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• 28-year-old suspect handed himself in to an east London police station • Three other men also arrested for disorder at West Ham’s Upton Park A 28-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the attack on the Manchester United team bus before Tuesday’s Premier League clash at West Ham. The suspect handed himself in to an east London police station on Friday and was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. Related: West Ham flashpoint brief but …

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A fantastic event happened last night , West Ham played their last ever game at the Boleyn Ground. 112 years of playing at Upton Park is now a thing of the past as the 2015/16 squad defeated Manchester United 3-2, with Winston Reid scoring the winner and last ever goal at the stadium. I, like

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• West Ham co-owner promises to ban offenders for life • ‘The new stadium has five train stations and overspill areas’ David Gold has said that the trouble which marred West Ham United’s final game at Upton Park against Manchester United on Tuesday night highlighted why the club had to move on to the Olympic Stadium. He and West Ham’s other co-owner, David Sullivan, apologised to United for the attack on their team bus…

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• West Ham co-chairman calls fans behaviour ‘completely unacceptable’ • ‘I want to apologise to Manchester United for the damage to the team bus’ David Sullivan has back-tracked on his remarks that appeared to blame Manchester United for the trouble that erupted outside Upton Park on Tuesday night , calling the behaviour of the home fans “completely unacceptable” and apologising to the visitors for the damage that was done to their team bus on its way to the …

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says the team’s 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League was ‘like a fairytale’ as the Hammers bid farewell to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park on Tuesday West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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Manchester United players take refuge in the aisle of their team bus on Tuesday as the windows are pelted with beer bottles and other items on its way to West Ham United ’s stadium, Upton Park . The footage, which was posted on social media by midfielder Jesse Lingard, shows the players swearing and shouting as projectiles hit the windows, with some of the glass appearing broken West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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Congestion and poor crowd control brought an air of ugliness to the parting feast, even though a thriller between West Ham and Manchester United broke out Goodbye, then, to all that. Never mind the haze of pre-match nostalgia . This was in the end a ragged, wild, oddly furious farewell to Upton Park . On a balmy, barmy night, West Ham United’s supporters did their best to ease the pain of leaving this venerable ground by throwing bottles at the windows of…

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Congestion and poor crowd control brought an air of ugliness to the parting feast, even though a thriller between West Ham and Manchester United broke out Goodbye, then, to all that. Never mind the haze of pre-match nostalgia . This was in the end a ragged, wild, oddly furious farewell to Upton Park . On a balmy, barmy night, West Ham United’s supporters did their best to ease the pain of leaving this venerable ground by throwing bottles at the windows of …

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal discusses Tuesday’s Premier League match against West Ham United. Speaking at a press conference in Norwich on Saturday, Van Gaal says the game will be challenging, as West Ham lost to United in the FA Cup Continue reading…

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• Boleyn Ground will host its last match on Tuesday night • Bilic: ‘It’s impossible to lose the emotion. It can’t be bigger’ Slaven Bilic has told his West Ham players to embrace the emotion of their final match at Upton Park. The Hammers will run out at the Boleyn Ground for the last time when they host Manchester United on Tuesday night. Related: West Ham sell more than 50,000 season tickets for Olympic Stadium Continue reading…

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Can West Ham still make the top four? This season has been one of the best West Ham have ever had, certainly the best since I first attended a game in 2004. Beginning with our fantastic away wins over Arsenal and Man City to Payet’s heroics and Carroll’s return to scoring form. One question still remains for West Ham though; can they make it into the Champions league? If you look at the current …

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West Ham have joined Manchester United in the race for Southampton forward Sadio Mane, as reported by the Brentwood Gazette. David Gold and David Sullivan have made it no secret that they are willing to spend big this summer, in order to ensure the squad is fully prepared to compete on all fronts during its

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• Striker’s wonder goal sets Manchester United on path to FA Cup semi-final • West Ham’s Slaven Bilic rues his side’s lack of composure Louis van Gaal praised Marcus Rashford’s character after the teenager scored a fine individual goal to help secure Manchester United’s place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Rashford was substituted at half-time during United’s 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday and was surprisingly replaced up front by Ashley Young but he responded against West …

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It was a moment to electrify any game, let alone a must-win FA Cup quarter-final replay, and if it provided the latest evidence of Marcus Rashford’s rare ability, it crackled with meaning for Louis van Gaal. Manchester United had taken a kicking on so many levels after their 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and Van Gaal, as ever, had borne the brunt of it. It was impossible to ignore the subplot here that the manager needed a …

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Van Gaal’s side are going nowhere and even if Manchester United reach an FA Cup semi-final, so the Dutchman can point to some evidence of progress, it may well not be enough Louis van Gaal has already described Wednesday night’s FA Cup quarter-final replay at West Ham as Manchester United’s “last chance of a title” , though after the debacle at Tottenham on Sunday it could also be fairly billed as a final opportunity for the Dutch manager to convince an…

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• Jones: ‘I’m ready to face West Ham in the FA Cup if the gaffer feels I’m ready’ • Old Trafford defender thinking only of the future to end pattern of injuries Phil Jones has said that he cannot doubt his body if he is to move on from an injury nightmare that has numbered 27 separate problems in his five years at Manchester United. The defender made his latest comeback from…

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• ‘Fighting character shown against West Ham hopefully does boost us’ • United out to overturn deficit against Liverpool then face Manchester City Manchester United can take heart from their fightback against West Ham United as they head into two matches that will shape their season, according to Chris Smalling. United earned an FA Cup replay against Slaven Bilic’s team with a late goal from Anthony Martial . On Thursday they hope to overturn a 2-0 deficit to…

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• Hammers and United vie for Wembley date • Crystal Palace play Watford in other semi-final Crystal Palace will play Watford and Everton will face either West Ham or Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals. Related: FA Cup semi-final draw – as it happened Continue reading…

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It has been 15 years since Paolo Di Canio found himself one-on-one with Fabien Barthez to eliminate Manchester United from the FA Cup and, approaching the final stages of this match, the West Ham supporters who sing about that goal every time they visit Old Trafford might have been forgiven for thinking they had another moment they could cherish with the same affection. Related: Watford shock Arsenal in FA Cup with Adlène Guedioura …

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Leicester, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City may well have been joined by Manchester United and West Ham in the title race after an incredible midweek. We rank the teams in six categories in an attempt to predict the winner On Tuesday night the Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri, bemoaned the fact that his side had not managed to break down West Bromwich Albion at home to pull six points clear of the chasing pack. It…

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We look at each Premier League club, what they need to strengthen and who they are hoping to sign in the January transfer window 1st 39pts Related: Aston Villa’s Rémi Garde targets loan move for Chelsea’s Loïc Remy Continue reading…

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A clean sheet at last Manchester United 0-0 West Ham United This weekend’s game was a potentially tricky one as West Ham travelled to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. We went into the game with another long term injury after Diafra Sakho was ruled out for 3 months with a thigh injury, who now joins the likes of Payet and Valencia. On Friday after the squad had trained, Lanzini was said to have …

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Wayne Rooney had an alibi for this latest Manchester United disappointment. If the home side’s play was slow and boring, lacking conviction in front of goal, it clearly could not be their injured captain’s fault. This could have been the day when United overtook their neighbours in the top four; instead it was another letdown. The home wingers displayed an early confidence but soon lost it, the midfield passing was predictable and frequently inaccurate, Anthony Martial was as uninfluential …

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Live updates from today’s action in the Premier League and beyond Email niall.mcveigh@theguardian.com | Tweet @niallmcveigh Scoreboard – all today’s goals as they go in! 1.56pm GMT Matches postponed Storm Desmond has hit the Scottish fixture list, with three Premiership games called off. C eltic v Hamilton, Hearts v Inverness and Partick v Motherwell have all been postponed, with the weather also hitting lower league and FA Cup matches. More information here . 9.39pm GMT Football fans are …

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With almost one-third of the season gone, two players from Leicester City and two from Southampton make our side but Arsenal provide more individuals than any other club – and there is only one from the leaders, Manchester City Continue reading…

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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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