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Latest updates as Bristol City seek to continue weekend of Cup shocks E-mail nick.miller.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @NickMiller79 Scoreboard: all today’s latest scores! 3.02pm GMT And the players are out for the second-half. Difficult to tell if Allardyce looks annoyed or whether that’s just the way his face falls. 3.00pm GMT Some half-time entertainment, and I’ve been reminded this absolutely outrageous dive by Daniel Harris. Step forward ‘Flash’ Gordon Watson, tumbling to win a …

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Intelligent and athletic, sharp and two-footed, Bristol City local boy Joe Bryan is proving he has a range of skills on and off the pitch and is eager to put them to use in his side’s FA Cup fourth round clash with West Ham • Steve Cotterill’s industry inspires Bristol City to fly high • West Ham going for the FA Cup this season, says Sam Allardyce • Bristol City joint top of League One on points •…

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West Ham’s sponsor Alpari FX trading have gone bust after the Swiss Franc rocketed in value. This is just one example of how the sponsors on Premier League shirts have mirrored the market shifts of the past two decades From Japanese electronics to reckless banks and middle eastern airlines, the fate of Premier League shirt sponsors has been tied closely to that of the world economy. West Ham United was…

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• Manager criticises his goalkeeper, Allan McGregor, and captain, Curtis Davies • Second-half capitulation deepens Hull’s relegation fears • Match report: West Ham 3-0 Hull City Steve Bruce admitted Hull City had been “awful” during a second-half capitulation at West Ham United, when they shipped three soft goals to lose 3-0 and remain in the Premier League’s relegation zone. The manager’s frustration had been stoked by his team’s failure to capitalise on a positive first-half performance…

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Sam Allardyce was buoyed by West Ham’s epic FA Cup replay win over Everton on Tuesday and he now wants a tonic in the league, where his team have not won in four matches. His good friend, Steve Bruce, however, is in more desperate need. The Hull manager is enduring what he has called the worst injury crisis of his 17 years in management and, if results go against him on Saturday, his team could kick off at the bottom of…

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Alpari’s insolvency raises questions about what will appear on players’ shirts on Sunday Companies put their names on the shirts of Premiership football clubs in the hope that some of the sporting glamour will rub off on their dull corporporate images. But it doesn’t always work out like that. West Ham’s sponsor, Alpari, sank into insolvency on Friday , caught out by wild spasms in the currency, raising a question mark over whether the …

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Alpari UK, which signed a three-year deal with the football club in 2013, among a string of companies feeling the impact of the sharp move in the currency markets on Thursday The sponsor of West Ham football club, Alpari UK, has become the latest casualty of the currency crisis sparked by the Swiss central bank. Alpari UK, which lists its head office at Bishopsgate in the City, said it was insolvent because…

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• Charges against West Ham midfielder were thrown out • Defence team showed CCTV proving his innocence West Ham’s Ravel Morrison has been cleared of all charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her mother. The 21-year-old was accused of hitting his ex Reah Mansoor, 19, and her mother, Parveen Mansoor, 39, after a night out at a nightclub in his home city of Manchester last July 24. Continue reading…

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The West Ham midfielder has quit the Indomitable Lions but they are thriving without the star names who contributed to a shameful World Cup campaign • West Ham’s Alex Song announces international retirement • Song omitted from Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad Last time Alex Song wore a Cameroon shirt, against Croatia at the World Cup, he was sent off five minutes before half-time for dragging his elbow down Mario Mandzukic’s back. That was the centre…

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• Lukaku and Malanda were close friends • ‘Rom is really down about it. We are all supporting him’ • Junior Malanda dies aged 20 after car accident in Germany Romelu Lukaku has declared himself available for Everton’s FA Cup replay at West Ham United despite mourning the death of a close friend Junior Malanda, the Wolfsburg midfielder who was killed in a car accident on Saturday . Police in Germany have opened a manslaughter…

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• Allardyce feels Everton problems stem from Europe • West Ham manager hopes Winston Reid will stay • Match report: Everton 1-1 West Ham Sam Allardyce believes he is more tactically flexible than the Everton manager Roberto Martínez but feels injuries and Europa League commitments are the reason for Everton’s mixed start to the season. Good results have been hard to come by for Everton this season and, after a 1-1 draw with Manchester City…

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• Bafétimi earmarked for striking role when Wilfried Bony leaves • West Ham send warning to Everton before FA Cup replay West Ham United will field their strongest available team in Tuesday’s FA Cup replay which condemns out-of-sorts Everton to ordeal by the human wrecking ball that is Andy Carroll. Sam Allardyce and his increasingly happy Hammers believe they can win the Cup and are confident of progress at home where …

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Andy Carroll has scored only four goals this season – three of them against Swansea. The former England centre forward struck twice in the corresponding fixture at Upton Park five weeks ago and plundered the Welsh club’s defence again for what looked like a high-class matchwinner until Mark Noble’s late equaliser into his own net. It was a tale of two of the most powerfully destructive strikers in the Premier League. Carroll is back to something…

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Swansea begin life without top-scorer Wilfried Bony, as Africa Cup of Nations duty and a £30m move to Manchester City beckon. The Ivorian leaves a gaping hole in the Welsh side that most teams would find difficult to fill. All eyes turn to Bafétimbi Gomis and whether he can fill Bony’s considerable boots. West Ham are aiming to return to winning ways after a three game winless run. Yemi Abiade Kick-

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• Sam Allardyce blamed injury on medical ‘mishap’ • Alex Song retires from international duty • David Sullivan’s son sorry for Twitter rant at West Ham players The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho will not play in the Africa Cup of Nations because of the back problem Sam Allardyce believes was aggravated by mistreatment by Senegal’s team doctors in November. Sakho did not travel with the Senegal squad to Morocco on Wednesday, where they will finalise…

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Roberto Martínez gambled the house, or Everton’s transfer kitty at least, on Romelu Lukaku in the summer and the £28m striker repaid his under-pressure manager with a precious 90th minute equaliser to deny West Ham United victory at Goodison Park. Everton were on the brink of an eighth defeat in ten matches when their record signing struck to give Martínez much-needed relief. His Everton side had fought and created, and gave lie to…

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• West Ham forward could make debut against Burnley • Zárate: I am happy – I need this to show what I can do The West Ham forward Mauro Zárate has completed his loan move to Queens Park Rangers for the rest of the season. The 27-year-old Argentinian will go straight into contention for the league trip to Burnley on Saturday. Continue reading…

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• ’It’s highly unlikely that Winston is going to sign for us,’ says Allardyce • Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with central defender • ‘Mauro Zárate not good enough for West Ham’ Sam Allardyce has given the strongest indication yet that Winston Reid is set to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The defender, who has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs – including Arsenal and Liverpool …

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West Bromwich Albion will travel to Upton Park without a manager after Alan Irvine was put out of his misery on Monday night, although Sam Allardyce has warned his West Ham United side not to use that as an excuse to become complacent. It is a big game for West Ham. Successive defeats against Arsenal and Chelsea saw them drop out of the top four and they will be desperate to get back on…

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West Bromwich Albion’s assistant head coach, Rob Kelly, discusses the departure of Alan Irvine as the team prepares for trip to West Ham on Thursday. Kelly says the team is disappointed that Irvine has gone and discusses the Baggies’ prospects against Sam Allardyce’s West Ham Continue reading…

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• QPR want Argentinian striker on loan until end of the season • Allardyce: he hasn’t played well enough to feature as much as he’d like • Zárate: I now have chance to play for coach who has faith in me Sam Allardyce has defended himself against claims he overlooked Mauro Zárate for personal reasons and explained his decision to allow the striker to join Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season…

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Latest updates from the 3pm kick-offs Email niall.mcveigh.casual@theguardian.com . Tweet @niallmcveigh Follow Southampton v Chelsea here Get all the latest live scores here 1.06pm GMT Niall will be here shortly with all the team news and build up before the 3pm matches in the Premier League. In the meantime, here’s the latest injury news. Continue reading…

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• Arsenal could go fourth with victory at West Ham • Wenger’s men have won six of past seven visits to Upton Park • Olivier Giroud suspended after red card against QPR There was something notable about the way Arsène Wenger highlighted consistency as being the quality Arsenal require more than any other if they are to climb into the Premier League’s top four. There was authority and certainty in his voice, a tangible sense that he has been here and seen …

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• Serb tumbles under challenge of Andy Carroll • West Ham players react angrily to ‘tumble’ • Match report: Chelsea 2-0 West Ham United Chelsea continue to be dogged by accusations that their players tumble too easily to the turf after Sam Allardyce claimed Branislav Ivanovic “went down looking for a penalty” as the home side maintained their three-point advantage at the top with a 2-0 victory . Ivanovic fell after a clash with Andy Carroll in first-…

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West Ham’s manager was in the Champions League mix when in charge of Bolton in 2006-07 but his team fell away It was with a mixture of wistfulness and his usual forthright bullishness that Sam Allardyce, briefly moving his attention away from the 21st-century football that West Ham United intend to confront Chelsea with on Friday afternoon, looked back eight years and contemplated what he might have achieved in his final season at Bolton Wanderers if he had received …

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• Boost for West Ham in their pursuit of spot in Europe • Song has been a key part of West Ham’s resurgence • Andy Carroll: West Ham can trouble Chelsea West Ham’s pursuit of a place in Europe has received a boost after Cameroon left Alex Song out of their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. The midfielder has played a significant role in West Ham’s impressive start to the season, which has taken the club to fourth…

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