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Tottenham Hotspur will need temporary home for 2017-18 Sharing Olympic Stadium would need West Ham approval Karren Brady has indicated that West Ham would prevent Tottenham Hotspur from sharing the Olympic Stadium with them during Spurs season away from White Hart Lane. Tottenham have announced that they will need to find a temporary home for the 2017-18 season because of delays to their new 58,000-seat stadium, with the Olympic Stadium believed to be on a list of temporary solutions

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Former Manchester United player returns to Championship Morrison deletes tweet criticising people at West Ham West Hams Ravel Morrison has joined Cardiff City on a three-month loan deal, the player has announced on Twitter. The 21-year-old former Manchester United midfielder has been out of favour at West Ham United in recent months amid well-documented personal issues. happy to get a 3 month loan @CardiffCityFC time to start playing some football

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Kouyaté suffered injury in West Hams win over Liverpool David Gold says midfielder may return in early November West Ham 3-1 Liverpool: match report West Ham United face being without the midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté for six weeks after he suffered a groin injury in the Premier League win against Liverpool last Saturday, the London clubs co-owner David Gold said on Monday. The powerful 24-year-old Senegal international was injured towards …

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Consecutive league defeats for the first time since December arrived thanks to Sam Allardyces clear thinking for West Ham It was at 7.34pm on Saturday, precisely eight minutes after the match had ended, that an email landed from a well-known bookmakers offering odds of 9-1 on Liverpools manager, Brendan Rodgers, being sacked before the end of the season. The emails heading was: Could Rodgers Be On His Way? and the obvious answer from anyone …

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Speaking on Saturday, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce hails his team’s 3-1 Premier League victory against Liverpool at Upton Park, saying the team played outstandingly well. The manager adds that his team deserved to win the match, putting the Hammers’ success down to a strong first half. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says his side lacked intensity and composure on the ball in the match Continue reading…

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Defeat at West Ham is the clubs third loss in five games Players were nowhere near the standard of last season Match report: West Ham United 3-1 Liverpool Brendan Rodgers has admitted Liverpool cannot even entertain talk of mounting a title challenge again until they recover their poise, with last seasons runners-up having endured a third damaging defeat in their first five games for only the second time since the top…

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Liverpools period of adjustment continues to prove painful. This was a third league defeat in four, a game effectively surrendered in a frenetic first seven minutes when West Ham had been rampant as an attacking force and the visitors merely dazed and confused. The blur of tactical tweaks and substitutions thereafter never struck upon the correct blend to recover parity. If this squad is still becoming accustomed to each others foibles, then the actual teams constant shape-shifting can leave…

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Live updates from this evenings encounter at Upton Park Squad sheets and match preview View the Premier League table in-running Premier League: Ten things to look out for this weekend Send your emails to scott.murray@theguardian.com 5.49pm BST 17 min: Balotelli and Adrian are both booked for a pointless nose-to-nose row. Balotelli slid in on the keeper late clumsily, a certain foul, but there was little intent, and Adrian over-reacted, …

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Liverpool’s manager, Brendan Rodgers, says West Ham United will be a good test for his side when the two teams meet at Upton Park on Saturday. Rodgers says he has admired West Ham’s performance in recent fixtures. The manager also comments on how well his new players are settling in at Liverpool Continue reading…

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Answer a simple question and you could be off to Upton Park to watch live Barclays Premier League football Continue reading…

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Enner Valencia provided stunning evidence that West Hams evolution may be worth watching with an early contender for goal of the season in a match that kicked stereotypes into touch. Valencia, £12m worth of Ecuador striker, marked his first Premier League start with a Tony Yeboah-esque equaliser and came within an inch or two of a last-gasp winner as these sides ditched defensive solidity for more expansive approaches. His 25-yarder …

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Valencia to feature for West Ham against Hull He was Ecuadors top scorer in the World Cup New faces to watch in the Premier League Sam Allardyce believes that Enner Valencia is ready to show the World Cup form that persuaded West Ham to spend £12m, despite the Ecuador strikers fitful start to life at Upton Park. West Ham have had to be patient with Valencia, whose wait for a…

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Tottenham may be denied Olympic option for 2017-18 exile Legacy corporation would welcome Spurs Spurs to move away for a year because of stadium delays Tottenham purchase on radar of US investment group West Ham United have the power to prevent their Olympic Stadium home being shared with Tottenham Hotspur for the 2017-18 season, Press Association Sport understands. The Hammers have been awarded a 99-year lease to become anchor tenants of the landmark London 2012 venue and are set…

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Hull City have an improved attacking line up after signing Hatem Ben Arfa, who starts, on loan and Abel Hernandez for a club record fee of £10 million. Steve Bruce will be looking to repeat his side’s 1-0 home victory last season over West Ham who also start a new loan signing in Alex Song. Sam Allardyce will want Song to recreate the performances that lead Barcelona to sign him from Arsenal in 2012. Graham Searles Kick-off Monday 8pm

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From the culling acumen of Louis van Gaal at Manchester United to the loan coup and strong hints of promise at West Ham, the fans have their say on the transfer window With the Glazer debt squeezing the club for nine years they have acted only when they thought their lavish sponsorship deals and a return to the top-four were in jeopardy. Our squad had become bloated with mediocre players. Louis van Gaal is a…

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West Ham Ladies appeal for help with kit and pitch hire costs Club says core support of womens team has been met West Ham United have defended themselves against accusations that the clubs womens team are not being provided adequate financial support after a fundraising web page was set up to help pay for expenditure including kit and pitch hire. The page, set up by captain Stacey Little, describes the club as …

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Largely through spending insane amounts of money, the Premier League has bought back some of its old prestige The most expensive transfer window so far Manchester United to carry on big spending in January window Premier League clubs spent around £850m in the summer transfer window just closed, a new record and an increase of £220m on the previous year. The total was ramped up by Manchester Uniteds …

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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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Player has joined from Marseille for undisclosed fee He was on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season Morgan Amalfitano has become the ninth summer signing for West Ham United, joining the club from Marseille for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old midfielder, who has won one France cap, joins the recent loan acquisition Alex Song as well as other summer signings Carl Jenkinson, Enner Valencia, Diafra Sakho, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Diego Poyet, Aaron Cresswell and

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Morgan Schneiderlin stops short of committing future to Saints Sam Allardyce hopes loss will serve as wake-up to players The Southampton manager, Ronald Koeman, has promised to keep trying to win games with style after recording his first Premier League victory. It would have been easy for Koemans side to abandon their pass-and-move approach when falling behind to Mark Nobles deflected 25-yard effort and become more direct in search of a way back into the match…

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Saturday Clockwatch as it happened Morgan Schneiderlin scored twice as Southampton secured a first Premier League win for Ronald Koeman by beating West Ham United 3-1 at Upton Park. The France midfielder who had been linked with a move to join the former Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur produced a couple of fine close-range efforts either side of half-time as the visitors came from behind following Mark Nobles deflected effort. Continue reading…

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Former Arsenal midfielder heads back to the Premier League West Ham is looking to be a very, very big club in the future Transfer interactive: how much has your club spent? West Ham have announced the signing of the Barcelona midfielder Alex Song on a season-long loan. The 26-year-old Cameroon international struggled to hold down a regular place at Camp Nou following a move from Arsenal in 2012 and returns to the Premier League with the …

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West Ham midfielder also accused of threat to throw acid Morrison pleaded not guilty to attacks on Reah Mansoor The West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison will go on trial next year over allegations that he threatened to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed. The 21-year-old former Manchester United player is also accused of threatening to blow up Reah Mansoors house in a course of harassment against …

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Former Arsenal keepers move to Cagliari called off Almunia has heart condition that can cause sudden death Manuel Almunia is expected to announce his retirement after a heart condition that can cause sudden death was detected at a routine medical. The former Arsenal goalkeeper was close to joining Cagliari earlier this month as a free agent having played the past two years at Watford. However, The Serie A club abandoned the signing of the 37-year-old…

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West Hams latest big-money signing Enner Valencia missed the decisive penalty after an even Capital One Cup tie at Upton Park. There are now two divisions separating the clubs but it is Sheffield United who progressed into the third round after Valencia, a £14m signing from Pachuca , was the only player to miss his spot-kick as the tie could not be decided after extra time. Continue reading…

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Mutual loathing as Bramall Lane club return in League Cup Relegation after Argentinian signed for West Ham still festers The second round of the League Cup is not usually associated with vitriol, venom and downright loathing but there will be an abundance of all three at Upton Park on Tuesday evening when West Ham welcome Sheffield United for the first time since the clubs had an ever so minor disagreement over a certain Argentinian. The memory of Carlos Tevez and…

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