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City need win at West Ham to turn up heat on Chelsea Chelsea face tough trip to Manchester United on Sunday Manuel Pellegrini wants Manchester City to put pressure on Chelsea by beating West Ham United in Saturdays early kick-off. The City manager is hopeful that by next months international break the champions can overhaul the leaders. City travel to Upton Park knowing a win will close the gap with Chelsea to two …

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A critical and very difficult match for City, who crave a win in the early kick-off to edge closer to Chelsea before the league leaders game at Old Trafford. City were guilty of slipping into slackness in the second half of their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow in midweek, and West Ham are as capable as the Russians of punishing them if they relapse. West Hams defence has been excellent all season but the…

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Speaking ahead of his team’s match against Manchester City at Upton Park, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says his side will concentrate on finding their opponent’s weaknesses when the teams clash on Saturday. Allardyce also says defenders James Tomkins and Cheikhou Kouyaté will be rejoining the squad after recovering from injuries and are likely to play Continue reading…

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We round up our favourite photographs from the top flight grounds Continue reading…

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Everton do pragmatism, Falcao recalls a former Manchester United striker, and its time for Eden Hazard to step up Sakho apologises for leaving Anfield before derby Match report: Liverpool 1-1 Everton Barney Ronay: the battle of the lightweight No10s Match report: Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham Daniel Taylor: Ronaldos return not a flight of fancy Van Gaal: Rooneys tackle was unfriendly Manchester United 2-1 West Ham Chelsea considering temporary Twickenham move Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa Hull City 2-4 Manchester City Nasri ruled out for one month with groin …

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Our pick of the best images from around the top-flight grounds on Saturday and Sunday Continue reading…

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Is Manchester Uniteds loan of Radamel Falcao going to make all the difference as they seek a Champions League return, or will it just be another in a long list of failed last-minute signings? Transfer window club-by-club ins and outs Interactive: how much have clubs spent? Jim White has packed away his yellow tie and Premier League chairman are putting down their pens with quivering hands as the biannual jamboree that is…

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Take the case of Manchester City and the New York Yankees who have joined forces to fund the expansion New York City FC next year with Frank Lampard and David Villa signed and sealed to play in the side. Or look at Spurs and Toronto FC linking together with Jermain Defoe’s long-term contract, an agreement… Read more »

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A team-by-team guide to the likely starting line-ups in the Premier League, and how they compare to each teams best XIs last year Continue reading…

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This mornings fluff is dedicated to Rory McIlroys dad Louis van Gaal may not be the most talkative of fellows but he is a winner and it has taken him approximately three days to conclude that the current Manchester United squad has seventh place written all over it. After ordering double training sessions and the installation of sleep pods at Carrington, so his players can escape his hairdryer treatment between their morning …

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Title win is ‘great achievement’ says City captain Kompany This is just the start for the club, insists Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini has challenged his Manchester City players to begin an era of dominance after watching them wrap up a second Premier League title in three seasons. After goals from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany defeated West Ham United 2-0, ensuring that City to ended the season on 86 points, two ahead of Liverpool, Pellegrini said: “Big …

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In pictures: the final day of the title race This time, they spared the emotions of their supporters. There was no late drama. No bedlam. For once, Manchester City resisted any temptation to make life unnecessarily hard for themselves. Instead, they just rolled up their sleeves and set about finishing off their work. They are the champions of England and they did it in a way that made the old City, the club where once they said it should have a…

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The best images from the critical games at the Etihad Stadium and Anfield as Manchester City and Liverpool wrestle for the title Continue reading…

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Updates from the match at the Etihad Stadium Look in on Liverpool v Newcastle here Check out the rest of the action in our clockwatch Email jacob.steinberg@theguardian.com Or get in touch via Twitter: @JacobSteinberg Latest in-running Premier League table 2.02pm BST The team news in. Sergio Aguero starts for Manchester City. I’ll have the full teams in a minute. 1.57pm BST I’ve got Liverpool fans excited. Sorry. “Being a Liverpool…

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The midfielder is on a mission of revenge to achieve the improbable at City and make Liverpool’s route to the title easier Brendan Rodgers invited great former players back to Anfield this season as he tried to rebuild the club but Liverpool’s immediate future will be determined in part by players who they cast off and are now at West Ham. The presence of Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush behind the scenes at Liverpool is supposed …

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Despite having not achieved our target of a tenth place finish or higher this season, if someone had said to me we were going to be 12th going in to the final day of the season back in August I would have been pleased. It hasn’t been the best of seasons, we all know that,… Read more »

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NBC channels showing every Premier League game live Most extensive simultaneous coverage ever shown in USA Experiment caps first year of big money deal for NBC When the Premier League campaign ends on Sunday, US viewers will have blanket coverage of the battle for the title (and the 19 places behind first ), as NBC end their first year of holding the US television and digital rights for the league by showing every game live across a range of the company’s…

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Manchester City manager confesses he was ‘mad dog’ player Pellegrini says he is not nervous before title decider Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he was a “mad dog” as a player and that the calm style that has guided Manchester City to the brink of the title was adopted only when he took up management. City host West Ham United on Sunday knowing that a point guarantees a second Premier League crown in three years in Pellegrini’s…

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With Manchester City requiring only a draw to ensure a second title in three seasons whatever Liverpool do against Newcastle United at Anfield this visit of West Ham United has the feel of a coronation for Manuel Pellegrini’s side. For the first time this campaign he has everyone fit so expect Pellegrini’s first-choice team to be assembled at the Etihad and, if Yaya Touré, David Silva, Sergio Agüero and company score early, this could turn into a party that will …

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Manuel Pellegrini tells the media that Manchester City are not nervous and will not treat their Premier League deciding match with West Ham United any differently from other games. The experienced Chilean expects City to win the game. The blues only need a point to clinch the Premier League title Continue reading…

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Sam Allardyce knows all eyes will be on West Ham United this weekend, and urges his team ‘to spoil Manchester City’s party’ at the Etihad. Allardyce tells reporters that neutrals would like to see Liverpool win the Premier League. Manchester City only need a point from the game to win the title Continue reading…

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Argentina striker set to return for Premier League title decider Manuel Pellegrini: ‘The whole squad is fit for Sunday’ Manchester City’s top scorer, Sergio Agüero, is fit for Sunday’s Premier League title decider against West Ham United. Agüero, who scored the dramatic late winning goal when City beat QPR on the final day to secure the crown two years ago, had been doubtful with a groin injury. The Argentina striker, scorer of 28 goals this season, hobbled out of last Saturday’s win…

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Manager holds phone conversation with David Sullivan ‘I will find out next week if it is speculation’ Sam Allardyce has insisted that he has received no indication from West Ham United’s owners that his future as manager is under threat. Allardyce rang the club’s co-chairman David Sullivan on Thursday after reports emerged suggesting that he faced the sack after the team’s final game of the season at Manchester City on Sunday. Hammers fans…

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Andy Carroll has scored more goals against City than any other club, but Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and Edin Dzeko are more than capable of driving the home team to the league title Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa in their game in hand in the Premier League has given them some breathing space in the title race. Manuel Pellegrini’s side now know that a combination of their goal difference and a point at home …

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Anfield connection in West Ham ranks keep title hope alive Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing will be asked for favour It may be an exercise in straw-clutching after his team’s capitulation at Crystal Palace but Lucas Leiva claims Liverpool have not given up hope of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing reviving their old club’s title chances against Manchester City. The West Ham United pair, Lucas admits, will be inundated with good …

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Arsène Wenger chasing sweet revenge over José Mourinho, plus Andy Carroll, Michu and Stephen Ireland back in action 1) Wenger seeking revenge in 1,000th game Should Arsène Wenger still be smarting from the barbed “specialist in failure” comments that José Mourinho directed at him earlier in the season, then there would be no better revenge than a victory at Stamford Bridge in his 1,000th game in charge. Even better for Wenger, a win …

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