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The Italian striker symbolised Chelsea’s transformation in the 1990s, and his stunning solo goal in his sixth match for the club served notice of his talent to an English game still emerging from its earlier parochialism For students of foreign football, the names in Chelsea’s team for their game against West Ham United on 21 December 1996 rolled off the tongue. Dan Petrescu at right-back, Ruud Gullit and Roberto di Matteo in midfield, Gianfranco Zola up front, Frode Grodas …

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• Belgium forward set to start for suspended Diego Costa against Bournemouth • Antonio Conte believes training with Chelsea will be better for Batshuayi Chelsea will resist attempts by rival clubs to secure Michy Batshuayi on loan next month as the Belgium forward prepares to make his first Premier League start for the leaders in the visit of Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day. Batshuayi, a £33.2m summer signing from Marseille, is poised to deputise …

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Halfway through the season, some supporters of the East London club love their new home, some loathe it and others are just getting used to it West Ham’s move to what is now called the London Stadium, showpiece venue of the 2012 London Olympics, has drawn all sorts of controversy over money , over the redevelopment of the Boleyn ground they left behind and, most recently, over the suitability of what was originally a bespoke…

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The Observer fans’ network on the season so far: United in transition, Stoke’s messy start and the problem with Bob Bradley Part 1: Arsenal to Manchester City Frustrating. We’ve squandered leads and points, but the team is vastly improved since Mourinho took over. We’re slowly returning to the attractive football the fans yearn. At times the team can appear one-paced, and really needs the infectious, direct positivity of Mkhitaryan. Rooney and Mata shouldn’t be starting as …

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Hull City produced a display of scintillating passing and movement, created an endless succession of chances and lost to West Ham in a result that leaves Mike Phelan’s side bottom of the Premier League at Christmas. There was something inevitable about the result: a classic case of footballing sod’s law. Hull hit the post three times, squandered two one-on-ones and generally saw their positive, well-drilled endeavours founder at the final hurdle. West Ham were largely disjointed …

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• Italian has made 11 appearances for London club with no goals • Slaven Bilic denies that Dimitri Payet is to join Manchester United Simone Zaza’s less-than-successful loan spell at West Ham United will come to an end in January, his agent, Vincenzo Morabito, has reportedly claimed. West Ham paid £5m to take Zaza on loan from the Serie A champions Juventus, with the deal automatically becoming a long…

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The demeanour was no less hangdog, but Slaven Bilic’s words were upbeat at last as he was able to celebrate a rare home Premier League victory. Mark Noble’s first-half goal, tucking away the rebound of his own saved penalty, earned West Ham three points in an unremarkable but unrelenting encounter with Burnley in which the home side dominated the first half only for the visitors to spring back in …

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Live score updates from all the evening’s Premier League games Follow Crystal Palace v Manchester United with Scott Murray Email tim.hill@theguardian.com or tweet @timmyhilleh 9.27pm GMT About 10 minutes left at Sunderland, Middlesbrough and West Ham . Chelsea look to be going six points clear. 9.25pm GMT It’s all square at Selhurst! Scott Murray has more: Related: Sunderland v Chelsea and more: Premier League clockwatch – live! 9.22pm GMT And…

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• Manager was in charge at Besiktas, where bombs were planted, from 2013 to 15 • ‘The people are so warm and friendly and it’s tearing me apart’ Slaven Bilic dedicated West Ham United’s point at Liverpool to the people of Turkey following the twin bomb attack that killed 38 and injured more than 160 outside Besiktas’ stadium on Saturday night. Related: Divock Origi earns Liverpool point after West Ham turn tables at Anfield Continue reading

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Jürgen Klopp says he has ‘mixed emotions’ after Liverpool settled for a 2-2 draw with West Ham at Anfield on Sunday. Klopp say his expectations are for Liverpool to finish the season amongst the top teams in the table. West Ham manager Slaven Bilic praises his players character in achieving a draw, despite going 1-0 down early in the match Divock Origi earns Liverpool point after West Ham turn tables at Anfield Continue reading…

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Ray Clemence and Bruce Grobbelaar were sat together at Anfield and it was no stretch to re-imagine the former Liverpool goalkeepers as those old curmudgeons from the Muppet Show, Statler and Waldorf, ripping into the failings of today’s generation. Loris Karius’s teething troubles continued while Darren Randolph reacted to the final whistle by burying his head in a towel. The West Ham United keeper’s despair was understandable but, for his manager, humiliation …

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Minute-by-minute updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at Anfield Match report: Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Live scores: all Sunday’s goals and scorers! Email rob.smyth@theguardian.com with your thoughts 5.06pm GMT 35 min “As a Liverpool fan I would love to agree with you about our chances of being champions but we just cannot and do not defend well enough,” says Jake Lynch. “Caught with nine players in the opposition half …

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• Londoners head for Anfield after 5-1 thrashing by Arsenal • Speculation has mounted over the commitment of the squad West Ham United must develop a “clean sheet mentality” if they are to arrest the slide that has seen them slip to the edge of the relegation zone, according to Slaven Bilic. The Hammers face a challenging trip to Anfield on Sunday, the fourth in a run of big games. After taking a point from …

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The Spanish defender backs his manager Slaven Bilic but feels the players ‘should be killing each other a bit more’ over their side’s recent disappointments Álvaro Arbeloa could see them go – they weren’t exactly sneaking out. Even before Alexis Sánchez scored Arsenal’s final goal last Saturday, thousands of West Ham fans had left the London Stadium, those long, painful closing minutes played before sweeps of empty white seats. The Spaniard couldn’t stop them; nor …

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• West Ham manager does not dismiss speculation over January move • Bilic wants Andy Carroll available for three games in next eight days Slaven Bilic has called for help for his misfiring strikers and said “all the clubs” would want to sign Daniel Sturridge, as the Liverpool striker continues to be linked with a January move to West Ham. Bilic acknowledged his side’s continuing struggle for goals before their visit to free-scoring Liverpool on …

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Today’s tittle-tattle is out of control Don’t listen to that voice in the back of your head, Arsène. You know, the one that’s saying that you could probably do without Mesut Özil because Jeff Reine-Adélaïde is showing rich promise and 2017 could be the year when Yaya Sanogo really explodes on to the scene. Sanogo isn’t going to explode on to the scene. He might crackle and froth a bit, like …

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• Leaked documents show entities are all registered at building on Tortola • Offshore funds to be banned by Premier League from 2018 Entities set up in the British Virgin Islands by companies representing José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo share the same address as two companies which are to be banned in their present form from providing loans to Premier League clubs, documents have revealed. Over the weekend, the Portuguese agents company GestiFute denied that clients including the Manchester…

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• Barrow v Rochdale; Sutton v AFC Wimbledon; Everton v Leicester • Manchester United v Reading; Chelsea v Notts County/Peterborough The FA Cup third-round draw brought a local derby but no glamorous rewards for the non-league teams left in this season’s competition, with Jaap Stam’s return to Manchester United as Reading manager one of the round’s few intriguing subplots. There will be four all-Premier League ties when the FA Cup resumes early next…

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• With a bit more luck we could have been top-four club, says Sullivan • Hammers manager had accused some players of apathy in training David Sullivan, the West Ham co‑chairman, has offered his backing to Slaven Bilic following the 5-1 home defeat by Arsenal on Saturday. Sullivan held his usual post-match discussions with the manager, who after the game had accused some of his players of a lack of dedication in training. Related…

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The West Ham manager is confident the club can turn around its disappointing start to the season in time but realises the clock is ticking “I try to be very open,” sighed a weary looking Slaven Bilic. “I try to be honest as I always am. It ain’t helping if we are trying to wrap things in paper and to hide. We can’t continue like this. We can’t.” As brutal self-assessments go, the West Ham United manager’s …

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By the time Alexis Sánchez scuttled through the middle to complete West Ham United’s humiliation and claim his hat-trick with a beautiful dink, Arsenal had produced enough moments of class to underline their title credentials. Related: West Ham United 1-5 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened Continue reading…

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Arsenal are up to second after Alexis Sánchez put in a stellar solo performance, scoring a hat-trick and setting up Mesut Özil’s opener, as West Ham suffered more humiliation at home 7.39pm GMT November proved no problem for Arsenal, and December is off to a brilliant start. Even with a number of players out, anything’s possible if Sánchez can stay fit and in this kind of form. West Ham have been even more unlucky with …

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English clubs have gone through an unprecedented period of change since the Taylor Report was published in 1990. This is what they (should) have learned By Richard Foster for The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Guardian Sport Network With West Ham hosting Arsenal at the London Stadium this weekend, it is an appropriate time to consider how clubs perform when they up sticks for a new stadium. Ten years ago Arsenal proved that changing grounds is…

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• Arsenal full-back not confident at present, says manager • Gabriel Paulista likely to fill in at right-back for injured Héctor Bellerín In the absence of the injury-hit Héctor Bellerín and Mathieu Debuchy, Arsène Wenger does not plan to turn to the next right-back in his squad, Carl Jenkinson, because he feels the player is suffering a crisis of confidence. On Saturday evening Arsenal are at …

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• West Ham striker has not played since August due to knee injury • Bilic may also welcome back André Ayew for Saturday’s match Slaven Bilic has confirmed that Andy Carroll is ready to return to the West Ham squad and have an “impact” in Saturday’s Premier League match with Arsenal. Carroll, 27, has been missing from the side since August after suffering a knee injury. A mooted return against Manchester United in the EFL Cup on Wednesday failed to materialise…

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West Ham midfielder, who has an Italian wife, a Spanish passport and parents who hail from Equatorial Guinea, is doing a degree in political science “I don’t know if you have children,” Pedro Obiang says, with an amused look that suggests he already knows the answer. Not yet, I reply. Obiang smiles. He laughs. “I know,” he says. He is not being patronising. He worked it out as soon …

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