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• ‘We will fight to stay on top of the league. I trust my players to do this’ • Chelsea beat West Ham 2-1 to restore 10-top lead at top of the table Antonio Conte has insisted he has complete trust in his players not to squander their lead at the top of the Premier League after Chelsea re-established their 10-point advantage at the top with an impressive win at West…

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In theory, there is still time for Chelsea’s rivals to catch and overhaul them at the top of the Premier League. In reality, though, it is beginning to feel almost inconceivable. Chelsea just look too strong, too experienced and too streetwise. They passed their latest test with distinction and it would have to be something dramatic now to imagine any other scenario than another open-top bus parade along the King’s Road. Another…

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Premier League updates from the 8pm GMT London derby Chelsea’s new £500m stadium gets green light And email Jacob or tweet @JacobSteinberg with your thoughts 9.09pm GMT 50 min: A West Ham attack breaks down and Chelsea break, Hazard outrageously back-flicking the ball to a team-mate. They surge up field and Alonso wins a corner on the left. And… 9.08pm GMT 49 min: Kante gives the ball away – we are contractually obliged to call this an “uncharacteristic error” – …

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• Club feel five-point plan made since violence marred EFL Cup tie has worked • Slaven Bilic and Karren Brady were ‘talking for hours’ about crowd problems West Ham United are confident the increased security measures they have put in place will ensure their Premier League match against Chelsea at the London Stadium on Monday night will be free of the hooliganism that marred the previous meeting between the clubs. West Ham…

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• Bilic says Chinese Super League clubs ‘fell in love with Andy’ • Optimistic striker will be fit to face Chelsea on Monday Slaven Bilic has confirmed that West Ham United dismissed offers from the Chinese Super League for Andy Carroll, claiming manager and player “didn’t talk about it at all”. Reports had linked Carroll, 28, with a move to the far east during their winter window, which closed this week. But Bilic said …

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Moving to a new stadium can play havoc with a team’s form as West Ham and Tottenham have found out to their cost this season What’s in a football stadium? Essentially the stands and the pitch. You could add the fans, of course, and inedible burgers, but they are transportable. However, there seems to be some mysterious process by which the fans interact with the stadium to create what is widely known as the “atmosphere”. …

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West Ham took a deserved point after dominating the second half against a cautious Watford side too keen to sit on an early lead. A Troy Deeney penalty in the third minute was cancelled out by André Ayew with 17 minutes remaining after superb work by Michail Antonio. The winger, who was the Hammers’ best player, had his day spoiled however when he was sent off in the dying stages. Related: West Brom’s …

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Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT game at Vicarage Road Live scores: the goals as they go in around the UK and Europe And feel free to email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 5.33pm GMT Troy Deeney cracks it hard and low to the left. Good penalty. Randolph went the right way but was nowhere near it. 5.32pm GMT Zarate was going nowhere near the byline and Kouyate just ran him over. 5.32pm GMT Kouyate is penalised for a…

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• Slaven Bilic fined for protesting at late West Brom equaliser • Bilic’s No2, Nikola Jurcevic, fined for reaction to ‘offside’ effort The West Ham manager, Slaven Bilic, and his assistant, Nikola Jurcevic, have each been fined £8,000 after admitting Football Association misconduct charges . Bilic and Jurcevic accepted the standard penalty in relation to incidents during the Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion . Related: West Brom’s Gareth McAuley denies West Ham a comeback win at the last

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• Manager also appeared to abuse referee after West Brom’s late equaliser • Bilic charged with improper conduct and could get touchline ban Slaven Bilic, the West Ham United manager, has been charged with improper conduct following the game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, the Football Association has announced. Related: Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action Continue reading…

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West Bromwich Albion secured a stoppage-time goal to rescue a 2-2 draw in Stratford. West Ham United felt Nacer Chadli’s early goal should not have stood and were unhappy one of their own efforts was disallowed – but they appeared to have secured a fourth win in five games with goals from Sofiane Feghouli and Manuel Lanzini. However, Gareth McAuley forced a late equaliser to earn the visitors a point. A groin injury had ruled Andy Carroll out of a …

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Four years after he last played for his country, the West Ham forward’s swashbuckling presence makes him an irresistible choice for Gareth Southgate There was a genuine tremor of excitement this week at the news Gareth Southgate is planning to go to the London Stadium on Saturday to take a first-hand look at the irresistible, intoxicating Andy Carroll. England have a double-header against Germany and Slovakia coming up in March. Carroll last played for England four years …

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Aston Villa’s £15m signing from Brentford got back on track at Stocksbridge Park Steels and has the pace and eye for goal to reach the Premier League As Scott Hogan would no doubt testify, it sometimes takes rejection to change the course of history. “We wanted to sign him, 100%,” says the Rochdale manager, Keith Hill, “but he just wasn’t ready.” Almost six years before he completed his move from Brentford to Aston Villa for a fee…

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Our cartoonist reflects on the retirement of Frank Lampard, plus another thing or three Here is David’s archive of cartoons . Plus: David on … the transfer window | David on … football in the age of president Trump Continue reading…

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There are ways and means of winning matches in the Premier League and in condemning Southampton to their sixth defeat in seven matches, Slaven Bilic taught Claude Puel a severe lesson. The Saints have their moments and those moments can be bewitching. Manolo Gabbiadini’s debut goal was one such, the £14m striker smashing home off the bar from an acute angle to give his side a 12th-minute lead. But in certain …

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The former captain’s uneasy departure will ensure a frosty reception in some quarters but it is different from a return such as Saido Berahino’s to West Brom It is almost exactly two years since the former Southampton centre‑back Dejan Lovren first returned to his old stamping ground with his new club, Liverpool, and was greeted by chants of “You’re just a shit José Fonte”. Fonte was a Saints idol back then, a model…

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• 38-year-old former Chelsea midfielder won 108 England caps • ‘I feel now is the time to begin the next chapter in my life’ The former West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City and England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football. Lampard, who won 106 caps for his country, left New York City FC in November after his contract expired. In a statement on his Facebook page , the 38-year-old said he had…

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If this was a glimpse of Manchester City’s future then the Premier League, other than perhaps West Ham United, should rejoice at the thrill that is to come. A team who had run riot in the FA Cup at this expansive venue a little under a month ago merrily put the same opponents to the sword again to surge to within a point of second place. Their authority was hardly tested, their brilliance on the …

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Manchester City produced a brilliant performance to outclass West Ham and win 4-0, thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure 9.43pm GMT And with that, it’s goodnight from me. Take care of yourselves, and each other. Related: Gabriel Jesus off the mark as Manchester City rout West Ham again 9.42pm GMT “I’ve seen City score nine times in two games,” writes Ian Sargeant, presumably…

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A club-by-club guide to the signings made in the English top flight and a brief summary of who has left on loan or permanently and where they have gone For Arsène Wenger it has been more important to get players out of the treatment room and into contention for selection than to have made any inroads in the mid-season market. There was never any chance of him making a major signing and he has been …

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• Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Brady joins from Norwich for £13m • Aston Villa complete deal to sign Scott Hogan from Brentford Burnley have completed the signing of the Republic of Ireland international Robbie Brady for a club record fee of around £13m. Sean Dyche had made the versatile 25-year-old his priority in the January market despite also agreeing a fee for Hull City’s Andrew Robertson and eventually got his man, …

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• French international set for return to club West Ham signed him from in 2015 • West Ham finally agree fee for the forward, who has effectively been on strike West Ham United have agreed a fee of £25m with Marseille for Dimitri Payet and the France winger has travelled to the south of France to complete the formalities of the move, which include the medical test. Related: West Ham confirm signing of Robert Snodgrass from Hull…

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Today’s fluff was considering downing tools After being handsomely turned over by Hull City on Thursday night, it was back to the drawing board for Manchester United and José Mourinho. The whiteboard already has one name, in capital letters, virtually engraved in permanent marker. That of Antoine Griezmann , with Manchester United hopeful that Paul Pogba’s hearty relationship with a man he spent the whole of July with last summer, can persuade the…

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• Scotland international expected to complete move to the London Stadium • Marseille’s new bid worth £28m for Dimitri Payet rejected by Hammers Robert Snodgrass is set for a medical at West Ham on Friday ahead of his £10m move from Hull City. Related: Transfer window January 2017: every deal in Europe’s top five leagues Continue reading…

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• Former defender says forward should ‘sit and rot’ for trying to force transfer • Marseille are still short of £30m asking price for player in negotiations Rio Ferdinand says that Dimitri Payet has a debt to West Ham United, as he criticised the France winger for the manner in which he has attempted to drive a move back to his previous club, Marseille . Ferdinand, who began his playing career at West Ham, sided firmly with the club’s…

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• Burnley’s initial £7.5m offer with up to £2.5m in bonuses accepted by Hull • West Ham and Middlesbrough expected to improve bids for Snodgrass Burnley, Middlesbrough and West Ham United are in contention to sign Robert Snodgrass after Hull named their price for the Scotland international. Having previously rejected a number of offers for the 29-year-old, Hull finally relented on Wednesday morning when Burnley submitted a bid of an…

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