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Premier League clubs splashed out £170m on the final day of the summer transfer window. Which debutants make the difference this weekend? By Martin Laurence for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network Related: Pep Guardiola faces Manchester derby dilemma over Ilkay Gündogan Related: Tottenham gazump Everton and land Moussa Sissoko for £30m Related: Burnley make Jeff Hendrick £10.5m record signing but Grosicki deal collapses Related: Jack Wilshere beats Joe Hart…

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With spending set to pass £1bn for the first time, fans discuss the moves so far, what they still need, and the one deal that makes them jealous In: Granit Xhaka Borussia Monchengladbach, £34m; Takuma Asano Sanfrecce Hiroshima, undisc; Rob Holding Bolton, £2m. Related: Premier League: transfer window summer 2016 – interactive Related: For some West Brom fans there’s a bigger picture that won’t be fixed by one

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Latest updates from the 4pm BST kick-off at the London Stadium Read Jacob Steinberg’s match preview Email niall.mcveigh@theguardian.com | Tweet: @niallmcveigh 6.03pm BST So in the end, West Ham got the job done, ending a week of injuries and undercooked performances with a victory. They won’t remember the finer details of their first league win in Stratford, and it’s probably just as well. Watford are the next league visitors…

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The Hammers had hoped their maiden Premier League game at the Olympic Stadium would be a 60,000 sell-out, but instead the maximum capacity has been cut by 3,000

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• West Ham and Tottenham had both shown an interest • Wilson back to full fitness after missing majority of last season The Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson has committed his future to the club by signing a new four-year contract to ward off interest from several other Premier League clubs. Related: Barcelona confirm Neymar’s new five-year deal at Camp Nou Continue reading…

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• Season begins on 13 August and ends on 21 May 2017 • Leicester start at home to Hull, Arsenal face Liverpool Dates subject to change due to live broadcast selections and to accommodate European and domestic cup matches. 13 August 2016: Bournemouth v Manchester United, Arsenal v Liverpool, Burnley v Swansea City, Chelsea v West Ham United, Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion, Everton v Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City v Leicester City, Manchester City v Sunderland, Middlesbrough v Stoke City,

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Anyone else notice that the usual European bargains are a thing of the past due to the money we’ve all recieved this Summer? Basically when any PL team enquires for a player on mainland Europe the price instantly goes up a good 5-10 Million. It doesn’t matter who either, whether it be Man City or Bournemouth the price goes up. So in fact this cash has been a right pain in the arse, so hard decisions…

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• Striker is wanted by both Slaven Bilic and Mauricio Pochettino • Bournemouth have already turned down combined offer worth up to £25m West Ham face competition from London rivals Tottenham in their efforts to sign Callum Wilson from Bournemouth, with Slaven Bilic’s side expected to return with an improved offer in the next few days. Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe confirmed after Tuesday night’s defeat against Manchester United that the south-coast …

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Claudio Ranieri flies to Italy with Leicester on verge of title, is time running out for Jack Wilshere to make Euro 2016 and will Pellegrini gamble pay off in Madrid? The romantic at heart might hope that Leicester complete their crowning achievement on their own turf by defeating Everton at an incredulous King Power Stadium but the fact we can seemingly afford to be that picky is astonishing in itself and perhaps an …

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Louis van Gaal’s luck may finally be changing, Norwich may have found a blueprint to tackle Leicester, and Aston Villa are too bad to stay up Who knows what is next for Louis van Gaal’s hugely unpredictable Manchester United – but perhaps the Dutchman’s luck is changing. And changing big time: opportunity only knocked for Marcus Rashford when Anthony Martial went down injured in the warm-up against Midtjylland. Fast…

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Willy Caballero is too much of a risk for Manchester City to play in Capital One Cup final while Nabil Bentaleb’s Tottenham season may now be all but over With all the focus on Manuel Pellegrini’s team selection, the post-match reaction to the heaviest defeat in Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi era largely overlooked the fact that some of the least impressive performances came from their senior players. Martín Demichelis was once a centre-half of high reputation …

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• League One side Shrewsbury Town face Manchester United • Bournemouth play Everton, Tottenham host Crystal Palace Manchester City will play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup fifth round. The two clubs meet again having been drawn together in 2013 and 2014, with City knocking Chelsea out of the competition on both occasions. Related: FA Cup fifth round draw – as it happened Continue reading…

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Héctor Bellerín could be the best right-back in England; Kelechi Iheanacho deserves his chance; Jon Walters is the Cup specialist; Oxford provide an upset When Arsène Wenger was asked after Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Sunderland if there was a better right-back than Héctor Bellerín in England he could not help laughing a little. “I don’t know,” Wenger said, clearly wishing the question could simply go away, before adding: “Look at the numbers…

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The midfielder is eager for his club to continue a run of eight games without defeat and pick up three points against their rivals

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West Ham are eyeing a surprise move for Bournemouth playmaker Matt Ritchie, as reported by MailOnline. The Scotland international was an instrumental figure in Bournemouth’s promotion to the Premier League last term, netting 15 goals throughout the Cherries’ title winning campaign. And a string of impressive performances in the Premier League this term, with one

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• Premier League newcomers pick apart tactical naivety in deserved 4-3 win • West Ham need to sign additional striker before end of transfer window Once again Slaven Bilic found himself lamenting his players’ inability to do the basics properly and, while all four of Bournemouth’s goals were down to individual errors, West Ham United’s second consecutive home defeat was the direct result of the kind of indiscipline and collective incompetence that was rarely seen…

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The Hammers fell to a 4-3 defeat to their newly-promoted opponents, with Callum Wilson netting a hat-trick, and the Croatian was disappointed with his side’s display

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Kevin Volland equals record for fastest goal in the Bundesliga; Colombo the cow brings smile to Sepp Blatter’s face; Chris Kamara does double take Hoffenheim’s no-messing Kevin Volland – scored after nine seconds against Borussia Dortmund, tying the Bundesliga record. Continue reading…

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The Cherries ran out 4-3 winners over the Hammers at Upton Park, with the 23-year-old netting a brilliant hat-trick to help the club secure their first Premier League victory

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They have been winning friends and admiring glances, but the time had come for Bournemouth to prove that they belong at this level and they wanted something more substantial to show for their unstinting efforts than generous pats on the head from neutrals and goodwill that flew their way after narrow defeats in their first two matches. Eddie Howe’s side did not disappoint at Upton Park and deepened the uncertainty that surrounds West Ham United by scoring their first goals of the…

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The 23-year-old forward grabbed a hat-trick at Upton Park as Slaven Bilic’s side slipped to a second defeat in a row despite scoring three goals of their own

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If you’ve been supporting West Ham long enough then you’ll know today’s game won’t be a straight forward affair. The way our

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After last week’s disappointing loss to Leicester, there’s already a lot riding on this week’s home meeting with Bournemouth. When the fixtures

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Bournemouth performed well against Liverpool but all they had to show for their spirited effort at Anfield was a tale of misfortune after a night that was defined by two poor refereeing decisions. Eddie Howe’s side are goalless and pointless after their first two matches. Will it be third time lucky against West Ham? Slaven Bilic’s side are reeling from their defeat to Leicester City last Saturday and Upton Park will …

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilić states his disappointment with goalkeeper Adrián’s three-match ban ahead of their game against Bournemouth at Upton Park on Saturday. Adrián’s suspension was upheld after the FA rejected a wrongful dismissal claim. The goalkeeper was sent off for a challenge against Leicester’s Jamie Vardy after he went up for a corner Continue reading…

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