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West Ham United had emphatically not read the script. This was supposed to be Tim Sherwood’s big night; the first time that he had managed in the professional game and, also, the first steps towards redemption for Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor had become almost Tottenham Hotspur’s forgotten man, although the chairman, Daniel Levy, remained well aware of the monthly direct debit that entered the striker’s bank account. It was one of the …

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Interim Spurs manager has plenty on his plate as his team prepare for the Capital One Cup quarter-final against West Ham For Tim Sherwood, it is the fieriest of baptisms. The 44-year-old former England midfielder and Premier League-winning captain has never managed a professional team. Now he takes charge of Tottenham Hotspur, one of England’s top five clubs over the past four seasons, in a grudge Capital One Cup quarter-final…

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To punters, it was the most predictable result of the season. To the participants, it was supposed to be a turning point, the match where they would reverse an ominous series of results and begin the crawl to safety. The punters got paid. Sunderland and West Ham got a point each but little satisfaction. Gus Poyet has overseen improvement since taking charge of Sunderland but still only produced two wins in nine league matches and his team remain …

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Anyone mistaken enough to leave Anfield early yesterday may have departed feeling short-changed. A ticket tends to come with the guarantee of copious quantities of Luis Suárez goals, and after the feast, an 80-minute famine followed. Then Suárez struck to take his extraordinary haul at home to 10 goals in four games as Liverpool reeled off a fifth successive win on their own turf. Compared to his spectacular efforts in Wednesday’s 5-1 thrashing of Norwich, this one was comparatively mundane: a far-post header …

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• Striker on the mend after double fracture of right foot • ‘I can see the light at the end of the tunnel’ Andy Carroll admits he is itching to return to help save West Ham’s season after returning to the club’s Chadwell Heath training ground for the first time in three months this week. Carroll has not played for the Hammers this season and has spent time in the Netherlands and Belgium recovering from a double…

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• Jol sacked by Fulham 24 hours after damaging loss • Leap of faith by Shahid Khan to appoint Rene Meulensteen Martin Jol’s parting shot to the press after Fulham’s 3-0 defeat by West Ham on Saturday afternoon had something fittingly elegiac about it. “I’ll see you soon … I hope,” Jol said as he disappeared down the nearest corridor. In the event Jol may yet be seen again in English football, but it will not…

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• ‘They can’t fragment and think it’s all about them’ • Andy Carroll expected to resume training next week Sam Allardyce has told his West Ham players that they must stick together for the start of what he believes is a defining period for his side. West Ham have slipped down the table and the manager feels that team spirit will be vital as they look to pull themselves away from danger. West Ham have been boosted by the news that …

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Both managers enter this fixture knowing that a bad result could quickly propel their names to the front of the sack race. Without a win in five games, Sam Allardyce’s side are clearly suffering from the lack of a quality striker and after one goal in four games, Carlton Cole may merit a start. For Fulham Darren Bent and Dimitar Berbatov may have 195 Premier League goals between them, but their partnership continues to show few indications of prospering. Louis …

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Sam Allardyce says he is shocked to hear that his former Bolton charge Delroy Facey has been arrested

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• Striker not expected to play until January • ‘We have to be tentative’ says Sam Allardyce Andy Carroll will begin his lengthy comeback trail next week when he returns to West Ham United training. Sam Allardyce does not expect the England centre-forward to make a playing return before January and the manager said that the club must heed medical advice and be cautious as the 24-year-old continues his recovery from a long-term…

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce admits his team are struggling with injuries before their clash against Chelsea on Saturday

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• Leyton Orient continue to lobby for groundshare • Floodlights will make way for cantilevered roof The door has been left open for Leyton Orient to share the Olympic Stadium with West Ham United on an occasional basis, as work begins on adding an 84-metre roof as part of a £160m conversion project. The West Ham vice‑chair Karren Brady, who led the club’s bid to win tenancy and move in time for the 2016…

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West Ham United’s Ravel Morrison scores a memorable volley on Sunday during England’s U21 training

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• West Ham still struggling to score without Andy Carroll • Aston Villa’s defensive resilience earns point Sam Allardyce spent his Friday evening in the front row at the Royal Festival Hall, watching Eamonn Holmes question Sir Alex Ferguson. It was a fairly tame event – questions about David Beckham, Roy Keane or Wayne Rooney were off-limits – but Ferguson’s thoughts on the need to give managers time would have struck a chord with the West Ham United manager. “Stick by …

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