We Are West Ham Podcast

Another Premier League away game, another failure to put the ball in the onion bag. After having plenty of chances but failing to score at Anfield, the Hammers offered a repeat showing at Old Trafford on Sunday and failed to make Man United pay for their sub-standard showing. We huffed and we puffed in the final 20 minutes but just couldn't find the back of the net as David De Gea planned to domin...

West Ham's performance in the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield was encouraging, or at least that's what James thinks. Will, on the other hand, disagrees and was "angry" with the fact we didn't capitalise on Liverpool's poor form by converting at least one of the eight shots on goal we had. And then there's the win over Bournemouth, which ended up being more straight forward than we were expectin...

Another game and another farcical VAR decision that has cost West Ham points. It wasn't the alleged foul throw that caused anger after the 1-1 draw against Southampton over the weekend, it was referee Peter Bankes clearly obstructing Jarrod Bowen's attempts to defend in the build-up to Southampton's first-half opener. It was clear obstruction, yet the goal stood. That said, should we be looking at...

Finally, the good karma gods were shining down on us as VAR ruled in our favour in the 3-1 victory over Fulham on Sunday. Gianluca Scamacca may or may not have handled the ball before deftly looping the ball over Bernd Leno to put us 2-1 ahead in the second-half, but VAR arguably made the right call by awarding the goal due to it not being a clear and obvious error. Finally, that rule has been use...

It turns out losing to West Ham was just too embarrassing for the Wolves that they decided to sack Bruno Lage just 24 hours later. It was a big, confidence-boosting win on Saturday. Not just for the entire squad but for Guianluca Scamacca and Jarrod Bowen in particular as they both opened their Premier League accounts for the season. Now we embark on a busy October, starting with Anderlecht away i...

International breaks rarely fill fans with excitement and joy and this one was true to form as England were RELEGATED from their Nations League group after a 1-0 defeat in Italy. Flashbacks of relegations at the hands of Birmingham and Wigan were rife amongst the Hammers fanbase as the painful experience of relegation returned for many of us. But all is not lost. Mark Noble has returned to the clu...

Is this the beginning of the end for David Moyes at West Ham? We certainly hope not, but after two incredibly fun seasons since his return, we started this season with just one win from seven Premier League games and have only scored three goals. Yes, we're unbeaten in the Europa Conference League but that's not really the issue here. Moyes' stubborn team selections, strange substitutions and relu...

It has been a terribly sad and emotional past few days, not just in the United Kingdom but across the world. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday was tough to take for so many. To those who adored her the most, she was an incredible woman who represented a beacon of hope and happiness throughout her 70 years on the throne. Her passing was confirmed just a couple of hours before West Ham...

We've all seen it. We all know it was a complete and utter disgrace. But where do we go from here? VAR's existence in the Premier League is becoming more and more laughable with each passing weekend, and the last few days have arguably been its most comical. It wasn't just us who were robbed though, as Newcastle, Everton and Arsenal can all feel cheated by the very thing that is supposed to preven...

Finally we're off the mark! Our first win and first goal of the Premier League season came at Villa Park on Sunday but, had Steven Gerrard's team been a bit better than they are, it could've been a completely different story. David Moyes opted to start with five at the back but following a turgid opening 45 minutes, he decided to revert to the tried and tested 4-2-3-1 formation and suddenly things...

Once again we've failed to beat our bogey team, Brighton & Hove Albion. Not only that, we were comfortably beaten by them at home to make it three defeats from three without scoring at the beginning of this new Premier League season. It's getting a bit boring now, isn't it? David Moyes' players practically went missing on Sunday and have now left us rock-bottom of the Premier League - how depressi...

Sometimes it's just not your day, and that was definitely the case on Sunday as we lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. An unfairly disallowed goal, missed penalty, wrong decision not to send off a Forest defender and hitting the woodwork three times? Yeah, it just wasn't our day. James and Will give their views on all the big talking points from Sunday's defeat while we're also joine...

The lads return this week to look back at the 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on the opening weekend of the 22/23 Premier League season, after Erling Halland made very easy work of our makeshift defence. We appear to have gone from being a club with a striker curse to one with a defender curse as David Moyes was forced to pair Ben Johnson with Kurt Zouma at the back after Craig Dawson was ruled out...

West Ham's pre-season is done and now we can finally look ahead to Sunday's first game of the season against Premier League champions Manchester City. The squad is no where near ready, with at least four new faces required before we can truly say we've fully strengthened this summer, but at least we can finally look forward to welcoming meaningful football back into our lives. On this week's show,...

After over a month off to recharge their batteries, James and Will are back to get the We Are West Ham Podcast underway for the new season. Having missed out on a huge chunk of the summer, the lads catch up with some obligatory mundane chat, including James' story how he managed to get third-degree burns on a stag do in Spain and Will's hatred of proper tennis but love for the exhibition type. The...

First of all, sorry we're late! We recorded this episode way back on the 31st May but since then, life's got in the way a little bit. We've both been on holidays and work has been a bit mental for the both of us - it is the beginning of the transfer window after all. But we're finally bringing you our annual season review, where we break down everything that happened throughout what eventually tur...

West Ham’s home fans bid an emotional farewell to club legend Mark Noble on Sunday on the same day the Irons earned an excellent point against champions in waiting Man City. Jarrod Bowen scored a fantastic brace to cap of an excellent campaign before Jack Grealish and a Vladimir Coufal own-goal saw City level. Lukasz Fabianski pulled off a brilliant save to deny Riyad Mahrez from the penalty spot...

West Ham bid farwell to Hammers legend Mark Noble this weekend in an emotional day at London Stadium. Will Pugh and James Jones are back to discuss it as well as looking back to the Europa League defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt and the win at Norwich. The lads make their Betway charity bets after Jonesy finally lands a winner! Ste Tudor joins for the Manchester City opposition view. And the boys loo...

Just like last week, things have been a bit up the air for myself and Will but we couldn't go a week without bringing you the Opposition View. This week, we host Manchester City in a game with so much riding on it for both clubs. Victory for us will all but guarantee European football again next season and will put us in a great position to leapfrog Man United into the top six. For City, three poi...

Will Pugh reports live from Frankfurt and chats to Basti Red from the Eintracht Frankfurt podcast in the Massif Central bar. That's right, the West Ham are Massif bar. History has already been made and the mindblowing journey continues Thursday night. Drink it in. And of course David Moyes’ mighty Hammers can do it.   Come on you Irons.   You can follow the podcast here:   Twitter: @We Are_West Ha...

West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Arsenal on Sunday. It came after a Europa League semi-final first leg defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt at London Stadium last Thursday. But Will Pugh and James Jones refuse to be downbeat ahead of Thursday’s massive second leg in Germany. The excitement is palpable as Will prepares to head to Frankfurt and the lads also let themselves imagine what it might be like to see...

West Ham lost 1-0 at Chelsea on Sunday in oh so frustrating fashion. Craig Dawson was sent off as he gave away a late penalty which Jorginho missed before Christian Pulisic bagged the winner at Stamford Bridge. But do Hammers fans really care with a Europa League semi-final first-leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night? Will Pugh certainly doesn’t on this week’s pod but James Jones is fa...

West Ham United Football Club are in the semi-finals of the flipping Europa League! It was 1976 the last time this flipping glorious amazing wonderful club hit such heights and thanks to David Moyes and his mighty fine men, we have made it there again. West Ham's 3-0 win in Lyon was one of the most magical, wonderful, amazing, emotional nights in many fans' lives and that much is certainly true of...

Just hours before the biggest game in West Ham’s recent history, James and Will are in the middle of Lyon chatting about our incredible Europa League journey, our chances against Lyon and much, much more! Come on you Irons. You can follow the podcast here:   Twitter: @We Are_West Ham. Facebook: We Are West Ham podcast. Instagram: @WeAreWestHamPod The lads can be found @WilliamPugh_ and @ByJamesJon...

West Ham returned from the international break with a bang as they saw of Everton 2-1 at the London Stadium. Poor old Frank Lampard. Aaron Cresswell's delightful free-kick opened proceedings, Mason Holgate equalised before Jarrod Bowen bounced back from his injury with the winner. Michael Keane was sent off and the Hammers wrapped it up. Will Pugh and James Jones discuss that and Thursday's huge E...