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Minute-by-minute report: David Moyes takes his team to Upton Park. Find out how the champions fare, with Scott Murray Scott Murray

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• Teams could meet in Mauritius on 18 May • ‘I’m very impressed with Mauritius,’ says Liverpool official Liverpool’s players are poised to kick-start their summer with a beach holiday with a difference, in the shape of a post-season friendly against West Ham in Mauritius. The club’s director of sales, Olly Dale, was in Mauritius this week to examine the facilities at Anjalay Stadium, the nation’s 30,000-capacity showpiece sports venue. Mark Gibbon, widely …

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Different teams, both United. From Paddy Crerand to Carlos Tevez, half-a-dozen of the best encounters • Video: Sam Allardyce ready for Saturday’s visit of Man Utd 1) Manchester United 0-1 West Ham, 28 January 2001 While there were bigger fish for Manchester United to fry, the FA Cup had assumed extra significance for them in 2001. United were desperate to regain the trophy they won in 1999 but were unable to defend the following season, convinced by the Football Association to take part in …

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Minute-by-minute report: It’s a busy round of games in the Premier League and beyond. Follow the latest news with Niall McVeigh Niall McVeigh

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It was a sequel to savour for Everton. Romelu Lukaku has made only two appearances as a replacement for them. Both have come against West Ham. On each occasion, he has scored and it has been a late winner. Six months after his debut, the Belgian staged an action replay to end the Hammers’ winning run and restore Everton to winning ways after consecutive league defeats. If it was billed as the…

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Minute-by-minute report: Arsenal head to Stoke, while there’s a west London derby at the Cottage. Follow the latest with Barry Glendenning Barry Glendenning

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Roberto Martínez is relishing the prospect of striker Romelu Lukaku back in his Everton starting XI, after a lengthy spell out of the side with an injury

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• Defender to miss Everton’s game with West Ham • Roy Hodgson to reveal squad on Thursday afternoon Phil Jagielka has been ruled out of England’s friendly against Denmark next week with a hamstring injury. Roy Hodgson will reveal his squad for next Wednesday’s Wembley game on Thursday afternoon. But the Everton defender will not be among those named, and will also miss Saturday’s Premier League match against West Ham …

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Minute-by-minute report: Keep up with all today’s 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League with Niall McVeigh Niall McVeigh

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• West Ham manager calls allegations ‘unfounded’ • Midfielder now on 93-day emergency loan at QPR Sam Allardyce has insisted that Ravel Morrison has a future at West Ham, despite reports that the midfielder’s relationship with the club has broken down over a disagreement about agents. It was reported in The Observer that Morrison was recently invited to a meeting with the agent, Mark Curtis, to see if he wanted to become one of his clients and that pressure has…

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• Deal runs up to Championship play-off final • ‘I just want to help QPR get to the Premier League’ Ravel Morrison has stepped down a division to join QPR’s promotion push on a 93-day emergency loan from West Ham United. As revealed by The Guardian last week, the move will formally take effect on Friday to run up until the Championship play-off final, and Morrison is expected to make his QPR debut against Charlton in…

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• First time he has refereed Saints game since Lallana complaint • FA cleared referee and he will officiate West Ham match Mark Clattenburg is to referee Southampton’s game at West Ham on Saturday, the first time he will have taken charge of a Saints game since they filed an official complaint against him . The Durham official angered Saints when, during their defeat to Everton on 29 December, he told captain Adam Lallana: “You are very different …

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• 93-day loan period coincides with play-off final • Midfielder has fallen out of favour at Upton Park Ravel Morrison is poised to join Queens Park Rangers on loan from West Ham United until the end of the season, with Harry Redknapp, the Rangers manager, hopeful that the midfielder can spark the club to promotion from the Championship. The deal is not expected to be confirmed until next Friday, which would be 93 …

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• Upton Park will be redeveloped after 2016 move • New homes and shops planned for site West Ham have agreed a deal to sell Upton Park to a developer once the club have completed their move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016. The Galliard Group has been named as the successful bidder for the site, with West Ham saying they had chosen a developer with close links to the community and a plan to honour …

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Paul Lambert says he is pleased with the backing he has received from Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner

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• Independent tribunal rejects Hammers’ case • Suspension starts away to Aston Villa West Ham have failed with a challenge to the Football Association’s decision to uphold Andy Carroll’s three-match suspension. An independent arbitration tribunal on Friday rejected West Ham’s case and Carroll’s ban takes immediate effect. West Ham are unhappy that the England striker’s ban – a consequence of being sent off against Swansea last week after an altercation with the defender …

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Four unmissable media events are coming up over the next couple of weeks. Here they are in chronological order. Note that tickets must be bought for three of them, while the fourth requires advance registration… Life after Leveson: the future of media freedom in the UK Index on Censorship is staging a discussion on press freedom against the background of the continuing row over a new form of press regulation and the introduction of a new defamation law…

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• FA happy with process after independent commission’s verdict • Carroll to miss games against Villa, Norwich and Southampton The Football Association is comfortable the correct process was followed as an independent regulatory commission threw out Andy Carroll’s appeal against a violent conduct ban this week amid the threat that the striker’s club, West Ham United, may take legal action against the governing body. The Premier League side, who hover just below the relegation cut-off, sought advice from…

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• Striker sent off after clash with Swansea’s Chico Flores • FA to review video evidence of incident West Ham have notified the Football Association that they wish to appeal against the sending-off of striker Andy Carroll in Saturday’s win over Swansea. Carroll was shown a straight red card by the referee Howard Webb following an altercation with Swansea defender Chico Flores. The club had until 1pm on Monday to inform …

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Minute-by-minute report: Can West Ham climb out of the relegation zone with a win and drag Swansea into the mire? Find out with Michael Butler Michael Butler

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• New loan signing says he is better suited to Goodison ethic • ‘I looked at the two and decided I would fit in better at Everton’ Lacina Traoré has strayed into the argument over West Ham’s “19th century” football by citing style of play as the main reason he chose Everton over Sam Allardyce’s side. The Ivory Coast international almost joined West Ham on loan from Monaco in early January only for Roberto…

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce responds to criticism from Chelsea’s coach over goalless draw

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• Former Manchester City player joins from Anzhi • 21-year-old is Sam Allardyce’s fourth January signing West Ham have signed the former Manchester City midfielder Abdul Razak on a short-term deal. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international came through the ranks at City after originally starting out at Crystal Palace but found first-team opportunities limited at the Etihad Stadium. Razak has spent time on loan at Portsmouth, Brighton, Charlton and most recently the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, who …

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Sam Allardyce defended West Ham’s tactics against Chelsea by arguing that he is in the results business, but José Mourinho thinks he is part of the entertainment industry. Both men seem to change their minds when it suits them. What do you think? Paul Campbell

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Chelsea manager José Mourinho accuses West Ham of playing ’19th century’ football in their goalless draw on Wednesday

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• Striker turned down move to Upton Park • Hammers accused of playing ’19th century football’ at Chelsea Everton’s new loan signing Lacina Traoré rejected West Ham in favour of a move to Goodison Park as he preferred Roberto Martínez’s style of play. The Hammers were in pole position for the 6ft 8in Ivory Coast international after securing a work permit ahead of a move from Monaco. However, Everton came in with a late bid and …

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