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Season to begin on 8 August 2015 and will conclude on 15 May 2016 Liverpool face daunting run of early away fixtures 8 August 2015: Arsenal v West Ham United, Bournemouth v Aston Villa, Chelsea v Swansea City, Everton v Watford, Leicester City v Sunderland Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United v Southampton, Norwich City v Crystal Palace, Stoke City v Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City. Continue reading…

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• Defender turned down Internazionale, Sunderland and West Ham • Richards pays tribute to Manchester City supporters on his Instagram account Micah Richards will take his medical examination at Aston Villa on Tuesday to complete a free transfer from Manchester City and resurrect his career in the Premier League after a year on loan with Fiorentina. Richards has turned down the chance to join his former manager at City, Roberto Mancini, at Internazionale to accept Villa’s terms …

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The new £750,000 facility in Liverpool hosted the 2015 Premier League Kicks Cup, part of a project across England and Wales that offers free opportunities in football which are helping to reduce incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour When the antiquated changing rooms at Jeffrey Humble playing fields in Liverpool were burned out in 2012 it was, according to Barry Kushner, “the low point for an area that had been suffering for 10 years”. Three years on a…

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• Spain Under-21 midfielder arrives on four-year deal from Serie A • Co-chairman David Gold mistakenly tweets picture of Angelo Ogbonna West Ham have confirmed the signing of the Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old is the first player to join the club since the appointment of Slaven Bilic as the new manager . Obiang made 35 appearances for Sampdoria last season, scoring three goals as the Blucerchiati finished seventh in Serie A …

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• Loïc Rémy heads list of West Ham transfer targets • Bilic has Champions League place in sights West Ham United will follow the appointment of Slaven Bilic as manager by launching a series of ambitious moves in the transfer market and will explore the possibility of prising the Chelsea forward, Loïc Rémy, from Stamford Bridge. Related: Slaven Bilic must show West Ham he is more than a rock star manager | Aleksandar Holiga Continue reading…

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• Former Croatia and Besiktas manager signs three-year deal • Bilic: I’m really glad to be back with West Ham United West Ham United have confirmed Slaven Bilic as their new manager to replace Sam Allardyce on a three-year deal. The former defender spent 18 months as a player at Upton Park and has previous managerial experience with Hajduk Split, Croatia and Besiktas, who he left last month having guided them to

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• Marseille coach is preferred target for Hammers but may stay at Ligue 1 club • Bilic was interviewed by co-owners and Karren Brady last weekend Slaven Bilic is confident he will be confirmed as West Ham United’s manager within the next 48 hours, although the success of his application may hinge on the club’s current first choice, Marcelo Bielsa, signing a contract extension with Marseille. The club’s co-owners, David Gold and David Sullivan, and the vice-chairman, Karren Brady, interviewed Bilic …

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• Club release statement saying search has entered final stages • Former defender Slaven Bilic is the favourite to succeed Sam Allardyce West Ham have revealed that they intend to announce their new manager “within the next 48 hours”. After Sam Allardyce’s departure within minutes of their final match of the season against Newcastle, West Ham’s co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have led the search to appoint a replacement. Related: Harry Redknapp: I’d like to see Rio Ferdinand as West…

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• Former Hammers manager backs recently retired player for role at West Ham • Redknapp adds: ‘He has a great football brain. He always had good ideas’ Harry Redknapp has backed Rio Ferdinand to become manager of West Ham. Redknapp spent seven years in charge at the Hammers and brought Ferdinand through the youth ranks before giving him his professional debut in 1996. Later in their careers the two linked up again when …

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• Former Swansea manager had been linked with Newcastle and West Ham • Laudrup guided Lekhwiya SC to league and cup double last season The former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is set to sign a contract extension with Qatari champions Lekhwiya SC, his agent has confirmed. Laudrup, 50, had been linked with the vacant managerial positions at both Newcastle and West Ham after guiding Lekhwiya to a league and cup double in his first season. Michael Laudrup after…

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• Sevilla coach extends contract to 2017 • Spaniard has won Europa League in last two seasons with Sevilla Unai Emery, the double Europa League-winning coach, has distanced himself from a possible move to West Ham by committing his future to Sevilla until 2017. The 43-year-old, who last month secured a second straight Europa League when Sevilla beat Dnipro in Warsaw, was reportedly the No1 candidate to replace Sam Allardyce at Upton…

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• McDonald was West Ham’s assistant manager under Sam Allardyce • New manager says: ‘I’ve got to try to stabilise it first of all’ Blackpool have turned to Neil McDonald to reverse their slide down the leagues. The club, who will play in League One next season, have handed Sam Allardyce’s former No2 a rolling one-year deal as manager. The 49-year-old has also been on the staff at Preston, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal …

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• Thirty-one-year-old striker to leave Upton Park for second time • ‘I’ve grown from being a boy to a man here’ Carlton Cole has announced he has been released by West Ham for the second time in two years. The striker was let go by the club in the summer of 2013 but rejoined on a short-term deal five months later before signing an 18-month contract in January 2014. However, the striker has taken to …

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• West Ham set for early kick-off with first Europa League round on 2 July • Europa League qualifying draw takes place on 22 June • West Ham confirm Sam Allardyce’s contract will not be renewed West Ham’s new manager will have Europa League football to contend with after the club qualified through the fair play league. Just days after the end of the season and Sam Allardyce’s departure, West Ham have secured …

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We round up our favourite pictures from Sunday’s matches in the English top flight, the final matches of the 2014/15 season Continue reading…

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Magpies’ manager John Carver says fans can look forward to new ‘players coming through the door’ as club assures him that money will be spent. Newcastle narrowly avoided relegation with a 2-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday, finishing 15th in the Premier League, a victory which Carver calls ’emotional’ Continue reading…

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Allardyce’s exit is no surprise as he seemed to clash with West Ham’s core values. But by the time they head to the Olympic Stadium will the club be sorry they parted company with the man who nursed them back to health? • West Ham confirm Allardyce’s contract will not be renewed Four years ago, when David Sullivan and David Gold surveyed the wreckage left by Avram Grant and wondered how on earth they were going to rectify…

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Outgoing Hammers’ manager Sam Allardyce comments on his time at the club and his plans now that he has been let go. His departure was confirmed just minutes after the London team went down 2-0 to Newcastle United in the last match of the season on Sunday. West Ham finished 12th in the Premier League Continue reading…

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From Leicester City’s destruction of Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United to freescoring Chelsea’s superb win at Goodison, here are five contenders for match of the season. Now submit your suggestions • Have your say in the other categories too Welcome to theguardian.com review of the 2014-15 Premier League season . Now that the campaign has ended we would like you to help us choose your favourite goal, the best referee and the best manager, and other winners in a …

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• Club posted statement on website within minutes of defeat at Newcastle • Shortlist for Allardyce’s replacement has already been compiled • Newcastle avoid drop as Jonás Gutiérrez finishes off West Ham West Ham have confirmed that Sam Allardyce’s contract will not be renewed next season. The club posted a statement on their website within minutes of the final whistle of their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday which thanked Allardyce for his …

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Live Premier League updates from final day of the season Click here for Hull v Manchester United with Tom Lutz Click here for Nick Ames’ Premier League Clockwatch Click here for the league table and click here for live scores Email john.ashdown@theguardian.com | Tweet @John_Ashdown 3.43pm BST 43 min: Burke muscles Cisse off the ball and sends an optimistic shot in the vague direction of goal from about 40 yards. It hits a defender and bobbles apologetically through to Krul. 3.43pm BST…

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• Newcastle manager haunted by memories of 2009 • Papiss Cissé in fitness test for match against West Ham • John Carver reminds Newcastle players about cost of relegation John Carver will never forget the look on Alan Shearer’s face immediately after Newcastle United were relegated at Aston Villa six years ago and is fervently hoping he does not experience similar torture on Sunday. “I’d come back from Canada and I was watching on television in a pub,” said the Tynesider, who…

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Speaking ahead of his team’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Sunday, West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says he hopes to stay at the club next season, with the club’s owners set to decide on his future next week. Allardyce also denied any personal motivation for getting a result on Sunday – Allardyce endured a disappointing spell in charge of Newcastle, who could be relegated if they fail to win Continue reading…

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• 60-year-old’s agent will meet David Sullivan and David Gold to learn fate • Allardyce is to vacate his east London apartment: ‘whatever will be, will be’ • Bilic to leave Besiktas at end of season amid West Ham speculation Sam Allardyce will learn on Monday if he is to continue in his role as West Ham manager, but has revealed that he has no plans to attend a meeting between his agent and the …

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• Relegation in 2009 led to lots of backroom staff losin jobs • Carver hits back at criticism over players getting days off • Match report: QPR add to Newcastle relegation worries John Carver has reminded his Newcastle United players that should the team be relegated on Sunday, several members of the backroom support staff will lose their jobs. “There’s an awful lot of good local people who’ve been here a long time and a lot of their friends lost their jobs…

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In a break from tradition we have taken time out to celebrate not the best team in the Premier League but the most inept. Our (not wholly scientific) approach reveals … As it comes towards the end of the season, it has always been traditional to round up the best moments of the league: the best performances, best goals, best players and so on. But the reason those moments stand out are because they are rare islands …

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