So begins the anxious wait. Interim manager Gareth Southgate will name his squad for England’s showdown with Scotland and the glamour friendly with Spain later this week.
Posted on 30 October 2016.
So begins the anxious wait. Interim manager Gareth Southgate will name his squad for England’s showdown with Scotland and the glamour friendly with Spain later this week.
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Posted on 30 October 2016.
Bilic spent three years of his playing career with the Toffees but will be looking to extend his old club’s winless run on Sunday. Follow all the action with Sportsmail’s TOM BASSAM.
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Posted on 29 October 2016.
The design of the £700m Olympic Stadium is so flawed for football use that it has created a ‘battleground’ for fans, say stadium experts.
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Posted on 29 October 2016.
While football’s industry obsesses with youth, Everton have tightened up this season due to four battle-hardened stalwarts, all in their 30s. Only Spurs have conceded fewer than their eight goals.
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Posted on 29 October 2016.
The Hammers paid a club record £20.5million to bring Ayew from Swansea in the summer but were dealt a major blow when the Ghana striker went off at Chelsea on the opening weekend.
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Posted on 29 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic will be on familiar territory when West Ham attempt to put Wednesday’s crowd trouble behind them. The Hammers on Sunday head to Everton, where Bilic played for two seasons.
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Posted on 28 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic has had a sickness bug for the last few days, so he has been staying away from the training pitch, tanking up on antibiotics and working in the canteen at West Ham’s training ground.
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Posted on 28 October 2016.
• Manager says England is a relative oasis of calm on hooliganism • ‘The club, players and the vast majority of fans don’t deserve it’ Slaven Bilic says that he considers England to be a relative “oasis” of calm in the battle against football hooliganism and he has applauded the zero tolerance reactions to the crowd trouble that flared at West Ham United’s London Stadium on Wednesday night. The manager described the violence in the stands during…
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Posted on 28 October 2016.
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger says he is surprised by the crowd disturbances at the EFL Cup tie between West Ham and Chelsea earlier this week. Wenger, speaking on Friday in London Colney, says he is worried that the scenes at the London Stadium may inhibit progress towards a return to safe standing in English football and that he hopes West Ham move quickly to resolve the issues at their new ground Arsène Wenger worried West Ham trouble…
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Posted on 28 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic believes West Ham’s reputation is being dragged through the gutter by a small minority of supporters. His side’s win over Chelsea was marred by violence at the London Stadium.
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Posted on 28 October 2016.
Slaven Bilic says it hurts that a minority of troublemakers marred the first time the London Stadium felt like “home” for West Ham.
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
MARTIN SAMUEL: Stadiums do not riot. Stadiums do not smash seats. Stadiums do not throw bottles and coins. Stadiums do not shout abuse or punch you on the nose.
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
West Ham are under growing pressure to resolve crowd trouble at the London Stadium amid calls on Thursday for their home matches to be played behind closed doors.
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
Violent incidents marred West Ham’s EFL Cup tie against Chelsea – one visiting fan points the finger squarely at the stewarding at the London Stadium I absolutely loved Upton Park and the atmosphere was fantastic but I wouldn’t go back to the London Stadium. During the first half it was all quite well behaved really. There were small pockets of Chelsea fans giving some back, you get that at any football ground, but there wasn’t any inciting hatred…
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
Violence marred West Ham’s EFL Cup win over Chelsea at the London Stadium on Wednesday, with seven arrests made by the Metropolitan police. The Hammers have endured a difficult start at their new home West Ham’s first competitive match at the stadium comes earlier than expected with the second leg of a Europa League qualifier against NK Domzale. The Irons win 3-0 against the Slovenians, with Cheikhou Kouyate scoring the first goal at the club’s new home. However, there are some …
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
Amateur footage shows crowd trouble inside the London Stadium towards the end of West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday night. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown. Police made seven arrests. Both clubs have promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing Original footage by @Jayzinq West Ham v Chelsea: Slaven Bilic condemns violence at London Stadium Continue reading…
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
Like Tuesday’s bout of EFL Cup matches, Wednesday’s fourth-round encounters gave fans a glimpse into the future with many young players blooded.
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Posted on 27 October 2016.
• Supporters clashed near the final whistle at the London Stadium • Both clubs have promised to ban any involved for life The Football Association has launched an investigation into the crowd trouble that marred Wednesday night’s EFL tie between West Ham and Chelsea. Both clubs have also promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing after trouble flared towards the end of the 2-1 victory for West Ham. “The FA is investigating crowd disturbances at last night’s EFL…
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Posted on 26 October 2016.
After all the concern about extra security for their supporters it seemed Chelsea had forgotten all about protecting their own goal as West Ham won the first London derby at their new home.
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Posted on 26 October 2016.
Following a slow start to the season, West Ham have followed up two Premier League wins over Crystal Palace and Sunderland with a morale-boosting derby victory against Chelsea.
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Posted on 26 October 2016.
Manchester United will play West Ham at Old Trafford in the last eight after beating rivals Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Arsenal face Southampton at home.
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Posted on 26 October 2016.
A late strike from Gary Cahill was not enough to keep Antonio Conte’s team alive in the competition, as the Hammers took an impressive win
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Posted on 26 October 2016.
The Metropolitan Police has launched an appeal to find seven men they would like to identify in connection with violent disorder following West Ham’s match against Middlesbrough.
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Posted on 25 October 2016.
The EFL Cup match on Wednesday will be the most stringent examination of policing and stewarding at West Ham’s London Stadium as well as evaluating the ground’s ability to recreate Upton Park’s atmosphere Rather earlier in the season than hoped for by some and feared by others, West Ham United’s London Stadium home will face its sternest test on Wednesday when more than 5,000 Chelsea fans make the journey to Stratford. Not…
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Posted on 24 October 2016.
• Restrictions on ticket and alcohol sales at high-risk fixture • London Stadium stewarding beefed up following disturbances West Ham United and Chelsea supporters face body searches, alcohol restrictions and post-match segregation as part of a “robust policing plan” aimed at minimising crowd trouble at the EFL Cup tie on Wednesday. There has been trepidation surrounding the fixture ever since the draw for the fourth round was made last month given the rivalry that exists between the clubs and the…
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Posted on 24 October 2016.
London Stadium officials will position stewards from West Ham’s former old stadium Upton Park in hotspot areas on Wednesday night as they strive to avoid crowd trouble against Chelsea.
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