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• 30-year-old striker become latest high-profile player moving to China • Tim Cahill, meanwhile, terminates deal with Shanghai Shenhua Nikica Jelavic has completed his switch from West Ham to the Chinese second division side Beijing Renhe. Related: Football transfer rumours: Manchester United to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? Related: The great windfall of China: a football revolution that may lead to World Cup | Owen Gibson Continue reading…

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West Ham United face Liverpool on Tuesday in what could be their last FA Cup tie at Upton Park before the club move to the Olympic Stadium Slaven Bilic will probably be the more animated manager during West Ham United’s FA Cup fourth-round replay against Liverpool on Tuesday. Jürgen Klopp’s usual exuberance on the touchline is likely to be curtailed somewhat following surgery on his appendix – “I have a few holes in my body…

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Answer a simple question and you could be off to Carrow Road to watch live Barclays Premier League football The Guardian has teamed up with Barclays, proud sponsors of the Barclays Premier League , to give away a pair tickets to Norwich City v West Ham United on Saturday 13 February, to thank one lucky home fan for the passion and support they show to their club. This season LifeSkills created with…

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• Nigeria striker wanted on loan at Upton Park to replace Andy Carroll • West Ham may turn their attentions to Galatasaray’s Burak Yilmaz instead West Ham will hold talks with officials from Fenerbahce on Tuesday as they attempt to seal the loan signing of the Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike. The 28-year-old is currently on a one-year loan at Al Ain in Qatar from the Turkish club and has more than two years of his contract remaining. West Ham…

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• West Ham, Manchester United and Liverpool scouts were in Lyon on Sunday • Marseille’s striker Michy Batshuayi will not be sold for less than €50m Scouts from several English clubs including West Ham, Manchester United and Liverpool attended Marseille’s’s 1-1 draw with Lyon on Sunday night to watch Georges-Kévin N’Koudou. Related: Premier League locked in to virtuous circle and likely to stay on its perch | Sean Ingle Continue reading…

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West Ham completed the signing of the 22-year-old on Wednesday, leaving Leeds United with an all too familiar transfer window feeling The moment Leeds United’s president, Massimo Cellino, suggested he would ‘prefer to sign someone else’ even if Sam Byram changed his mind about the new contract offer he had turned down, the writing was on the wall for the player’s future at the club. The 22-year-old’s 143rd…

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Jonjo Shelvey announced his £12m arrival on Tyneside with a characteristically chameleon-like performance. If helping to create both Newcastle’s goals while also supplying the afternoon’s best passes delighted his new public, the former Swansea midfielder was lucky to escape a sending off as Steve McClaren finally got the better of Slaven Bilic. Newcastle’s former England manager and West Ham’s ex-Croatia coach are good friends and they embraced warmly at a final whistle which brought McClaren a first…

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• Slaven Bilic confirms striker is facing six weeks out • Manager hopes he can play final 10 to 15 games The West Ham manager, Slaven Bilic, has confirmed Andy Carroll is facing up to six weeks out with his latest injury setback. The striker suffered a hamstring problem just 12 minutes into Tuesday night’s 3-1 win at Bournemouth and Bilic admits the 27-year-old is “gutted” at facing yet another spell on the sidelines. Continue reading…

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West Ham brought in £14m when they sold Craig Bellamy to Manchester City but the majority of that money was wasted in an inexplicably terrible deal By Tom Mason for These Football Times , part of the Guardian Sport Network There have been some dreadful club record signings in Premier League history. The broadcast TV deals of this era have granted football clubs Scrooge McDuck levels of wealth. Unfortunately, this has often left…

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It would have sat quite uncomfortably with many West Ham fans if this was the last Cup match to be played at Upton Park, but Nikica Jelavic ensured West Ham will at least be in the draw for the fourth round by scoring the only goal of a dismal contest five minutes from the end. Kenny Jackett’s teams have never been easy to break down but for all of Wolves’ impressive resilience and organisation there was equally a lack of…

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• Klopp: ‘I am not holding Daniel back, I am trying to get him fit’ • Sturridge will not make his comeback for Liverpool at West Ham on Saturday Daniel Sturridge will not be making his latest injury comeback at Upton Park on Saturday afternoon despite hints from Jürgen Klopp that he might be ready to play against West Ham. The Liverpool striker declared himself fit after a hamstring strain a few days ago but has stayed on Merseyside along …

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• Defender reportedly suffered hamstring injury during training • West Ham already with Manuel Lanzini, Diafra Sakho and Dimitri Payet Winston Reid could have added to West Ham’s injury woes after reportedly suffering a hamstring injury in training. The Barclays Premier League club have yet to confirm the news but Jack Sullivan – son of Hammers’ joint-chairman David Sullivan – tweeted on Wednesday evening that the defender sustained the problem in training and faces up…

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Answer a simple question and you could be off to Upton Park to watch live Barclays Premier League football The Guardian has teamed up with Barclays, proud sponsors of the Barclays Premier League , to give away a pair of tickets to West Ham United v Stoke City on Saturday 12 December, to thank one lucky home fan for the passion and support they show to their club. Continue reading…

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Another 0-0 draw at Old Trafford has left the United manager unconvinced of a positive result when his misfiring side face Wolfsburg in Champions League A manager with a famous philosophy was sounding unusually philosophical. “I’m not God,” said Louis van Gaal in a rare instance of him accepting there are limits to his powers. “I cannot predict.” The Manchester United manager had been asked if Tuesday’s game in Wolfsburg could bring a catalytic result. Related: …

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Live updates from the 2.05pm kick-off at Upton Park Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend Email alan.smith@theguardian.com | Tweet @alansmith90 2.01pm GMT The teams are out. Bubbles are reaching the East London sky. We are moments away from kick-off. 1.20pm GMT West Ham: Adrian; Jenkinson, Ogbonna, Reid, Cresswell; Obiang, Kouyate; Moses, Zarate, Lanzini; Sakho. Subs: Song, Tomkins, Carroll, Jelavic, Antonio, Spiegel, Cullen. West Brom: …

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• A 35-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen • Taken to east London hospital where condition is stable A 35-year-old West Ham fan was stabbed outside White Hart Lane before Tottenham’s Premier League match with West Ham on Sunday. Related: Tottenham’s two-goal Harry Kane leads way in 4-1 rout of West Ham Continue reading…

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Latest updates as Spurs take on West Ham at White Hart Lane Manuel Lanzini: the bargain of the season? Email nick.ames.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @NickAmes82 4.28pm GMT West Ham not been behind before in one of these tough away games this season. Changes the way they want to play. Truth. 4.27pm GMT 28 min: Vertonghen lashes an excitable 30-yarder over with his left foot. 4.26pm GMT 25 min: West Ham almost equalise straightaway! A superb overhead kick from Kouyate strikes the bar…

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Most of us had heard about Joe Cole long before he made his debut for West Ham. He was the child prodigy who was meant to light up the Premier League and break records for England. How did he end up on loan at Coventry City? By Tom Mason for These Football Times , part of the Guardian Sport Network “Yes, actual Joe Cole,” the tweet read. “Seriously, Joe Cole. The real Joe Cole.” Coventry …

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• FA fine West Ham £40,000 and Chelsea £50,000 after misconduct charges • Both clubs admitted charges after stormy Upton Park game on 24 October West Ham and Chelsea have been fined £40,000 and £50,000 respectively by the Football Association following last month’s clash at Upton Park. Both clubs admitted misconduct charges of failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during West Ham’s 2-1 win . The two clubs have also been severely warned as to their future…

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• France midfielder was substituted in 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday • Payet has scored five goals in 14 appearances since joining from Marseille West Ham have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Dimitri Payet may be ruled out for three months. The French midfielder has been a major factor in West Ham’s fine start to the season after his £10.7m summer move from Marseille but Payet, who has scored five goals in 14 appearances, suffered an ankle …

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Slowly, but perhaps not that surely, signs of the old Chelsea are emerging. The champions have relieved the pressure on them in the past week, beating Aston Villa 2-0 last Saturday and drawing 0-0 at Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday. Two clean sheets have boosted confidence at the back. Yet the visit to Upton Park could be awkward for José Mourinho. West Ham are fourth and Slaven Bilic’s side have already beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester

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• Little ‘devastated and heartbroken’ after exit from West Ham • Club says Little and several others ‘surplus to requirements’ The West Ham Ladies captain Stacey Little has left the club, attacking her treatment as “disgusting”. Little, 28, claimed on Twitter she chose to leave West Ham after “being suspended for having an opinion as captain” – though chairman Stephen Hunt said that she and several others had been released after being deemed “surplus to requirements” by manager Marc Nurse. very hard decision …

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• Midfielder joined from Marseille 13 months ago • Bilic punished him for ‘breach of discipline’ in August Morgan Amalfitano has left West Ham after falling out with the manager, Slaven Bilic. The 30-year-old only midfielder moved to Upton Park from Marseille 13 months ago but has not made a Premier League appearance under Bilic, who revealed in August he had punished the Frenchman for a “breach of discipline”. Continue reading…

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• Dutch coach expresses surprise at performance against West Ham • ‘Advocaat will be missed in the Premier League,’ says Slaven Bilic When Jeremain Lens’ exquisite lob gave Sunderland a two-goal lead Dick Advocaat began crying. A little later, the outgoing manager expressed surprise that his team had played so well. Those cameos confirmed two things: that Advocaat really was leaving and precisely why he wanted out. Sunderland’s best performance for months – …

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• Fans accuse LLDC of ‘running scared of the taxpayer’ • LLDC fears publication could harm negotiations with other tenants Fans battling for transparency over West Ham’s tenancy of the Olympic Stadium have accused the London Legacy Development Corporation of “running scared of the taxpayer” after it appealed against a ruling to publish the contract in full. Last month the Guardian revealed that the Information Commissioner had ordered the entire contract to be published without…

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• Bilic: ‘With three away wins you expect us to beat everybody 6-0 at home’ • Wes Hoolahan provided a league-leading fifth assist of the campaign Sometimes success can have a perverse impact. Slaven Bilic certainly had a point after West Ham scraped a late draw against Norwich City to escape a third home defeat from four when he said their stunning away form has led to too much being read into the home record. Four points from two games is …

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