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• Striker on the mend after double fracture of right foot • ‘I can see the light at the end of the tunnel’ Andy Carroll admits he is itching to return to help save West Ham’s season after returning to the club’s Chadwell Heath training ground for the first time in three months this week. Carroll has not played for the Hammers this season and has spent time in the Netherlands and Belgium recovering from a double…

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• Jol sacked by Fulham 24 hours after damaging loss • Leap of faith by Shahid Khan to appoint Rene Meulensteen Martin Jol’s parting shot to the press after Fulham’s 3-0 defeat by West Ham on Saturday afternoon had something fittingly elegiac about it. “I’ll see you soon … I hope,” Jol said as he disappeared down the nearest corridor. In the event Jol may yet be seen again in English football, but it will not…

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• After six straight defeats, Jol says: ‘It’s not in my hands’ • Fulham manager is 1-8 to be next Premier League dismissal Asked if he thinks he will still be Fulham’s manager when they play Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night Martin Jol simply shrugged. “It’s not in my hands,” Jol said, after Fulham had failed to register a single shot on target in the course of a horribly meek 3-0 defeat by West Ham United at …

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• Consistent Mikel earns praise from Mourinho • Home crowd showed their disapproval at the end Chelsea are attempting to be progressive this term but all this felt like a welcome throwback. West Ham United were stifled and overcome with all the efficiency of old, the visitors delivering that enticing blend of strength and subtlety to dominate from the outset with a ruthlessness to secure comfortable victory. “Without the ball we worked hard, with it we were very sharp,” said Frank …

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For José Mourinho and Chelsea, there was beauty in this East End stroll. Needing a victory after the loss at Newcastle and the fortunate home draw against West Bromwich Albion, they found opponents only too happy to oblige. West Ham were a shambles in the first-half. The manager, Sam Allardyce, persisted with his 4-6-0 formation and he watched his team offer nothing and, seemingly, look to do nothing more than cling on. So bad were his tactics and his team …

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Minute-by-minute report: East meets west (London) at Upton Park. Follow all the action with Scott Murray’s updates Scott Murray

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How Sam Allardyce must be craving a fit, battering ram of a striker who could unsettle a Chelsea team whose away form to date this term – five points from a possible 15 – renders them vulnerable. An Andy Carroll, perhaps. The hosts may have Carlton Cole as an alternative, but the visitors will be ready to confront a packed midfield as they search of a derby victory to pep up their title challenge. “We have to do…

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce admits his team are struggling with injuries before their clash against Chelsea on Saturday

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• Full-back aggravates problem on England duty • César Azpilicueta likely to continue in Cole’s position Ashley Cole is unlikely to feature in Chelsea’s Premier League derby at West Ham United on Saturday evening after he aggravated a rib problem during England’s defeat to Germany. The veteran left-back first suffered the injury during a win at Norwich last month, ruling him out of two World Cup qualifiers, and was absent from his club’s first team for three weeks in recovery. His …

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• Leyton Orient continue to lobby for groundshare • Floodlights will make way for cantilevered roof The door has been left open for Leyton Orient to share the Olympic Stadium with West Ham United on an occasional basis, as work begins on adding an 84-metre roof as part of a £160m conversion project. The West Ham vice‑chair Karren Brady, who led the club’s bid to win tenancy and move in time for the 2016…

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West Ham United’s Ravel Morrison scores a memorable volley on Sunday during England’s U21 training

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Bullying in the NFL, the couple who organised baseball fixtures, the basketball coach who exploded, the Irishman with the best job in the world and the fan who played for West Ham Thanks for all your comments and suggestions on our last blog . 1) Man up: declaring a war on warrior culture When Richie Incognito sent threatening text messages to his Miami Dolphins team-mate Jonathan Martin, he did not hold back – concluding them with the pithy: “Fuck you, you’re still a rookie. I’ll…

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The catch was a simple one but West Ham United’s goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen dropped it and so Chris Hughton is still Norwich City manager. That is speculation, of course, but sometimes life really is that simple and it is certainly not far-fetched to suggest West Ham’s clumsy generosity on Saturday evening helped to keep Hughton in his job. In the first half the Canaries were abject, their confidence apparently in pieces as strikerless West Ham passed the …

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Minute-by-minute report: Norwich and Chris Hughton desperately need a win. West Ham desperately need a goal. Something’s got to give. Join Scott Murray Scott Murray

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Howard Hill, Richard Forrest and Lee Stewart plead guilty to unlawfully obtaining phone records of east London club’s executives Three men, including an investigator who worked for a company hired by Tottenham Hotspur during a bitterly contested battle for tenancy of the Olympic Stadium, have pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining the phone records and bank statements of West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady and others. Howard Hill, who resigned as a partner from…

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• West Ham still struggling to score without Andy Carroll • Aston Villa’s defensive resilience earns point Sam Allardyce spent his Friday evening in the front row at the Royal Festival Hall, watching Eamonn Holmes question Sir Alex Ferguson. It was a fairly tame event – questions about David Beckham, Roy Keane or Wayne Rooney were off-limits – but Ferguson’s thoughts on the need to give managers time would have struck a chord with the West Ham United manager. “Stick by …

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