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• Marseille have bid £20m for Dimitri Payet but West Ham want £30m • West Ham can resist selling Frenchman in summer if he stays until then West Ham United have warned Dimitri Payet that they will not be pushed into selling him in the summer if he does not leave during the current transfer window, with the club doubtful whether Marseille will come up with an acceptable offer…

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In the seven years since David Sullivan and David Gold took charge, West Ham United have signed 32 strikers who have managed 125 goals in 641 games Haggling with Brentford over the asking price for Scott Hogan , testing Sunderland’s sense of humour with a £4m offer for Jermain Defoe, steeling themselves for bids for the mutinous Dimitri Payet, waving goodbye to Simone Zaza and preparing to point Jonathan Calleri to the exit, how West Ham United savoured …

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says the club will not be selling Dimitri Payet, despite speaking publicly about the player’s desire to leave. Speaking at a news conference in London on Thursday, Bilic reveals that Payet has ‘refused to play’ for West Ham as he wants to leave in the transfer window and goes on to suggest that the forward may have been ‘tapped up by some clubs’ Dimitri Payet wants to…

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reflects on their 5-0 FA Cup third-round victory over West Ham United at London Stadium on Friday. Slaven Bilić says it was a ‘very bad night’ for West Ham, due to Yaya Touré’s penalty, Havard Nordtveit’s own goal and strikes from David Silva, Sergio Agüero and John Stones London Stadium helped Manchester City beat West Ham, says Pep Guardiola Continue reading…

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• ‘We will take one game at a time until we arrive at last six or seven games’ • City squad rotation ruled out for FA Cup tie at West Ham United Pep Guardiola has admitted he is concerned Manchester City have a fight on their hands to remain in the top four but claims he prefers to have that worry rather than be relaxed at the top of the table. Related: Pep Guardiola insists he has ‘no plans to retire’ from…

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Some got roughed up by Gary Neville, others had an obsession with Twitter, but from Michael Ricketts to Oumar Niasse, these players all have a dismal January transfer in common At 11.30pm on the first ever January transfer deadline day, Middlesbrough sealed the signing of the striker who was intended to revolutionise their team. “I was stuck in a rut at Bolton, training was the same all the time, things …

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It was an afternoon when the mood turned ugly in South Wales as Swansea City supporters called for Bob Bradley to be sacked and vented their anger at the members of the board who sold their shares in the summer. “We want Bradley out” and “You greedy bastards get out of our club” were among the chants reverberating around the stadium during another chastening defeat for a team who look resigned to relegation. Related: Bob Bradley expects crisis talks after Swansea fans demand…

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The manager is yet to find a formula that incorporates the talents of Dimitri Payet and his string of summer signings into a coherent collective At points this season it has seemed not only were the problems of the world on Slaven Bilic’s shoulders but also those of Venus and Jupiter too. The West Ham United manager has been forced to defend his club’s new stadium, their stewarding set-up, the quality of the pitch, the …

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The Observer fans’ network on the season so far: United in transition, Stoke’s messy start and the problem with Bob Bradley Part 1: Arsenal to Manchester City Frustrating. We’ve squandered leads and points, but the team is vastly improved since Mourinho took over. We’re slowly returning to the attractive football the fans yearn. At times the team can appear one-paced, and really needs the infectious, direct positivity of Mkhitaryan. Rooney and Mata shouldn’t be starting as …

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Live score updates from all the evening’s Premier League games Follow Crystal Palace v Manchester United with Scott Murray Email tim.hill@theguardian.com or tweet @timmyhilleh 9.27pm GMT About 10 minutes left at Sunderland, Middlesbrough and West Ham . Chelsea look to be going six points clear. 9.25pm GMT It’s all square at Selhurst! Scott Murray has more: Related: Sunderland v Chelsea and more: Premier League clockwatch – live! 9.22pm GMT And…

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• Londoners head for Anfield after 5-1 thrashing by Arsenal • Speculation has mounted over the commitment of the squad West Ham United must develop a “clean sheet mentality” if they are to arrest the slide that has seen them slip to the edge of the relegation zone, according to Slaven Bilic. The Hammers face a challenging trip to Anfield on Sunday, the fourth in a run of big games. After taking a point from …

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Today’s tittle-tattle is out of control Don’t listen to that voice in the back of your head, Arsène. You know, the one that’s saying that you could probably do without Mesut Özil because Jeff Reine-Adélaïde is showing rich promise and 2017 could be the year when Yaya Sanogo really explodes on to the scene. Sanogo isn’t going to explode on to the scene. He might crackle and froth a bit, like …

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Arsenal are up to second after Alexis Sánchez put in a stellar solo performance, scoring a hat-trick and setting up Mesut Özil’s opener, as West Ham suffered more humiliation at home 7.39pm GMT November proved no problem for Arsenal, and December is off to a brilliant start. Even with a number of players out, anything’s possible if Sánchez can stay fit and in this kind of form. West Ham have been even more unlucky with …

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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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Manchester United’s assistant manager Rui Faria says Jose Mourinho’s send off during the match against West Ham is ‘part of the game’. Speaking after Sunday’s 1–1 draw, Faria ascribed decisions made against United by referee Jonathan Moss, as reason for Mourinho’s expression of ‘frustration’ Manchester United draw at home with West Ham after José Mourinho sent off Continue reading…

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Tottenham Hotpsur’s unbeaten run remains intact but a far more crucial fact for Mauricio Pochettino at the end of this classic encounter will be that his team’s winless streak, dating back to 2 October, has ended. Spurs dominated for long spells of this pulsating London derby but it was not until Harry Kane, the most prolific of goalscorers against local rivals, scored twice in the final two minutes that a first defeat of the season was…

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• Action taken after events at London Stadium in EFL Cup tie • Chelsea supporter banned for five years for threatening behaviour Two men have been given football banning orders for their part in the crowd trouble that marred West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win over Chelsea at the London Stadium last month. Michael Parker, a 51-year-old Chelsea supporter, received a five-year banning order after he was charged with threatening behaviour and…

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Trying to build a venue suitable for both football and athletics in east London has proved far more costly than planned and West Ham’s new home is still serving up controversy Never mind The Play That Goes Wrong , the longest running farce in London is playing in the east rather than the West End. The Olympic Stadium Mystery took another twist this past week when it emerged that not only had the overall cost of converting…

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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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• Failure to find naming-rights partner will also hit finances • Costs of moving seats for athletics may reach £8m a year The former Olympic Stadium, now home to West Ham United, is facing operational losses running into millions of pounds for years to come due to problems finding a naming-rights partner and hugely increased costs for retractable seating, the Guardian can reveal. Related: How West Ham struck the deal of the century…

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Everton manager Ronald Koeman praises his side’s second half performance in their win over West Ham. Speaking after the 2-0 result on Sunday, Koeman contrasted the two halves by highlighting the differing levels of confidence exhibited by his team, later stating “that was the difference” Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley get Everton back on track against West Ham Continue reading…

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West Ham’s players are beginning to find their feet in the London Stadium but there were more unsavoury scenes in the stands as they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the EFL Cup fourth round Perhaps it always was wishful thinking that this match would pass off without any ugly incidents in the stands. Just as it seemed that West Ham United were drifting towards a largely peaceful and hugely precious victory over Chelsea in the League Cup, fighting…

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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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Deeper and deeper Sunderland dropped, until they were almost defending from their six-yard box, and there was an inevitability about the cruel blow that came from Winston Reid’s left foot in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Having decided to settle for a point when a braver side might have sought to test West Ham United’s nerve in a stadium that still feels a little cold and alien, they ended up with nothing. Their air…

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Premier League, Football League, La Liga and much more besides Live scoreboard! Follow all of the action from Saturday’s games And email ben.fisher@theguardian.com or tweet @benfisherj 4.47pm BST In the Championship, Reading, without a win in four, are 1-0 up at Kenny Jackett’s Rotherham. Paul McShane has got the goal at the New York Stadium. Elsewhere, Norwich City still trail Preston 1-0 at Carrow Road. 4.43pm BST Surely only a consolation striker for Palace? Yohan Cabaye guides a …

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Having lost three of their past four matches at home and five out of six in total, West Ham need a win against Middlesbrough in order to ease the growing sense of anxiety in their new ground. However Slaven Bilic is under pressure. West Ham have lost five of their first six league matches and Middlesbrough, who are winless since 21 August, will spy an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the …

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