2014–15 West Ham United F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was West Ham United's third campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2011–12 season. It was West Ham's 19th Premier League campaign overall.

West Ham United

2014–15 season
Co-chairmen	David Gold David Sullivan
Manager	Sam Allardyce
Stadium	Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Diafra Sakho (10) All: Diafra Sakho (11)
Highest home attendance	League: 34,977 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City) Cup:
Lowest home attendance	League: 34,125 (vs Swansea City) Cup: 28,930 (vs Sheffield United)
Average home league attendance	34,942
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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As well as competing in the Premier League, West Ham took part in the FA Cup and the League Cup entering at the third and second rounds respectively.

Sam Allardyce started his fourth full season as West Ham manager, with Kevin Nolan captaining the team for the fourth year. It was to be their penultimate season playing at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium for the start of the 2016–17 season.^[1]

West Ham got off to a very good start in the league. The team was 3rd in the Premier League table on Christmas Day but won just 3 matches between Boxing Day and the end of the season as their form collapsed dramatically and they finished in 12th place, one position higher than the previous season. Minutes after the last game of season- a 0–2 defeat away at Newcastle, the club announced that they would not be renewing manager Allardyce's contract.^[2]

Key events

• 23 May 2014: The release of players Joe Cole, Jack Collison, George McCartney, Callum Driver and Jordan Spence is announced.^[3]
• 28 May 2014: West Ham announce the signing of Argentine player Mauro Zárate from Vélez Sarsfield.^[4]
• 18 June 2014: Cheikhou Kouyaté signs from Belgian champions Anderlecht on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[5]
• 3 July 2014: Left back Aaron Cresswell is signed from Ipswich Town on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[6]
• 8 July 2014: Midfielder Diego Poyet, Charlton Athletic's Player of the Season for 2013–14, signs on a four-year contract.^[7]
• 29 July 2014: Ecuadorian Enner Valencia signs for an estimated £12 million fee from Mexican club Pachuca on a five-year contract.^[8]
• 31 July 2014: Carl Jenkinson of Arsenal is signed on a season-long loan.^[9]
• 14 August 2014: Senegalese forward, Diafra Sakho, is signed on a four-year contract from French club Metz for an undisclosed fee.^[10]
• 30 August 2014: Alex Song of Barcelona is signed on a season-long loan and becomes West Ham's eighth signing of the summer transfer window.^[11]
• 7 November 2014: Manager Sam Allardyce is named Manager of the Month and Diafra Sakho Player of the Month for October 2014.^[12]
• 28 November 2014: Both West Ham and Everton are fined £20,000 by the FA for failing to control their players, after an on-pitch brawl during the game at Goodison Park on 22 November.^[13]
• 3 January 2015: Doneil Henry, a Canada international defender, is signed for an undisclosed fee.^[14]
• 17 January 2015: Ricardo Vaz Tê has his contract with the club terminated.^[15]
• 8 February 2015: Ravel Morrison has his contract terminated with immediate effect.^[16]
• 18 February 2015: Nenê joins the club until the end of the season with an option on 2015–16.^[17]
• 6 May 2015: Aaron Cresswell is named Hammer of the Year.^[18]

Squad

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
13	Adrián		GK	(1987-01-03) 3 January 1987 (age 38)	Real Betis
22	Jussi Jääskeläinen		GK	(1975-04-19) 19 April 1975 (age 50)	Bolton Wanderers
34	Raphael Spiegel		GK	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32)	Grasshoppers
Defenders
2	Winston Reid		CB	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 37)	Midtjylland
3	Aaron Cresswell		LB	(1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 35)	Ipswich Town
5	James Tomkins		CB	(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 36)	Academy
17	Joey O'Brien		RB	(1986-02-17) 17 February 1986 (age 39)	Bolton Wanderers
18	Carl Jenkinson		RB	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 33)	Arsenal (On loan)
19	James Collins		CB	(1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 41)	Aston Villa
20	Guy Demel		CB	(1981-06-13) 13 June 1981 (age 44)	Hamburg
32	Reece Burke		CB	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	Academy
33	Dan Potts		LB	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 31)	Academy
Midfielders
4	Kevin Nolan		CM	(1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 43)	Newcastle United
7	Matt Jarvis		LM	(1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 39)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
8	Cheikhou Kouyaté		DM	(1989-12-21) 21 December 1989 (age 35)	Anderlecht
11	Stewart Downing		AM	(1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 41)	Liverpool
16	Mark Noble		DM	(1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 38)	Academy
21	Morgan Amalfitano		AM	(1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 40)	Marseille
23	Diego Poyet		DM	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 30)	Charlton Athletic
30	Alex Song		DM	(1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 37)	Barcelona (On loan)
Forwards
9	Andy Carroll		ST	(1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 36)	Liverpool
12	Nenê		SS	(1981-07-19) 19 July 1981 (age 44)	Free Agent
15	Diafra Sakho		ST	(1989-12-24) 24 December 1989 (age 35)	Metz
24	Carlton Cole		ST	(1983-10-12) 12 October 1983 (age 41)	Free Agent
31	Enner Valencia		ST	(1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 35)	Pachuca

Squad statistics

As of 1 February 2015^[19]

No.	Pos.	Name	League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total			Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
2	DF	Winston Reid	29+1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	32+1	1	0	10	0
3	DF	Aaron Cresswell	38	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	42	2	4	5	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan	19+10	1	1	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	22+11	1	1	4	0
5	DF	James Tomkins	20+2	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	23+2	1	4	6	0
7	MF	Matt Jarvis	4+7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6+7	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	30+1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	31+1	4	2	5	0
9	FW	Andy Carroll	12+2	5	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	14+2	5	3	2	0
11	MF	Stewart Downing	37	6	8	4	0	0	0+1	0	0	41+1	6	8	3	0
13	GK	Adrián	38	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	3	1
15	FW	Diafra Sakho	20+3	10	2	1+1	1	0	1	1	0	22+4	12	2	2	0
16	MF	Mark Noble	27+1	2	3	4	0	0	0+1	0	0	31+2	2	3	5	0
17	DF	Joey O'Brien	6+3	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	6+5	0	0	2	0
18	DF	Carl Jenkinson	29+3	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	33+3	0	2	2	0
19	DF	James Collins	21+6	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	23+6	1	0	6	1
20	DF	Guy Demel	3+3	0	0	0+1	0	0	1	0	0	4+4	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Morgan Amalfitano	14+10	3	1	1+3	0	1	0	0	0	15+13	3	2	4	1
22	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Diego Poyet	1+2	0	0	0+1	0	0	1	0	0	3+2	0	0	1	0
24	FW	Carlton Cole	8+15	2	0	0+3	1	0	0	0	0	8+18	3	0	3	0
30	MF	Alex Song	25+3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	28+3	0	3	4	0
31	FW	Enner Valencia	25+7	4	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	30+7	5	4	2	0
32	DF	Reece Burke	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5+1	0	1	0	0
33	DF	Dan Potts	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
–	–	Own goals	–	1	–	-	0	-	–	1	–	-	2	-	–	–

Players who left the club during the season:

No.	Pos.	Name	League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total			Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
12	FW	Ricardo Vaz Tê	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Mohamed Diamé	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Ravel Morrison	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
10	FW	Mauro Zárate	5+2	2	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	8	2	1	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 17 May 2015

Rank	Pos	No.	Nat	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	15		Diafra Sakho	10	1	1	12
2	MF	11		Stewart Downing	6	0	0	6
3	FW	9		Andy Carroll	5	0	0	5
3	FW	31		Enner Valencia	4	1	0	5
5	DF	8		Cheikhou Kouyaté	4	0	0	4
6	MF	21		Morgan Amalfitano	3	0	0	3
6	FW	24		Carlton Cole	2	1	0	3
8	DF	3		Aaron Cresswell	2	0	0	2
8	FW	10		Mauro Zárate	2	0	0	2
8	MF	16		Mark Noble	2	0	0	2
11	DF	2		Winston Reid	1	0	0	1
11	MF	4		Kevin Nolan	1	0	0	1
11	DF	5		James Tomkins	1	0	0	1
11	DF	19		James Collins	0	1	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	1
TOTALS					44	4	1	49

Disciplinary record

R.	No.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	19	James Collins	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
2	2	Winston Reid	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	5	James Tomkins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	3	Aaron Cresswell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	13	Adrián	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	17	Joey O'Brien	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	30	Alex Song	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	14	Ravel Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
9	15	Diafra Sakho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	18	Carl Jenkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	21	Morgan Amalfitano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	1	0

Last updated: 24 November 2014
Source: http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/TopYellowCards?comp_id=481&club_id=21

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Assistant manager	Neil McDonald
First team coach	Ian Hendon
Goalkeeping coach	Bobby Mimms
Development coach	Steve Potts
Director of youth academy	Terry Westley
Head of sports medicine	Dominic Rogan
Fitness Coach	Eamon Swift

Last updated: 24 May 2015
Source: West Ham United F.C.#Current staff

Pre-season

West Ham played their first ever games in the country, on a pre-season tour of New Zealand. In July 2014 they played Wellington Phoenix at Eden Park, Auckland on 23 July and Sydney FC at Wellington's Westpac Stadium on 26 July.^[20] While in the country, the squad met with a huge fan base, including many from Australia-based supporters group Sydney Hammers. They also competed in the pre-season 2014 Schalke 04 Cup in August in Germany. Other teams competing were Newcastle United, Schalke 04 and Málaga.^[21][22]

On 28 June, it was announced that West Ham would participate in the inaugural Absolute Sports Travel Cup hosted by Football League Two side Cambridge United. They along with the hosts were joined by La Liga side Espanyol and Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk.^[23] The fixtures for the pre-season tournament were released on 2 July, West Ham would face Shakhtar Donetsk on 19 July and Espanyol on 20 July.^[24]

Stevenage v West Ham United

12 July 2014	Stevenage	2–2	West Ham United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Pett 32' Trialist 77'	Report	Jarvis 86' Downing 90+1'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Darren Deadman

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

16 July 2014	Ipswich Town	0–0	West Ham United	Ipswich
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,976 Referee: Darren Deadman

Absolute Sports Travel Cup

West Ham United v Shakhtar Donetsk

19 July 2014	West Ham United	0–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Cambridge, England
		Report		Stadium: R Costings Abbey Stadium

Espanyol v West Ham United

20 July 2014	Espanyol	2–4	West Ham United	Cambridge, England
	Sales 27' Raillo 66'	Report	McCallum 30' Lee 63', 68' Cullen 72'	Stadium: R Costings Abbey Stadium

Football United Tour

Wellington Phoenix v West Ham United

23 July 2014	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	West Ham United	Auckland, New Zealand
08:30 BST	Durante 11' Gorrin 27'	Report	Zárate 70'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 19,183

Sydney FC v West Ham United

26 July 2014	Sydney FC	3–1	West Ham United	Wellington, New Zealand
03.00 BST	Gameiro 4', 64' Brosque 26'	Report	Petković 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Westpac Stadium

Rank	Team	Win (3)	Loss (0)	Goals for	Goals ag.	Differ.	Points
1	Newcastle United	2	0	5	0	+5	6
2	Wellington Phoenix	1	1	2	2	0	3
3	Sydney FC	1	1	3	5	-2	3
4	West Ham United	0	2	2	5	-3	0

Schalke 04 Cup

Matches were played over 90 minutes, with no added time. If the scores were level, then a penalty shoot-out would determine the winner, gaining two points in the process. Winners within 90 minutes received three points. West Ham were successful from the spot in their first meeting against Schalke 04 but were beaten within 90 minutes by La Liga side Málaga, 2–0.^[25][26]

Schalke 04 v West Ham United

2 August 2014	Schalke 04	0–0 (6–7 p)	West Ham United	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
16:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena
	Penalties
	Neustädter Meyer Papadopoulos Santana Aogo Itter Sobottka Borgmann		Nolan Collins Vaz Tê Lee Poyet O'Brien Potts Lletget

Málaga v West Ham United

3 August 2014	Málaga	2–0	West Ham United	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
14:30 BST	Rescaldani 22' Luis Alberto 24'			Stadium: Veltins-Arena Referee: Arne Aarnink

Rank	Team	Win (3)	Pk win (2)	Pk loss (0)	Loss (0)	Goals for	Goals ag.	Differ.	Points
1	Málaga	2	0	0	0	5	1	+4	6
2	Newcastle United	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	3
3	West Ham United	0	1	0	1	0	2	-2	2
4	Schalke 04	0	0	1	1	1	3	-2	0

Marathonbet Cup

West Ham faced Italian Serie A side Sampdoria in their final pre-season friendly at the Boleyn Ground. They found themselves 0–1 down approaching half time, but a Mark Noble penalty made it 1–1. A fine individual goal from Mohamed Diamé levelled the game at 2–2 in the second half before the winner in the 90th minute, courtesy of youngster Reece Burke.^[27]

West Ham United v Sampdoria

9 August 2014	West Ham United	3–2	Sampdoria	London
15:00 BST	Noble 45+1' (pen.) Diamé 77' Burke 90'	Report	Okaka 16' Éder 61'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 13,693

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

August

The players before the game, West Ham vs Tottenham

West Ham opened the season at home to Tottenham Hotspur, whom they defeated three times last season in all competitions. It was an eventful game, seeing Mark Noble miss a penalty for the first time since 2009. Both sides went down to ten men after James Collins picked up two yellow cards, whilst Kyle Naughton saw straight red for handling the ball in the penalty area. Eric Dier scored his first competitive goal for Spurs in stoppage time to pick up all three points for the North London club.^[28] Next up for the Hammers was an away trip to managerless Crystal Palace. Mauro Zárate hit a spectacular volley to register his first West Ham goal and there were also goals from Stewart Downing and Carlton Cole. Senegalese player Diafra Sakho and Diego Poyet, son of Gus, also made their debuts.^[29] Southampton was the next challenge and the last game before the international break. The club unveiled Barcelona and Cameroon midfielder Alex Song before kick off, who joined for a season-long loan.^[30] Mark Noble put West Ham a goal up before half time but Southampton scored two second half goals to take all three points back to the South Coast. They finished the month in 11th place.^[31]

September

West Ham played Hull City in their first game during September. A 2–2 draw at the KC Stadium produced a debut goal for Enner Valencia and club debut's for Carl Jenkinson, Morgan Amalfitano and Alex Song.^[32] The club's second win of the season came at home to Liverpool. Morgan Amalfitano scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win.^[33] Despite captain Wayne Rooney seeing red, West Ham could not overcome the ten men of Manchester United, losing 2–1.^[34]

October

The first of a three-game winning streak came at home against struggling QPR in a 2–0 win that saw the club move up to seventh. Diafro Sakho scored his third consecutive league goal.^[35] A second-straight win came against promoted side Burnley. Sakho scored his fourth consecutive league goal and helped move West Ham to fourth in the table on the eve of Sam Allardyce's 60th birthday.^[36] West Ham secured their third-straight win and a 100% win rate for October in a 2–1 home win against reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Sakho scored his fifth consecutive league goal and his sixth in a row in all competitions, breaking a club record.^[37]

November

West Ham visited Stoke City and salvaged a point after being 2–0 down to draw 2–2, taking their unbeaten run to four games. Sakho was unable to continue his run of scoring in consecutive matches following an injury sustained in the Manchester City match.^[38] Aston Villa was next to visit the Boleyn Ground, a match that ended 0–0. This result extended West Ham's unbeaten run to five games and also saw the return of Andy Carroll following several months out through injury. The club went into the November international break in fourth place.^[39]

December

The visit of Swansea City on 7 December produced a 3–1 win for West Ham, placing them in third place in the Premier League.^[40] On 20 December, West Ham beat Leicester City 2–0 to place them in the top four of the league at Christmas, the first time this has occurred since the 1985–86 season.^[41] West Ham lost their next two games, 2–0 away to Chelsea and 1–2 at home to Arsenal to be placed sixth at the end of the calendar year.^[42]

January

West Ham won a single game from four played in January; a 3–0 home win against Hull City. Two draws, against West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City and a defeat at Anfield against Liverpool completed the month's results in the league.^[43]

February

With no wins, three draws, against Manchester United, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, and a defeat, against Crystal Palace, in February, West Ham slipped to ninth in the league.^[43]

March

With three league games played in March, West Ham won one, a 1–0 home win against Sunderland with the goal being scored by Diafra Sakho in the 88th minute.^[43]

April

West Ham played four games in April and won none of them. The games included two defeats and two draws including an away defeat to Leicester City, at the time at the bottom of the league.^[43]

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.^[44]

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L
Position	18	8	11	13	8	13	7	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	11	9	10	11	12

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

16 August 2014 1	West Ham United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
15:00	Collins  54'  63' Kouyaté  90+2'	Report	Naughton  29' Dier 90+3'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Chris Foy

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

23 August 2014 2	Crystal Palace	1–3	West Ham United	London
15:00	Chamakh 48' Jedinak  89'	Report	Zárate 34' Downing 37' Reid  40' Tomkins  45+1' Cole 62' O'Brien  75'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,242 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Southampton

30 August 2014 3	West Ham United	1–3	Southampton	London
15:00	Noble 27' Cresswell  56' O'Brien  62'	Report	Schneiderlin 45', 68' Pellè  79', 83'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,907 Referee: Mike Dean

Hull City v West Ham United

15 September 2014 4	Hull City	2–2	West Ham United	Kingston upon Hull
20:00	Hernández 39' Huddlestone  54' Robertson  60' Diamé 64' Livermore  90+3'	Report	Valencia 50' Sakho 67'.[45] Reid  90+4'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,275 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Liverpool

20 September 2014 5	West Ham United	3–1	Liverpool	London
17:30	Reid 2',  4' Sakho 7' Adrián  17' Kouyaté  28' Jenkinson  66' Amalfitano 88'	Report	Balotelli  17' Sterling 27'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester United v West Ham United

27 September 2014 6	Manchester United	2–1	West Ham United	Manchester
15:00	Rooney 5',  59' Van Persie 22' Herrera  48'	Report	Song  3' Sakho 37',  72' Adrián  90+1'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,317 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers

5 October 2014 7	West Ham United	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	London
16:15	Onuoha 5' (o.g.) Tomkins  49' Sakho 59' Cresswell  83'	Report	Sandro  14' Henry  89'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,907 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Burnley v West Ham United

18 October 2014 8	Burnley	1–3	West Ham United	Burnley
15:00	Boyd 60'	Report	Reid  34' Sakho 49' Valencia 54' Cole 70'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,936 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Manchester City

25 October 2014 9	West Ham United	2–1	Manchester City	London
12:45	Amalfitano  7', 21' Song  47' Sakho 75'	Report	Kompany  44' Silva 77'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Stoke City v West Ham United

1 November 2014 10	Stoke City	2–2	West Ham United	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00	Moses 33' Sidwell  54' Diouf 56'	Report	Valencia 60' Collins  66' Downing 73'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,174 Referee: Chris Foy

West Ham United v Aston Villa

8 November 2014 11	West Ham United	0–0	Aston Villa	London
15:00		Report	Cleverley  69' Weimann  69'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Everton v West Ham United

22 November 2014 12	Everton	2–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00	Lukaku 26' Osman 73'	Report	Zárate 56'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,182 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Newcastle United

29 November 2014 13	West Ham United	1–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Cresswell 56'	Report	Sissoko  75'  76'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Mike Dean

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

2 December 2014 14	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	West Ham United	West Bromwich
20:00	Dawson 10' Brunt  34' Sessègnon  70'	Report	Tomkins  18', 45' Nolan 35'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,975 Referee: Mike Jones

West Ham United v Swansea City

7 December 2014 15	West Ham United	3–1	Swansea City	London
13:30	Carroll 41', 66' Sakho 87'	Report	Bony 19' Routledge  49' Fabiański  68'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,125 Referee: Chris Foy

Sunderland v West Ham United

13 December 2014 16	Sunderland	1–1	West Ham United	Sunderland
15:00	Gómez 22' (pen.),  57' Wickham  82'	Report	Downing 29',  80' Reid  40'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,694 Referee: Phil Dowd

West Ham United v Leicester City

20 December 2014 17	West Ham United	2–0	Leicester City	London
15:00	Carroll 24' Downing 56'	Report	King  33' Vardy  41' Ulloa  64'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v West Ham United

26 December 2014 18	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	London
12:45	Terry 31' Costa 62'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,589 Referee: Michael Oliver

West Ham United v Arsenal

28 December 2014 19	West Ham United	1–2	Arsenal	London
15:00	Kouyaté 54'	Report	Cazorla 41' (pen.) Welbeck 44'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

1 January 2015 20	West Ham United	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00	Sakho 10'	Report	Berahino 42'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,914 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Swansea City v West Ham United

10 January 2015 21	Swansea City	1–1	West Ham United	Swansea
15:00	Noble 74' (o.g.)	Report	Carroll 43'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,745 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Hull City

18 January 2015 22	West Ham United	3–0	Hull City	London
13:30	Noble  21' Carroll 49' Amalfitano 69' Downing 72'	Report	Elmohamady  34' Quinn  75' Meyler  87'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,914 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Liverpool v West Ham United

31 January 2015 23	Liverpool	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00	Sterling 51' Sturridge 80'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,718 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham United v Manchester United

8 February 2015 24	West Ham United	1–1	Manchester United	London
16:15	Kouyaté 49' Song  73'	Report	Rojo  43' Shaw  83'  90+3' Rooney  83' Blind 90+2'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,499 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Southampton v West Ham United

11 February 2015 25	Southampton	0–0	West Ham United	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Mané  39' Fonte  42'	Report	Cole  50' Adrián  61'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,241 Referee: Craig Pawson

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

22 February 2015 (2015-02-22) 26	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	West Ham United	London
12:00 GMT	Rose 81' Kane 90+6'	Report	Kouyaté 22' Noble  45+1' Cresswell  51' Sakho 62'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,837 Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 27	West Ham United	1–3	Crystal Palace	London
12:45 GMT	Tomkins  59' Valencia  65' 76'	Report	Murray  23'  69' 41', 63' Dann 51' Ward  53' Delaney  84'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,857 Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham United v Chelsea

4 March 2015 (2015-03-04) 28	West Ham United	0–1	Chelsea	London
19:45 GMT		Report	Hazard 22'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,927 Referee: Andre Marriner

Arsenal v West Ham United

14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 29	Arsenal	3–0	West Ham United	London
15:00 GMT	Sánchez  36' Giroud 45+1' Ramsey 81' Flamini 84'	Report	Sakho  78'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,002 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Sunderland

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 30	West Ham United	1–0	Sunderland	London
17:30 GMT	Sakho 88'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,914 Referee: Lee Mason

Leicester City v West Ham United

4 April 2015 31	Leicester City	2–1	West Ham United	Leicester
15:00 BST	Cambiasso 12' King 86'	Report	Jenkinson  14' Kouyaté 32' Reid  53' Cresswell  85'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,863 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

West Ham United v Stoke City

11 April 2015 32	West Ham United	1–1	Stoke City	London
15:00 BST	Cresswell 7' Collins  21' Nolan  80' Cole  85'	Report	Pieters  73' Arnautović 90+5'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,946 Referee: Roger East

Manchester City v West Ham United

19 April 2015 33	Manchester City	2–0	West Ham United	Manchester
13:30 BST	Collins 18' (o.g.) Agüero 36'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,041 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Queens Park Rangers v West Ham United

25 April 2015 34	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	West Ham United	London
15:00 BST	Austin  77'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,036 Referee: Mike Jones

West Ham United v Burnley

2 May 2015 35	West Ham United	1–0	Burnley	London
15:00 BST	Noble 24' (pen.),  44' Valencia  41' Downing  60'	Report	Duff  23' Wallace  84' Mee  90+3'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,946 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Aston Villa v West Ham United

9 May 2015 36	Aston Villa	1–0	West Ham United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Cleverley 31'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,294 Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham United v Everton

16 May 2015 37	West Ham United	1–2	Everton	London
15:00 BST	Reid  26' Downing 62'	Report	Coleman  32' Barry  45' Osman 68' McCarthy  74' Galloway  90+1' Lukaku 90+3'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Kevin Friend

Newcastle United v West Ham United

24 May 2015 38	Newcastle United	2–0	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Sissoko 54' Gutiérrez 85'	Report	Amalfitano  79'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,034 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	9	16	47	51	−4	48
11	Everton	38	12	11	15	48	50	−2	47
12	West Ham United	38	12	11	15	44	47	−3	47	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
13	West Bromwich Albion	38	11	11	16	38	51	−13	44
14	Leicester City	38	11	8	19	46	55	−9	41

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[49]
Notes:

1. England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.^[46] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.^[47][48]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	12	11	15	44	47	−3	47	9	4	6	25	18	+7	3	7	9	19	29	−10

Last updated: 17 May 2015.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L
Position	18	6	10	13	8	11	7	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	3	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	12

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

West Ham United v Sheffield United

26 August 2014 Second round	West Ham United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Sheffield United	London
19:45 BST	Morrison  36' Sakho 40'	Report	Reid 58' (o.g.) Doyle  90+1'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,930 Referee: James Linington
	Penalties
	Noble Downing Zárate Poyet Valencia		Davies Collins McNulty McEveley Doyle

FA Cup

West Ham and Everton players line-up before their 3rd round replay penalty shoot-out

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Everton v West Ham United

6 January 2015 Third round	Everton	1–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
19:45	Lukaku 90+2'	Report	Collins 56'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,236 Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham United v Everton

13 January 2015 Third round replay	West Ham United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Everton	London
19:45	Valencia 51' Cole 113'	Report	McGeady  40'  56' Mirallas 82' Lukaku 97'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,301 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Penalties
	Noble Nolan Carroll Cresswell Downing Cole Valencia Amalfitano Jenkinson Adrián		Mirallas Naismith Lukaku Baines Oviedo Barry Stones Jagielka Coleman Joel

Bristol City v West Ham United

25 January 2015 Fourth round	Bristol City	0–1	West Ham United	Bristol
14:00		Report	Sakho 81'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 12,682 Referee: Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

14 February 2015 Fifth round	West Bromwich Albion	4–0	West Ham United	West Bromwich
12:45	Ideye 20', 57' Morrison 42' Berahino 72'	Report	Amalfitano  70'  70'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 19,956 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of English football transfers summer 2014

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref.
FW	Mauro Zárate	Vélez Sarsfield	Undisclosed	28 May 2014	[50]
MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	18 June 2014	[51]
DF	Aaron Cresswell	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	3 July 2014	[52]
MF	Diego Poyet	Charlton Athletic	Compensation	8 July 2014	[53]
FW	Enner Valencia	Pachuca	Undisclosed	17 July 2014	[54]
DF	Carl Jenkinson	Arsenal	Season-long loan	31 July 2014	[55]
FW	Diafra Sakho	Metz	Undisclosed	14 August 2014	[56]
MF	Alex Song	Barcelona	Season-long loan	30 August 2014	[57]
MF	Morgan Amalfitano	Marseille	Undisclosed	1 September 2014	[58]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Ref.
MF	Joe Cole	Aston Villa	Free	23 May 2014	[3][59]
MF	Jack Collison	Ipswich Town	Free	23 May 2014	[3][60]
DF	Callum Driver	Whitehawk	Free	23 May 2014	[61]
DF	George McCartney	Free Agent	Free	23 May 2014	[3]
DF	Jordan Spence	Milton Keynes Dons	Free	23 May 2014	[3][62]
MF	Matthew Taylor	Burnley	Free	4 July 2014	[63]
DF	Rob Girdlestone	Chelmsford City	Free	5 July 2014	[64]
MF	Alou Diarra	Charlton Athletic	Free	9 July 2014	[65]
GK	Raphael Spiegel	Crawley Town	One-month loan	18 July 2014	[66]
GK	Stephen Henderson	Charlton Athletic	Free	21 July 2014	[67]
MF	George Moncur	Colchester United	Six-month loan	7 August 2014	[68]
FW	Modibo Maïga	Metz	Season-long loan	27 August 2014	[69]
MF	Mohamed Diamé	Hull City	Undisclosed	1 September 2014	[70]
MF	Matthias Fanimo	Tranmere Rovers	One-month loan	11 September 2014	[71]
FW	Sean Maguire	Accrington Stanley	One-month loan	19 September 2014	[72]
MF	Ravel Morrison	Cardiff City	Three-month loan	24 September 2014	[73]
FW	Elliot Lee	Southend United	Three-month loan	31 October 2014	[74]
DF	Jamie Harney	Colchester United	Two-month loan	12 November 2014	[75]
MF	George Moncur	Colchester United	Undisclosed	18 November 2014	[76]

Winter

Main article: List of English football transfers winter 2014–15

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref.
DF	Doneil Henry	Apollon Limassol	Undisclosed	3 January 2015	[14]
SS	Nenê	Free Agent	Free	18 February 2015	[77]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Ref.
FW	Mauro Zárate	Queens Park Rangers	Five-month loan	6 January 2015	[78]
FW	Paul McCallum	Portsmouth	Five-month loan	15 January 2015	[79]
FW	Ricardo Vaz Tê	Akhisar Belediyespor	Released	17 January 2015	[15][80]
FW	Sean Maguire	Accrington Stanley	One-month loan	24 January 2015	[81]
MF	Ben Marlow	Free agent	Released	27 January 2015	[82]
DF	Jamie Harney	Colchester United	Free	28 January 2015	[83]
MF	Danny Whitehead	Accrington Stanley	Released	28 January 2015	[84]
MF	Blair Turgott	Coventry City	Released	2 February 2015	[85]
MF	Matthias Fanimo	Free agent	Released	2 February 2015	[85]
FW	Kieran Sadlier	St Mirren	Released	3 February 2015	[86][87]
MF	Ravel Morrison	Free agent	Released	8 February 2015	[88]
FW	Elliot Lee	Luton Town	One-month loan	19 February 2015	[89]
GK	Raphael Spiegel	Carlisle United	One-month loan	21 February 2015	[90]
DF	Doneil Henry	Blackburn Rovers	One-month loan	4 March 2015	[91]
FW	Jaanai Gordon	Nuneaton Town	One-month loan	26 March 2015	[92]
MF	Sebastian Lletget	LA Galaxy		8 May 2015	[93]

Under-21s

2014–15 U21 Premier League

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 GK  SUI Raphael Spiegel — GK  ENG Sam Howes — GK  ENG Danny Boness — GK  ENG Clarke Bogard — GK  ENG Tim Brown 37 DF  ENG Lewis Page — DF  ENG Amos Nasha 35 DF  ENG Reece Oxford — DF  ENG Sam Westley — DF  ENG Alex Pike 32 DF  ENG Reece Burke — DF  ENG Manny Onariase — DF  ENG Nathan Mavila — DF  ENG Joshua Pask — DF  ENG Kyle Knoyle — DF  ENG Vashon Neufville 25 DF  CAN Doneil Henry

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Tunji Akinola — DF  ENG Leo Chambers — MF  ENG Moses Makasi — MF  IRL Josh Cullen — MF  ENG Kieran Bywater — MF  ENG Grady Diangana — MF  ENG Joe Powell — MF  ENG Matthew Carter — MF  ENG Oscar Borg — MF  SUI Noah Sylvestre — FW  ENG Jordan Brown — FW  BER Djair Parfitt-Williams 36 FW  ENG Elliot Lee — FW  ENG Jaanai Gordon — FW  ENG Jahmal Hector-Ingram — FW  IRL Sean Maguire — FW  ENG Paul McCallum

Players who left the club during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NIR Jamie Harney — MF  ENG Ben Marlow — MF  USA Sebastian Lletget — MF  ENG Matthias Fanimo

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Blair Turgott — MF  ENG Daniel Whitehead — MF  IRL Kieran Sadlier — FW  POL Adrián Wójcik

Trialists who made U21 appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Joe Ward