Olivier Giroud is crucial to Arsenal’s push for third despite his Monaco misses, while Robin van Persie’s absence for United could be a blessing in disguise and surely it is time Mark Noble received an England call-up Nobody has ever claimed Olivier Giroud was a world-class striker. His is not a name one would mention alongside Sergio Agüero, Diego Costa or Luis Suárez. He is a rung below that – always has been, always will be…
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Toby Moses and Nick Miller
Posted on 27 February 2015.
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The League Cup finals of the 1980s: from Wolves to Forest, via Norwich and Oxford
Posted on 26 February 2015.
A brief guide to the 10 finals in the 1980s, featuring a goal by Andy Gray, a John Lennon cover by Roxy Music and a ‘diabolical’ performance by Jim Smith’s QPR By Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog , part of the Guardian Sport Network In a tweet: Forest’s quest for three in a row ended after a calamitous Shilton/Needham mix-up let in Gray to score one of the easiest Wembley winners
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FA Cup fifth round: talking points from the weekend action | Guardian writers
Posted on 16 February 2015.
Arsenal’s home form is comforting for fans, the all-Championship clash provided the greatest entertainment and Liverpool’s resurgence is well under way A sequence of nine consecutive wins, manufactured by scoring 23 goals and conceding three, have turned the Emirates into a source of home comfort for Arsenal. They continued their confident run by swatting aside the challenge from up-and-coming Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and Arsène Wenger sees that as an important foundation for…
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The Dozen: the weekend’s best FA Cup fith-round pictures
Posted on 15 February 2015.
We round up our favourite pictures from this weekend’s FA Cup action Continue reading…
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FA Cup fifth round: what to look out for in this weekend’s matches
Posted on 13 February 2015.
Will Arsenal juggle their priorities, will Villa v Leicester be a thrill only to masochists and has Gus Poyet got his excuses in already should Sunderland come unstuck on Bradford’s cabbage patch? Arsène Wenger admitted his side were “not the sharpest” in beating Leicester during the week, with a hangover from the defeat in the north London derby to blame. However, Wenger’s side had better get used to the workload – Arsenal are the only team still in …
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West Ham hope to sign free agent Lassana Diarra to bolster squad
Posted on 10 February 2015.
• Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder has been training with club • France midfielder Diarra left Lokomotiv Moscow in August Sam Allardyce is hopeful of signing former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra after confirming the France international is training with the Hammers. Diarra, 29, has been without a club since leaving Lokomotiv Moscow in August but is not too far away from match-fitness and could be turning out for West Ham inside a fortnight if the…
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend action
Posted on 19 January 2015.
Both Man City and Swansea are missing Wilfried Bony, Charlie Austin needs help at QPR and Jermain Defoe gives Sunderland hope The Dozen: our pick of the weekend’s best Premier League photos With Manchester City failing to score at home for the first time since August during the 2-0 defeat by Arsenal , the signing of Wilfried Bony begins to look even more to the point. The frustration for Manuel Pellegrini must be that while Bony is perhaps…
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Arsenal target breaks silence over West Ham future
Posted on 13 January 2015.
Much has been made of Winston Reid’s Upton Park future in recent months. He has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Manchester
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Chelsea’s Cesc Fàbregas tops Premier League statistics but there are surprises | Jacob Steinberg
Posted on 31 December 2014.
Only Yaya Touré comes close to the Spaniard on passes made but Burnley have the sprint specialist and maybe Manchester United’s defence is not so bad • Click here to see the data for the midway point of the season • Interactive chart after 19 games Are you sitting down? Good, then you are in the perfection position to digest the shocking news that with the first half of the season behind us Cesc Fàbregas has …
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Arsenal match against West Ham ‘a fight’, says Arsène Wenger – video
Posted on 29 December 2014.
Arsène Wenger and Sam Allardyce give their reactions after Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-1 at at Upton Park on Sunday. Arsène Wenger says Arsenal deserved to win. West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, says the loss is a blow. He says West Ham midfielder Alex Song’s disallowed goal should not have been ruled out Continue reading…
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Fabregas chasing records & a first for Manchester United in 85 games – Opta’s Weekend in Numbers
Posted on 29 December 2014.
The Chelsea midfielder has recorded 13 assists after 18 games – the most of any player at the midway point – while Louis van Gaal named a rare unchanged team against Tottenham
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The Dozen: Sunday’s best Premier League photos
Posted on 28 December 2014.
We round up our favourite pictures from the latest round of matches in the English top flight Continue reading…
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West Ham United 1-2 Arsenal | Premier League match report
Posted on 28 December 2014.
This was a result to suggest normal service is being resumed in the clutter below the title race. Arsenal may be patched up and makeshift, a team depleted by injuries to key personnel, but they are inching inexorably back towards familiar territory. West Ham had been a refreshing and worthy presence in the top five up to now but they have been usurped. Only goal difference is keeping Arsène Wenger’s team out of the Champions League places. That can be addressed on…
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West Ham 1-2 Arsenal: Welbeck’s winner keeps Gunners in top four hunt
Posted on 28 December 2014.
The England international struck just minutes after Santi Cazorla’s penalty to give Arsene Wenger’s men all three points at Upton Park, despite Cheikhou Kouyate’s headed goal
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Premier League clockwatch – live! | Niall McVeigh
Posted on 28 December 2014.
Latest updates from the 3pm kick-offs Email niall.mcveigh.casual@theguardian.com . Tweet @niallmcveigh Follow Southampton v Chelsea here Get all the latest live scores here 1.06pm GMT Niall will be here shortly with all the team news and build up before the 3pm matches in the Premier League. In the meantime, here’s the latest injury news. Continue reading…
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Is this how West Ham will line up against Arsenal?
Posted on 28 December 2014.
We should welcome Alex Song and Diafra Sakho to the starting line up after Sam Allardyce decided to leave them on the
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West Ham v Arsenal – Team news, match stats, predictions and more
Posted on 28 December 2014.
Sam Allardyce’s decision to rest Alex Song and Diafra Sakho from the starting line-up against Chelsea two decision could prove to be
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Allardyce: Wenger is more than a manager – he’s an accountant too!
Posted on 28 December 2014.
Although the Englishman is full of praise for the Frenchman’s management ability, he is backing his side to “get at” a vulnerable Gunners back line when they visit Upton Park
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Arsène Wenger seeking consistency as Arsenal move towards top four
Posted on 27 December 2014.
• Arsenal could go fourth with victory at West Ham • Wenger’s men have won six of past seven visits to Upton Park • Olivier Giroud suspended after red card against QPR There was something notable about the way Arsène Wenger highlighted consistency as being the quality Arsenal require more than any other if they are to climb into the Premier League’s top four. There was authority and certainty in his voice, a tangible sense that he has been here and seen …
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Sam Allardyce believes West Ham can punish Arsenal’s defence
Posted on 27 December 2014.
• Allardyce: West Ham have turned Upton Park into fortress again • ‘You have to be good enough on the ball to get at them’ • Match report: Chelsea 2 West Ham United 0 Sam Allardyce believes his West Ham United team can exploit Arsenal’s defence and inflict a first defeat on them at Upton Park in more than eight years to strengthen his own team’s pursuit of European qualification. Arsenal’s Boxing Day victory over Queens Park Rangers moved them to within a point …
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Wenger: Song’s West Ham success no surprise
Posted on 27 December 2014.
The 27-year-old spent seven years at Arsenal before being sold to Barcelona for around €17 million in 2012, and he will be reunited with the Gunners on Sunday
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West Ham – Arsenal Preview: Allardyce confident against Giroud-less Gunners
Posted on 27 December 2014.
The Hammers have already beaten Liverpool and Manchester City at home and their manager sees no reason why he cannot claim bragging right over another Premier League heavyweight
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West Ham’s Carl Jenkinson: sitting on Arsenal bench was driving me up the wall
Posted on 19 December 2014.
The right-back has played a key role in West Ham’s surprise revival since joining on loan and believes European football is a realistic target this season Carl Jenkinson is being annoyingly sensible as he contemplates the improbable run of form that has lifted West Ham United from relegation candidates to Champions League contenders. It is nearly Christmas and West Ham are still fourth, their best start to a Premier League season. …
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It’s Official – West Ham are better than Arsenal
Posted on 08 December 2014.
Well, for now at least; On 28th December when we host the Gunners we’ll really find out.
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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Nick Miller
Posted on 05 December 2014.
What team will Brendan Rodgers put out, Newcastle are in flux, Arsenal’s mental block and is this the end for Alan Irvine? There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that this section won’t be another thing about Steven Gerrard’s place in the Liverpool team. The bad news is that, well, it will be a little bit about Steven Gerrard’s place in the Liverpool team. Even with a squad laden…
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Football transfer rumours: Dani Alves to Manchester United?
Posted on 05 December 2014.
There is a bag of swag to be spent at Old Trafford … Louis van Gaal wants to spend another £150m … £200m … £300m … you get the idea, to complete the “Gaal-actico” revolution. He wants a centre-back, right-back and winger. Mats Hummels is the real deal. He is also in a Borussia Dortmund team currently propping up the Bundesliga, although injury ruled him out of the start of the…
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