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A great point away from home at the Champions, and once more the rollercoaster that is West Ham is on an upward trajectory. Joe Hart and Declan Rice were outstanding in a gutsy determined performance that was bizarrely criticised by BBC pundit Danny Mills on Sunday. Mills described West Ham as lacking heart and determination, and was quick to praise Hazard and Willian – quite rightly but West Ham dug in and…

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• Brazilian winger is not cup-tied for the Champions League • Portuguese midfielder Mário joins from Internazionale Tottenham Hotspur believe a January deal for the Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas Moura is theirs for the taking. The £25m-rated Brazilian visited the club’s training ground in Enfield on Thursday for talks with the chairman, Daniel Levy, and the manager, Mauricio Pochettino, and he knows that PSG want to offload him. Related: Érik Lamela: ‘My brother…

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The Observer fans’ network on the season so far: City’s commanding lead, a nervous wait for Benítez and the problem with Sparky • Part 1: Arsenal to Liverpool It’s been amazing. Flying in the league, and near faultless form in the Champions League too, with five wins from five before a meaningless dead rubber, including a crucial win away in Naples against one of Europe’s finest sides. We’ve broken countless records already …

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Brighton, Huddersfield and Newcastle are surpassing expectations and are showing clubs such as Everton and West Ham how it should be done When Pep Guardiola suggested an English team could win the Champions League the other day he was asked if he did not consider the intensity of the Premier League a potential problem. Intensity being the word normally used to promote the idea that the English league is somehow tougher and more demanding than other leagues around …

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West Ham United midfielder Havard Nordtveit did not enjoy the most successful debut season at the club despite the major hype surrounding him. Havard Nordtveit arrived on a free transfer from German Bundesliga giants Borussia Monchengladbach with experience of top flight German football and the Champions League. Although he was highly rated in Germany, the […]

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Positioned in a different role, the Brazilian was again outstanding in the win at West Ham and showed why they cannot contemplate selling him this summer As Philippe Coutinho departed from the pitch on a warm afternoon in east London, his 89th‑minute substitution met by raucous applause by those who filled the away end, he was embraced by Jürgen Klopp. Nothing surprising there given the frequency with which the Liverpool manger hugs his players but this one felt a little…

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• Manager delighted with players after 4-0 victory at West Ham • Victory against Middlesbrough would guarantee top-four spot Jürgen Klopp insisted Liverpool have proved they can handle the pressure after a convincing win against West Ham United tightened their grip on a top-four finish. The manager hailed a “perfect afternoon” as his team defeated West Ham United 4-0 to climb to third position and within three points of securing a place in the Champions League next season…

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It ended up being one of those afternoons when just about everything went right for Liverpool, who now know they will return to the Champions League next season with a win over Middlesbrough at Anfield in seven days’ time. The equation is that simple for Jürgen Klopp and his players after an emphatic victory over an abject West Ham side ensured Liverpool remain in control of their own destiny going into the …

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Not for the first time this week Kasper Schmeichel was the Leicester City hero. Robert Snodgrass’s free-kick had squirmed through the Leicester wall and fallen to Andy Carroll and a dramatic West Ham United equaliser looked inevitable. Carroll drew back his left foot and prepared to land the decisive blow. He made solid contact with the ball. The crowd was poised, ready to lift the roof off the London Stadium. But there he…

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By Tony Jimenez LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Whoever coined the phrase ‘it never rains but it pours’ has unwittingly provided a graphic illustration of the miserable start to the season that is being endured by Chelsea and Jose Mourinho. Saturday’s 2-1 reverse at London rivals West Ham United was Chelsea’s fifth defeat in 10 Premier League games and everything that could go wrong for the champions, did go wrong. Mourinho, who already has a suspended FA stadium ban …

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By Mike Collett LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – When Slaven Bilic took over from Sam Allardyce as West Ham United manager in June, he said one of his ambitions was to lead them into the Champions League for the first time. As West Ham have never finished higher than fifth in the Premier League, not many took him too seriously.

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Chelsea's creative drop-off was laid bare at West Ham after the sending off of Jose Mourinho and Nemanja Matic sent the champions crashing again.

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Rafa Benitez has responded to Sam Allardyce's claim he had “nowt” to do with Liverpool's Champions League win, asking how many titles he has won.

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