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• FA strongly condemns actions after carnage outside stadium • I don’t understand why United couldn’t get here at 4pm, says Sullivan West Ham United’s farewell to Upton Park was marred by incidents involving some of their supporters, with the visiting Manchester United team bus pelted with missiles beforehand and their goalkeeper, David de Gea, also targeted during the game. De Gea had a bottle thrown in his direction after he celebrated his team’s equaliser …

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Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins was at Upton Park for the last time to capture the fans, the atmosphere and the action from the match between West Ham United and Manchester United Match report: West Ham United 3-2 Manchester United Manchester United coach ‘smashed up’ on way to Upton Park Additional photographs by Getty Images and Reuters Continue reading…

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• Wayne Rooney says United coach was attacked on way to stadium • Kick-off at Upton Park delayed until 8.30pm • Follow West Ham v Manchester United live Wayne Rooney has said that Manchester United’s coach was “smashed up” by supporters on its way to Upton Park for the Premier League game on Tuesday night. The game between West Ham United and Manchester United was delayed until 8.30pm as the visiting team’s coach was delayed in entering the …

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal discusses Tuesday’s Premier League match against West Ham United. Speaking at a press conference in Norwich on Saturday, Van Gaal says the game will be challenging, as West Ham lost to United in the FA Cup Continue reading…

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• West Ham manager seeks revenge in final game at old stadium • ‘It’s a special stadium,’ says Bilic of club’s home for 112 years Slaven Bilic played the game reluctantly. West Ham United will bid an emotional farewell to their cherished old ground when they host Manchester United under the lights on Tuesday night but Bilic, still smarting from the shambolic 4-1 defeat by Swansea City on Saturday , was going …

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• Hammers co-owner says they stopped ground from becoming white elephant • ‘Stadium was built by very arrogant people that had no foresight’ David Gold has hit back at criticism of West Ham United’s move to the Olympic Stadium by claiming the deal will be beneficial for taxpayers and prevent the ground becoming a white elephant. Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century with Olympic Stadium

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• Manager was ‘fuming and angry’ after 4-1 home defeat by Swansea City • Bilic says players should use this period in the club’s history as motivation This result came as a surprise to everyone except the man it appeared to wound the most. Slaven Bilic had warned West Ham against complacency as they entered the final few matches of the season, to “not buy the theory that clubs who are safe…

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The potential of the Olympic Stadium move is clear, but the memories and history left behind at the Boleyn Ground and some of the matchday traditions and businesses it affects cannot be replicated at their new home When West Ham moved to their current home in 1904, it was at the invitation of Brother Norbert rather than Boris Johnson. But the switch of surroundings was to prove almost as good value, if markedly less controversial, than the club’s looming relocation – …

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This was no surprise result given the circumstances but one in which Andy Carroll fired his calling card in the direction of Roy Hodgson once more. Carroll set West Ham on the way to a comfortable victory over depleted Watford and was his usual swashbuckling self throughout, just weeks before England name their squad for the European Championship. Related: Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian finishes off limp Crystal Palace Related: Ramiro Funes Mori sees red as Liverpool …

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic speaks to the press on Tuesday ahead of his team’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United. Bilic says the match could not be bigger and hopes that playing at Boleyn Ground will help his team beat Louis van Gaal’s squad Slaven Bilic confident West Ham will beat Manchester United in FA Cup Continue reading…

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West Ham are pushing for Champions League qualification and in an FA Cup quarter-final. Under the exciting Slaven Bilic, they can avoid being the Premier League’s latest flash in the pan Four years after promotion from the Championship, West Ham United, who take on Arsenal in the early kick-off on Saturday, are challenging for Champions League qualification under an exciting manager and on Wednesday face Manchester United for a place in the FA Cup semi‑finals…

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• Former West Ham striker had to leave the field after goal • Testimonial raised funds for Dylan Tombides Foundation It is a familiar footballing scene. One man lying on the ground, players from both sides charging towards the incident to get involved. At Upton Park on Monday that scene had a twist – both sets of players were smiling and laughing. The match was Mark Noble’s testimonial and they were rushing to congratulate Dean Ashton on a comically spectacular overhead kick…

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• Quarter-final replay will take place on Wednesday 13 April, kicking off at 7pm • FA could face fine for clash with Champions League quarter-final second legs West Ham United will play their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Manchester United at Upton Park on Wednesday 13 April and with a kick-off time of 7pm, the Football Association has announced. The authorities and broadcasters have been involved in back-and-forth talks over…

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Click to enlarge and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett’s verdict appears in Sunday’s Observer and here from Monday. You are the Ref No363: Sergio Agüero Continue reading…

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Season tickets at Goodison Park come with a guarantee of entertainment and the promise of frustration. Those at the Olympic Stadium may come with the carrot of Champions League football. Everton announced on Friday that they are reducing prices for next season. West Ham United are raising expectations for it. An extraordinary comeback, featuring three goals in 12 minutes, turned defeat into victory and maintained their hopes of a top-four finish. Credibility was stretched as the points were pilfered. …

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The Sunderland manager is adamant he presided over progress at Upton Park – whatever the Hammers supporters tell him on Saturday – and wishes his struggling new club could aspire to the same model It is no surprise that much of the buildup to West Ham’s Premier League match against Sunderland on Saturday has focused on the kind of welcome likely to be afforded to Sam Allardyce on his first – and final – return to Upton Park since…

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• Senegalese had been sent off against during West Ham’s win over Blackburn • 26-year-old now free to play this weekend against Sunderland for London club West Ham United have appealed successfully against Cheikhou Kouyaté’s one-match suspension for the Senegalese’s red card during the club’s 5-1 win at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday. Related: West Ham’s Emmanuel Emenike and Dimitri Payet run riot at Blackburn Continue reading…

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• 30-year-old striker become latest high-profile player moving to China • Tim Cahill, meanwhile, terminates deal with Shanghai Shenhua Nikica Jelavic has completed his switch from West Ham to the Chinese second division side Beijing Renhe. Related: Football transfer rumours: Manchester United to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? Related: The great windfall of China: a football revolution that may lead to World Cup | Owen Gibson Continue reading…

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Of all the reasons that Aston Villa look certain to be playing in the Championship next season, nothing is more maddening than their unerring ability to tease us with the idea that they are capable of pulling off one of the greatest escapes in Premier League history, only to let themselves down with needless implosions. Ever so briefly, ever so tantalisingly, Rémi Garde’s side had West Ham United on the ropes, but Jordan Ayew will …

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John Terry’s dramatic revelation about his Chelsea career may not be the final word, Rémi Garde was probably right to focus on the league and Wayne Rooney continues to draw inspiration from Bobby Charlton There was a whiff of political manoeuvring to John Terry’s post-match announcement that Chelsea had opted against offering him new terms for the summer. It was the way in which the captain laboured his point, while also suggesting the hierarchy had “said that, when …

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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp praises his young team after a draw in the FA Cup fourth round clash against West Ham at Anfield on Saturday. West Ham’s goalkeeper Darren Randolph thwarted Liverpool’s attempts at scoring. Both Klopp and Slaven Bilić are not thrilled to have a replay Continue reading…

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Jürgen Klopp and Slaven Bilic fell laughing into each other’s arms after Joey O’Brien sliced a shot into the bored spectators in the Anfield Road. It was a rare opportunity for West Ham United and a rare moment of levity for the Liverpool manager. He will not be amused at another replay being added to Liverpool’s already congested fixture list. Continue reading…

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• ‘Two-thirds of European stars in England would not meet visa criteria’ • ‘Cutting ourselves off would have devastating consequences’ British teams could find it harder to sign top European players if the UK votes to sever ties with Brussels, Karren Brady has warned club chairmen. The Tory peer, vice-chairman of West Ham United, has written to professional teams to warn that “cutting ourselves off from Europe would have devastating consequences” for both…

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Today’s fluff is taking it on trust Louis van Gaal has been sacked. Not just once, but three times . And it’ll be four should Manchester United lose to Derby County in the Fly Emirates television spectacular tonight. This is the world according to Van Gaal, of course, who, in tones so exasperated it’s almost as though he expects a wan observation to be framed as a Defiant Rant, has been offering arch comment on his current …

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• Forward currently on loan with Al Ain from Fenerbahce • Nikica Jelavic to make way by joining Guangzhou Evergrande Slaven Bilic hopes to complete a loan deal for Emmanuel Emenike in the next couple of days. Bilic wants the Nigeria striker, who has scored seven goals in 11 games for the UAE side Al Ain this season, to boost his attacking options for the Premier League run-in. Emenike is currently on loan from Fenerbahce…

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Enner Valencia and Sergio Aguero shared the goals in an entertaining tussle at Upton Park. 7.26pm GMT … sends a header pinging off the top of the crossbar! He really should have scored! But a draw is probably a fair result. That was a magnificent game of football. West Ham stay in sixth place, a point behind Manchester United. Manchester City move up into second, level on points with Arsenal but six goals to the good, and three points behind …

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