West Ham Falls to the Champs: Man U. 3, Hammers 0

The Hammers fell to the Red Devils in the 38th minute and couldn't pick them selves back up again for the rest of the match. Losing the match at Old Trafford 0-3. The match ended in swirls of snow signifying the cold and bitter end of West Ham's two match win streak.

For the first 38 minutes it was a fairly even match with West Ham and Man. United splitting the possesion and the shot attempts equally. Then England National, Wayne Rooney, opened the match up with a header that beat Robert Green. The Hammers hung on for the rest of the half to keep the Red Devils lead at one goal.

Wayne Rooney wasn't done, he pushed on and in the 54th minute he put in his second header to beat Green and move the Manchester United lead to two goals. West Ham was never able to recover after the score and the match became out of hand for Manager Gianfranco Zola to take away any points from Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

Rooney made way for Michael Owen in the 77th, and was instantly a pest for the Hammers. He scored the matches final goal in the 80th minute to put it at an end.

Carlton Cole and his mates had a handful of chances in the last 15 minutes of the match but they couldn't put anything together to get past Man. Utd. keeper Ben Foster.

It is always tough to play Manchester Utd. at Old Trafford, their home form is 12 wins, one draw and one loss. And after their loss to Everton on Saturday they were looking for blood. Unfortunately for their Hammers back-to-back win streak comes to a halt.

Man. U maintains their 2nd place seat on the league table and brings their point total to 60, just one behind front-runners Chelsea.

The Hammers play next against Bolton in their next game on March 6th, at Boelyn Ground. Hopefully they can beat up on Bolton and return to a winning form to maintain themselves out of the bottom three.

I'm Foever Blowing Bubbles,
Pretty Bubbles in the Air,
They fly so High,
Till they Reach the Sky,
and like my Dreams they Fade and Die,
Fortune's always hiding,
I've looked Everywhere,
I'm forever blowing Bubbles,
Pretty Bubbles in the Air!

West Ham vs. Manchester United: Hammers Looking for Upset of the Season

West Ham travels to Old Trafford this Tuesday to play Man. U in a big match for both teams. For Manchester U. they will need a win to come within a point of front-runners Chelsea, and for West Ham, a win or a draw is needed to solidify the 13th seat on the table.

The Hammer's though are surging. two wins in their last two matches, with Robert Green holding both Birmingham City and Hull City goal-less. He will look to do the same against the likes of Wayne Rooney, the leagues top goal scorer. With the help of captain Matthew Upson holding down the defense.

United will see the return of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic together in their defensive backfield for the first time in 2010. The duo were greatly missed last Saturday which saw the Red Devils fall to Everton in a 3-1 result in favor of the Toffees in all area's including the score. This will bring Manchester U. into full strength for the match.

On the other side, West Ham will again be without Benni McCarthy who is still hampered by the knee injury he received in his first match in the claret and blue against Burnley.

The Hammer's still have the help of Mido and Ilan to anchor the striker position and with Carlton Cole, and his two goals in consecutive matches. All along side the raging Italian stallion that is Alessandro Diamanti, West Ham will pose some threat for the Red Devils.

Gianfranco Zola will be looking to not get beaten Tuesday and take at least a point if not all three from Old Trafford. If the Hammers win it would be the upset of their season, trumping their victory over a surging and solid Aston Villa side on November 4th.

The match is at 8:00 p.m. London time.

West Ham Hopeful here, and that's the way I will forever stay.

Hammers Cage the Tigers at Upton Park

West Ham rode Valon Behrami's 2nd minute goal in the first half to clinch it in the second half with a goal by Carlton Cole in the 58th minute and another by Julien Faubert in the 90th.

Behrami was clearly the man of the match and his versatility proved to be key for West Ham. He played more of an attacking mid position and was a threat to score more than once after his opening goal. He easily could have had a hat-trick if it weren't for some superb saves by Hull keeper Boaz Myhill. It was Behrami's first goal for the Hammers in his 50th match with the club.

Robert Green held a clean score sheet and shut out the visitors with a first half that presented few challenges and a second in which the Hull side didn't do much better.

The Hammers were constantly on attack in the match, showing brilliant passing and swift feet on defense. Though he gave up three goals, Myhill deserves much credit for keeping the Tigers in the contest with the dazzling saves he made throughout the match.

This win was massive and moved the Hammers into 13th on the league table. With a good goal differential in comparison to the other clubs fearing relegation.

West Ham goes on to play Manchester United away at Old Trafford. A win would be an amazing result but I'm sure that Manager Gianfranco Zola would be happy to take only a point away from the Red Devils.

The match is on the 23rd of this month.

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles!

Hammers vs. Hull City Preview: Zola Calling for Wins

West Ham is again hosting a key match in their attempt to stave of relegation. If either team wins they could move into the 13th spot on the table, but a loss would bring the ever looming reality of the relegation zone. This Saturday's match vs. Hull City will be one that can help steer the Hammers into calm waters or push them back down to the bottom three.

As far as injury news goes, again Herita Ilunga will be out, also Benni McCarthy will be forced to sit again from his knee injury against Burnley. But back in the mix will be Guille Franco, but his hopes of playing could be muddied with Mido and Ilan also in the attack plans of Gianfranco Zola.

For Hull there is the possible return of Jimmy Bullard at the midfielder position. But will be without the midfield services of Geovanni, whom Bullard could likely replace.

West Ham is very positive after the crucial win against a very fit Birmingham City in their last match, and hope that momentum can carry on Saturday. The odds are in their favor as Hull hasn't won any of their last 18 away matches.

Manager Zola is positive about the match, and is hoping the crowd will be the extra nudge the players have over the Tigers. He is iterating the fact that the next two home matches are must wins. Zola said to the teams official site www.whufc.com, "The next two games are very important. We start on Saturday. It is a big opportunity because we can make a big step forward."

Zola will probably field the same squad as the one who defeated Birmingham, with the possibility of Mido steeping out for Mark Noble and Jonathan Spector staring in place of injured Ilunga. Causing Alessandro Diamanti to move up in the pitch and play more of an attacking midfielder position.

Diamanti has been the Hammers saving grace this season and was the leading goal scorer during Carlton Cole's absence. Also He scored with Coley in the Birmingham match. The duo will likely start again this Saturday.

As a little bit of a bonus West Ham's keeper Robert Green will be enjoying his 350th Premier League appearance and is continuing his run of 112 consecutive starts. He is also the only player who has started every match this season.

The match is at 3:00 p.m. London time.

Go Hammers!

Hammers Win First for the David's: West Ham 2 Birmingham 0

A great victory for the Irons. As the chorus of "Bubbles" was in the air of Boelyn Ground. West Ham United wins their first match for the new owners David Gold and David Sullivan.

Today at Upton Park the Hammers took care of business against Birmingham City. A sweet revenge for the new owners seeing as Birmingham was the duo's former club. With a timely goal from Alessandro Diamanti just before halftime, and the demoralizing second half header by Carlton Cole, the Irons get a well deserved full three points.

Coley was elated to get his first goal since coming back off of his knee injury. Saying after the match "I am just so happy I got on the scoresheet." and "It was a massive win for us." courtesy of www.whufc.com. Cole now has this goal under his belt to move on with confidence and notch as many more as he can for the rest of the season.

This victory was the best match West Ham has played since the two to nil victory over Portsmouth at Upton Park in December. Against bottom-feeder Portsmouth it was expected, but not when playing the very strong side of Birmingham City.

With this "massive" victory the Hammers are in 14th place on the League Table. with their minus eight goal differential being a key factor in their desperate fight to stave of relegation from the Premier League.

West Ham goes on to face Hull City in two weekends. The Tigers are playing well of late and the Hammers will be fighting for another home victory to get some comforting cushion from the bottom three.

Burnley Blow! Shocks Hammers

West Ham should have come away with at least a point in the match but just couldn't. According to www.whufc.com Manager Gianfranco Zola said after the match , "To be honest, we deserved something out of the game." And the Hammers did.

Though their play wasnt superb in the first quarter of the match, the last three quarters the play picked up and was very inspired.

Carlton Cole and Benni McCarthy were very close on the chances they had to score. With McCarthy's play beating Burnley Goalkeeper, Brian Jensen, and getting the shot off to an apparently empty net. Only to have it kicked out by a sliding Leon Cort.

Mido and Ilan (pictured), West Ham's last two members of the new trio of strikers they now possess., and played well enough for Zola to be pleased with their work. Ilan scored the Iron's only goal in the 81st minute on shot following a deflection off of the hands of Jensen's stop of Coley's shot, and Mido's second attempt. Sometimes it's just the third time that's the charm.

This all wasn't enough to get any result out of Turf Moor.

After the disappointing loss. West Ham falls into the bottom three and the relegation zone. Standing in 18th now, the home match on Wednesday at Upton Park against Birmingham City holds a crucial need to win.

With new owners David's Sullivan and Gold being the former owners of Birmingham City it will be their first match with their new club against their former club. Creating an interesting new rivalry for the Hammers.

Tune in Wednesday for the match, a story with the result will follow

West Ham till I die!

Coley Excited for Burnley the Second Time Around: West Ham @ Burnley Preview

Burnley was the match that saw Carlton Cole and the Hammers hopes of scoring goals limp of the field. But this time around Cole is ready and hoping to take his place in the starting VI.

The English striker still remains West Ham's top goal scorer, even though a knee injury caused him to miss all of December and most of January. He is looking to keep it this way on Saturday against a floundering Burnley side that has fallen to 19th on the League Table. The Clarets haven't won a Premier League match since October over Hull City, and has more losses than draws in this winless span.

According to the West Ham official site , Cole says he has "Unfinished Business" to conclude with Burnley. Coley speaks the truth when he says that, "we need to get a six pointer up there, which we're fully capable of doing."

West Ham could move up into 13th in the Table with a victory at Turf Moor. With Gianfranco Zola looking to get his first win for the Hammer's new owners it will be exciting to see who he puts on the pitch for the starting VI.

He has the new striking options of Benni McCarthy and Mido. Ilan will probably not be ready to go this match. Definatly he will have a new formation instead of only going with one striker. Hopefully Frank Nouble gets some playing time, seeing that he has played fantastic for West Ham in Cole's absence.

The match is at 3:00 and you don't wanna miss it, if you cant find it on t.v or if you don't have a soccer channel, you might find it in a stream online.

Go Hammers!

McCarthy, Mido, and Ilan- Hammers Score Three Strikers

All three strikers and their signings were confirmed Monday at Boelyn Grounds, and by the official West Ham site.

The Hammers are now well backed in the last third and these moves, especially the move for Benni McCarthy, should help Carlton Cole generate some firepower for an anemic out put from the forward position. With the new depth, players like Freddie Sears and Frank Nouble will now see more time on the bench and in reserve action.

The new owners of David Sullivan and Gold came through on their promise to bring depth to the Striker position. Hopefully in the years to come they can come through again on their other promise, and ease the huge debt the team has tagged to the team.

With the match against Wolverhampton postponed again due to Wolve's involvement in the F.A. Cup, the newly aquired Hammers will get a little more time to build some chemistry with their new teammates.

Look out for the match on Saturday as West Ham tries to double up on Burnley. It will be an important one in the Irons fight against relegation.