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Payet is not bigger than West Ham

They say no one man is bigger than the club, that was true of Bobby Moore, Paolo Di Canio and now Dimitri Payet. In a strange way his departure may revitalise the team as Bilic appeared to build the team around Payet so when he didn’t turn up, the team didn’t seem to work. For […]

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Opposition View: West Ham v Crystal Palace

We welcome Crystal Palace to London Stadium on Saturday, which means we also welcome back Sam Allardyce. We rarely have much luck when it comes to facing up to former managers and, with all the mess that we’ve experienced this season, it’s understandable if you’re not confident that we can win the game. Palace are arguably […]

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The Prediction Challenge: Sportsmail’s experts go head to head on this weekend’s Premier League matches… Chris Sutton vs Laura Williamson

Welcome to The Prediction Challenge. It’s what millions of us do every day – predicting what the score will be in a Premier League match. And this week it’s Chris Sutton vs Laura Williamson

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West Ham news: Slaven Bilic reveals more about Dimitri Payet situation

Slaven Bilic has shed more light on the circumstances that have resulted in Dimitri Payet refusing to play again for West Ham as he attempts to engineer a move away.

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Sam Allardyce desperate to get first Crystal Palace victory by beating former club West Ham as he insists ‘getting a win is massively important’

Sam Allardyce became Crystal Palace boss on December 23 following the sacking of Alan Pardew and after four games at the helm he has failed to win, with two draws and two defeats in all competitions.

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Bilic gave Payet final chance

Slaven Bilic gave Dimitri Payet one last chance to change his mind about refusing to play for West Ham before going public.

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West Ham United v Crystal Palace: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats

Ahead of the weekend Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

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Premier League team news, odds and stats from every match ahead of the weekend action

Ahead of the Premier League’s weekend action, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks.

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HOT OR NOT: Dirk Kuyt is still going strong at Feyenoord at the age of 36 while Dimitri Payet reveals his flaw

It’s Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail’s IAN LADYMAN reveals what’s been making him feel warm and what’s been leaving him cold. It’s been a good week for Dirk Kuyt and bad for Dimitri Payet.

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How important is Payet?

Just how important is Dimitri Payet to West Ham? As his future is thrown into doubt, Whoscored.com take a look at the stats…

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Back to the football and another MUST WIN!

Okay, so back to the football and a key battle against Crystal Palace. Personally, I’m Payet-ed out and need to spend some time looking at a game which once again falls into the must win category particularly as that well known figure from Dudley is now in charge at Selhurst Park. With no Payet around […]

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The other side of the Payet story

Former West Ham DJ Leon Hyde called into Talksport Radio last night to elaborate on the personal problems which have been rumoured to be behind Payet’s reason to want to return to France. Leon told Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy:“There is two sides to a story, and the other side I have been told is […]

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Zaza set to join Valencia

Simone Zaza’s unhappy spell at West Ham looks set to end with the striker agreeing to a move to Valencia, according to Sky sources.

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West Ham determined not to sell Dimitri Payet in January

EXCLUSIVE: Payet, 29, was sent to a back specialist on Thursday after claiming he was injured and could not train with his team-mates. West Ham are sceptical about the timing of the fitness issue.

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Kevin Nolan reveals Sam Allardyce ‘encouraged me’ to accept task of guiding struggling Notts County away from League Two relegation zone

On Thursday, Kevin Nolan was unveiled as Notts County’s 21st manager since Allardyce left in 1999 as incoming owner Alan Hardy officially took charge of the struggling club.

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Akabusi ashamed of Payet

Celebrity West Ham Kriss Akabusi rang into Talksport radio to have his rant about the Dimtri Payet situation. The former Olympian told Talksport Sportsbar. “I am really ashamed of Dimitri Payet I thought he was a better man than that, a bigger man than than,a better professional than that. I don’t care what’s gone on, […]

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Wenger blames January transfer window for Payet situation at West Ham

The Frenchman is surprised by his compatriot asking the Hammers to leave but believes having a winter window unsettles players

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N’Golo Kante’s return to Leicester with Chelsea, Man United’s Anthony Martial in form – 10 things to look out for this weekend

The Premier League returns after the temporary break of the FA Cup, and as per usual there are a number of side-plots and interesting questions to explore ahead of the weekend.

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Wenger hopes Irons/Payet issue is sorted

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said he hopes West Ham and Dimitri Payet could sort out their differences. The Premier League manager says he is completely against the January transfer and says these kind of situations are completely against the spirit of football. Speaking at his pre-match press conference Wenger told reporters when asked: “The […]

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West Ham are not the first club to experience Dimitri Payet’s petulance

Payet has tried this trick before. In January 2011, Payet decided his time was up at Saint-Etienne. Paris Saint-Germain had made an offer and he sensed an opportunity. He refused to train and missed a game.

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Payet: Pressure from the French dressing room

Things haven’t been normal since he came back from the Euro’s. Like why did he come back so late? He wasn’t the only one in the Euro’s and all came back on time for training in the PL except for Payet who mysteriously went missing and just appeared out of nowhere weeks later.  Bilic and club quiet over the matter because hey its Payet! But this is how I reckon…

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Brentford: Hogan price not met

Brentford’s valuation of striker Scott Hogan has not been met despite bids from more than one club, according to Sky sources.

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Payet “had been given time off to clear his head”

West Ham – according to The Mail’s Martin Samuel – had given Dimitri Payet time off to clear his headahead of yesterday’s revelations the player wants out of the club. In explaining the anger that motivated Slaven Bilic to reveal far more than had ever been intended about Payet’s position  Samuel writes: “One escape route […]

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Payet’s agent to meet Sullivan

Dimitri Payet’s agent will hold talks with West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan on Friday, in a bid to push through a move to Marseille, Sky sources understand.

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AFCON 2017 teams: Can you identify the nickames of all African Cup of Nations sides?

While AFCON is a notoriously unpredictable tournament to conquer, one thing is for sure that many of the teams involved have fabulously colourful nicknames. But can you guess them all?

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Dimitri Payet’s betrayal of West Ham left Slaven Bilic with no choice but to reveal all

MARTIN SAMUEL: When Slaven Bilic arrived for his press conference at West Ham’s training ground in Rush Green, it was not the plan to broadcast the Dimitri Payet crisis to the world.

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