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• League One side Shrewsbury Town face Manchester United • Bournemouth play Everton, Tottenham host Crystal Palace Manchester City will play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup fifth round. The two clubs meet again having been drawn together in 2013 and 2014, with City knocking Chelsea out of the competition on both occasions. Related: FA Cup fifth round draw – as it happened Continue reading…

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• Senegal striker pictured walking away from the scene without injury • Sakho posts message on Twitter to confirm he was not hurt The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho escaped unhurt on Monday night after crashing his car into a wall in Essex. The Senegal international, currently out of action with a thigh injury , appeared to be pictured walking away from his new Lamborghini sports car in Hornchurch after it came off the road and …

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As the teams ran out on to the field to the soundtrack of Kanye West’s Power the scene felt more akin to a Bournemouth nightclub but in the end there was no cause for celebration. Eddie Howe’s squad was boosted by three new arrivals signed for almost £20m – Benik Afobe, Juan Iturbe and the returning Lewis Grabban. Only four years ago, Bournemouth shattered their transfer record on the now Portsmouth striker Matt Tubbs …

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West Ham brought in £14m when they sold Craig Bellamy to Manchester City but the majority of that money was wasted in an inexplicably terrible deal By Tom Mason for These Football Times , part of the Guardian Sport Network There have been some dreadful club record signings in Premier League history. The broadcast TV deals of this era have granted football clubs Scrooge McDuck levels of wealth. Unfortunately, this has often left…

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Slaven Bilic can suddenly revel in his striking options after Nikica Jelavic’s work-rate was rewarded with his first goal for the club, against Wolves It has been far from plain sailing for Nikica Jelavic since joining West Ham United in September. The striker has had to bide his time for opportunities but on his 10th appearance, albeit only his second start, he finally broke his duck. Few would have been more pleased than his…

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• Sunderland and Newcastle have been linked with moves for striker • ‘Nobody at the club wants to sell him, he’s a very good player’ West Ham manager Slaven Bilic insists Andy Carroll will not be sold this month. Sunderland, and Carroll’s former club Newcastle, have been linked with moves for the 27-year-old striker, amid reports the Hammers were considering cashing in on a player with a bad injury record. Related: Andy Carroll…

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• Sakho to undergo surgery on Saturday after injury in West Brom game • Andy Carroll likely to start against Manchester United The West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho has been ruled out for three months with a thigh problem. The Senegal international, who has scored five goals this season, will undergo surgery on Saturday. Continue reading…

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• Club expect to learn full extent of ‘significant injury’ to Diafra Sakho • West Ham hopeful Enner Valencia will return before new year West Ham United should find out on Thursday the full extent of Diafra Sakho’s “significant injury” while his fellow forward Enner Valencia could be back in action before the end of the year. Sakho suffered a thigh injury during the 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, and early reports suggested he would be sidelined …

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The West Ham midfielder’s goal against West Brom was a reminder of the damage that can be done with a deadball – now others need to step up Welcome, Mauro Zárate, we hadn’t really been expecting you, but we’re sure glad you came. We need more like you. Because every football match should have at least one free-kick maestro just as every city should have at least one court and concert hall, ideally to be used …

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Slaven Bilic gives his reaction after West Ham United drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League at Upton Park on Sunday. Bilic says West Bromwich Albion deserved some reward for their second half performance, but says his team should have been more than 1-0 up in the first half West Brom fight back to win hard-earned point at West Ham Continue reading…

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• Argentine is on a season-long loan from United Arab Emirates side Al Jazira • Co-chairman Sullivan says ‘any other team’s interest is irrelevant’ The West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan has warned off rival clubs interested in signing their rising star Manuel Lanzini. The Argentinian midfielder is reportedly a target for Liverpool after his impressive start to life in the Premier League. Lanzini has scored four goals so far …

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Perhaps it’s not the best league in the world but who wants a runaway leader? We’ve no idea what’s coming next in Europe’s most compelling competition A third of the way through the Premier League season and it is still to take shape. There is a pleasingly old-fashioned look to the table, with the top seven separated by six points. To put that into context, 12 games into last season, the leaders Chelsea had six points more than Manchester City do now…

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• France midfielder was substituted in 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday • Payet has scored five goals in 14 appearances since joining from Marseille West Ham have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Dimitri Payet may be ruled out for three months. The French midfielder has been a major factor in West Ham’s fine start to the season after his £10.7m summer move from Marseille but Payet, who has scored five goals in 14 appearances, suffered an ankle …

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The West Ham manager says the team’s current third-place position in the Premier League motivates the club as the players are enjoying their winning streak. Slaven Bilić says he rates Watford’s manager Quique Sánchez Flores really highly for his managerial skills, admitting Watford will be difficult to beat when they meet at Vicarage Road stadium on Saturday Continue reading…

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West Ham deserved to win. It is worth highlighting that fact lest it be obscured by the fallout to Chelsea’s disciplinary meltdown. The champions had Nemanja Matic sent off in the first half, two players booked for protesting against that decision, their assistant first-team coach, Silvino Louro, dismissed for haranguing the fourth official and José Mourinho banished to the stands at half-time. Continue reading…

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• Midfielder joined from Marseille 13 months ago • Bilic punished him for ‘breach of discipline’ in August Morgan Amalfitano has left West Ham after falling out with the manager, Slaven Bilic. The 30-year-old only midfielder moved to Upton Park from Marseille 13 months ago but has not made a Premier League appearance under Bilic, who revealed in August he had punished the Frenchman for a “breach of discipline”. Continue reading…

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The Guardian looks at some of the best young talent coming through at Premier League clubs, identifying one player from each club born between 1 September 1998 and 31 August 1999, an age band also known as first-year scholars. We will then follow their progress over the coming years See how our 2014 picks have got on in the past 12 months Continue reading…

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Sunderland’s inability to take their chances, not to mention deal with adversity, again cost them dear on an afternoon when Dick Advocaat did nothing to contradict the impression he was preparing to bid Wearside farewell. Compounded by Jeremain Lens’s second-half dismissal, such collective home fragility allowed Slaven Bilic’s players to ultimately earn a comfortable point after falling two goals behind in the opening period. Continue reading…

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• Bilic: ‘With three away wins you expect us to beat everybody 6-0 at home’ • Wes Hoolahan provided a league-leading fifth assist of the campaign Sometimes success can have a perverse impact. Slaven Bilic certainly had a point after West Ham scraped a late draw against Norwich City to escape a third home defeat from four when he said their stunning away form has led to too much being read into the home record. Four points from two games is …

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• Howson escorted injured pigeon off the pitch in second half • Alex Neil: Jonny’s from Yorkshire, so looks after wildlife There was a brief moment of silence during West Ham United’s 2-2 draw with Norwich , the type you only get when there is a serious injury. On Sky Sports, Chris Kamara wondered if the game would be abandoned. Ten minutes into the second half, the referee’s whistle blew, the game was paused and Upton Park took a collective breath. Norwich’s Jonny Howson…

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West Ham’s curious season continues. They might look unbeatable in the Premier League away from home but in their final season at Upton Park their record reads one win, two defeats, and one draw – even if this point garnered at the death will have felt like a victory. This was a game that could have gone either way, with a plethora of chances afforded to both sides, but after Nathan…

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West Ham’s history makers, having sprung surprise wins at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, face a different pressure against Norwich on the basis they will be expected to win. They were favourites in both defeats this season, against Leicester and Bournemouth, and have thus far revelled when the underdog. Saturday’s visitors have a dour away record in the top flight, winning only one of their past 14 on the road, but have only been…

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Bilic has got his team within touching distance of Premier League summit having spent a lot on new players one year before Olympic Stadium move Euphoric, a little bedraggled, flashing around his rock star’s poetic licence (he is after all still a guitar player in the progressive metal band Rawbau) Slaven Bilic just about got away with describing beating Manchester City at the Etihad last weekend as like walking into “a …

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The stadium in London’s east end is hardly a hotbed of rugby union, but its first attempt at bringing other sports to an unfamiliar audience was a qualified success Rugby World Cup fever had definitely failed to reach Stratford High St, where a confused posse of French visitors rattled their cases past pound shops and market stalls. But, on the other side of Westfield, the cavernous temple to consumerism that acts as the gateway …

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Andy King’s header in the second period of extra-time saw Leicester through to the fourth round of the Capital One Cup after a 2-1 win over West Ham at the King Power Stadium. The tie looked destined for a penalty shoot-out until King, captain for the night, guided a Christian Fuchs cross into the top corner of the net and beyond Adrián, who had kept his side in the game with a string of saves. Continue reading…

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Author’s history details mutual dependence along with colourful anecdotes I’ve just read a delightful book about the media’s relationship with football, From the back page to the front room: football’s journey through the English media by Roger Domeneghetti.* It was published towards the end of last year but it didn’t get the publicity it warranted, or enough reviews for that matter. That was a pity because it is chock full of fascinating facts and

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