West Ham Fans Born to be Claret and Blue

West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, McCartney, Faye, Reid, Tomkins, Noble, Nolan, Collison, Cole, Faubert
Subs: Baldock, O'Neil, Taylor, Vaz Te, Maynard

Ipswich Town: Lee-Barrett, Cresswell, Edwards, Sonko, Smith, Martin, Emmanuel-Thomas, Chopra, Drury, Hyam, Murphy
Subs: Wright, Delaney, Leadbitter, Scotland, Bullard
West Ham United: Green, Faubert, McCartney, Tomkins, Reid, Noble, Collison, Nolan, Lansbury, Taylor, Cole
Subs: Baldock, Faye, Nouble, Hall, O'Neil

Despite that young rogue Kia Joorabchiam stating a move for the Argentinian striker, Carlos Tevez, from Manchester City to West Ham on loan was highly unlikely, it seems that there is a gathering momentum to a situation that could eventually suit all parties.

It has been a long time coming but West Ham United find themselves topping a league table for the first time since the third week of Hammer's second season back in the Premiership under the guidance of the current Newcastle manager Alan Pardew.
Unfortunately the 'catch up' situation with displaced leaders Southampton will now be reversed because of the frankly bizarre insistence of the police that the match against Ipswich be played on Tuesday evening!

Portsmouth: Henderson, Mokoena, Pearce, Ward, Ben Haim, Halford, Mullins, Lawrence, Norris, Kitson, Futacs
Subs: Ashdown, Webster, Williams, Huseklepp, Benjani
West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, Tomkins, Reid, McCartney, Diop, Noble, Nolan, Faubert, Collison, Cole
Subs: Faye, O'Neil, Lansbury, Baldock, Carew

Sheffield Wednesday: Weaver, Otsemobor, Semedo, Bennett, O'Grady, Batth, Lines, R.Johnson, Tavernier, J.Johnson, R.Jones
Subs: Bywater, Lowe, Morrison, Beevers, Prutton, Palmer, D.Jones
West Ham United: Boffin, O'Brien, Reid, McCartney, Potts, O'Neil, Lansbury, Collison, Sears, Baldock, Carew
Subs: Green, Tomkins, Bouba Diop, O Lee, Hall, Montenegro, Nouble

West Ham are heading the chase for Huddersfield's Jordan Rhodes, Co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan are using their combined personal wealth to outbid both Celtic and Everton! Hammers and Leicester are fast becoming the Manchester Cities of the Championship, their ability to completely out muscle other clubs financially has been the subject of some debate by the football league, new legislation next season would see clubs having to adhere to a strict fiscal policy that has to be self supporting.

West Ham United: Green, Faubert, Reid, Tomkins, McCartney, Diop, Noble, Collison, Nolan, Baldock, Cole
Subs: Boffin, O'Brien, Lansbury, Carew, Nouble

Derby County: Fielding, Brayford, Roberts, Bryson, Barker, Shackell, Ball, Bailey, Green, Tyson, Ward
Subs: Legzdins, Buxton, Davies, Robinson, Priskin

West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, Reid, Tomkins, Potts, Diop, Noble, O'Neil, Lansbury, Piquionne, Nouble
Subs: Baldock, Cole, Carew, Sears, Hall