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• West Ham manager does not dismiss speculation over January move • Bilic wants Andy Carroll available for three games in next eight days Slaven Bilic has called for help for his misfiring strikers and said “all the clubs” would want to sign Daniel Sturridge, as the Liverpool striker continues to be linked with a January move to West Ham. Bilic acknowledged his side’s continuing struggle for goals before their visit to free-scoring Liverpool on …

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The West Ham manager is confident the club can turn around its disappointing start to the season in time but realises the clock is ticking “I try to be very open,” sighed a weary looking Slaven Bilic. “I try to be honest as I always am. It ain’t helping if we are trying to wrap things in paper and to hide. We can’t continue like this. We can’t.” As brutal self-assessments go, the West Ham United manager’s …

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By the time Alexis Sánchez scuttled through the middle to complete West Ham United’s humiliation and claim his hat-trick with a beautiful dink, Arsenal had produced enough moments of class to underline their title credentials. Related: West Ham United 1-5 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened Continue reading…

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English clubs have gone through an unprecedented period of change since the Taylor Report was published in 1990. This is what they (should) have learned By Richard Foster for The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Guardian Sport Network With West Ham hosting Arsenal at the London Stadium this weekend, it is an appropriate time to consider how clubs perform when they up sticks for a new stadium. Ten years ago Arsenal proved that changing grounds is…

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• West Ham striker has not played since August due to knee injury • Bilic may also welcome back André Ayew for Saturday’s match Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Andy Carroll is ready to return to the West Ham squad and have an “impact” in Saturday’s Premier League match with Arsenal. Carroll, 27, has been missing from the side since August after suffering a knee injury. A mooted return against Manchester United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday failed to materialise…

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West Ham midfielder, who has an Italian wife, a Spanish passport and parents who hail from Equatorial Guinea, is doing a degree in political science “I don’t know if you have children,” Pedro Obiang says, with an amused look that suggests he already knows the answer. Not yet, I reply. Obiang smiles. He laughs. “I know,” he says. He is not being patronising. He worked it out as soon …

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The Old Trafford captain has missed the chance to break the club’s goalscoring record when his team visit Goodison Park to take on his first club, Everton Wayne Rooney may be having a chequered season, both on the pitch and off it, though he is at that stage in an illustrious career where history beckons at every turn. Last week against Feyenoord he not only produced one of his most convincing displays of…

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• Slaven Bilic cautions against expecting miracles from returning striker • Carroll back to face Manchester United in League Cup quarter-final Although news of Andy Carroll’s return will send a shiver down the spine of Arsenal’s defenders, Slaven Bilic is taking care to manage expectations about a player who does not need anyone to show him round the treatment room at West Ham. The striker who scored a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw…

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Today’s fluff gets the hereditary bone England ace Daniel Sturridge has had enough of warming Liverpool’s bench and is impatiently eyeing the nearest emergency exit, and will apparently remain keen on walking through it even if it leads to Stoke or Stratford. Potential suitors will be expected to pay at least £28m for the 27-year-old, reports the Mirror, which notes that West Ham “are desperate for a high-class marksman” and …

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Some teams have had harder starts, some spent more money, some sneaked results they never should have. We crunch the key numbers to produce the Premier League table of justice Liverpool fans are no doubt finding the Premier League table extremely attractive but the truth is that at this stage of the season it remains deeply flawed, skewed as it still is towards teams that have had favourable fixtures and …

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Many criticisms have been levelled against the London Stadium since West Ham made it their home in the summer and this weekend was no different. The latest problem? The pitch is too slow. After crowd violence and trouble with segregation, stewarding and fans who refuse to sit down, the Hammers were able to enjoy a relatively calm afternoon off the pitch on Saturday. Extra stewards and police in the ground for the first time maintained a controlled atmosphere. Related…

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• Security has been a major problem since West Ham’s move to the ground • Stoke’s Mark Hughes happy with security arrangements in east London The Metropolitan police will deploy officers inside the London Stadium for West Ham United’s Premier League fixture with Stoke City on Saturday. Related: West Ham’s Olympic Stadium deal explained: from Water City to the London Stadium Related: West Ham take steps to prevent crowd trouble at London Stadium Continue reading…

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• Baker resigned in May after expressing concerns over impact on structure • Deputy officer Ravi Sharma also left amid unhappiness over management The designated safety officer of the Olympic Stadium resigned in May after becoming deeply concerned about the retractable seating and its impact on the structure of the ground’s lower tier, the Guardian has learned. Chris Baker, an experienced, career stadium safety officer, is understood to have resigned shortly before …

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Romelu Lukaku got the goal he probably expected and Ross Barkley the goal he definitely needed as Everton signalled an important step in their development under Ronald Koeman. A 2-0 lead against West Ham United was the cue for Everton to implode at Goodison Park last season . Only Slaven Bilic’s defence collapsed this time out. Everton found relief not only in a first win in six matches but in the contribution of Barkley, who was involved in the breakthrough, started…

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Impressive start to the season has been tempered by a run of five without a win but there is enough talent out wide to arrest their run against West Ham Wayne Rooney heading back to Everton makes a great story but let’s face it, Ronald Koeman was only answering a question. Probably as keen as anyone else to change the subject after five winless games, the Everton manager was not about to turn down the invitation to …

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• Manager says club do not deserve to be undermined by minority • West Ham have vowed to ban 200 fans who were caught on CCTV Slaven Bilic has acknowledged that it hurts him and West Ham United to see the club’s name dragged through the gutter by the hooligan minority. The manager was more keen to talk up his team’s result against Chelsea from Wednesday night, when a 2-1 home win put them through to the EFL Cup quarter-finals, where…

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• Wenger: ‘West Ham game not a good advert to come back to standing’ • Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey fit again for Arsenal Arsène Wenger, outlining his support for the safe standing movement, has expressed his concern that Wednesday night’s crowd trouble at the match between West Ham and Chelsea could set back the debate. “It gives an argument, especially to people who are against it,” said Wenger. “Personally I…

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• Club get tough after night of shame during League Cup match • Karren Brady hits out at fans on Twitter West Ham United will pursue a zero tolerance policy against the thugs they believe are damaging their image and are ready to ban 200 of them following the ugly scenes that marred their EFL Cup win over Chelsea at the London Stadium. The club mounted a massive security operation for the visit on Wednesday of Chelsea, who brought 5,182 travelling…

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Amateur footage shows crowd trouble inside the London Stadium towards the end of West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea on Wednesday night. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown. Police made seven arrests. Both clubs have promised to ban for life any supporters found guilty of wrongdoing Original footage by @Jayzinq West Ham v Chelsea: Slaven Bilic condemns violence at London Stadium Continue reading…

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It had always promised to be an incendiary tie and, for 90 minutes, it looked as though it would be celebrated for the football, which was fast, open and exciting. West Ham United finally delivered a performance and got a result to electrify their new stadium. But everything that went before was marred in stoppage time when the Chelsea supporters began to stream for the exit – at the back of …

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The EFL Cup match on Wednesday will be the most stringent examination of policing and stewarding at West Ham’s London Stadium as well as evaluating the ground’s ability to recreate Upton Park’s atmosphere Rather earlier in the season than hoped for by some and feared by others, West Ham United’s London Stadium home will face its sternest test on Wednesday when more than 5,000 Chelsea fans make the journey to Stratford. Not…

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• Carroll is still not training two months after being sidelined • Club’s record-signing André Ayew back training after thigh strain Andy Carroll’s latest comeback has been delayed, with no return in sight for the injury-plagued West Ham striker. Related: West Ham investigate Andy Carroll and Darren Randolph over drinking claims Continue reading…

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In driving rain in south-east London, the 10 men of West Ham United summoned the kind of resilience that has been so conspicuous by its absence until now. For Slaven Bilic, who has been under such intense scrutiny in recent weeks, this was the sweetest of victories. West Ham’s manager took delight in his side’s slick football in the first half, the result of his carefully-plotted tactical plan, and later in…

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• I’m going to react but it isn’t done, says Hammers manager • Bilic adds that West Ham need to win more to feel at home Slaven Bilic has yet to get to the bottom of the club’s investigation into his West Ham’s squad night out after their recent 3-0 defeat by Southampton. The manager had told his players to go on a bonding session on the Monday night following the game but pictures surfaced on social media the next day of Andy …

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• Former ladies’ chairman Stephen Hunt accused club of refusing funding • Karren Brady: ‘Today marks the next step in future of West Ham women’s football’ West Ham United have taken full control of their women’s team after claims of discrimination. The team’s former chairman, Stephen Hunt, accused West Ham of refusing to provide funding for the women players, who play in the Premier League Southern Division , and even forcing them to pay…

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• Club promise to take over team after complaint by Stephen Hunt • ‘West Ham need to be fined until they start to act like a 21st century club’ West Ham have promised to take over the club’s ladies team after accusations that they had been discriminated against. Stephen Hunt, the chairman of the West Ham Ladies team, has lodged a formal complaint with the Football Association after complaining that the club had failed to provide funding and they were …

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