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• City lose 2-1 at home for second time in a week following Juventus loss • Second-placed West Ham have now beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and City away For perhaps the first time since Manuel Pellegrini’s Cool Hand Luke act arrived at Manchester City the Chilean’s mask slipped after this second 2-1 defeat at home in five days. West Ham United’s fine victory had a jubilant manager, Slaven Bilic, likening his emotion to entering a hostelry “full of girls” and Pellegrini visibly…

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Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off at the Etihad Vincent Kompany’s passion makes him prone to injury, says Pellegrini And email nick.miller@theguardian.com or tweet @NickMiller79 6.50pm BST 60 mins: Change for West Ham, as Moses goes off and is replaced by Michail Antonio, the deadline day signing from Nottingham Forest. 6.50pm BST 59 mins: Kolarov lines up a shot from about 30 yards, and it sails well, well wide and…

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• Manchester City captain to miss visit of West Ham because of calf problem • Nicolás Otamendi likely to make first start since £32m move from Valencia Manuel Pellegrini believes Vincent Kompany’s intensity makes the defender vulnerable to injury, though he says it is difficult to ask Manchester City’s captain to change his approach. Kompany will miss Saturday’s game against West Ham United and Tuesday’s Capital One Cup trip …

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• Manuel Pellegrini confirms captain’s calf injury has not healed in time • Nicolás Otamendi could be brought in to replace Kompany Vincent Kompany will miss Manchester City’s games against West Ham United and Sunderland due to a calf problem and is to be assessed ahead of next week’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur. The captain suffered the injury in Tuesday evening’s 2-1 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League group match. It was the 10th occasion Kompany has …

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• West Ham owners spent more than £40m in the summer • West Ham would now need to sell to buy again in January The West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan is braced for the club to record a loss of up to £17m over their final season at Upton Park after a summer of heavy spending in the transfer market aimed at ensuring they start life at the Olympic Stadium in the …

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In the end the only real consolation for Steve McClaren was that the heavens did not open in the East End, as they had so infamously the last time he had confronted a side overseen by Slaven Bilic, so the brolly was never required. His players still sunk without trace, utterly incapable of nullifying a West Ham side bristling with pace and inspired by a player over whom the Premier …

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Premier League updates as Steve McClaren’s side travel to Upton Park McClaren says he wants QPR’s Austin in January transfer window Email michael.butler@theguardian.com or tweet @michaelbutler18 2.50pm BST Goodness knows what the bookies make of this one. So far in the Premier League, West Ham have played four, comprehensively beaten both Arsenal and Liverpool away from home, and lost on their own patch to Leicester and Bournemouth. Despite going out to Astra Giurgiu in the Europa League qualifying round, …

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• Nolan departed Upton Park because of a lack of playing time • ‘I’ve watched Kev and how he dealt with things and learned a lot’ Mark Noble has been made the West Ham club captain in his 10th season at Upton Park, following Kevin Nolan’s departure last month. Related: Steve McClaren ditches the brolly for reunion with Slaven Bilic Continue reading…

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Today’s fluff has nothing to say here Manuel Pellegrini is furious. He is slamming doors. He is snapping at strangers. And if that cat comes looking for milk one more time, he is going to swiftly find out just how painful it is to be on the receiving end of Pellegrini’s best impression of Bryan Cullen bisecting the posts at Croke Park. And it’s all down to that damn riddle. They were all down the pub…

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Premier League and Football Association are keen to reassure all fans they are welcome despite unsavoury incidents at Liverpool and West Ham The global success of the Premier League continues unabated. Billions of pounds from television and commercial rights deals have ensured its clubs continue to enjoy huge financial rewards. Much of that money will be earmarked for players’ salaries, with a significant amount spent on stadium facilities, ensuring the needs of the lifeblood of the…

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They have scored a lot of goals and beaten Arsenal and Liverpool away, but they have also lost to Leicester and Bournemouth at home. At least it’s not boring By Martin Laurence for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network A fair proportion of West Ham fans were given their wish when Sam Allardyce left the club at the end of last season. The supporters had become tired of what was considered …

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• Mark Noble’s red card against Liverpool at Anfield has been rescinded • West Ham now charged for their players’ reaction to the dismissal West Ham United have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players following Mark Noble’s dismissal at Liverpool. Noble, who scored the second goal in his side’s 3-0 Premier League victory at Anfield , was sent off in the 78th minute when referee Kevin Friend judged him to have

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Manchester City looked the big winners as Manchester United’s dealings faded into confusion and Chelsea were frustrated by not landing John Stones Arsène Wenger’s belief in his players is total and he was only ever going to make important signings if he felt they were an upgrade on what he already had. Petr Cech fitted the bill in goal but, in what the Arsenal manager felt was a bizarre market, nobody else who

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• Lovren: ‘After the second goal I wanted to go under the table’ • Defender wants response in next match against Manchester United The Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is disappointed with his error that lead to West Ham United’s second goal on Saturday and has vowed to come back stronger from the 3-0 defeat . Related: West Ham’s win over Liverpool not down to Dejan Lovren, says Slaven Bilic Continue reading…

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The Beatles were at No1 with ’She Loves You’ when West Ham United last won at Liverpool courtesy of goals from a then un-knighted Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Fourty-two times since that 2-1 win in September 1963 their supporters have traipsed back to east London without any tangible reward. No longer. Fifty-two years on, reward came wrapped in an emphatic victory for Slaven Bilic’s side. Continue reading…

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Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, looks ahead to his team’s match against West Ham at Anfield. Rodgers says his players have returned to the Premier League with renewed drive following a disappointing last season. He also comments on Daniel Sturridge’s fitness, praises the Hammers and comments on Mario Balotelli’s loan to Milan Continue reading…

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The Hammers manager speaks ahead of the match against Liverpool on Saturday. Slaven Bilić discusses captain Kevin Nolan’s departure, and comments on the arrest of Diafra Sakho and striker Enner Valencia’s criticism of the club’s medical staff. He also looks ahead to the team’s chances at Anfield Continue reading…

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• Captain says ‘I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at club’ • Midfielder departs ‘with the very best wishes of everyone’ Kevin Nolan has left West Ham by what the club described as “mutual consent”. The club captain spent four years with the Hammers after signing from Newcastle United in June 2011 and led them to promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Continue reading…

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• Forward hurt knee and ankle in Europa League qualifier in July • ‘I think I will have to ask a doctor to see me behind their backs’ Enner Valencia has hit out at West Ham, claiming medical staff have denied him the chance to seek external advice and threatening to go abroad without the club’s permission in order to seek treatment for his long-term injury. The 25-year-old forward was injured in …

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• Rise of the Krays features in news section of club’s website • Reviews on IMDb seem to have been written by people connected to Sullivan The West Ham chairman, David Sullivan, has been trumpeting the release of a film he has financed this week, with Rise of the Krays featuring prominently in the news section of the club’s website on Monday. Related: David Squires on … David Sullivan’s West Ham fitness tips Continue reading…

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West Ham’s co-chairman comes under the David Squires spotlight. And you can find David’s archive of cartoons here Continue reading…

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• Player was bailed following questioning, according to reports • Arrest on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation, according to reports. Related: West Ham striker Diafra Sakho arrested on suspicion of domestic assault Continue reading…

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They have been winning friends and admiring glances, but the time had come for Bournemouth to prove that they belong at this level and they wanted something more substantial to show for their unstinting efforts than generous pats on the head from neutrals and goodwill that flew their way after narrow defeats in their first two matches. Eddie Howe’s side did not disappoint at Upton Park and deepened the uncertainty that surrounds West Ham United by scoring their first goals of the…

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• Bilic: ‘Half he world is trying to get a striker who is suitable for them’ • West Ham will sign Alex Song from Barcelona if he passes medical Slaven Bilic has insisted West Ham United will not panic in their search for a new striker in the wake of the controversy sparked by comments the club’s co-owner David Sullivan made about Charlie Austin . Related: West Ham United v Bournemouth: match preview Continue

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• Goalkeeper was sent off for challenge on Jamie Vardy • Darren Randolph could step in against Bournemouth on Saturday West Ham have lost their appeal against Adrián’s red card against Leicester and the goalkeeper’s three-match ban starts immediately. He will miss the matches with Bournemouth, Liverpool and Newcastle after a wrongful dismissal claim was rejected by the Football Association. Continue reading…

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• Goalkeeper sent off for challenge on Leicester’s Jamie Vardy • Darren Randolph set to deputise if appeal is unsuccessful West Ham are expected to appeal against the red card given to their goalkeeper Adrián in the home defeat to Leicester. Adrián was sent off in stoppage time for a boot into the chest of Jamie Vardy, having come up for a corner with West Ham chasing a late equaliser. Related

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