Arsenal 2 West Ham United 0 BY DAVE EVANS AT THE EMIRATES IT IS not often you can come away from the Emirates and think that you should have got something from the match. This was one such occasion though and relegation-haunted West Ham blew it. They... » MORE

WEST HAM defender Calum Davenport has finally ended his nightmare spell at the club after he agreed a deal to leave Upton Park, WRITES DAVE EVANS. The 27-year-old centre half has been blighted by bad luck and personal problems since arriving in a £3millio... » MORE

BENNI MCCARTHY is back to full fitness and could partner Carlton Cole up front for the Hammers at Arsenal on Saturday. The former Blackburn Rovers striker has not featured since his debut against Burnley at Turf Moor in February when he limped off at half... » MORE

WEST HAM midfielder Jack Collison will undergo surgery on his troublesome knee at the end of the season. The 21-year-old Welsh international was on the bench at Chelsea on Saturday and is still able to play, but he will look for a permanent solution to hi... » MORE

NEWHAM-BORN defender Bondz N Gala has joined Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle on loan, with a view to a permanent deal. The 20-year-old made his only first team appearance in claret and blue as a second-half substitute during the 3-1 Carling Cup de... » MORE

ENGLAND coach Fabio Capello was there to see it for himself – Scott Parker is in the form of his life, WRITES DAVE EVANS. The West Ham midfielder was imperious once more at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and even managed his first goal of the season, but the... » MORE

WEST HAM defender Danny Gabbidon listened to the question; smiled ruefully and let out a nervous laugh, WRITES DAVE EVANS. How is the hamstring? was the enquiry, the only question that really matters when you are talking to the Welsh international. He n... » MORE

SWISS DEFENDER Fabio Daprela only plays in the big games, WRITES DAVE EVANS. His introduction came in the FA Cup clash with Arsenal at Upton Park and Saturday proved no easier as he made his Premier League debut against title-chasing Chelsea at Stamford... » MORE

THE LAST time Sol Campbell came face to face with West Ham for Arsenal, he was apparently forced off at half time with something approaching a nervous breakdown! On that fateful night, the Hammers became the last team to win at Highbury and Campbell s biz... » MORE

CARLTON COLE S surprise omission from the starting line-up at Chelsea was down to a lack of training during the week, according to boss Gianfranco Zola. Cole (left) was used for just the last 23 minutes as West Ham crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Stamford Brid... » MORE

WEST HAM S new goalkeeping coach Kevin Hitchcock was in the dug-out at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, just three days after the news broke that Ludek Miklosko had left the club. The 47-year-old was drafted in at the end of the week after it was revealed tha... » MORE

Chelsea 4 West Ham United 1 BY STEVE BLOWERS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE Gianfranco Zola has set West Ham a target of ten points for survival and they left Stamford Bridge still needing that daunting double-figure haul, after Didier Drogba s double plus strikes... » MORE