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Updates from the match at the Etihad Stadium Look in on Liverpool v Newcastle here Check out the rest of the action in our clockwatch Email jacob.steinberg@theguardian.com Or get in touch via Twitter: @JacobSteinberg Latest in-running Premier League table 2.02pm BST The team news in. Sergio Aguero starts for Manchester City. I’ll have the full teams in a minute. 1.57pm BST I’ve got Liverpool fans excited. Sorry. “Being a Liverpool…

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The midfielder is on a mission of revenge to achieve the improbable at City and make Liverpool’s route to the title easier Brendan Rodgers invited great former players back to Anfield this season as he tried to rebuild the club but Liverpool’s immediate future will be determined in part by players who they cast off and are now at West Ham. The presence of Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush behind the scenes at Liverpool is supposed …

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NBC channels showing every Premier League game live Most extensive simultaneous coverage ever shown in USA Experiment caps first year of big money deal for NBC When the Premier League campaign ends on Sunday, US viewers will have blanket coverage of the battle for the title (and the 19 places behind first ), as NBC end their first year of holding the US television and digital rights for the league by showing every game live across a range of the company’s…

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Manager states his case after David Sullivan’s apology to fans ‘I did what Gus Poyet did but six or seven weeks ago’ Sam Allardyce has reacted to reports that he will soon be sacked as West Ham manager by declaring that such a decision would be unjustified. West Ham’s joint chairman David Sullivan is so unhappy about some of the club’s performances this season that he apologised to supporters at the club’s end-of-season awards dinner but Allardyce says that claims …

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With Manchester City requiring only a draw to ensure a second title in three seasons whatever Liverpool do against Newcastle United at Anfield this visit of West Ham United has the feel of a coronation for Manuel Pellegrini’s side. For the first time this campaign he has everyone fit so expect Pellegrini’s first-choice team to be assembled at the Etihad and, if Yaya Touré, David Silva, Sergio Agüero and company score early, this could turn into a party that will …

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Manuel Pellegrini tells the media that Manchester City are not nervous and will not treat their Premier League deciding match with West Ham United any differently from other games. The experienced Chilean expects City to win the game. The blues only need a point to clinch the Premier League title Continue reading…

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Sam Allardyce knows all eyes will be on West Ham United this weekend, and urges his team ‘to spoil Manchester City’s party’ at the Etihad. Allardyce tells reporters that neutrals would like to see Liverpool win the Premier League. Manchester City only need a point from the game to win the title Continue reading…

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Argentina striker set to return for Premier League title decider Manuel Pellegrini: ‘The whole squad is fit for Sunday’ Manchester City’s top scorer, Sergio Agüero, is fit for Sunday’s Premier League title decider against West Ham United. Agüero, who scored the dramatic late winning goal when City beat QPR on the final day to secure the crown two years ago, had been doubtful with a groin injury. The Argentina striker, scorer of 28 goals this season, hobbled out of last Saturday’s win…

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Manager holds phone conversation with David Sullivan ‘I will find out next week if it is speculation’ Sam Allardyce has insisted that he has received no indication from West Ham United’s owners that his future as manager is under threat. Allardyce rang the club’s co-chairman David Sullivan on Thursday after reports emerged suggesting that he faced the sack after the team’s final game of the season at Manchester City on Sunday. Hammers fans…

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Andy Carroll has scored more goals against City than any other club, but Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and Edin Dzeko are more than capable of driving the home team to the league title Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa in their game in hand in the Premier League has given them some breathing space in the title race. Manuel Pellegrini’s side now know that a combination of their goal difference and a point at home …

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West Ham manager targets top-10 finish next season We’ve got to find some better players, says Allardyce Sometimes Sam Allardyce could not win this season, even when he won. The fans’ displeasure with the 59-year-old’s management style meant that boos occasionally accompanied victories as well defeats. Tottenham are even more unpopular at Upton Park, though, so this result was greeted with uproarious glee and Allardyce reckons there could be plenty…

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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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The season is ending curiously for both these clubs. Tottenham cannot now finish in the top four, but should still reach the Europa League and cannot have expected more after sacking André Villas-Boas in December and replacing him with a relative novice. Four consecutive defeats have led West Ham fans to call for Sam Allardyce to go, but they were happy enough after four wins in a row in February. Paul Chronnell Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm Continue reading…

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The 2012-13 accounts of all 20 top-flight clubs and what the figures say about their health Wages of players and staff now hits record £1.8bn Financial figures for 2012-13, for the 20 clubs in the Premier League during 2012-13. All details from the published annual reports at Companies House. Net debt is as stated in the accounts; debts minus cash held at the bank. The separate categories of turnover are rounded down or up…

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Wellington Phoenix will also compete Tournament to take place in July Sydney FC are to play against Newcastle United and West Ham United in a four-team off-season tournament in New Zealand. Sydney FC join hosts Wellington Phoenix as the two A-League teams in the July tournament, which will be played in three cities. Phoenix general manager David Dome on Wednesday announced a schedule that opens in Dunedin, where Newcastle United…

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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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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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Julián Speroni praises manager Tony Pulis It’s amazing the job he has done, says goalkeeper How apt that Crystal Palace could be kingmakers. In this uniquely unpredictable season no team have confounded expectations more than Tony Pulis’ side and having secured their own survival with three games to spare, Palace could have a significant say in who wins the title and who goes down. Their next two matches are at home to Manchester City and Liverpool, and then, on…

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Father and brother of Australian who died aged 20 place his shirt in the middle of the field before Premier League match West Ham paid tribute to Dylan Tombides on a day when Premier League defeat paled into insignificance. Promising youth international Tombides died aged 20 in London on Friday, following a three-year battle with testicular cancer, and was honoured by his club before Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace. 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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Tony Pulis and Sam Allardyce are often depicted as being from the same mould but while the West Ham manager has been booed by his own fans this season because of a lack of sparkling football, Pulis is basking in acclaim thanks to a run of four straight wins that has guaranteed Palace’s survival and sees Jason Puncheon mounting a late push for an England World Cup call-up. West Ham will have their work cut out to send their …

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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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French striker’s superb goal is tribute to Hillsborough victims and welcome fillip for anxious home fans at the Emirates Stadium Olivier Giroud offered his tribute to the Hillsborough victims on the 25th anniversary of the disaster after his stunning goal helped Arsenal to a 3-1 home win over West Ham United. The France striker, who has struggled for form in recent weeks, showed a wonderful touch to bring down a high ball before finishing to put his …

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Arsène Wenger’s side boost Champions League hopes despite facing Hammers with a lineup looking distinctly veteran As a trio of striking options to take you through the business end of the season, it still beggars belief that Arsène Wenger a man who 10 years ago had Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Sylvain Wiltord and Kanu to fire Arsenal to the title could imagine he could make do with a toiling Olivier Giroud, a rookie Yaya Sanogo and the enduring …

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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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