Friendlies The club arranged an 11-day pre-season trip to Switzerland, where they played
Challenge League side
Winterthur. They followed this with a number of other friendlies against English clubs, before travelling to Austria for two games, including the season's
Betway Cup fixture, against
Mainz 05. In November 2018, the club arranged a friendly against
Brentford to coincide with that month's international break.
Premier League League table Results summary Results by matchday Matches On 14 June 2018, the
Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup The third round draw was made live on the
BBC by
Ruud Gullit and
Paul Ince from
Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by
Robbie Keane and
Carl Ikeme from
Molineux on 7 January 2019.
EFL Cup West Ham United entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to
AFC Wimbledon. It was the first competitive meeting between the clubs since AFC Wimbledon were formed in 2002. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by
David Seaman and
Joleon Lescott. West Ham were drawn at home against
Macclesfield Town, only the third senior meeting between the two teams. The 8–0 win was West Ham's biggest victory for 35 years. The fourth round draw was made live on
Quest by
Rachel Yankey and
Rachel Riley on 29 September. West Ham lost the subsequent fourth round tie 1–3 at home against rivals
Tottenham Hotspur. ==Transfers==