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• West Ham striker already looking to Brazil 2014 • Carroll has not played this season due to a heel injury Andy Carroll has set his sights on earning a place in England’s World Cup squad, as the West Ham United striker continues his rehabilitation from a heel injury. The 24-year-old, who has two goals in his nine England games, has …

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Minute-by-minute report: Can Manchester City find a cure for their travel sickness? Find out here Scott Murray

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• Manuel Pellegrini will not risk his captain on Saturday • City face trips to Moscow and Chelsea next week Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of Manchester City’s Premier League trip to West Ham United on Saturday. The Belgium defender suffered a thigh injury in City’s 3-1 win against Everton a fortnight ago. Recent reports had suggested City’s 27-year-old captain could be back in contention for the match …

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• Striker released by Hammers over the summer • West Ham struggled for goals before 3-0 win over Tottenham Carlton Cole has rejoined West Ham on a three-month contract. The striker has been working on his fitness at the West Ham training ground for the past few weeks. The former England international had been a free agent following his release over…

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Even this early there are enough hints to indicate the domestic season will be full of stories to rival the Champions League International football receives a fairly bad press these days. Some of it is fully deserved, although any sporting enterprise willing to put up with the barely fit for purpose Fifa probably gets what…

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• England Under-21 manager assured over West Ham midfielder • Player thriving after off-field issues when at Manchester United Gareth Southgate sought assurances from Sam Allardyce before calling up Ravel Morrison for the first time to his England Under-21 squad for this month’s European Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Lithuania. The midfielder, who has five caps at age groups up to…

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André Villas-Boas may have to rethink his policy of playing inside-out wingers to help Roberto Soldado and Jermain Defoe The transformation of Tottenham Hotspur from a mid-table team into potential title-challengers is ongoing, but the step required to make André Villas-Boas’ side into one good enough to win the Premier League continues to evade them. The north London team have…

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• Nine other arrests made for public order offences • Police warned fans before game about antisemitic abuse A Tottenham supporter arrested at half-time during Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to West Ham for using the term “Yid” has been released on bail until November. The Metropolitan police confirmed that nine other arrests were made for other public order offences during …

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• Sam Allardyce describes midfielder’s goal as ‘genius’ • André Villas-Boas says it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for Tottenham Sam Allardyce described Ravel Morrison as a “genius” after his jaw-dropping solo goal set the seal on West Ham United’s 3-0 win at Tottenham. The midfielder burst through from the halfway line, with his …

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• In pictures: the best images from Sunday’s games Who needs strikers? Not Sam Allardyce for this London derby. The West Ham United manager’s response to his team’s failure to score on their travels this season was to ape Spain’s European Championship-winning 4-6-0 formation. The result was a performance and result…

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From Dave Mackay to Sergei Rebrov, David Cross to Freddie Kanouté, half a dozen memorable clashes between north and east Lahn-dan West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur, 11 March 2001 Having beaten Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the fourth round, Paolo Di Canio scoring the winner and Fabien Barthez’s ego claiming the assist, West…

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The West Ham vice-chairman has made her first foray from the world of sports and business into politics She is known as the first lady of football but last week proved that Karren Brady has moved beyond her role as the game’s senior female wheeler dealer. David Cameron unveiled the vice-chairman of West Ham United FC as the Conservatives’ small …

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Police warn supporters of Tottenham Hotspur and opponents West Ham that they may be committing offence by using word Tottenham Hotspur fans could be arrested if they use the word Yid at Sunday’s home match against their London rivals West Ham United. Scotland Yard said both sets of supporters would be watched by officers and warned them they may be committing an offence if they use the word. The issue…

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No footballer has ever appeared for England while on the books at Hull City. Old Carthusians, Grimsby Town, Uxbridge FC and the 1st Surrey Rifles are among the 123 clubs who can boast of having provided the national side with at least one player, but not Hull. But that may and perhaps should be…

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A controversial first-half penalty awarded to and converted by Robbie Brady enabled Hull City to consolidate further their encouraging start to the season by taking all three points against a West Ham United side who have now failed to score in three away games. Jake Livermore also hit the post for the Tigers, and both …

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Not too many would have predicted Hull sitting comfortably in mid-table at any point this season but that is exactly where they are after accruing seven points from their first five games. West Ham have struggled somewhat for goals so far, but have coped well defensively, particularly away from home where both of their …

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To think, people said this would be a soporific 0-0 draw. As if. A thrilling second half at Upton Park culminated in Romelu Lukaku scoring a header on his Everton debut to give the visitors a wonderful win. But it was the brilliance of Leighton Baines, who twice netted inch-perfect free-kicks, that really turned this …

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• Jusge rules there is no case to challenge LLDC decision • Orient claim ‘real sense of injustice’ Leyton Orient have claimed a “real sense of injustice” after a high court judge struck out their attempt to challenge the decision not to let them share the Olympic Stadium with West Ham. In …

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Mauricio Pochettino’s tactics against West Ham were baffling, particularly with their £12m Uruguayan an unused substitute Without Andy Carroll, Joe Cole and Stewart Downing, West Ham United’s three most dangerous attacking weapons, Sam Allardyce lacked options in the final third for the trip to St Mary’s. Instead, Allardyce’s gameplan was about nullifying Southampton. Using a 4-1-4-1 …

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This was the kind of match that Roy Hodgson probably would have enjoyed. It is not that it was terrible, and the wet and windy conditions down by the south coast undoubtedly contributed to a painfully high error count, it was more that there were long periods when neither side …

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Minute-by-minute report: Can Southampton get the three points against injury-hit West Ham? Find out with Daniel Harris Daniel Harris

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• Manager Sam Allardyce’s injury problems are mounting • Croatia international a free agent after release by Fulham Sam Allardyce has moved quickly to mend the hole in his West Ham United squad that Andy Carroll’s worrying foot injury has created by signing Mladen Petric as a free agent on a one-year contract. Carroll, who completed a transfer to Upton Park …

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• Centre-forward is understood not to be fit enough to return • Former England striker to remain a free agent Carlton Cole has missed out on sealing a return to West Ham after failing to prove his fitness. The 29-year-old ended a seven-year spell at Upton Park when he left at the …

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According to one of football’s most endearing fairytales, Harry Redknapp once pulled an abusive fan from the crowd and put him on the field for West Ham. This allegedly happened in 1994, but no video and scant evidence of the incident exist. Jeff Maysh, for Howler Magazine , chased this mystery for over a decade before finally catching up with the fan in question Ever since he was five years old…

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• Striker undergoes medical at Upton Park • Cole left in July after failing to agree new terms Carlton Cole is set to complete a surprise return to West Ham United on a short-term deal despite leaving the club this summer, with Sam Allardyce turning to the 29-year-old as he looks to solve …

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Don’t waste Ravel Morrison’s gifts; this could be the year of the Tottenham takeover; Liverpool’s soft centre may prove costly Will Morrison get another chance? For Ravel Morrison, there are greatest tests to come than the one posed to him by Cheltenham Town on Tuesday night. Making his first start for West Ham more …

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