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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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• Tottenham host local rivals West Ham at Wembley in fourth round • Crystal Palace will be wary of an upset when they travel to Bristol City Manchester United , the holders, will travel to Swansea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. José Mourinho’s side beat Burton of the Championship 4-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to secure their place in the draw. Chelsea , 5-1 winners against Nottingham Forest , will welcome Everton – who beat Sunderland…

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West Ham United could have been forgiven for checking the terms and conditions on the receipt when Marko Arnautovic pressed the self-destruct button in only his second match for the club. That preposterous red card against Southampton last month was certainly not what West Ham had in mind when they made him their record buy in the summer. They thought they were getting a player with the craft and guile to make them forget about Dimitri Payet, …

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The ironic cheers from the home fans when the home side belatedly decided to see if Joe Hart was still awake summed up the hopeless lack of entertainment here. It reflected poorly on West Bromwich Albion that Hal Robson-Kanu’s tame header was one of their better chances on a dull, grey afternoon, and there were loud boos when Paul Tierney put everyone inside the Hawthorns out of their misery by blowing…

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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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Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Ten talking points from the weekend’s action Feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 8.48pm BST Van La Parra strides down the middle and slips the ball to Ince on his right. Ince reaches the area. A sucker punch by Huddersfield right at the end of the half? Nope. Ince doesn’t really connect with the shot and it’s blocked. And that’s that for the opening 45. West Ham have…

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The bizarre recriminations following the failure to sign William Carvalho ramp up the pressure on the manager after West Ham’s poor start to the season David Sullivan, to quote an increasingly demob happy Slaven Bilic, likes to talk. West Ham’s co-owner wants to have his say, regardless of what his manager thinks. He makes headlines by not holding back in interviews. Just this past week, with the dust still settling on the non-signing of William Carvalho, Sullivan released a …

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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 government has reneged on a pledge to refund £425m to charities after the Olympics, instead leasing the stadium to West Ham for a mere £2.5m a year Rachel Cain is senior researcher at the Directory of Social Change As West Ham United kick off a new season in the Olympic Stadium where the nation cheered Mo Farah and Usain Bolt in the World Athletics Championships this summer, few will be aware that this fabulous venue, now the London …

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Hammers are thought likely to trigger the disillusioned Newcastle manager’s release clause if the mounting pressure on Slaven Bilic ends with the sack In football parlance, Rafael Benítez faces a late fitness test before Sunday’s trip to Swansea, City but is rated doubtful. Newcastle United’s manager has spent the last week recovering from surgery to clear infection from an old hernia repair, yet, despite being in considerable discomfort, he did not forget about a …

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Slaven Bilic goes into West Ham’s first home game this season knowing that defeat could result in him losing his job. West Ham lie bottom of the table after losing their first three matches and could be distracted by the dispute with Sporting Lisbon over William Carvalho. The mood at the London Stadium will be poisonous if Huddersfield Town, who have adjusted well to the Premier League, increase the pressure on the manager. Jacob Steinberg Kick-off

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• Co-owners Sullivan and Gold were described as such by Sporting president • Bilic says Sullivan ‘likes to talk’ and disputes version of events on transfers Slaven Bilic has risked angering his bosses after saying that David Sullivan “likes to talk” and revealing that he thought the Sporting Lisbon president’s description of West Ham United’s owners as “the Dildo Brothers” was funny. Bilic dismissed Sullivan’s claim that he turned down deals …

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Today’s tittle-tattle is on a roll These are dark times for the Mill, concerned reader, following the news that Premier League clubs have agreed to end all the transfer piffle, wiffle and waffle before the start of the season , despite noble resistance from Manchester City and Manchester United. It’s struggling to cope with the idea of getting its yellow tie out of the wardrobe at the start of August, which just feels too …

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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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The director of football role is underrated in England but may have helped the transition to Frank de Boer or forced Arsène Wenger to leave his comfort zone Now the honeymoon period has well and truly fizzled out, extinguished by so much sideways football that soon Louis van Gaal will be making a pilgrimage to Selhurst Park to see what all the fuss is about, it comes as no surprise to learn Crystal Palace …

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Fans assess the window’s best buys, saddest exits, and the ones that got away Related: Transfer window 2017 – every deal in Europe’s top five leagues Related: David Squires on … Liverpool v Arsenal and Bilic on the brink Related: Sergio Agüero has been left feeling like a second-class Citizen | Daniel Taylor Continue reading…

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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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A record amount of money was spent in the window following the latest Premier League TV contract, but some of the most publicised deals didn’t materialise The summer-long Alexis Sánchez saga twisted at the very last, with Arsenal relaxing their absolute not-for-sale stance. Manchester City made their move only for Arsenal to fail to get Thomas Lemar and the status quo endured. Arsenal will now pray Sánchez …

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Fans from all 20 Premier League club tell us how well their signings are settling in and who they want to bring in before the window closes on Thursday night Alexandre Lacazette looks ready to hit the ground running but another centre-back is a must. Virgil van Dijk would be a big improvement in a defence that includes an ageing Laurent Koscielny, an erratic Shkodran Mustafi and a slow, retiring Per Mertesacker. Having said that, Sead Kolasinac looks like a great …

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Our resident cartoonist picks his highlights from week three of the Premier League season, including Arsenal’s disastrous trip to Liverpool and Frank De Boer’s shaky start at Palace Continue reading…

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The only downside for Rafa Benítez is that winning as comprehensively as this will probably convince Mike Ashley that his summer transfer market parsimony has been fully justified Fine performances from Joselu, Ciaran Clark, Mikel Merino, Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie and Chancel Mbemba, in particular, certainly suggested that Newcastle United’s squad might not be quite as weak as their manager fears after all. Related: Gloom for Crystal Palace after Tammy Abraham inspires Swansea to easy win Related…

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• Transfer under threat after talks stall over £32.5m bid for midfielder • ‘We need someone to boost our team and quality,’ says Slaven Bilic Slaven Bilic says he is “quite confident” of signing William Carvalho despite West Ham United’s struggle to agree a fee for the midfielder with Sporting Lisbon. The transfer is under threat after negotiations with Sporting stalled, with the two clubs £5m apart in their valuation of the Portugal international…

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• Last season’s finalists crash out at home against Championship side • Lancashire derby marred by crowd disturbances at Ewood Park Last season’s runners-up are out of the Carabao Cup as Southampton were stunned 2-0 at home by the Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Southampton, who lost 3-2 against Manchester United in the Wembley final in February , fell at the first hurdle this time. Danny Batth headed in Ivan Cavaleiro’s corner in the 67th minute and substitute Donovan Wilson made it 2-0 with …

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Minute-by-minute coverage of the action at Whaddon Road Live scores: keep up with all Wednesday’s goals! Email jacob.steinberg@theguardian.com | Tweet @JacobSteinberg 8.30pm BST 45 min+1: There will be one minute of the added stuff. “West Ham certainly are bereft in the pace department but Rice again looks like an assured young player,” says Alastair Angus. 8.30pm BST 44 min : “I’m delighted to see Bilic play three defensive midfielders against lowly Cheltenham when he only …

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Charlie Austin snatched a stoppage-time winner from the penalty spot as Southampton beat 10-man West Ham United. Austin sent Joe Hart the wrong way as Mauricio Pellegrino clinched his first win as Southampton manager in dramatic crescendo. After going two goals behind, Javier Hernández had rolled back the years with two poachers finishes to very nearly get the Hammers off the hook. Southampton had sailed into a two-goal lead, thanks to Manolo Gabbiadini and a Dusan Tadic penalty, before West…

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Liverpool’s defensive frailties, Wayne Rooney’s nous in both boxes, an unwanted headache for Paul Clement and Manchester United’s unsung heroes The excellence of Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic will attract most attention, but equally crucial was went on around them. Because José Mourinho omitted Ander Herrera – completely unnecessary against opposition likely to sit deep – he could pick an extra attacker, and whether that was Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Marcus Rashford, the…

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