West Ham United: Hammers News..!!

1-1 now Counago scored for Ipswich.

Sergei Rebrov fired a much-changed West Ham side into the third round of the Carling Cup at the expense of plucky Notts County.

Bobby Zamora twice put the Hammers in front, only for Kelvin Wilson and Ian Richardson to equalise, before Rebrov scored his first goal for the club with a long-range free-kick.

Zamora also spurned the chance to complete his hat-trick 11 minutes from time when his well-struck penalty was brilliantly saved by Saul Deeney.

The Hammers, containing six changes to the side which drew with Ipswich, made a sensational start by taking the lead after just 18 seconds against the Football League's basement boys.

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West Ham Walker, Brevett, Repka (Melville 70), Mackay, Mullins, Etherington (Cohen 89), Lomas, Reo-Coker, Rebrov, Zamora, Harewood.

Subs Not Used: Bywater, McClenahan, Ashikodi.

Goals: Zamora 1, 54, Rebrov 62.

Notts County Deeney, Pipe, Richardson, Edwards (Williams 53), Whitlow, Ullathorne (Oakes 86), Wilson, Bolland, Gill, Hurst, Scully.

Subs Not Used: Mildenhall, Harrad, Robinson.

Booked: Richardson.

Goals: Wilson 13, Richardson 57.

I noticed the Attendance was only 11,000 give or take a few. Looks like it is well down, has the usual fan base the Upton Park faithfull finally decided to stay away due to the players being sold and the crap that has happened over the last few seasons..

Members of Nottingham Forest's double European Cup-winning side came to pay tribute to the late Brian Clough, the man who masterminded the club's rise to glory.

They left having witnessed the current side snatch their first win of the season - at the 10th attempt - courtesy of Marlon King's stunning injury time winner which secured a 2-1 win over West Ham.

Well to be honest they didn't deserve to win. We played better that them and should have won easily....

West Ham United are being linked with a move for Sunderland's Wales international midfielder John Oster.

The 25-year-old has come under fire from Black Cats fans of late, leading some to believe he could depart.

West Ham were linked with a summer move for the former Everton man, however he committed his future to Sunderland.

Oster signed a two-year extension with the North East club during the close season and had been a regular under Mick McCarthy this term.

McCarthy confirmed he was aware of the speculation, but stated any move is still some way from completion.

Greg Pearson has returned to West Ham United after The Hammers recalled the youngster as he was not featuring for Lincoln City.

Upton Park boss Alan Pardew had hoped the striker would get some first-team games under his belt at Sincil Bank, however he did not play for manager Keith Alexander.

Alexander could not guarantee the teenager first-team football during his stay with the League Two outfit and now he has returned to West Ham.

West Ham midfielder Don Hutchison has revealed he is working hard for full fitness, despite being aware that he is not part of Alan Pardew's plans.

The former Reading boss has made wholesale changes at Upton Park since his arrival at the helm and Hutchison is one of those adjudged to be surplus to requirements.

However, the player insists he bears no ill-will towards his paymaster and that he fully understands his decision.

I ain't surprised being on 25 grand a week doung nothing. He should have the decency to get up, walk away from his contract and try to find another club to play for...

West Ham United striker Adam Nowland has joined Championship rivals Gillingham on a month's loan.

The former Wimbledon hit-man joins The Gills after falling down the striking pecking order at Upton Park.

His arrival at The Priestfield Stadium should boost Andy Hessenthaler's attacking options after a barren set of results recently.

Nowland told The Stellar Group's official website about the role Hammers boss Alan Pardew played in setting up the loan move.

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West Ham manager Alan Pardew revealed match winner Teddy Sheringham had broken the tradition of an entire career by deciding to start this 1-0 victory over Wolves on the bench.

After discussions with Pardew, the former England forward opted to begin the match among the substitutes, with Bobby Zamora starting alongside Marlon Harewood in attack.

And the strategy was fully vindicated as Sheringham struck a fine 76th-minute winner 15 minutes after replacing Zamora at Upton Park. Pardew switched to a more narrow midfield in the second half, wingers Luke Chadwick and Matthew Etherington replaced by Sergei Rebrov and Steve Lomas, and his team were more purposeful. The win was West Ham's first in four league matches and puts them back in touch at the top of the division, three points behind leaders Wigan.

West Ham winger Matthew Etherington will undergo surgery on Tuesday in an attempt to cure a hernia problem.

Etherington was taken off at half-time in the 1-0 win over Wolves and the club have now decided that it is best for him to go under the knife.

"It's a new type of operation done through keyhole surgery, and the recovery period is supposed to be two to three weeks," physio John Green told the club's official website, www.whufc.co.uk.

Sergei Rebrov's chances of a regular first-team place appear to have improved after his introduction at half-time against Wolves made West Ham appear far more incisive going forward.

The Ukrainian international played at the point of a new-look midfield diamond, and manager Alan Pardew believes the tactical readjustment was one of the turning points of the match.

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Its about time he got a game, Harewood the human shrimp is toilet. Sheringham/Rebrov has got to be the starting two.

Got to admit Harewood has been pretty crap. He is not a shrimp he is a conehead...

Sheri has been fantastic so far and i think a chamge up front will do good. Maybe bring Harewood on as sub with say 20 mins to go or so when the opposition start to slow and then he can utilise his pace. That if he can remember how to score!

Don't you think his head looks like the shape of a shrimp though!

Yeah i guess when ya look at it.....

Ugly b%st%rd!

Charlton defender Chris Powell is set to extend his loan spell at West Ham by another month.

The 34-year-old left-back has spent the past month at Upton Park, where he has played in the Hammers last five games and his loan was due to end on Saturday (9 October).

Alan Curbishley refused a permanent switch for the former England left-back despite the fact both Hammers boss Alan Pardew and Powell were keen on the move.

Powell signed a one-year deal in the summer but has publicly declared his desire to stay at West Ham to get first-team football.

He is behind Hermann Hreidarsson and Paul Konchesky in the pecking order at The Valley but Curbishley wants him as cover.

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We will get him eventually.

We should have got him a few years ago when they went for him. I guess he cabn still do a good job for us in the Championship League...

Wales defender Andy Melville's calf injury will keep him out of Wednesday's World Cup tie with Poland.

The West Ham man, 35, withdrew from the England game five minutes before kick off and the enforced reshuffle has been blamed for Wales' 2-0 defeat.

Disgrace really, Andy 36, Chris Powell 36, Sherringham 38!

Yeah but they will do a job for us in this league, thats the way i see it. Also at 38 sheringham is our top scorer, says a lot about the rest of them eh?