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After moving to London Stadium at the beginning of the season West Ham seemed to have struggled to settle into their new home. The team have won just one league game since moving from their famous old Boleyn Ground. We speak to fans of the club before and after the Premier League game against Southampton on Sunday to hear what they think of the move West Ham restore order off the field, but

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• West Ham have now conceded 11 goals in past three league games • ‘Everything that was good last year is bad,’ manager Slaven Bilic admits Slaven Bilic admitted that the responsibility for West Ham United’s dreadful start to the season lies with him and denied that there is any split in the dressing room after the 3-0 defeat against Southampton here on Sunday. Bilic spoke as the West Ham captain, Mark…

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The initial temptation is to blame the ground and say that West Ham United were sorely mistaken when they decided to leave Upton Park. The initial burst of optimism that greeted their move to the London Stadium has been replaced by an unmistakable sense of drift, on and off the pitch, and Slaven Bilic’s face was fraught with concern as he watched his ragged team slump to a deserved 3-0 defeat at the hands of Claude Puel’s sleek Southampton. …

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• Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho to meet again at Old Trafford • West Ham face Chelsea and Arsenal v Reading in fourth round Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho will meet again after the two Manchester clubs were paired together in the fourth round draw for the EFL Cup on Wednesday night. Cup holders City, who won 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League earlier this month , will return there in the last week of October after their 2-1 win …

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Discord and poor organisation in and around the repurposed Olympic Stadium threatens to be more serious than mere teething troubles This was not how it was advertised in the brochure. Nor in the glossy online videos fronted by the vice-chair Karren Brady . Or, for that matter, in the hi-tech glass and chrome season ticket reservations centre in the Westfield shopping mall next to the Olympic Park where West Ham’s new 57,000-seat stadium nestles. Their move…

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A new era at West Bromwich Albion began in entertaining style as a 4-2 home win against West Ham helped ease speculation about Tony Pulis’s future. Related: Hull City v Arsenal, Manchester City v Bournemouth and more: football clockwatch – live! Related: Alexis Sánchez and Theo Walcott ensure Arsenal sink 10-man Hull Related: Slimani opens his account with a double as Leicester ease past Burnley Continue reading…

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West Ham United’s move from Upton Park to the London Stadium continues to be problematic, with fans clashing with stewards during Saturday’s 4-2 defeat by Watford. Fans are angry at seating regulations being enforced by stewards not employed by the club, as well as the circumstances around the deal to move from Upton Park at the end of last season. Photograph: Nick Potts / PA West Ham feeling far from home after London Stadium teething problems Continue reading…

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic speaks to the media following his team’s 4-2 defeat by Watford at home on Saturday. Bilic says he was not aware of the fights which broke out among supporters in the stadium following the match and so cannot comment on the crowd trouble, but he expresses disappointment at his team’s performance during the game West Ham warn brawling fans at Watford match to expect lifetime bans Watford in stunning comeback as…

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• Referee did not act on Manchester City man’s incident with Winston Reid • Three-match suspension likely if FA decide to take retrospective action Sergio Agüero is facing a three-game ban that would rule the Manchester City striker out of next month’s derby after the striker appeared to elbow Winston Reid during the win against West Ham United. The incident occurred after 76 minutes and, as the referee, Andre Marriner, did not book or send off Agüero, the…

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Two Raheem Sterling goals and one from Fernandinho sealed a 3-1 win for Manchester City over West Ham, maintaining their 100% record 6.10pm BST Related: Manchester City continue winning start as Raheem Sterling sees off West Ham 5.57pm BST That should be yer lot from here. Cheers for reading, everyone. 5.56pm BST That was a rather curious game. City’s control was total in the first half, but after the break they seemed …

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Antonio Conte has his lift-off and, already, Chelsea feel like a club revived. The 10th permanent managerial appointment of Roman Abramovich’s ownership ended this ferocious derby leaping in delight on the touchline, then burying himself in the front row of supporters in the east stand, as Stamford Bridge erupted all around. After all last season’s dismal toils, this felt like a restorative victory. One win in and, already, Conte is adored. The…

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• Deportivo Maldonado striker will join subject to work permit • Calleri in Argentina team eliminated from Rio Olympic Games Slaven Bilic has confirmed the signing of the striker Jonathan Calleri on a season-long loan from Uruguayan side Deportivo Maldonado. The 22-year-old, who made his name at Boca Juniors and spent the past six months on loan at the Brazilian club São Paulo, was in the Argentina squad who were …

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• Ronald Koeman makes DR Congo forward his top transfer priority • Palace holding out for a fee closer to £30m for Bolasie Crystal Palace have rejected a bid of £18m from Everton for forward Yannick Bolasie, with the south Londoners holding out for a fee closer to £30m. Ronald Koeman has been searching for additions to his squad since succeeding Roberto Martínez as manager in June …

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Academy veteran departs with a pang of sadness this summer having overseen the development of some of the club’s brightest stars of the past generation Tony Carr did not hesitate when he was asked about his favourite Upton Park memory. His mind went straight back to the May evening in 1999 when his young team of academy products gave Coventry City the thrashing of a lifetime, beating them 6-0 to wrap up a 9-0 aggregate victory in the FA Youth Cup final. “We…

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• Former England Under-21 defender moves to Selhurst Park • Tomkins becomes Palace’s third signing of the summer Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of James Tomkins from West Ham United for £10m. The former England Under-21 defender, who joined West Ham at the age of seven, did not travel with Slaven Bilic’s squad for their United States tour last week and has signed a five-year contract at Selhurst Park. Related: Crystal Palace to raise bid for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke…

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Today’s fluff should have known better You might think that if ever there was a time for the grapevine to be given a rest it would be now, with Europe’s finest busy bellowing anthems and gesturing at the badge. Reader, you would be wrong. Behind the scenes, it’s all happening: preliminary talks behind fanzones, come-and-get-me-pleas from inside training camps, you name it. Related: Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli offered to Besiktas Continue reading…

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Today’s rumours are making the best of things The Mill just cannot work in these conditions. First we hear that West Ham have told Chelsea that Dimitri Payet is not for sale at any price and then we hear that Lyon have told West Ham that Alexandre Lacazette is not for sale at any any price after the east London club made a renewed bid of £32m. And all that after Romelu Lukaku effectively pledged his …

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• £15m bid for Colombia striker was rejected earlier this week • Bacca keen to play in European competition next season Carlos Bacca is open to leaving Milan after West Ham’s initial bid of (€20m) £15m for the Colombian striker was rejected earlier this week, although his agent has warned any move may have to wait until after the Italian club’s proposed sale to Chinese investors. Bacca, who moved to Italy from Sevilla last summer…

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The day before the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, 32 youth teams from different countries took part in the Football For Friendship International Street Soccer tournament in Milan. The West Ham United Foundation, serving underprivileged children, took eight young Hammers, aged 12-14, to take part. Also involved were teams from Algeria, Argentina, China and Syria, who spoke to the Guardian about travelling to Italy and what playing in the tournament means The Football for Friendship programme…

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• Manchester United’s FA Cup win gives Hammers third qualifying round place • But athletics at Olympic Stadium rules out its possible use for first leg Manchester United’s win means West Ham United can now offer Europa League football at their new Olympic Stadium home – but the bonus of European football comes with a complication. West Ham, who have played their final game at Upton Park, and finished seventh in …

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Olivier Giroud continues to polarise opinion, Chelsea face a summer of change, West Ham need a new striker and Jordan Henderson should not start in Basel Related: The Dozen: the weekend’s best Premier League photos Related: Mauricio Pochettino apologises to Tottenham fans for Newcastle shambles Continue reading…

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West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says the team’s 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League was ‘like a fairytale’ as the Hammers bid farewell to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park on Tuesday West Ham promise to ban fans for life after Upton Park violence Continue reading…

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We asked fans about watching West Ham at the Boleyn Ground and how they expect life to change after the relocation to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford ‘I have my season ticket ready for next season’ My first West Ham game was a 1-1 draw against Newcastle on 1 April 1960. I went with my friend next door and his father. We stood high up on the North Bank corner. There was no one in…

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• Hammers co-owner says they stopped ground from becoming white elephant • ‘Stadium was built by very arrogant people that had no foresight’ David Gold has hit back at criticism of West Ham United’s move to the Olympic Stadium by claiming the deal will be beneficial for taxpayers and prevent the ground becoming a white elephant. Asked whether West Ham had got lucky with the controversial deal under which they …

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West Ham say goodbye to Upton Park on Tuesday and here they all but said goodbye to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. A match they appeared certain to win completely got away from them due to a combination of their own sloppiness and ruthlessness on the part of a Swansea team that was heavily changed but looked every inch the outfit that thumped Liverpool six days ago. Defeat left…

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• Slaven Bilic confirms Darren Randolph will deputise for Spanish keeper • ‘Whenever he has stepped in he’s been brilliant’ West Ham have been dealt a blow in their bid for European football with goalkeeper Adrián set to be sidelined for their three remaining Premier League matches. The 29-year-old has missed only three games for the Hammers in the league this season, but has been ruled out of Swansea’s visit to…

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