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Football – Allardyce – 10th is fair target

Sam Allardyce has told West Ham supporters that the club would be punching above their weight if they finish any higher than 10th in the Barclays Premier League

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Why West Ham’s season could rely on a win at Crystal Palace

We are only on our second game of the season and already it seems like a must win game for many reasons. Some people have commented on the fact that we were unlucky against Spurs. Wellm I’m not too sure about that, West Ham had many goal scoring chances and failed to convert any of… Read more »

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FT – Dev Squad 1-2 Southampton U21

West Ham United U21s slip to a 2-1 defeat by Southampton at the Boleyn Ground

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Why does Big Sam choose these players?

Clueless Sam The beginning of the new season comes with fresh doubt over Sam Allardyce’s managerial capability, especially on the subject of the promised “Exciting attacking style of play”. It’s fair to say that the current transfer window filled me with fresh hope that maybe we were about to see a turning point in the boring, slow football that has plagued The Boleyn Ground since Big Sam’s appointment three years ago. Exciting signings such as Mauro Zarate and…

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Premier League – Allardyce aims to end Palace hoodoo

Sam Allardyce is aiming to break West Ham’s losing streak over Crystal Palace – but is expecting a tough challenge from a side still likely to play the ‘Tony

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Preview – Crystal Palace

All the key pre-match information, stats and facts ahead of Saturday’s game at Crystal Palace

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Football – Allardyce aims to end Palace hoodoo

Sam Allardyce is aiming to break West Ham’s losing streak over Crystal Palace – but is expecting a tough challenge from a side still likely to play the ‘Tony

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Premier League – Crystal Palace v West Ham preview: Week of turmoil for hosts

Team news, match facts, manager quotes and fantasy pick for the Premier League game between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park.

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Crystal Palace betting preview

Get all the latest odds for Saturday’s game from Marathonbet here

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Guerrero reveals Sunderland & West Ham interest

The former Bayern Munich and Hamburg striker has revealed that he was courted by a number of English clubs earlier in the summer

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Football – Dann a doubt for Palace

Scott Dann has an “outside chance” of facing West Ham in Crystal Palace’s Barclays Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Saturday, according to Keith Millen.

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Hammers seek supporter stories

The Club are collating fan memories to be incorporated into the design of West Ham’s new home

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Guerrero remains keen on move

Corinthians striker Paolo Guerrero admits he is still hoping to move back to Europe before the transfer window closes next month.

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Football – Defensive worries for Allardyce

Sam Allardyce is short of defensive options as he looks to guide West Ham to their first Barclays Premier League win of the season at Crystal Palace.

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Dev Squad game to be streamed live

Friday night’s Development Squad match against Southampton will be streamed live on our YouTube channel

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injury worries for Hammers

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will hand late fitness checks to James Tomkins and Carl Jenkinson ahead of the clash with Crystal Palace.

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Key points to take away from the Spurs game

Despite losing to Spurs on Saturday there are still many positives to take from the performance as long as the team keep up that kind of performance up going into the next game. Three players in particular stood out during the game, the first being Stewart Downing. He got quite a lot of criticism last season which wasn’t deserved at all. On Saturday he seemed to be at his best …

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Why West Ham have no reason to ‘panic’ this season

Both on and off the pitch, this has been a summer break to forget for West Ham. It all started with promise and excitement; the marquee signings of Enner Valencia and Cheikhou Kouyate have been complimented by our captures of Mauro Zarate, Aaron Cresswell, Carl Jenkinson and Diego Poyet. The board demanded that Allardyce plays… Read more »

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Roncaglia targeted as Hammers seek to bolster defensive options

West Ham United have enquired about the availability of Fiorentina centre-back Facundo Roncaglia, according to reports in Italy.

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Football – Spence returns to Dons

MK Dons have signed former West Ham defender Jordan Spence.

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Positives to take away from last Saturday

Positives And so we’ve begun again. Another season. Another slightly new look team. Another last minute defeat at home to Spurs, as has been the case far too many times than is necessary over recent years. Another seemingly long and frustrating year ahead of us watching boring football once more. And the reason for much of this is, unfortunately, not another new manager. Like most fans en route to the ground on Saturday, I had a severe sinking feeling…

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West Ham’s striker search continues with Pavoletti

West Ham United have been given the green light to sign Sassuolo striker Leonardo Pavoletti, according to the Daily Mail.

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Hammers wait on Eagles

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is hoping to take advantage of the turmoil surrounding London rivals Crystal Palace at the weekend.

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Allardyce set for soaking

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will become the first Premier League manager to take part in the charity ‘ice-bucket challenge’

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Premier League – Allardyce: Millen ‘deserves Palace chance’

Sam Allardyce has backed Keith Millen to take the Crystal Palace job full-time but is hoping to take advantage of the mess this weekend.

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Football – Allardyce set for charity soaking

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will become the first Barclays Premier League manager to take part in the charity ‘ice-bucket challenge’ – after accepting a

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