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• 93-day loan period coincides with play-off final • Midfielder has fallen out of favour at Upton Park Ravel Morrison is poised to join Queens Park Rangers on loan from West Ham United until the end of the season, with Harry Redknapp, the Rangers manager, hopeful that the midfielder can spark the club to promotion from the Championship. The deal is not expected to be confirmed until next Friday, which would be 93 …

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If West Ham are to remain a Premier League side this year, then there may be a little pocket in Seville that celebrates with them. The Andalucian city produced their man of the match here, with goalkeeper Adrian coming to the rescue of a side that was often outmanoeuvred and outwitted by Norwich City but eventually emerged victorious thanks to late goals from James Collins and Mohammed Diamé. As Collins capitalised on some poor Norwich …

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• Upton Park will be redeveloped after 2016 move • New homes and shops planned for site West Ham have agreed a deal to sell Upton Park to a developer once the club have completed their move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016. The Galliard Group has been named as the successful bidder for the site, with West Ham saying they had chosen a developer with close links to the community and a plan to honour …

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• Nolan scores twice in 2-0 win at Aston Villa • Hammers’ 12 clean sheets is the most in the League West Ham have the hallmarks of a Sam Allardyce team again. Over the course of a dozen years the 59-year-old has established a reputation as one of the most unapologetically efficient managers. It is no coincidence his teams have never been relegated from the top flight. While others flaunted possession-based football, Allardyce…

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After the famine, the feast. This had been a strangely barren season for Kevin Nolan, an ignominious campaign in which he had had as many red cards as goals, but it has been transformed in the space of eight days. February has already yielded successive braces for West Ham’s captain. Once again, he is gorging himself on goals. Once again, he is winning them matches, rather than handing opponents an advantage. Nolan’s patron merits some…

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Paul Lambert says he is pleased with the backing he has received from Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner

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Four unmissable media events are coming up over the next couple of weeks. Here they are in chronological order. Note that tickets must be bought for three of them, while the fourth requires advance registration… Life after Leveson: the future of media freedom in the UK Index on Censorship is staging a discussion on press freedom against the background of the continuing row over a new form of press regulation and the introduction of a new defamation law…

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• Carroll was sent off for violent conduct against Swansea • Independent panel threw out appeal on Tuesday West Ham have confirmed they are seeking “legal redress” over the decision not to overturn Andy Carroll’s three-match ban for a red card received against Swansea City, with their co-owner David Gold claiming the club have no other option. Carroll, who will miss Saturday’s Premier League match against Aston Villa and further fixtures …

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The most damning statistic was that Swansea City did not have one shot on target, even after Andy Carroll’s ludicrous red card with half an hour left. It will lead to the usual criticisms, that Swansea are soft, that they pass the ball too much and could do with a bit more thrust and, whisper it, some good old-fashioned British blood and thunder. Yet their plight is more nuanced than that. It is …

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It felt like it was going to be a moment that summed up West Ham’s tragicomic season. They were coasting at 2-0 up in the second half, were on their way to their first victory at Upton Park since 30 November and one of football’s great bromances had been reunited, Andy Carroll creating two goals for Kevin Nolan. Things were looking up for once. Few clubs have as great a capacity for self-destruction as West Ham, though, and when Carroll …

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• Arsenal sign Kim Kallstrom on loan from Spartak Moscow • Crystal Palace bring in five players including Tom Ince Arsenal Ins Kim Kallstrom (Spartak Moscow, loan) Outs Nico Yennaris (Brentford, undisc), Chuba Akpom (Brentford, loan), Anthony Jeffrey (Wycombe, free ), Benik Afobe (Sheff Weds, loan), Emmanuel Frimpong (Barnsley, undisc), Billy Clifford (Colchester, loan), Park Chu-young (Watford, loan) Arsène Wenger’s interest in Julian Draxler raised hopes of a pulse-quickening deal but Schalke’s…

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Keep your eyes on Southampton’s love of youth, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s search for a win and a Liverpool love-in 1) Will Gallagher get another chance? Mauricio Pochettino might refuse to speak English when the cameras and dictaphones are rolling – he is probably just amusing himself now – but that does not mean he’s come over here to put good, honest, hard-working homegrown footballers out of work. That …

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce responds to criticism from Chelsea’s coach over goalless draw

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• Former Manchester City player joins from Anzhi • 21-year-old is Sam Allardyce’s fourth January signing West Ham have signed the former Manchester City midfielder Abdul Razak on a short-term deal. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international came through the ranks at City after originally starting out at Crystal Palace but found first-team opportunities limited at the Etihad Stadium. Razak has spent time on loan at Portsmouth, Brighton, Charlton and most recently the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, who …

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Sam Allardyce defended West Ham’s tactics against Chelsea by arguing that he is in the results business, but José Mourinho thinks he is part of the entertainment industry. Both men seem to change their minds when it suits them. What do you think? Paul Campbell

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Chelsea manager José Mourinho accuses West Ham of playing ’19th century’ football in their goalless draw on Wednesday

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• Striker turned down move to Upton Park • Hammers accused of playing ’19th century football’ at Chelsea Everton’s new loan signing Lacina Traoré rejected West Ham in favour of a move to Goodison Park as he preferred Roberto Martínez’s style of play. The Hammers were in pole position for the 6ft 8in Ivory Coast international after securing a work permit ahead of a move from Monaco. However, Everton came in with a late bid and …

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Somewhere amid the din at the final whistle, as the locals gnashed in livid frustration and the visitors whipped up a taunting celebration, José Mourinho had actually been proved right. The Chelsea manager insisted on the eve of this derby against a side ensconced in the bottom three that his own charges were not yet ready to reclaim the title. The stalemate that ensued seemed to prove him right. The Portuguese’s animated …

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Minute-by-minute report: Aston Villa face West Brom, Chelsea take on West Ham and Sunderland entertain Stoke. Follow the action with Ian McCourt Ian McCourt

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Sam Allardyce hopes new signings Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino can make an instant impact

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• Italian international midfielder joins on season-long loan • Hammers also in pursuit of Borriello and McCormack West Ham United have confirmed the signing of the Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino on loan until the end of the season. Nocerino, 28, has been drafted in to help the Hammers in their battle to earn Premier League survival, with Sam Allardyce’s men currently in the relegation zone. The ex-Juventus and Palermo man has become a bit-part player at …

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• Describes former club as weak and players cowards • Says it is his destiny to manage West Ham Paolo Di Canio has defended his tenure as Sunderland manager, calling the club weak, his former players cowards and saying he believes it his destiny to one day manage West Ham. The Italian was sacked by Sunderland in September after a tumultuous 13 games in charge, amid talk of a player rebellion against his disciplinarian style. The Italian replaced Martin O’Neill at…

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Minute-by-minute report: Will West Ham salvage some pride after their 6-0 first-leg defeat? Find out with Scott Murray Scott Murray

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• Manager believes midfielder may have been unsettled • But Fulham made a ‘derisory’ offer for the player Sam Allardyce has accepted that Ravel Morrison could leave West Ham United this winter, saying that the midfielder may have been unsettled despite a “derisory” transfer offer from Fulham. Morrison, who joined the Hammers in 2012 from Manchester United , is valued at £10m by the east London club but Fulham’s initial bid, confirmed last week by their manager, René Meulensteen, …

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Arsenal’s resilient backbone, a Pulis reunion with Stoke, Chelsea’s crunch clash with Manchester United, and much more 1) Arsenal’s resilient backbone will dash Fulham hopes of an upset When Fulham travelled to the Emirates last season Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip, before eventually salvaging a 3-3 draw . Arsène Wenger’s side came close to doing something similar in Monday night’s 2-1 victory at Villa Park , but the resilient backbone they have developed over the last 18 months held firm. Much of the credit for that has gone to…

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• West Ham told there was only a 4% chance of injury recurring • Striker could be on bench for dogfight at Cardiff City Sam Allardyce does not regret ploughing the vast bulk of last summer’s transfer budget into the pursuit of Andy Carroll , a player who has yet to kick a ball in anger this season, as West Ham United prepare to welcome the England striker back to the bench for their critical Premier League game at Cardiff. West Ham spent a club record £15m…

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