over the course of the season, saves West Ham an extra £3.1m, meaning his exit has helped the Hammers save £4,100,000 in total.

James Ward-Prowse is 31 years old and only had one year left on his contract, meaning West Ham saw an opportunity to take this and ultimately have.

El Hadji Malick Diouf's departure has also been announced, but other exits are also being sorted out or are close to being concluded.

As mentioned, West Ham will look to sign at least three players in the coming days, though four new additions could still be a possibility.

With just five days remaoining of the transfer window, buckle up because it’ll be a journey of cut, chop n’ buy.

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Carabao Complication - Draw Information

Submitted by Louis Nixon on Wed, 26/08/2026 - 19:40

West Ham United will take part in the Carabao Cup Round 3 draw tonight after defeating Southampton 4-1 in their biggest Carabao Cup away victory since 1967.

Taking part in Round 3 means the Hammers are amongst the remaining 32 teams in the tournament, with the European Teams from the Premier League now also being entered.

The draw for Round 3 will take place after the Preston vs Everton match is concluded. However, a pre-draw for the European sides entering the competition has already been completed, which determines where their tie will be played.

As well as where the games will take place, it also does, in fact, mean that these sides are NOT able to go against one another for this round.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Liverpool will all have home ties. Should West Ham be tied against one of these named sides, the fixture will be away from home.

The two sides who have been drawn to play away are Arsenal and Aston Villa.

Apart from the eight named sides, everything else and all other teams will be as normal in the draw, which is set to take place at around 22:10 (10:10pm)

West Ham United will be ball number 25.

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