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This sorry performance was the last thing Tim Sherwood needed at the end of a week in which Ajax announced that their manager, Frank de Boer, was approached about a vacancy at White Hart Lane. Tottenham rubbished the Dutch club’s claim but Sherwood confessed to being confused. He must have been appalled at how unconvincing his team’s display was here, as Spurs started sluggishly and wound up a rabble. Sherwood came into the game hoping his …

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Live updates from the early Premier League kick-off Email michael.butler@theguardian.com with any thoughts Or you can tweet him @michaelbutler18 Sherwood tires of talk about De Boer taking his job 10 things to look out for in the Premier League this weekend 11.45am BST It must suck being a fan of the Liberty Christian Prep Lions basketball team. Every game you trudge along to some gymnasium in Florida to watch the rest of the team do …

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Co-owner David Sullivan offers no vote of confidence West Brom’s Pepe Mel also set for post-season talks Big Sam has a big game Saturday. There is a feeling within the club that West Ham United need to beat Tottenham Hotspur in style if Sam Allardyce is to survive supporters’ calls for his head and fulfil his quest “to build a better football club than they’ve ever had before”. David Sullivan…

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Pepe Mel celebrated his first home win in English football to take West Brom to the verge of safety as West Ham fans, seeing their team lose for the seventh time in nine matches, turned on Sam Allardyce again. The visiting fans chanted against Allardyce and flew a flag pleading for his dismissal as Saido Berahino claimed the goal that ended West Brom’s habit of flying into early leads only

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All the best images from around the grounds , starting off on Saturday at St Mary’s, where Everton were looking for three points to keep their Champions League aspirations alive Continue reading…

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Their first meeting this season was memorable, not for the quality of football but for Nicolas Anelka’s controversial quenelle gesture. West Brom are looking pretty desperate, teetering on the edge of the drop zone, and their manager, Pepe Mel, has pinpointed this game as the one where three points must be taken. As West Ham are without a win in three games, it does seem the moment for Albion to ease their relegation fears. Charlotte Trundley Kick-off…

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Sam Allardyce says Manchester United’s handling of David Moyes’s sacking reflects poorly on the club’s brand and reputation. The West Ham United manager says the leaking of Moyes’s dismissal was ‘a great shame’ for United. Allardyce recommends Moyes take some time off before returning to the world of football Continue reading…

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All the latest updates from the Premier League and beyond Read Dom Fifield’s piece on the resurrection of Portsmouth Send your missives to niall.mcveigh.casual@guardian.co.uk Alternatively, you can tweet them to @niallmcveigh 1.58pm BST In the Premier League, it’s Spurs 2-1 Fulham – Paulinho and Kane with the goals for Tottenham, either side of a Steve Sidwell strike for the visitors. You can follow what remains of that London derby with Nick Miller…

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Australian 20-year-old diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011 Club will hold minute’s applause before Crystal Palace game West Ham United have announced that Dylan Tombides has died at the age of 20 after his battle with cancer. Tombides died on Friday morning with his family by his side, having fought testicular cancer for the past three years after being diagnosed with it while representing Australia at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico in the summer …

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‘Top of the scale of negligence and incompetence’ Tomkins on trial for assault of a police constable The trial of West Ham defender James Tomkins for assault has been delayed after police and prosecutors lost CCTV footage of the alleged incident. The 25-year-old was due to stand trial at Basildon Magistrates’ Court after denying assaulting a police constable, being drunk and disorderly in a public place and obstructing a constable outside the Sugar Hut nightclub on the night of…

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Goals from Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski kept Arsenal in the hunt for the top four 9.41pm BST All of which means that Arsenal go fourth, a point above Everton, whose game in hand is against Crystal Palace at home tomorrow. In the end, Arsenal got the job done, although they struggled to find their feet in the first half and fell behind to Matt Jarvis’s goal. But they took advantage of slack West Ham defending to …

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All the best images from the Emirates where Arsenal will be looking to build on their FA Cup semi-final victory and move into the top four. West Ham, however, will be looking for a win that will put them on 40-points mark which should be enough to see off the threat of relegation Continue reading…

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Manager hopes to capitalise on opponents’ FA Cup exertions ‘Whatever difficulties they have it’s still a tough fixture for us’ Sam Allardyce has warned his West Ham players they are not yet safe from relegation. Six wins from their last 10 games have lifted the team away from trouble and they are seven points above the safety line. But weekend wins for Fulham , Cardiff City and Crystal Palace have left the manager looking over his shoulder once more. “The…

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Manager says Liverpool are mentally ready for Manchester City Claims his youngsters are tough enough for title run-in Brendan Rodgers has promised that Liverpool will show no fear against Manchester City next Sunday after they found a way past a stubborn West Ham side at Upton Park to secure their ninth successive victory and move back to the top of the league. Two penalties from Steven Gerrard, either side of Guy Demel’s controversial equaliser, were…

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Premier League updates from the match at Upton Park Email nick.miller.casual@theguardian.com Or get in touch via Twitter: @NickMiller79 Latest Premier League table Keep up with all today’s latest scores 4.03pm BST 3 mins: Mark Noble is penalised for whipping Daniel Sturridge’s legs away within Suarez Range. The Uruguayan defence-baffler steps up and spanks the free kick over the wall, but it gently flicks the top of the net and goes harmlessly over. 4.00pm BST…

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With six games to go Liverpool are in prime position for the title but Brendan Rodgers insists he will take no fixture for granted Brendan Rodgers has been playing down Liverpool’s title hopes all season, apart from the short time where he built them up and performances suffered, but as of last week the club’s cover has been blown. Liverpool touched the top of the table with six games to play and, though…

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The West Ham manager’s direct style has sparked unrest at Upton Park but it may be exactly what the club needs West Ham were winning 1-0, they were at home and Hull City were down to 10 men. Everything was going to plan on the surface but on further investigation, fault lines were apparent around Upton Park, with the mood of frustration captured by an interview at half-time with George Parris, a…

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The West Ham striker prepares to face the side where he failed to fit, Liverpool, but bears no grudges because a place in Roy Hodgson’s World Cup squad is his priority Andy Carroll is looking forward to confronting the club that discarded him but West Ham United’s centre-foward remains adamant he harbours no bitterness towards Liverpool. When it comes to proving a point, he is more concerned about jogging Roy Hodgson’s memory than trying to change…

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Manager says Skrtel and Agger can handle West Ham forward Iago Aspas tells Liverpool he wants to leave this summer Brendan Rodgers has said he is no longer concerned by Liverpool’s ability to handle direct, physical opponents, as he prepares for Sunday’s reunion with Andy Carroll at West Ham United. The Liverpool manager has admitted in the past that his defenders have been bullied by powerful centre-forwards or lapsed at aerial challenges. The …

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Liverpool are yet to show signs of choking in their charge for the title but West Ham have the potential to make life awkward for them. Upton Park has been a graveyard for potential champions in the past and for Liverpool the fear must be that they will come unstuck at the hands of two of their former players, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing. West Ham’s defence, which has kept 13 clean…

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Hammers are now 11 points clear of the relegation zone He can build a team challenging for Europe, adds Nolan Kevin Nolan has praised West Ham United’s board for refusing to bow to pressure from disgruntled fans to sack Sam Allardyce, who endured a long, hard winter managing the east London club. The midfielder who claims the majority of West Ham supporters remain behind the manager believes such loyalty could well be rewarded by European qualification at the end of the 2014-15 season.

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‘We’re playing good football but not getting the points’ Sunderland have not won in Premier League since 1 February Wes Brown, the Sunderland defender, has said the team will keep fighting against relegation but need to start putting away their chances. Following Monday’s 2-1 home defeat by West Ham , the manager Gus Poyet said he would quit were his players to “give up”, but Brown insists they have no intention of doing so.

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West Ham United have almost banished their relegation fears after a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Monday, says Sam Allardyce. The West Ham manager says the club is almost safe after winning six of the last nine games. ‘We’re probably in the top four or five in the Premier League for results at the moment,’ he says

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Goals from Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame gave West Ham a vital win and left Sunderland staring into the abyss 9.55pm BST A feeling of resignation spreads around the Stadium of Light. Sunderland aren’t out of it but they really needed to win that game. They had the chances to rescue something but West Ham hung on for a win that takes them to 37 points. Safety is in sight for them. As for Sunderland, they are four points …

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Perhaps Gus Poyet should have hired a hypnotist to convince his players it was Tuesday or Wednesday or Saturday any day bar Monday. Sunderland really do not like Mondays and have now gone 12 years and 19 games since last winning on one, and this latest failure to perform on the first evening of the working week has almost certainly consigned Poyet’s side to the Championship. Second bottom and four points adrift of safety, Sunderland have games in hand but face a…

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This football hooligan genre film about an expelled Harvard student who joins West Ham’s firm is compellingly awful – but it’s entertaining if you can’t sleep • More from My guilty pleasure I am prone to insomnia. I’ll lie in bed for a couple of hours, then go turn on the TV and flick through the channels until I find something that holds my attention, often on the film channels. Sometimes it’s The Ring , but, when it’s on…

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