Daily WHUFC News - 17th January 2018

Burke rocket fires Hammers through after extra-time
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West Ham United 1 – 0 Shrewsbury Town (after extra time)
Emirates FA Cup third round replay

Reece Burke hammered in an extra time winner to send West Ham United through
to the Emirates FA Cup fourth round at Shrewsbury Town's expense on Tuesday
night. The Hammers needed the additional 30 minutes to see off the challenge
of a spirited Shrews side, who pushed them all the way over the course of
three-and-a-half hours' football in Shropshire and east London. Shrewsbury's
title challenge in League One has been based on a solid defence, and they
showed exactly why they are pushing for a place in the Championship with a
pair of disciplined performances. It took 112 minutes of a tight game at
London Stadium for the Hammers to make their class count, as Burke smashed a
shot in off the crossbar after Toni Martinez forced the ball across to him.
Martinez was handed a first start in Hammers colours as the manager fielded
a blend of young and experience which included Reece Oxford and Josh Cullen
at one end of the scale, and Manuel Lanzini and Joe Hart at the other. West
Ham already knew how well drilled the Shrews would be from their first
meeting nine days ago, and Paul Hurst's side were equally impressive in the
opening stages as they pressed and harried their hosts with purpose. The
hosts tried to get Manuel Lanzini on the ball to prise the Shrews defence
apart and it was the midfielder who fired an early shot across their bows,
aiming too high from outside the area inside the opening ten minutes.
Genuine chances were hard to come by, although Sam Byram and Cullen played a
neat one-two to enter the box on 27 minutes before the returning right back
poked wide of the mark. Seven minutss before the interval Manuel Lanzini
warmed Shrews keeper Dean Henderson's palms with a fierctly-struck free-kick
from range, but neither team could find a way through in the first 45.

Twelve minutes after the break, Lanzini drove into the Shrewsbury box and
went down under a Aristote Nsiala challenge, but referee Jeremy Simpson
wasn't interested. Shrewsbury were giving nothing away however, and had a
massive chance to open the scoring themselves on 63 minutes when Oxford's
square pass was intercepted, giving Stefan Payne a clear run on goal. Joe
Hart was there to bail his teammate out, making himself big to divert the
visiting striker's shot away from danger. David Moyes called for Marko
Arnautovic and Mark Noble from the bench as the game entered its final
quarter and the former was inches wide with a 20-yard shot three minutes
from time.

Into the extra 30 minutes we went and Noble tried to break the deadlock when
he lofted a header over Henderson after a half-cleared corner, but Ben
Godfrey was there to clear off the line. Henderson was beaten again just
before the teams turned around in the additional period, but again he had a
defender to help, this time James Bolton racing back to block Lanzini's
goalbound shot. West Ham's presence as an attacking force was growing and
they finally broke through eight minutes from the end when the Shrews
couldn't get a corner clear, Martinez poked across goal and Burke hammered
home via the crossbar to set up a fourth round tie at AFC Bournemouth or
Wigan Athletic, who replay on Wednesday.

West Ham United: Hart (c), Byram (Zabaleta 90), Burke, Ogbonna, Oxford
(Noble 69), Masuaku, Cullen, Obiang, Lanzini, Ayew (Arnautovic 69), Martinez
Subs: Adrian, Haksabanovic, Samuelsen, Makasi
Goal: Burke 112

Shrewsbury Town: Henderson, Riley (Dodds 74), Lowe (Bolton 101), Godfrey,
Sadler, Beckles, Whalley (Rodman 78), Ogogo (c), Nolan, Nsiala, Payne
(C.Morris 83)
Subs: MacGillivray, John-Lewis, B.Morris

Booked: Nolan, Nsiala
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Attendance: 39,867

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FA Cup hero Burke: I was over the moon!
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Reece Burke was a proud young man after scoring his first goal for his
boyhood club. The Newham-born lifelong West Ham United fan fired the Hammers
through to the Emirates FA Cup fourth round with an extra-time winner to
finally see of Shrewsbury Town at London Stadium. Burke settled a
closely-fought tie by slamming the ball into the net via the underside of
the crossbar after being set up by fellow youngster Toni Martinez just eight
minutes before the tie would have been settled by a penalty shootout. "I was
over the moon! I just thought I'd keep my eyes on it and hit it as hard as I
can and it went in, so I was really pleased," said the defender. "I had
goose bumps when the ball went in and if you watch my celebration, I didn't
know what to do! "I've got 14 of my family here watching, so they'll be very
happy for me, and I'm sure my Dad will be buzzing. It's unbelievable to
score for my Club, where I'm from, and it was really needed. "We would have
like to have won the game in normal time, but it obviously went to
extra-time and we didn't really want penalties. I'm pleased to have got the
winner and we're through to the next round, so happy days!"

Burke returned from a loan spell at Bolton Wanderers to keep two clean
sheets against the Shrews and hopes his displays will earn him more action
in Claret and Blue. "It's a massive boost for myself. There are still some
talks about me going back to Bolton, but I've put a spanner in the works
now. I'll see what the gaffer wants to do. If I'm here, I'll give my best
and, if not, I'll go on loan do that elsewhere. "I would like to stay here
and get game time, but that's not my decision."

Fellow fan Mark Noble was full of praise for his 21-year-old teammate, who
grew up within walking distance of the Boleyn Ground and made his debut four
years ago in a 5-0 FA Cup third-round defeat at Nottingham Forest. That
nightmare was forgotten as Burke enjoyed a moment he will never forget to
set up a fourth round meeting with either AFC Bournemouth or the club he
played for ten times on loan last season, Wigan Athletic. "To score in front
of this crowd, as a local boy like myself, is great," said Noble. "I know
his Dad pretty well and I'm pretty sure he is bouncing about somewhere! It's
a great moment. Scoring for the club you support, you can't beat that, can
you? "I thought we managed to get in behind them a little bit more and
looked more of a threat after Marko came on. To be honest, we should have
killed the game off earlier but we didn't, which was obviously better for
Reece because he got the winner. "All in all, it's a good night. Shrewsbury
were great and brought a lot of fans. They deserved a cup tie, but obviously
we've gone through to the next round."

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Moyes: I am really pleased to go through
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David Moyes was happy enough to see his West Ham United handle the challenge
of a determined Shrewsbury Town to reach the Emirates FA Cup fourth round.
The Hammers were pushed all the way by the League One high-fliers for a
second tie in succession, but won through 1-0 thanks to an extra-time winner
from Academy of Football graduate Reece Burke. The 21-year-old was on hand
to settle the third-round replay eight minutes from penalties, slamming the
ball high into the Shrewsbury net to set up a trip to either AFC Bournemouth
or Wigan Athletic. "It's great, because we didn't look as if we would score
in a month of Sundays!" the manager said. "We could have probably played all
night, as we had a few chances and a few attempts, but it wouldn't go in.
"Somebody was going to have to come up with something and Reece has struck
it really sweetly, so I'm pleased. He's been on loan at Bolton with Josh
Cullen and both of them have done really well for us, so I'm thrilled for
them, coming back and getting games in the first team as well. "I've got to
say Shrewsbury hardly had a chance all night, so it was just a matter if we
could break them down or not. Even if it takes extra-time, the job is to win
and I'm thrilled as we're through. We'll pick up whoever comes next, whether
it be Bournemouth or Wigan, and we'll try and get through that one as well."

Moyes was without the services a host of senior players absent through
injury, but a combination of promising youngsters, experienced professionals
and reinforcements from the bench saw his team progress. "I am really
pleased to go through. It was never going to be easy. We've got to really
focus on the Premier League games and coming into the cup, it's a bit
difficult, but hopefully the further we go through the easier it will get
and we'll have more players available as the rounds go on. "We definitely
wanted to progress. I've always said I wanted to go through, but we had so
many injuries and people unavailable for the game, which made it really
difficult for us to put out a real strong team. "Obviously we've got other
things on our minds and we have to think about the players for some other
big games."

Moyes' attentions now to turn to Saturday's Premier League visit of
Bournemouth to London Stadium but, before then, he had words of praise for
the valiant League One side, who restricted his team to just six shots on
target across 210 minutes of competitive FA Cup football. "I think
Shrewsbury have done really well. They played well up at Shrewsbury and
again they came here and put on a good show, defended well and were hard to
beat."They look as if they have a good chance of promotion if they continue
that form."

*Highlights of Tuesday's win are available to view on whufc.com from 12noon
on Wednesday 16 January.

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Collins seeking contract extension
KUMB.com
Filed: Tuesday, 16th January 2018
By: Staff Writer

James Collins is being linked with a move to Premier League rivals Brighton
& Hove Albion - despite having no intention of leaving West Ham United. The
34-year-old defender has been the subject of much speculation in recent
days, with newcomers Brighton - who are said to be prepared to pay up to
£2million in order to land the Newport-born centre half - cited as a
possible destination. Despite the interest, KUMB has learnt that the
popular Collins has no intention of leaving West Ham in the near future -
and would instead like to extend his stay at the Olympic Stadium by signing
a new contract. However at present, West Ham's Board are currently
unwilling to offer the former Welsh international an extension to his
existing deal, which expires at the end of the current season. Collins, who
is currently enjoying his second spell at West Ham was close to leaving the
club in August 2015 when he was deemed surplus to requirements. He was
eventually rewarded with a new two-year contract in December 2015, extending
his stay at the club until the summer of 2018.

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Moyes in the dark over Carroll rumours
KUMB.com
Filed: Wednesday, 17th January 2018
By: Staff Writer

David Moyes insisted tonight that he has no knowledge of any impending bid
from Chelsea for Andy Carroll. Speaking to the media after West Ham had
beaten Shrewsbury Town at the Olympic Stadium, the manager was asked if he
could expand upon rumours suggesting that the currently-injured striker - 29
last week - might be on his way to Stamford Bridge. And the question was
initially dismissed by Moyes, who replied: "Well they've not made contact
with me!" - before adding: "If they've made contact with someone else, I
don't know about it. I want to add players to my squad, not lose players.
"I know nothing about it. There have been a lot of rumours regarding a loan,
but as far as I know it's never officially come from Chelsea. I don't know
who the sources are - but maybe you know better than me."
Moyes, whose team won the FA Cup 3rd round replay 1-0 thanks to Reece
Burke's extra-time winner also dismissed speculation suggesting that he was
looking to move Javier Hernandez on. The Mexican international has spent
just half a season at West Ham since making a big money move from Bayer
Leverkusen last summer.

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West Ham 1-0 Shrewsbury (AET): Reece Burke scores late winner
By James Walker-Roberts
Last Updated: 16/01/18 10:48pm
SSN

West Ham laboured into the fourth round of the FA Cup as they needed
extra-time to beat League One Shrewsbury 1-0 at the London Stadium on
Tuesday. With a number of first-team regulars rested from the start, the
Hammers produced a lacklustre display and were fortunate not to fall behind
in the 64th minute when Stefan Payne was denied by Joe Hart. Substitute
Marko Arnautovic went close and Aristote Nsiala and James Bolton both
cleared off the line in extra-time before Reece Burke eventually broke
Shrewsbury's resistance in the 112th minute to set up a fourth-round tie
against Bournemouth or Wigan, who meet in a replay on Wednesday. Hammers
goalkeeper Joe Hart had described his side's performance as "terrible" after
the 0-0 draw at Shrewsbury just over a week ago, and they again struggled to
impose themselves at the London Stadium. A much-changed defence looked
vulnerable at times and the only bright spot up front in the first half was
Manuel Lanzini, who saw a powerful 35-yard free-kick palmed away. Shrewsbury
rarely threatened themselves before the break, but could have taken the lead
in the second half as Payne saw a one-on-one chance saved by Hart. Shaun
Whalley then fired over from inside the box for the visitors. Arnautovic
twice went close after his introduction but failed to hit the target on
either occasion, and Nsiala almost won it for the Shrews when he headed over
from a corner in injury-time. Nsiala and Bolton both then cleared off the
line in extra-time as Shrewsbury were finally forced on to the back foot.
The deadlock was eventually broken in the 112th minute when a corner was
hooked back into the box and Burke smashed in off the underside of the bar.

Man of the match - Aristote Nsiala
Shrewsbury produced an excellent all-round defensive display to keep West
Ham at bay until late in extra-time, but Nsiala takes the man-of-the-match
honours after clearing off the line in extra-time.

What's next?
West Ham host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday while Shrewsbury
entertain Doncaster Rovers in League One.

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Chelsea make contact with West Ham to sign Andy Carroll
By Kaveh Solhekol
Last Updated: 16/01/18 12:36pm
SSN

Chelsea have made contact with West Ham with the intent of signing Andy
Carroll on a permanent deal, but the Hammers will not sell him for less than
his valuation, Sky Sports News understands. The East London club's stance
could change if Blues striker Michy Batshuayi was included as part of a deal
for Carroll, but Spanish club Sevilla are growing increasingly confident of
signing the Belgian. Chelsea are coming to life towards the end of the
transfer window, with the club understood to have made known their interest
in signing Alexis Sanchez out from under the noses of Manchester United and
Manchester City. They also want Carroll as another option to Alvaro Morata,
with Batshuayi having struggled to establish himself in Antonio Conte's
plans after signing from Marseille in 2016.
Conte was previously interested in Fernando Llorente before he joined
Tottenham last summer, and Carroll is of a similar profile to the veteran
Spaniard.
Carroll - an England international - cost West Ham £15m in 2013 deal from
Liverpool, having initially joined on loan, and he has scored 25 Premier
League goals in 86 appearances despite a number of injury problems. He began
his career at Newcastle before moving to Liverpool in a then club-record
£35m deal in 2011.

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West Ham willing to listen to offers for Andy Carroll
Last Updated: 16/01/18 10:22pm
SSN

West Ham are willing to listen to offers of £20m for Andy Carroll, according
to Sky sources. The 29-year-old has attracted the interest of Chelsea in the
January transfer window, and it now appears that West Ham may be willing to
allow the striker to leave the London Stadium this month. Sky Sports News
understands Chelsea have already contacted West Ham about signing Carroll on
a permanent deal in the current window. For their part, West Ham are
interested in Chelsea's out-of-favour striker Michy Batshuayi, who has
struggled to establish himself at Stamford Bridge since joining from
Marseille in July 2016. However, Sevilla are believed to be confident they
are the club that will sign the Belgian this month. Since joining West Ham
from Liverpool for £15m in July 2013, Carroll has scored 25 goals in 86
Premier League games.

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