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• Sunderland look to extend unbeaten run against Aston Villa • Crystal Palace v Norwich; Fulham v West Ham relegation six-pointers Vito Mannone not only believes history is bunk but he also considers that statistics are there to be confounded. Sunderland’s goalkeeper merely shrugs when people tell him that West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05 are the only Premier League team to have escaped relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas. “We need to believe something different,” says …

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• Striker claims ‘quenelle’ was tribute to French comedian • Manager Keith Downing refuses to condemn action West Bromwich Albion’s caretaker manager Keith Downing refused to condemn Nicolas Anelka after the striker apparently made a far-right salute after scoring the first of his two goals in his side’s 3-3 draw with West Ham. Anelka has confirmed to Downing that he did perform what is known as a quenelle, or “reverse Nazi salute”, after…

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Minute-by-minute report: Will the Hammers claw their way out of the bottom three against the managerless Baggies? Find out with Jacob Steinberg Jacob Steinberg

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• Striker has leadership qualities, says his manager • Moyes praises Rooney after win over West Ham Wayne Rooney is Manchester United’s on-field force and is becoming a leader who now calls the shots in the dressing room, according to David Moyes. The manager offered the insight after another display of total football from the England forward, who drove United to this smoothly impressive victory over struggling West Ham. With Robin van Persie out for another three weeks due to a thigh injury, there had…

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says Manchester United deserved their 3-1 win over the side on Saturday

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• Men fined total of £123,000 for obtaining personal data • Mobile phone bills of Karren Brady accessed by investigator Three men who pleaded guilty to spying on West Ham as the club were bidding for tenancy of the Olympic Stadium have been fined. Howard Hill, 59, from Stockport in Greater Manchester, was given a £100,000 fine at Southwark crown court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to obtaining personal data contrary to the Data Protection Act 1998. Richard Forrest, 31, from Crawley, West Sussex, was…

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Manchester United manager David Moyes says striker Wayne Rooney may play against West Ham this Saturday after nursing a groin injury

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Manchester United have not lost three consecutive home league games since 1979 and after 1-0 defeats to Everton and Newcastle United, they would be mortified with similar against West Ham. Sam Allardyce’s side beat Tottenham Hotspur to reach the Capital One Cup semi-finals. That win came at White Harte Lane from a losing position and with Old Trafford less of a fortress now, the visitors will fancy their chances of leaving with something. Jamie Jackson…

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• Van Persie and Carrick likely to miss West Ham • Rooney to be assessed by club on Saturday Nani has added to Manchester United’s injury woes after their manager David Moyes said he would be out for a “few weeks” with a hamstring problem. The Portugal winger has not featured since the home defeat to Newcastle on 7 December and has recently been linked with a move to Juventus. “Nani has a hamstring injury which is a little bit worse than we thought,” said Moyes. “He is probably…

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• Midfielder to miss Chelsea and West Ham matches • Arsenal struggling to stay ahead in title race Jack Wilshere has been banned for two matches after giving Manchester City’s fans a one-fingered salute on Sunday and will miss the Premier League derbies against Chelsea and West Ham United. Arsenal are struggling to keep their noses in front as the title race reaches its crucial festive period and the loss of the England midfielder could seriously hamper their ambitions. Wilshere reluctantly agreed to accept the Football Association’s …

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• Caretaker manager says ‘immediate future up in the air’ • Sam Allardyce praises ‘brilliant effort’ from West Ham Tim Sherwood reflected the sense of chaos and upheaval at Tottenham Hotspur when he said that he did not know whether he would take charge of the team at Southampton on Sunday, after his managerial debut ended in a 2-1 Capital One Cup quarter-final defeat by West Ham United. The club’s youth co-ordinator, who was…

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• West Ham manager says forward lined up in transfer window • Owners retain faith despite describing season as ‘write off’ West Ham United are outstanding. Insofar as they stand out from the other clubs in the Premier League’s bottom five by not having sacked their manager this season yet. It hardly strengthens Sam Allardyce’s job security that the team in last place, Sunderland, outplayed his side for long periods before having to settle for a goalless draw, but West…

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Manchester City defeat doesn’t add up for Arsène Wenger, while it all comes to naught again for West Ham QUOTE OF THE DAY “Man City caused us no more problems than Everton or Southampton” – Arsène Wenger , on how City got lucky . Six times. MAN OF THE DAY Per Mertesacker . On the wrong end of a textbook humbling, but kept his magisterial image intact – giving Mesut Özil a telling off…

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Messages making reference to Hitler and gas chambers were posted after match between Spurs and West Ham in October Two men have been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after antisemitic messages were posted on Twitter following a match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham. Scotland Yard said the men, aged 24 and 22, were arrested at their homes in Croydon and Wiltshire respectively in connection with the tweets, which made reference to Hitler and gas chambers. Both men have been bailed to a date in late…

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Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says his players have suffered a setback after recent defeats, but are ready to face West Ham United

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West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says his team are ready to redeem themselves after losing in the Premier League against Crystal Palace

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• Manager stresses impact of players other than Luis Suárez • ‘I love seeing gifted players work hard in a system’ Liverpool, more than most, are aware that the men who top the bill have a tendency to overshadow the supporting cast. The class of 2009, their finest side in the Premier League era, were unfairly dismissed in some quarters as a “two-man team”, with the focus on Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres so pronounced that players of the calibre …

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Minute-by-minute report: Keep up with all the action in today’s 3pm kick-offs with Scott Murray’s updates Scott Murray

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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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