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Everton do pragmatism, Falcao recalls a former Manchester United striker, and its time for Eden Hazard to step up Sakho apologises for leaving Anfield before derby Match report: Liverpool 1-1 Everton Barney Ronay: the battle of the lightweight No10s Match report: Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham Daniel Taylor: Ronaldos return not a flight of fancy Van Gaal: Rooneys tackle was unfriendly Manchester United 2-1 West Ham Chelsea considering temporary Twickenham move Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa Hull City 2-4 Manchester City Nasri ruled out for one month with groin …

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Manchester United manager admits it was a mistake West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says foul was cynical Louis van Gaal conceded that Wayne Rooney had been too unfriendly after he was sent off for a wild kick at Stewart Downing in a 2-1 victory for Manchester United that ended with Sam Allardyce furiously complaining about a late West Ham effort from Kevin Nolan that was disallowed for offside. Rooney scored the opening goal but was shown…

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Young defenders both included in squad to face West Ham Van Gaal: Its the policy of the club to utilise the youth squads Louis van Gaal has confirmed that Paddy McNair will be in the Manchester United squad for West Ham Uniteds visit on Saturday, with the manager also including the 21-year-old Tom Thorpe because of the crisis in central defence. As reported by the Guardian on Thursday McNair along with Thorpe, his Under-21 captain has been called in as…

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Allardyce: Its a lack of concentration and discipline Morrison moves to south Wales for three months Allardyce wary of Manchester United backlash Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, has warned Ravel Morrison that his loan spell at Cardiff is his last chance to prove he is worthy of a future at Upton Park. The 21-year-old has moved to south Wales for three months having played just 33 minutes in the Barclays Premier League so far

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The Ecuador striker has come a long way since the days he milked cows to pay for his first football boots and he is relishing life in the Premier League Valencia makes his mark for West Ham against Hull So, Enner Valencia, what did you know about West Ham United before you joined them in the summer ? Was it how they were responsible for making England world champions in 1966? Perhaps you watched the Premier League when you were a …

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Andy Carroll recovering from ankle injury Im just dying to be back out there and involved, says striker Andy Carroll, who hopes to return to training in the next fortnight, does not feel he has let West Ham down because of his ankle problems. The striker has endured a frustrating time since becoming West Hams record signing last year. He missed the first half of last season with a foot injury and suffered yet another setback when he injured …

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Tottenham Hotspur will need temporary home for 2017-18 Sharing Olympic Stadium would need West Ham approval Karren Brady has indicated that West Ham would prevent Tottenham Hotspur from sharing the Olympic Stadium with them during Spurs season away from White Hart Lane. Tottenham have announced that they will need to find a temporary home for the 2017-18 season because of delays to their new 58,000-seat stadium, with the Olympic Stadium believed to be on a list of temporary solutions

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Kouyaté suffered injury in West Hams win over Liverpool David Gold says midfielder may return in early November West Ham 3-1 Liverpool: match report West Ham United face being without the midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté for six weeks after he suffered a groin injury in the Premier League win against Liverpool last Saturday, the London clubs co-owner David Gold said on Monday. The powerful 24-year-old Senegal international was injured towards …

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Consecutive league defeats for the first time since December arrived thanks to Sam Allardyces clear thinking for West Ham It was at 7.34pm on Saturday, precisely eight minutes after the match had ended, that an email landed from a well-known bookmakers offering odds of 9-1 on Liverpools manager, Brendan Rodgers, being sacked before the end of the season. The emails heading was: Could Rodgers Be On His Way? and the obvious answer from anyone …

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Defeat at West Ham is the clubs third loss in five games Players were nowhere near the standard of last season Match report: West Ham United 3-1 Liverpool Brendan Rodgers has admitted Liverpool cannot even entertain talk of mounting a title challenge again until they recover their poise, with last seasons runners-up having endured a third damaging defeat in their first five games for only the second time since the top…

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Liverpools period of adjustment continues to prove painful. This was a third league defeat in four, a game effectively surrendered in a frenetic first seven minutes when West Ham had been rampant as an attacking force and the visitors merely dazed and confused. The blur of tactical tweaks and substitutions thereafter never struck upon the correct blend to recover parity. If this squad is still becoming accustomed to each others foibles, then the actual teams constant shape-shifting can leave…

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Liverpool’s manager, Brendan Rodgers, says West Ham United will be a good test for his side when the two teams meet at Upton Park on Saturday. Rodgers says he has admired West Ham’s performance in recent fixtures. The manager also comments on how well his new players are settling in at Liverpool Continue reading…

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Answer a simple question and you could be off to Upton Park to watch live Barclays Premier League football Continue reading…

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Valencia to feature for West Ham against Hull He was Ecuadors top scorer in the World Cup New faces to watch in the Premier League Sam Allardyce believes that Enner Valencia is ready to show the World Cup form that persuaded West Ham to spend £12m, despite the Ecuador strikers fitful start to life at Upton Park. West Ham have had to be patient with Valencia, whose wait for a…

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Hull City have an improved attacking line up after signing Hatem Ben Arfa, who starts, on loan and Abel Hernandez for a club record fee of £10 million. Steve Bruce will be looking to repeat his side’s 1-0 home victory last season over West Ham who also start a new loan signing in Alex Song. Sam Allardyce will want Song to recreate the performances that lead Barcelona to sign him from Arsenal in 2012. Graham Searles Kick-off Monday 8pm

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From the culling acumen of Louis van Gaal at Manchester United to the loan coup and strong hints of promise at West Ham, the fans have their say on the transfer window With the Glazer debt squeezing the club for nine years they have acted only when they thought their lavish sponsorship deals and a return to the top-four were in jeopardy. Our squad had become bloated with mediocre players. Louis van Gaal is a…

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West Ham Ladies appeal for help with kit and pitch hire costs Club says core support of womens team has been met West Ham United have defended themselves against accusations that the clubs womens team are not being provided adequate financial support after a fundraising web page was set up to help pay for expenditure including kit and pitch hire. The page, set up by captain Stacey Little, describes the club as …

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Largely through spending insane amounts of money, the Premier League has bought back some of its old prestige The most expensive transfer window so far Manchester United to carry on big spending in January window Premier League clubs spent around £850m in the summer transfer window just closed, a new record and an increase of £220m on the previous year. The total was ramped up by Manchester Uniteds …

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Player has joined from Marseille for undisclosed fee He was on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season Morgan Amalfitano has become the ninth summer signing for West Ham United, joining the club from Marseille for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old midfielder, who has won one France cap, joins the recent loan acquisition Alex Song as well as other summer signings Carl Jenkinson, Enner Valencia, Diafra Sakho, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Diego Poyet, Aaron Cresswell and

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West Ham fan Jordan Dunn, 22, from Dover, Kent ran on to the pitch and took a free kick in game against Tottenham Hotspur A football fan has admitted to running on to the pitch and taking a free kick during a Premier League match. Jordan Dunn, 22, from Dover in Kent, became an internet sensation after he kicked the ball towards the goal West Ham United were defending at Upton Park against Tottenham Hotspur last month. Continue reading…

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Morgan Schneiderlin stops short of committing future to Saints Sam Allardyce hopes loss will serve as wake-up to players The Southampton manager, Ronald Koeman, has promised to keep trying to win games with style after recording his first Premier League victory. It would have been easy for Koemans side to abandon their pass-and-move approach when falling behind to Mark Nobles deflected 25-yard effort and become more direct in search of a way back into the match…

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Saturday Clockwatch as it happened Morgan Schneiderlin scored twice as Southampton secured a first Premier League win for Ronald Koeman by beating West Ham United 3-1 at Upton Park. The France midfielder who had been linked with a move to join the former Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur produced a couple of fine close-range efforts either side of half-time as the visitors came from behind following Mark Nobles deflected effort. Continue reading…

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Crystal Palaces supporters arrived determined to roar their side on and give a bad week a happy ending. The Palace ultras, that vociferous little group of fans behind one of the goals at Selhurst Park, banged their drums and led the chants and briefly it seemed that everything was going to be all right; it did not matter that Palace have been unwittingly caught up in the Malky Mackay scandal, that their …

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Plus analysis of how Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham, Burnley and Aston Villa can improve in the transfer window Continue reading…

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Fans of banter were disappointed when Tim Sherwood was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur at the end of last season Sherwood famously said that he was up for the banter on being given the job and spent six glorious months proving it but perhaps his replacement, Mauricio Pochettino, is going to fill the void. Pochettino was in a bubbly mood after Eric Diers stoppage-time winner had secured him an unlikely victory in his first match as Tottenhams manager and when …

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Our picks of the best images from the seasons opening day Sam Allardyce spoke about the number of opportunities created by West Ham. He pointed to the penalty that Mark Noble missed in the first half, said that the way his team outplayed Tottenham Hotspur gives him great encouragement for what lies ahead and laughed off suggestions that his job could be under threat after this galling defeat. If theyre going to do it after one game, …

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