Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 16th January 2026
- Preview Percy
The replacement of his internet service (despite our best efforts to keep him cut off from the outside world) means the full return of Preview Percy. Here’s his look at Saturday’s trip to Tottenham...
West Ham United v Queens Park Rangers: match preview
- Sunday, 11th January 2026
- Preview Percy
Hello everybody. Next up we play host to Queens Park Rangers in the third round of the FA Cup. Kick off on Sunday is at 2:30pm, the match being covered for television purposes by something called TNT5.
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest: match preview
- Tuesday, 6th January 2026
- Preview Percy
Next up it's time to dig out the thermals and prepare yourselves for the visit of Nottingham Forest - or "We Hate Nottingham Forest", to give them their full title.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 3rd January 2026
- Preview Percy
Next we trek up to the West Midlands where we will be hosted by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kick-off on what I believe will be Saturday, but don't quote me on that, is at 3pm.
West Ham Utd v Brighton & Hove Albion: match preview
- Tuesday, 30th December 2025
- Preview Percy
Next up we face Brighton & Hove Albion. Kick off on Tuesday, whenever that is, will be 7.30pm so you can get home before sunrise. Always a bonus.
West Ham Utd v Fulham: match preview
- Saturday, 27th December 2025
- Preview Percy
Next up we return to home territory on Saturday where, at the sacred hour of 3pm, we will play host of Fulham.
Manchester City v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 20th December 2025
- Preview Percy
Next up, we make the trip up to Manchester, where we will be hosted by Manchester City. Kick-off on Saturday is at the right and proper time of 3pm and as far as I can tell, there are no engineering works on the way up there, though your path may be interrupted by that most irritating of creatures, the once a year drinker. Bah humbug.
West Ham Utd v Aston Villa: match preview
- Sunday, 14th December 2025
- Preview Percy
Next up we return to drier climes where we will host Aston Villa at the Olympic on Sunday.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 6th December 2025
- Preview Percy
I think it’s fair to say that`Preview Percy wasn’t over impressed by the World Cup draw. Which, somehow, has found its way along with the films of Nicholas Cage and famous people impersonating different cheeses into his look at Sunday’s trip to Brighton...
Manchester United v West Ham United: not the match preview
- Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
- Preview Percy
`Preview Percy has foregone his usual previewing activities to add his voice to the multitude of tributes to Billy Bonds. Normal service will be resumed at the weekend, unfortunately...
West Ham United v Liverpool: match preview
- Friday, 28th November 2025
- Preview Percy
`Preview Percy has just about dried out following his trip to a rain-sodden Bournemouth. Well externally anyway. Here’s his look at this weekend’s visit of Liverpool...
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United: match preview
- Thursday, 20th November 2025
- Preview Percy
You may have noticed that `Preview Percy has been conspicuous by his absence over the past few weeks having been on his honeymoon with Daisy. He’s back by popular demand – of the good people of Cape Verde.
West Ham United v Brentford: match preview
- Sunday, 19th October 2025
- Preview Percy
Next up we return to action after the increasingly tedious messing about with a World Cup qualification process that seems to make it more difficult to miss out than to qualify. We will be hosting Brentford in an 8pm at the Olympic. It’s an 8pm kick-off should you want to get down to your local to watch the game.
Arsenal v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 3rd October 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has been banging on to anyone who will listen about how his prediction for Monday night’s scoreline was spot on. We did suggest that he quit while he was ahead but he gave us one of those looks. So, since he’s elected not to retire on the proceeds of his traditional £2.50 wager, here, unfortunately, is his look at this weekend’s trip to Arsenal...
Everton v West Ham United: match preview
- Monday, 29th September 2025
- Preview Percy
Managers come and managers go, but Preview Percy hangs about forever. Perhaps we need to work on that. In the meantime, here’s his look at Monday night’s trip to Everton...
West Ham United v Crystal Palace: match preview
- Friday, 19th September 2025
- Preview Percy
We thought of giving Preview Percy a vote of no confidence but we though his response would be rude and insulting. A bit like the club’s really -only much, much, shorter. Palace next...
West Ham United v Tottenham: match preview
- Friday, 12th September 2025
- Preview Percy
Suitably refreshed after his international break Preview Percy returns with a spring in his step and... No sorry we can’t lie any further. He’s dragging his arthritic frame about and moaning about everything just as he usually does as he considers the forthcoming visit of Tottenham...
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 29th August 2025
- Preview Percy
Don’t panic. Remain calm. Everything’s going to be alright. I repeat everything’s going to be alright. These are just some of the phrases you won’t find in this week’s offering from Preview Percy as he considers this weekend’s trip to Nottingham Forest...
West Ham United v Chelsea: match preview
- Thursday, 21st August 2025
- Preview Percy
We have no idea whether Preview Percy has any plans to visit the USA any time soo but given he doesn't appear to be a fan of the current regime he may find it difficult getting through immigration if this week's look at the visit of Chelsea is anything to go by. Mind you that's probably true of most countries...
Sunderland v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 16th August 2025
- Preview Percy
We’re sorry, girls. Preview Percy got married this summer and now appears by kind permission of Daisy in this his first effort of the season...
Ipswich Town v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 24th May 2025
- Preview Percy
We asked Preview Percy to film a tearful farewell video in advance of his last preview of the season. The look he gave us suggested that the request may not have been one of our better ideas. So, for the last time this season, here’s the old one with his musings on our final visit to Ipswich for a while. Try not to be too upset. We’re not...
West Ham Utd v Nottingham Forest: match preview
- Sunday, 18th May 2025
- Preview Percy
There’s just two more Preview Percy bits to come this season before we take him to the cupboard under the stairs and put him into aestivation for a few months. Now if only we can make sure the key DOESN’T get found this time. Here’s his look at Sunday’s visit of Forest...
Manchester United v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 10th May 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy tells us that his local hospital have found a use for his recording of last weekend’s draw against Tottenham. Apparently playing it to patients in advance of major surgery will save the NHS millions in anaesthetic costs. Let’s hope the recording of this weekend’s trip to Manchester United contains enough to wake them up once the op is complete...
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur: match preview
- Saturday, 3rd May 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy tells us he thought long and hard about cutting and pasting last week’s preview into this week’s effort on the grounds that that’s what the players seem to do every week. However, he says that he didn’t do so. So here is his look at Sunday’s visit of Tottenham. See if you can tell the difference. We couldn’t...
Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 25th April 2025
- Preview Percy
We’d like to deny the rumour that this week’s preview was written by Nicklas Fullkrug. We couldn’t afford him. As ever Preview Percy was the limit of our budget. So here’s his thoughts on this weekend’s trip to the south coast...
West Ham United v Southampton: match preview
- Thursday, 17th April 2025
- Preview Percy
We hate to say this but last week’s prediction from Preview Percy to the effect that the result up at Anfield would depend on the mood of the match officials was right. I bet he mentions it in this, his take on Saturday’s visit of Southampton...
Liverpool v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 12th April 2025
- Preview Percy
”The only certain things in life are death and taxes according to the comment attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Had he been around today he would have probably added refereeing incompetence and the fact that Preview Percy would make mention of it in his weekly discourse, which, this week, looks at that hotbed of integrity and probity that is Anfield...
West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth: match preview
- Friday, 4th April 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy looks at footballers who aren’t quite dead yet, the naming of thoroughfares in a certain part of Dorset and just how the current US Government might mess up the 2026 World cup. Oh and Saturday’s visit of Bournemouth...
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United: match preview
- Tuesday, 1st April 2025
- Preview Percy
1980’s Novelty hits, traffic lights and possibly a mention of some football – though we wouldn’t bank on it. Yes it’s another Preview Percy , er, preview...
Everton v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 14th March 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is regretting the decision to pack away his thermals as the recent warm spell ended with a vengeance. He did however take time out from digging them out of storage in advance of his trip up north this weekend to file his traditional preview of this weekend’s trip to Merseyside. Sadly...
West Ham United v Newcastle United: Match preview
- Monday, 10th March 2025
- Preview Percy
We keep hoping Preview Percy will forget to come back after these extended breaks the fixture list keeps throwing up. However someone keeps reminding him. We will find you, you know. In the meantime here’s his look at Monday’s visit of Newcastle...
West Ham United v Leicester City: match preview
- Thursday, 27th February 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy almost has a complimentary word or two to say about the refereeing at last week’s match at Arsenal. His condition is being monitored and we’re sure he will get better soon. In the meantime here is his look at Thursday night’s visit of Leicester...
Arsenal v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 21st February 2025
- Preview Percy
Here is Preview Percy’s latest column on the subject of this weekend’s trip to Arsenal. Adopting the recent attitude from the club we’d like to say that if you don’t like it, it’s your own fault...
West Ham United v Brentford: match preview
- Friday, 14th February 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy returns to action after his Cup week off. He’s refreshed and full of new and incisive ideas. Well actually he isn’t it’s the same old twaddle really but you try writing these opening paragraphs each week. Here’s his take on this weekends visit of Brentford...
Chelsea v West Ham United: match preview
- Monday, 3rd February 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has a habit of wandering down garden paths. This week there’s passing references to quantum physics, human rights and, er, panther racing. And some stuff about football. Maybe...
Aston Villa v West Ham United: match preview
- Sunday, 26th January 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy’s column isn’t the place you’d normally visit for political comment. And you are about to find out why. Here’s his look at Sunday’s trip to Villa Park...
West Ham United v Crystal Palace: match preview
- Friday, 17th January 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy on Palace. You know the score – his ex-missus, what a dump Croydon is etc etc. Maybe some football stuff in there as well...
West Ham United v Fulham: match preview
- Monday, 13th January 2025
- Preview Percy
Like most of us Preview Percy saw some positives in Friday’s Cup exit. He also has a theory or two on why referees have suddenly started seeing things that aren’t there. And there’s some stuff about Fulham as well if you look hard enough...
Aston Villa v West Ham United: match thread
- Friday, 10th January 2025
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is on his own this week with Daisy having the weekend off. He also has a new electronic gadget to play with. What could possibly go wrong? How long have you got? Here’s his look at the FA Cup visit to Aston Villa...
Manchester City v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 3rd January 2025
- Preview Percy
You may notice Preview Percy wishing you a Happy New Year at the end of this week’s preview. Don’t worry, we’ve sent for the doctor. Here’s his look at Man City away whilst we wait for the ambulance to turn up...
West Ham United v Liverpool: match thread
- Saturday, 28th December 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy’s look at the visit of Liverpool. Possibly the only match preview you will read this weekend which contains the word “litotes”...
Southampton v West Ham United: Match preview
- Thursday, 26th December 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has been so overcome with gratitude at his present of a club shop discount that he will probably be too overwhelmed to use it. Which, one suspects, is what the owners may have been hoping. Here’s his look at the boxing day trip to Southampton...
West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion: match preview
- Saturday, 21st December 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is full of festive cheer. Well, no he isn’t. It’s just that if we told you just how grumpy he gets at this time of year you really wouldn’t believe us. Here’s his traditional load of bah-humbug on the subject of this weekend’s visit of Brighton...
Bournemouth v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 13th December 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is back after a brief break away to stock up on anti-personnel mines in advance of the carol singing season. Here’s his look at Monday’s trip to Bournemouth. Lots of old folks’ homes down there. Just saying...
Leicester City v West Ham United: match preview
- Tuesday, 3rd December 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy was full of praise for Arsenal’s MotM Anthony Taylor this weekend. Did we say “praise”? I think we meant something else...
West Ham United v Arsenal: match preview
- Friday, 29th November 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy‘s been basking in the bragging rights he obtained over his Geordie mates earlier this week. Well it serves them right for inflicting Ant & Dec on the rest of us. Meanwhile the old fool turns his attention to Saturday’s visit of Arsenal...
Newcastle United v West Ham United: match preview
- Monday, 25th November 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy‘s back from something of an enforced break. Has he cheered up in the interim? Has anyone else got any stupid questions while we are at it? Here’s his look at Monday’s trip to Newcastle.
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 1st November 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has unearthed lots of interesting stuff this week. Unfortunately he hasn’t seen fit to include any of it in his look at Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest...
West Ham United v Manchester United: match preview
- Saturday, 26th October 2024
- Preview Percy
This week’s Preview Percy effort could well be the only match preview you will read this week to namecheck Salvador Dali. And, even more unusually for him, Manchester Untied...
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 18th October 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is back after the international break. Don’t worry, there’s another one in November. Here’s his look at Saturday’s trip to North London in the meantime...
West Ham United v Ipswich Town: match preview
- Friday, 4th October 2024
- Preview Percy
It’s time for another Preview Percy. This week we look at the contents of his wallet and why Forest may be on the wrong end of so many refereeing decisions. There’s also some stuff about Ipswich if you look closely enough...
Brentford v West Ham Utd: match preview
- Friday, 27th September 2024
- Preview Percy
We wouldn’t normally describe Preview Percy as "naïve" but hoping for an honest referee at Anfield? Really? Here’s his look at Saturday’s visit to Brentford...
West Ham United v Chelsea: match preview
- Saturday, 21st September 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy singing the praises of both HMRC and our ticket office? Don’t worry, we’ve called a doctor. Here’s his look at Saturday morning’s visit of Chelsea...
Fulham v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 13th September 2024
- Preview Percy
He’s had a week off and Preview Percy is raring to go as we welcome him back for this week’s preview of our visit to Fulham. We would like to make it clear that our welcome is in no way connected with our failure to find another preview writer during the transfer window...
West Ham United v Manchester City: match preview
- Friday, 30th August 2024
- Preview Percy
Roll up roll up come and see our superstar Preview Percy as he covers the visit of Manchester City. Ok well as a marketing pitch it’s a bit lousy, but the club started it...
West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth: match preview
- Tuesday, 27th August 2024
- Preview Percy
It’s the second round of the League Cup. We’d like to confirm that Preview Percy isn’t Cup-Tied as nobody would take him on loan without us paying a substantial fee. So here’s his musings on Wednesday’s visit of AFC Bournemouth...
Crystal Palace v West Ham Utd: match preview
- Saturday, 24th August 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy was in a good mood when he woke up. Then he realised he would have to write about Croydon and the referee from last season’s trip to Newcastle. The result? Well much as you might expect...
West Ham United v Aston Villa: match preview
- Friday, 16th August 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is back in a bumper season-opening edition containing references to 1960's children’s puppet TV series and 1970's prog rock. So pretty much the same as ever then, as he kicks off with a look at our opening opponents Aston Villa...
Manchester City v West Ham United: match preview
- Saturday, 18th May 2024
- Preview Percy
It’s time for the final Preview Percy piece of the season as we make the trip up to Man City. That cheering you can hear is probably coming from those of us who have to edit this stuff into something that the lawyers will approve every week...
West Ham United v Luton Town: match preview
- Friday, 10th May 2024
- Preview Percy
As you can imagine, Preview Percy has a word or two to say about the events of last week. So much so we were surprised that he could fit in something to say about Luton...
Chelsea v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 3rd May 2024
- Preview Percy
Having hammered a nail in the coffin of Liverpool’s “title race” (as if), he’s now been giggling every time he hears the words “Tottenham” and “Champions League” in the same sentence.
West Ham United v Liverpool: match preview
- Saturday, 27th April 2024
- Preview Percy
The maniacal laughing has just about stopped meaning that the meds they gave Preview Percy after last week’s visit to Palace must be kicking in. Here’s his look at Saturday’s visit of Liverpool. You’ll need to supply your own meds to get through it though...
Crystal Palace v West Ham United: match preview
- Sunday, 21st April 2024
- Preview Percy
It’s time for Preview Percy’s traditional rant at the London Borough of Croydon, which, like his preview, may contain Crystal Palace...
West Ham United v Fulham: match preview
- Sunday, 14th April 2024
- Preview Percy
It’s back to domestic Preview Percy. We would have rotated him but we didn’t sign anyone in the window and he’d just have got dizzy. Here’s his look at Sunday’s visit of Fulham...
Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United: match preview
- Thursday, 11th April 2024
- Preview Percy
It's another Euro Preview Percy. Expect Lederhosen, beer and aspirin. Just another night for Percy and daisy then...
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 5th April 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has just about dried out after Tuesday night’s deluge which saw running water coursing down some of the walls in his part of the ground. The other sort of drying-out after his trip to Newcastle may take a bit longer. In the meantime, here’s his look at Saturday’s trip to Wolves...
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur: match preview
- Tuesday, 2nd April 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy is largely concerned with referees (again) this week. However after the simply unbelievable antics of Rob Jones at the weekend we reckon he has a point. There’s some stuff about Spurs too if you’re that bothered about them...
Newcastle United v West Ham United: match preview
- Friday, 29th March 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy has spent the international break much as he usually does. Asleep. If only someone hadn’t prodded him with a stick to wake him up. We wouldn’t have to bring you his thoughts on this weekend’s visit to Newcastle...
West Ham United v Aston Villa: match preview
- Sunday, 17th March 2024
- Preview Percy
Preview Percy got out of breath just watching Kudud’s length-of-pitch run the other night. There again he gets out of breath changing channel on the telly. A few puffs on an asthma inhaler however means that he’s fit to share his wisdom on the matter of this weekend’s visit of Aston Villa. If only he had some...
West Ham United v SC Freiburg: match preview
- Thursday, 14th March 2024
- Preview Percy
We would just like to make things perfectly clear. The photograph that accompanies Preview Percy’s utterances every week has NOT been altered in any way.
West Ham United v Burnley: match preview
- Saturday, 9th March 2024
- Preview Percy
We wondered what Preview Percy was doing looking up local traffic accident sites on the internet the other day. His explanation was that it’s Mother’s Day this weeend and, well, have you seen the price of flowers these days? So, Daisy, if you were wondering about the flowers you received on Valentine’s Day... Meanwhile here’s the old skinflint’s look at the weekend’s visit of Burnley.
SC Freiburg v West Ham United: match preview
- Thursday, 7th March 2024
- Preview Percy
We were going to refer to this as "Europercy" but the look that Preview Percy gave us when we mentioned the possibility suggested that it would most definitely NOT be a good idea. Here he takes (yet another) look at Freiburg ahead of Thursday evening’s trip to Germany. You will note that he has finally found out how to get that odd "B-shaped" letter that the Germans use for a double s sound. It’s called a schwab you know...