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For 15 minutes, Crystal Palace were pretty good. They pushed West Ham back, created some good chances and the atmosphere was just as buoyant and defiant as it was during that gleeful ride to survival last season. Tony Pulis, who needs Tony Pulis? Not Palace. It was his loss, not theirs, and he did not deserve them anyway. You could sense supporters getting giddy. Palace were too good for Pulis. They were going to beat the odds again. Stick together…

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Crystal Palaces supporters arrived determined to roar their side on and give a bad week a happy ending. The Palace ultras, that vociferous little group of fans behind one of the goals at Selhurst Park, banged their drums and led the chants and briefly it seemed that everything was going to be all right; it did not matter that Palace have been unwittingly caught up in the Malky Mackay scandal, that their …

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

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Plus analysis of how Manchester United, Arsenal, West Ham, Burnley and Aston Villa can improve in the transfer window Continue reading…

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Fans of banter were disappointed when Tim Sherwood was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur at the end of last season Sherwood famously said that he was up for the banter on being given the job and spent six glorious months proving it but perhaps his replacement, Mauricio Pochettino, is going to fill the void. Pochettino was in a bubbly mood after Eric Diers stoppage-time winner had secured him an unlikely victory in his first match as Tottenhams manager and when …

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Our picks of the best images from the seasons opening day Sam Allardyce spoke about the number of opportunities created by West Ham. He pointed to the penalty that Mark Noble missed in the first half, said that the way his team outplayed Tottenham Hotspur gives him great encouragement for what lies ahead and laughed off suggestions that his job could be under threat after this galling defeat. If theyre going to do it after one game, …

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Senegalese midfielder arrived at Upton Park for £7m in the summer after seven seasons, and four titles, with Anderlecht Cheikhou Kouyaté has never been afraid to suffer for his art. West Ham Uniteds new midfielder is used to it and he has been making sacrifices for a long time, ever since he left his family home in Senegal as a teenager and moved to Europe on his own. He has learned to be tough and hard work feels…

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West Ham beat Tottenham Hotspur three times last season and Mauricio Pochettino, the ninth manager Daniel Levy has appointed, will be desperate to stop them extending that run. Tottenham are likely to play on the unrest at Upton Park, where support for Sam Allardyce is at an all-time low. West Ham will be without the injured Andy Carroll, out with torn ankle ligaments until November, but have been boosted by the …

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Speaking ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s match against West Ham United, Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino says his team has a good mentality and is ready to compete. He adds that he wants his team to win a three-point margin in order to start the league with confidence. Tottenham Hotspur play West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday Continue reading…

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David Sullivan and David Gold appeal directly to supporters Racism, antisemitism and homophobia will not be tolerated David Sullivan and David Gold have urged West Ham United supporters to avoid any unwanted behaviour when they start their Premier League campaign at home to fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. With West Ham having come under scrutiny in the past antisemitic chanting and hisses designed to imitate the gas chambers used during the Holocaust…

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Sympathy for Sam Allardyce is in short supply but the in-fighting must stop if West Ham are to have a successful season Guardian writers predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinbergs prediction but the average of our writers tips) Last seasons position: 13th Continue reading…

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To the chagrin of many West Ham fans, Sam Allardyce remains in charge at Upton Park, having been told in no uncertain terms that the team must play better football this year. Andy Carroll is injured yet again, but Ecuador striker Enner Valencia has arrived for £12m. Frankly, who knows what the new season has in store for the Hammers? Continue reading…

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Sakho joins Hammers from Metz on four-year deal Senegalese striker may make debut against Tottenham West Ham have responded to Andy Carrolls latest injury setback and succeeded in their search for a new striker by signing Diafra Sakho from Metz for a fee thought to be in the region of £3.5m. The 24-year-old Senegalese striker has signed a four-year deal and could be involved in West Hams …

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West Ham manager says £15m forward strikes fear Metz forward Diafra Sakho joins West Ham on four-year deal Sam Allardyce has insisted that it was not a mistake to sign Andy Carroll for £15m despite losing the striker until November with torn ankle ligaments. The West Ham manager has revealed that he is looking in Europe for a new forward because it is too expensive to buy from another Premier League club. Metz announced late on Thursday that…

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Eye-catching summer captures from Arsenals goalkeeper David Ospina to Rémy Cabella in the final third for Newcastle United Continue reading…

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Wickham has one year left on contract with Sunderland Gus Poyet reluctant to lose England Under-21 striker West Ham United have made a bid, believed to be in the region of £5m, for Connor Wickham. Gus Poyet, the Sunderland manager, is reluctant to lose the England Under-21 striker, whose goals helped to keep the Wearsiders in the Premier League last spring, but Wickham has only a year remaining on his current contract and is stalling …

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How LVG has changed Uniteds mindset; QPRs new system looks vulnerable; and rebuilding Southampton is a task and half Part 1: season previews from Arsenal to Manchester City Continue reading…

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Promoted trio all have recent top-flight experience and can continue trend of surviving beyond their first season It always used to be so easy to predict. The three clubs promoted to the Premier League would ruffle a few gilded feathers before ultimately returning from whence they came 10 months later, promising to be back soon. Yet in the landscape of ever-more lucrative television rights and parachute payments, those days now seem in the dim and distant past. Not since the 200708 season…

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In the second half of their previews, WhoScored analyse Manchester United under Louis van Gaal, Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino and Southampton under Ronald Koeman Statistical previews: Arsenal to Manchester City Having ended David Moyes tenure as manager and replaced him with the vastly successful Louis Van Gaal, who comes to Old Trafford on the back of a fantastic World Cup performance in Brazil, United fans are optimistic this season. A disappointing campaign culminated in their worst…

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Ecuador forward wants to take club into top four Im delighted I may get to play at Olympic Stadium in 2016 Enner Valencia is on a roll. Having achieved his dream of playing and scoring three goals in the World Cup this summer, and after fulfilling his dream of playing in the Premier League by signing for West Ham for £12m last month, the Ecuadorian has wasted no time in announcing that he wants to help bring European football …

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David Sullivan: club have offers in for three or four strikers Hugo Almeida and Samuel Etoo among names reported The West Ham United joint-chairman David Sullivan has revealed that the club have made a number of offers for strikers as they target cover for the injury-enforced absence of Andy Carroll. Stoke Citys Peter Crouch is the Hammers main target, but reports state that interest has also been shown in Hugo Almeida of Besiktas, …

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West Ham player accused of threatening Reah Mansoors life Harassment charge added to two counts of common assault West Ham Uniteds Ravel Morrison threatened to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed, a court heard today. The former Manchester United midfielder Morrison, 21, is also accused of threatening to blow up her house in a course of harassment against his ex-girlfriend Reah Mansoor lasting four years, Manchester magistrates court heard. Continue

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Todays piffle is having to divert at the last minute Going Dutch is the in thing at the moment. Whether its paying for your own food and drink at some wildly overpriced summer pop-up restaurant, or paying for somebody else to give Wayne and co a kick up the arse and implement a fluid 3-5-2 system on a previously mojo-less set of Manchester-based footballers, everybody seems to be doing it. …

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Morrison accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend and her mother West Ham midfielder due back in court on Thursday The West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been bailed following a private court hearing. The 21-year-old was in custody and not present at Manchester crown court to hear the bail application made by his lawyers. Morrison, a former Manchester United youth player, is accused of two counts of common assault on his former girlfriend Reah Mansoor, 19 and her mother Parveen Mansoor, 39, in …

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England international is Sam Allardyces sixth summer signing West Ham was always the place I wanted to go to West Ham have signed the Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson on a season-long loan. The 22-year-old right-back has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs and decided to move across London for the 2014-15 campaign. Continue reading…

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Morrison accused of attacking two women on Sunday West Ham midfielder is due in court on Thursday West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been charged with assaulting two women. The 21-year-old, formerly with Manchester United, is accused of attacking a young woman outside a bar in Manchester city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning. Continue reading…

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