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Can Petr Cech make amends, will Watford’s bench hold the key to success and is West Ham United’s schoolboy midfielder, Reece Oxford, set to shine again? Related: Louis van Gaal: David de Gea does not want to play for Manchester United Related: Football Weekly Extra: Manchester City rush out of the blocks before Chelsea showdown Continue reading…

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• 25-year-old from Senegal reportedly arrested last Thursday • Sakho joined West Ham for £3.5m from Metz in August 2014 The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of assault, it has been reported. Related: West Ham pull out of Joey Barton deal after protests from supporters Continue reading…

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• Barton was expected to undergo medical on Tuesday having left QPR • West Ham fans unhappy about move for controversial midfielder West Ham have withdrawn their interest in Joey Barton after their fans made clear their displeasure at any potential deal. Related: Olimpia punished for suspending player undergoing chemotherapy Continue reading…

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• Barton has been searching for new club since release from QPR • 32-year-old had been interested in return to Marseille West Ham United have held preliminary talks with Joey Barton and could make him their sixth signing of the summer if an agreement can be reached with the former Queens Park Rangers midfielder. Related: West Ham’s Reece Oxford: the schoolboy who helped nullify Arsenal | Jacob Steinberg Continue reading…

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The last time that Slaven Bilic tasted an away win on English soil, it was 2007, he was in charge of Croatia and there was a bloke with a brolly in front of the opposite dugout. If that victory has been freeze-framed on the minds of England fans, then this one will be, too, for those that follow West Ham. Related: Newcastle United 2-2 Southampton | Premier League match report Continue reading…

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Latest updates as West Ham travel to The Emirates Email nick.ames.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @NickAmes82 Live scores: keep up with all today’s matches Follow Preston North End v Middlesborough – live! 12.30pm BST Nick will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s Jacob Steinberg on Arsenal: Arsène Wenger describes himself as a natural optimist. Arsenal’s manager is the romantic who always believes in a better tomorrow and when he was asked whether his squad is strong enough to …

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Jacob Steinberg looks at the Hammers’ state of play going into 2015-16. Upton Park will be retired at the end of this season, and new boss Slaven Bilic will be looking to give it a decent send-off. They wobbled in Europa League qualifying, but with the likes of new signings Angelo Ogbonna and Dimitri Payet raising the bar, and Bilic’s fiery persona, expect fireworks on and off the pitch Continue reading…

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It’s not always the big-name arrivals who steal the limelight, so here are five who haven’t broken the bank but might prove to be excellent value for money Raymond Domenech, the former France coach, believes West Ham “are not enough” for a midfield creator who shone for an exciting Marseille side last season. At 28 the man born on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion appears near his peak. Responsible for numerous assists, he proved…

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• Astra Giurgiu 2-1 West Ham United (4-3 agg) • Budescu 32, 36; Lanzini 3 Slaven Bilic watched from the stands as his Europa League gamble ended with West Ham United going bust and crashing out to Astra Giurgiu on Thursday night. The manager left a host of first-team players at home before this tie, despite the fact it was hanging in the balance following a 2-2 draw at Upton Park a week ago. Continue reading…

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Newcastle need a return on Ashley’s commitment; Sunderland expect trouble; anticipation is high at Swansea; Watford look to the obvious from their Uruguayan centre-back and Spurs want Lee Marvin leading their Dirty Dozen A new head coach, new backroom staff and a new commitment from Mike Ashley to back the team with cash … this has been a summer of change after all the stagnation. Steve McClaren wasn’t first choice with many fans, but he was probably the most experienced…

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• 22-year-old signs from United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira • Argentinian midfielder is nicknamed The Jewel West Ham have signed the Argentinian midfielder Manuel Lanzini, the club co-chairman David Gold has announced. The former River Plate and Fluminense player Lanzini, 22, joins from the United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira. Manuel Lanzini an attacking midfielder has today signed for West Ham United. He’s nicknamed “the jewel” dg pic.

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• England international winger joins Championship club on four-year deal • ‘He’s more than just a player’ says Boro manager Aitor Karanka The winger Stewart Downing has rejoined his former club Middlesbrough from West Ham on a four-year deal. Downing drops down from the Premier League to rejoin his home-town club, who were beaten by Norwich in the Championship play-off final in May. Related: West Ham 1-0 Birkirkara

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• West Ham 1-0 Birkirkara • Tomkins 90 James Tomkins’ scrappy goal in the 90th minute saved West Ham’s blushes with a 1-0 win over Birkirkara in the Europa League second qualifying round first leg clash at Upton Park. With Slaven Bilic in the Upton Park dugout for the first time since his summer appointment, the Irons were expected to make short work of the Maltese Cup winners, having seen off FC Lusitans of Andorra 4-0 on aggregate in the

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• Downing left the Riverside for Aston Villa in 2009 for £12m • No fee yet agreed between clubs, but 30-year-old keen on move Middlesbrough are close to bringing former England midfielder Stewart Downing back to the Riverside Stadium from West Ham. No fee has yet been agreed between the clubs according to reports, but discussions are believed to have progressed and there is an appetite to do a deal, meaning the 30-year-old…

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• Full-back impressed while at Upton Park last season • ‘I’m a young player and I loved every minute of it here’ West Ham have re-signed the Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson on a season-long loan while at the same time he has also agreed a new long-term deal with the Gunners. Jenkinson, 23, impressed while on loan at Upton Park last season and will now return to form part of

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• Lusitans 0-1 West Ham; West Ham win 0-4 on aggregate • Diafra Sakho sent off after 14 minutes of second leg in Andorra West Ham recovered from an early red card for Diafra Sakho to ease past Lusitans and advance to the second round of Europa League qualifiers. Having scored twice in the first leg , Sakho had a night to forget in Andorra after being sent off in the 14th minute. The striker will now miss the second-round …

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• Jenkinson made 29 Premier League starts for West Ham last season • 23-year-old behind Héctor Bellerín and Mathieu Debuchy at Arsenal Carl Jenkinson is expected to seal a season-long loan return to West Ham United from Arsenal. The right-back, who was a part of the England squad at the European Under-21 Championship last month, has been chased by Southampton and Sunderland this summer. Related: Southampton eye up Carl Jenkinson in case Nathaniel Clyne needs replacing Continue

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Marseille’s best player last season has moved to West Ham, Etienne Capoue has given up Spurs for Watford, Xherdan Shaqiri could be off to Stoke City and Crystal Palace are hoping to buy Yohan Cabaye. The TV money is in full flow By Martin Laurence for WhoScored? , part of the Guardian Sport Network The transfer window is barely a week old but it’s already shaping up to be an odd one as far as the Premier League is concerned. A …

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• Ogbonna due in London for a medical after fee of about £10m is settled on • West Ham’s David Gold tweeted Ogbonna picture to welcome Pedro Obiang West Ham United are confident of concluding a deal to secure the Juventus centre-half Angelo Ogbonna, with the Italy international due to take a medical and sign a four-year contract at Upton Park this week. Ogbonna, who has 10 caps, had attracted interest from Everton but the…

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Iain Macintosh tells the story of Steve Davies, who got to live out every football fan’s dream Continue reading…

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• Bilic was criticised by Lusitans for not overseeing Europa League qualifier • Croatian also set to miss the return leg in Andorra next Thursday • Bilic’s first night at West Ham ends in row with Andorran minnows • Match report: West Ham United 3-0 Lusitans West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has insisted he has “big time” respect for Lusitans after he was criticised for sitting out the Europa League qualifying fixture on Thursday evening. Having been appointed as manager…

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• West Ham United 3-0 Lusitans • Sakho 40 45, Tomkins 58 It was five minutes before kick-off when the Upton Park crowd bellowed what would be the loudest roar of the evening. Out from the tunnel and to a prize fighter’s introduction came Slaven Bilic, the new West Ham United manager. The evening was not really about him. He was not even in charge of the team for this Europa League first …

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• Left-back reaps reward for outstanding first season in top flight • ‘It’s going to be a massive year for us, the last year at Upton Park’ Aaron Cresswell has signed a new five-year contract at West Ham after playing a starring role in his debut season. The left-back was signed from Ipswich last summer and went on to play every game in West Ham’s Premier League campaign, his first in

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• Dicks joins as assistant after a season in charge of West Ham Ladies • ‘We had a great relationship when we played together,’ says Dicks The former West Ham defender Julian Dicks has returned to Upton Park as a full-time coaching assistant. The 46-year-old had two spells with the Hammers in the 80s and 90s and will form part of his former team-mate Slaven Bilic’s new backroom team after a season in charge of West Ham …

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• France international joins on five-year deal • Payet has 15 caps and topped Ligue 1 assist charts last season West Ham have completed the signing of the Marseille forward Dimitri Payet for a fee believed to be £10.7m. The club announced on Friday afternoon that Payet, 28, has signed a five-year deal with a further one-year option and becomes the second major addition to the playing squad under their new manager, Slaven Bilic. Continue reading

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• Payet due to arrive at Upton Park on Friday for medical • French international made the most assists in Ligue 1 last season West Ham United have agreed a fee of €15m (£10.7m) for the Marseille forward Dimitri Payet. He is set to fly to London for a medical on Friday. Payet has been offered a four-year contract, which contains a performance-related element and is worth a basic £60,000-a-week. Each …

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