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• West Ham fans alleged to have sung offensive chant about Harry Kane • Kilbane: ‘The FA have informed me they will investigate it thoroughly’ • West Ham: zero-tolerance if fans found guilty of antisemitic singing on train The Football Association has promised a thorough investigation into allegations that West Ham United fans at White Hart Lane for Sunday’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur used language that was derogatory and …

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West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw with his team at White Hart Lane on Sunday was thanks to Spurs’ good fortune rather than the Hammers’ deficiencies. Allardyce labels Danny Rose’s goal in the 81st minute a mishit and Harry Kane’s goal a rebound. Tottenham Hotspur’s Mauricio Pochettino says his team showed character in the last 20 minutes of the Premier League match Continue reading…

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• Bentaleb: of course it was penalty – there’s no doubt about that • Spurs midfielder believes Noble was lucky to avoid red card • Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham • Allardyce: Tottenham were lucky to get draw against West Ham • West Ham: zero-tolerance if fans found guilty of singing antisemitic song Nabil Bentaleb has rubbished claims from the West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, that Tottenham players go to ground too …

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• Video posted on Twitter of supporters on way to White Hart Lane • Kick It Out liaising with British Transport Police Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has contacted police after video footage surfaced of a group of apparent West Ham fans chanting an anti-Semitic song on the London Underground en route to the 2-2 draw with Tottenham. The video appeared on social media and showed a group of …

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• Allardyce: It was more luck than talent that got Spurs a point • On late penalty, ‘Song should have known better’ • Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 West Ham Sam Allardyce labelled Tottenham Hotspur as “lucky” after they staged a dramatic late fight-back to draw 2-2 with his West Ham United team at White Hart Lane. The West Ham manager described Danny Rose’s 81st-minute goal which made the scoreline 2-1 as a “complete mis-kick” while he lamented how Harry Kane’s last…

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Only Alex Song knew what he was thinking about and, as he lay on his back, staring up at the heavens from his own penalty area, the West Ham United midfielder had a moment to ask himself the question. Harry Kane did not look to be in an overly threatening position because Aaron Cresswell, the West Ham full-back, was in a covering position but Song felt the red mist…

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Latest updates from White Hart Lane as West Ham face Spurs Email nick.ames.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @NickAmes82 Keep up with all today’s matches around Europe – live! 12.37pm GMT 38 min: The corner is worked back to Downing, whose cross is headed onto the path of the onrushing Noble at an angle on the left. He makes good purchase on his volley but it’s blocked for another flag kick. From that, Lamela heads away. 12.36pm GMT 37 min: Cresswell goes long …

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Speculation over the manager’s future at Upton Park is rife despite his side being on course for their best league finish since 1999 • Sam Allardyce relaxed about contract speculation • Andy Carroll set to miss rest of season with knee injury If West Ham United win at White Hart Lane at lunchtime on Sunday – and they won there 3-0 last season – Sam Allardyce’s side would be two points behind Tottenham Hotspur, sitting in a very respectable eighth place. …

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Tottenham Hotspur have begun their Europa League knockout campaign and so will have the difficult task of managing Thursday night matches. This as an opportune moment for West Ham to head to White Hart Lane and if they are triumphant then European qualification hopes will be ignited. Most importantly for Spurs, Harry Kane returns after being rested in midweek. Graham Searles Kick-off Sunday Midday Continue reading…

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• Allardyce happy to wait until end of season for talks • ‘It is not my desire to listen to either praise or criticism’ Sam Allardyce has said he is ignoring any speculation over his future at West Ham and is remaining calm about his contract situation. He is out of contract at the end of the season but is happy to wait until then to open talks over extending his four-year tenure at Upton…

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• Brazilian forward Nenê a free agent after leaving club in Qatar • West Ham were searching for cover after Andy Carroll injury • Win (home) tickets to Tottenham v West Ham West Ham United have signed the Brazilian forward Nenê on a short-term contract until the end of the season. The 33-year-old was a free agent after leaving the Qatari club Al-Gharafa in January. The deal is subject to international clearance. Continue reading…

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Answer a simple question and you could be off to White Hart Lane to watch live Barclays Premier League football Continue reading…

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Arsenal’s home form is comforting for fans, the all-Championship clash provided the greatest entertainment and Liverpool’s resurgence is well under way A sequence of nine consecutive wins, manufactured by scoring 23 goals and conceding three, have turned the Emirates into a source of home comfort for Arsenal. They continued their confident run by swatting aside the challenge from up-and-coming Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and Arsène Wenger sees that as an important foundation for…

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• West Ham manager claimed New Year’s Day fixtures caused FA Cup shocks • Allardyce: our injury list and run of fixtures caught up with us • FA Cup fifth round match report: West Brom 4-0 West Ham Sam Allardyce has a theory about why so many Premier League teams have already fallen by the wayside in the FA Cup, supposedly leaving the competition wide open for teams of the stature of West Ham and West Bromwich Albion to …

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We round up our favourite pictures from this weekend’s FA Cup action Continue reading…

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Brown Ideye struck twice to take his tally to four in his last three games as West Bromwich Albion knocked West Ham out of the FA Cup with surprising ease. The £10m Nigerian striker was on his way out of The Hawthorns and bound for Qatar until West Brom’s attempt to sign Carlton Cole fell through on deadline day, and credits Tony Pulis for re-invigorating his career. Continue reading…

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FA Cup fifth round updates from the 12.45pm GMT kick-off at the Hawthorns Live scoreboard! keep track of all today’s games from around Europe And feel free to email your thoughts to scott.murray@theguardian.com 12.05pm GMT West Bromwich Albion: Foster, McAuley, Dawson, Lescott, Sessegnon, Gardner, Morrison, Yacob, Brunt, Berahino, Ideye. Subs: Wisdom, Olsson, Baird, Myhill, Pocognoli, Gamboa, McManaman. West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Kouyate, Cresswell, Song, Nolan, Noble, Downing, Sakho, Valencia. Subs: O’Brien, Demel, Amalfitano, …

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Speaking before it was announced that Andy Carroll would have to miss the rest of the season with West Ham United, manager Sam Allardyce says the striker is facing a very difficult period. Allardyce also looks ahead to West Ham United’s FA Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday Continue reading…

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• Carroll was forced off during draw with Southampton • FA Cup fifth round: what to look out for in this weekend’s matches Andy Carroll is likely to miss the rest of the season after West Ham United announced the striker is to undergo surgery on a knee injury. The 26-year-old was forced off in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Southampton and the West Ham manager Sam Allardyce had hoped Carroll would be…

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• Striker injured in 0-0 draw at Southampton • ‘It is a big blow for him and us but one we have to cope with’ Sam Allardyce expects to be without injured Andy Carroll for at least a month after the West Ham boss confirmed the striker has torn a ligament in his knee. The 26-year-old was forced off in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Southampton as the Hammers finished the game with only nine men following a red …

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Will Arsenal juggle their priorities, will Villa v Leicester be a thrill only to masochists and has Gus Poyet got his excuses in already should Sunderland come unstuck on Bradford’s cabbage patch? Arsène Wenger admitted his side were “not the sharpest” in beating Leicester during the week, with a hangover from the defeat in the north London derby to blame. However, Wenger’s side had better get used to the workload – Arsenal are the only team still in …

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Mourinho is on collision course with the FA again, United’s attack needs sharpening up, Spurs given a reality check and the value of a good reserve keeper Should Branislav Ivanovic be charged with violent conduct? José Mourinho, inevitably, says no. Yet Mourinho gives the impression that if one of his players were caught stealing flowers from a graveside he would excuse them on the grounds they were taking them to be watered. Ivanovic lost his control and there is…

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• Sam Allardyce bemoans disappointing end to weeks of negotiations • ‘We can’t get the right paperwork or the right clearance” Administrative difficulties have prevented West Ham from signing the France international Lassana Diarra. Diarra has been without a club since making an acrimonious departure from Lokomotiv Moscow in August and has not played in almost nine months. He reportedly refused to train for the Russian club after a disagreement with the manager, Leonid Kuchuk, and has recently been working…

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It may not have been very sophisticated, but Sam Allardyce will care little. West Ham fought for a valuable point here in a game that will be forgotten in a hurry, a dull goalless draw that only came to life once the Hammers goalkeeper, Adrián, was sent off in the second half for handling the ball outside the area. It should have been the turning point in an otherwise uneventful contest, but from the 61st minute onwards West Ham had everyone…

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There have been articles saying Manchester United are a long-ball team and others stating they are not, and even more asking ‘but what is a long ball?’ For us at Opta it is all about the context If Opta had some sort of early warning system, it would have flashed red on Sunday evening as Sam Allardyce talked about “long-ball United” in his post-game interview. A few minutes later came the first of many inquiries about Louis van…

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• West Ham confirm new contract for youth academy graduate • Tomkins: ‘I’ve been here since I was seven and this is a long-term deal’ • Tomkins accuses Van Persie of ‘malicious elbow’ James Tomkins has signed a new deal with West Ham United that will keep him at the club until 2020. The 25-year-old, who suffered a broken nose in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United , is a graduate of the West Ham academy …

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