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West Ham will be weaker than two Championship rivals unless they make double signing

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talkSPORT host Jeff Stelling has predicted West Ham will not achieve automatic promotion unless they sign Troy Parrott and Jamie Vardy. Many pundits are tipping the Hammers to steal an immediate return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Keeping hold of Bowen has set the Hammers up for a Championship title tilt Getty The Irons managed to retain their key forward Jarrod Bowen and kicked off their competitive campaign with a 3-1 victory over Portsmouth in the Carabao Cup. Bowen registered the joint-fifth most goal involvements in the top-flight last term, scoring nine goals and providing nine assists. History is on West Ham’s side: the last time the club competed in the second tier back in 2011/12, they secured an immediate return to the top-flight via a 2-1 playoff final victory over Blackpool at Wembley. This season, the Opta supercomputer lists West Ham as favourites for both the title (17.2%) and automatic promotion (29.4%). Hammers push for attackers However, that is

First report: West Ham cult hero makes Jarrod Bowen prediction ahead of Championship season — football.london, 1d