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The man appointed to replace Slaven Bilic was deemed dated by his players when on Wearside, where he became shrouded in a cloak of negativity Football club executives like to talk up the amount of “due diligence” they routinely undertake before hiring anyone but such boasts sometimes end up ringing hollow. Anyone who watched Sunderland regularly last season can be forgiven for wondering precisely how much homework West Ham United did before appointing David Moyes to …

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West Ham have sacked Slaven Bilic after results at the weekend left the club in the bottom three of the Premier League. Following the 4-1 loss to Liverpool on Saturday, Bilic admitted that no individual is bigger than the club. David Moyes is reportedly set to become the new manager at West Ham Slaven Bilic sacked as West Ham manager with David Moyes set to take over Continue reading…

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• Under-pressure West Ham manager basks in ‘great night for the club’ • Mauricio Pochettino admits team rotation may have hindered Tottenham Slaven Bilic promised to take the ignition provided by Carabao Cup heroics into a potentially decisive weekend for his West Ham United tenure. His side scored three times in 15 minutes to reach the quarter-finals at Tottenham Hotspur’s expense, after which Bilic promised the second-half performance would provide “a standard” for Saturday’s Premier League…

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• Bilic: ‘Our numbers of running is not what it should have been’ • West Ham manager insists he can turn the club’s form around Slaven Bilic’s training methods have come under further scrutiny after West Ham United’s manager accepted that he cannot hide from statistics indicating his players are failing to run enough during games. While Bilic retained his job following talks with the West Ham co‑owner David Sullivan after the home defeat against Brighton & Hove …

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Premier League updates as West Ham take on Brighton, 8pm (BST) 10 things to look out for in the Premier League this weekend Email Paul or tweet @Paul_Doyle with your thoughts 9.26pm BST 68 min : A strong run by Antonio takes him from the right-hand touchline into the box. But Bong eventually catches up with him and pokes the ball out for a corner. Duffy clears the out-swinger. 9.24pm BST 67 min : …

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There are games that are defined by false nines. This was an afternoon that, for better and worse, revolved around old-fashioned target men. Long before Chris Wood headed Burnley’s equaliser, Andy Carroll had made a dramatic departure, sent off for two challenges that evoked earlier eras and invited suggestions of idiocy. His Burnley counterpart eventually ensured it cost West Ham and the points were shared in a game some …

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The manager praised his side’s refusal to give up against Swansea but fraying tempers in the stands suggest fans’ favourite is using up the last of his goodwill Midway through the first half, Slaven Bilic switched his wingers. Michail Antonio went left, André Ayew went right. It was a sure sign that Bilic’s tactics were malfunctioning. In theory it made sense for West Ham United to start in a 4-4-2 system, which plays to the strengths of both Andy Carroll and Javier Hernández, …

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The Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins takes in three emotionally charged football matches over three days and captures all the colour and passion as AFC Wimbledon take on MK Dons, Tottenham Hotspur visit West Ham and Sheffield Wednesday face Sheffield United in the Steel City derby Continue reading…

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Slaven Bilic’s side will bare their teeth against Spurs on Saturday while grudgingly admitting their rivals’ evolutionary process has its merits For West Ham United supporters, the notion their club could do worse than take inspiration from Tottenham Hotspur in their drive to evolve may seem like blasphemy. East End passions are rarely more inflamed than when Tottenham visit and even the London Stadium running track may not douse the atmosphere …

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Second-half goals from Pedro Obiang and André Ayew sealed West Ham’s first win of the season and alleviated the pressure on Slaven Bilic. The West Ham manager admitted the sacking of Frank de Boer by Crystal Palace earlier on Monday had been “in the back of my mind” before the match. On the night, West Ham United did not look like a team of experienced, expensively recruited players. Their style was disjointed, their shape questionable…

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• Diafra Sakho needs to show his worth, adds West Ham manager • Andy Carroll available for Hammers’ first home game of the season Slaven Bilic has warned Diafra Sakho that he will be harming his own prospects if the unsettled West Ham United forward does not put his failed transfer to Rennes behind him. Sakho was forced to return to the east London club on the final day of the transfer window …

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The Premier League returns this weekend but it is a fair bet Slaven Bilic and Frank de Boer have not enjoyed the international break too much and both are in dire need of a positive result As international breaks go, the one England have just enjoyed was quite eventful, even if nothing Gareth Southgate’s players could produce on the pitch was likely to steal the headlines from the way in which Wayne Rooney celebrated…

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Jack O’Brien was on motorbike when he pulled alongside West Ham striker’s Jeep in north-east London and demanded watch A serial thief has been jailed for attempting to steal the Premier League striker Andy Carroll ’s £22,000 wristwatch in a drive-by robbery. Jack O’Brien, 23, was on a motorbike when he swooped on the England player’s Jeep Wrangler near Hainault, north-east London, as Carroll was driving home from West Ham ’s training ground last

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The 2016-17 season still had its drama – moments of brilliance and booming narrative arcs to be resolved – but it was less title race than well-ordered title jog Farewell, then, to the year that almost was. This was a Premier League season that sparked with a controlled excitement, never quite caught fire but still dished up another digestible slice of high-end product. Things kept on almost happening. Leicester City almost completed the most dramatic title-plus-relegation act …

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Featuring: Southampton’s record signings; why Stoke need change; and the manager who makes Eeyore sound like Norman Wisdom on nitrous oxide Part 1: Arsenal to Manchester City Pre-season prediction 1st ; Position now 6th Continue reading…

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• ‘We were missing a little,’ says Spurs manager after 1-0 defeat • Slaven Bilic revels in ‘deserved’ win – ‘you can’t beat the feeling’ Mauricio Pochettino lamented Tottenham Hotspur’s inability to seize the opportunity that they had to spook Chelsea at the top of the Premier League, saying his team’s 1-0 defeat by West Ham on Friday night suggested they lacked the instincts of champions. Related: West Ham derail Tottenham’s title bid with Manuel Lanzini’s goal Related: Tottenham suffer capital punishment as…

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Live updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at London Stadium Bilic fires Tottenham warning of the trouble moving home Pochettino: Levy’s work at Tottenham is largely unsung Email Nick or tweet @NickAmes82 9.53pm BST West Ham are safe – and surely Chelsea are too! 9.51pm BST 90+4 min: Another Trippier cross towards Alli, and it’s a better one this time – Alli tumbles under a Byram challenge at the back post but no dice there. West Ham…

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Stoke City and West Ham United shared the spoils in a goalless draw, as Jack Butland kept his first clean sheet since his return – and in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate. The Potters reached the 40-point mark but they had no joy in an attacking sense, as Saido Berahino was denied a first goal for the club by Winston Reid’s fine block and Adrián’s terrific save. Related: Sunderland relegated from Premier League after defeat by Bournemouth Related…

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HMRC will know its incursions into football must produce results if it is not be accused of ignoring bigger targets in its sights The dawn raids of Newcastle United and West Ham United offices and shocking announcement by HM Revenue and Customs of a criminal investigation into tax fraud called to mind similar dramas 10 years ago, staged that time by the City of London police. Following years of suspicion that the payment of bungs was rife in the multimillion-pound …

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Slaven Bilic sometimes becomes so frustrated with his West Ham players that he resorts to breaking dressing room tables during half time team talks. The Croatian jokes that he sources replacements at Ikea so the visiting team bus may well have had to take a detour via the Swedish emporium’s Gateshead super-store on its journey to Newcastle airport on Saturday night. Related: Tottenham keep pressure on Chelsea with hammering of Bournemouth Related: …

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The former Sevilla and Mali striker is proud of his faith and would rather be known for working with orphans than his footballing achievements Fredi Kanouté jokes that he has joined a rock band but none of the motley crew he is touring with claims to be a professional musician. Instead the former West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sevilla striker shares stages around the world with extraordinary characters such as Emi Mahmoud, a former Darfur…

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In an exclusive book extract, the former Fulham, QPR and West Ham forward recalls the racism he faced in the 1980s, including being spat at by a schoolboy I remember going to play at Leeds for Fulham in 1984. Playing there is never dull and on this occasion, the locals were in particularly boisterous mood. We got a throw-in down at the big Kop end that housed the fanatical home support. Paul Parker …

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• France international says he was regressing in Premier League • ‘I could have gone to war last summer. August was badly managed’ Dimitri Payet has said he left West Ham United in January because he was bored with playing for Slaven Bilic’s team in the lower half of the Premier League table. The France international joined Marseille for £25m after citing family problems as the reason he wanted to return to his former club and refusing…

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Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT London derby Chelsea’s new £500m stadium gets green light And email Jacob or tweet @JacobSteinberg with your thoughts 9.09pm GMT 50 min: A West Ham attack breaks down and Chelsea break, Hazard outrageously back-flicking the ball to a team-mate. They surge up field and Alonso wins a corner on the left. And… 9.08pm GMT 49 min: Kante gives the ball away – we are contractually obliged to call this an “uncharacteristic error” – …

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If this was a glimpse of Manchester City’s future then the Premier League, other than perhaps West Ham United, should rejoice at the thrill that is to come. A team who had run riot in the FA Cup at this expansive venue a little under a month ago merrily put the same opponents to the sword again to surge to within a point of second place. Their authority was hardly tested, their brilliance on the …

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Manchester City produced a brilliant performance to outclass West Ham and win 4-0, thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure 9.43pm GMT And with that, it’s goodnight from me. Take care of yourselves, and each other. Related: Gabriel Jesus off the mark as Manchester City rout West Ham again 9.42pm GMT “I’ve seen City score nine times in two games,” writes Ian Sargeant, presumably…

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