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• BBC snaps up Everton tie on the Saturday night • BT Sport to televise the Crystal Palace v Watford clash The dates of the FA Cup semi-finals have been confirmed. Everton, sixth round winners over Chelsea , will take on either West Ham United or Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 23 April (5.15pm), a game which will be televised by the BBC. Continue reading…

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Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink looks ahead to his club’s Premier League match against West Ham United on Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Speaking on Friday, Hiddink praises West Ham but declines to comment on whether Antonio Conte will succeed him at the end of the season. He also defended Diego Costa following the player’s suspension West Ham enjoy view looking down on Chelsea – but challenge is to stay there Continue reading…

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West Ham have been the poor relations in a one-sided rivalry for a long time but on Saturday they hope to secure a Premier League double over Chelsea On one side of London, they are revelling in their most enjoyable season since Alan Pardew’s briefly endearing collection of young hopefuls, wily old pros and outsiders were denied their moment of glory by that improbable rocket of an equaliser from Steven Gerrard in the FA …

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• Hammers can go fourth for at a day if they complete double over Chelsea • Bilic confirms interest in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Havard Nordtveit Slaven Bilic has said that West Ham United should worship their status as surprise contenders for a place in the top four and believes his team can cope with the pressure of challenging for Champions League qualification. West Ham will go fourth for at least 24 hours if they complete their first league double…

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• Former Arsenal midfielder Nordtveit out of contract this summer • West Ham manager Slaven Bilic confirms interest in Norwegian West Ham United are hopeful of signing Havard Nordtveit on a free transfer, with Slaven Bilic confirming his interest in the Borussia Mönchengladbach captain. Related: N’Golo Kanté to Mattia Destro: what Europe’s top signings teach us about how to spend Continue reading…

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Almost £3bn was shelled out by clubs from Europe’s top five leagues last summer, but what makes a good transfer these days? We look at the best signings in these leagues in search of clues on how to find value in the market The summer of 2015 saw a 10% rise in money spent on transfers by clubs from Europe’s top five leagues to take the total to a staggering €2.93bn . With…

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• ‘Fighting character shown against West Ham hopefully does boost us’ • United out to overturn deficit against Liverpool then face Manchester City Manchester United can take heart from their fightback against West Ham United as they head into two matches that will shape their season, according to Chris Smalling. United earned an FA Cup replay against Slaven Bilic’s team with a late goal from Anthony Martial . On Thursday they hope to overturn a 2-0 deficit to…

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• Hammers and United vie for Wembley date • Crystal Palace play Watford in other semi-final Crystal Palace will play Watford and Everton will face either West Ham or Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals. Related: FA Cup semi-final draw – as it happened Continue reading…

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Featuring the best FA Cup finishes, a delightful chip from MLS, a lovely lob from the Championship and Didier Drogba hitting it over one goal and into another Continue reading…

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• ‘We want both, definitely’, says confident striker after Old Trafford draw • Player also says he has not given up hope of playing for England at Euro 2016 Andy Carroll says West Ham United are targeting winning the FA Cup and securing a Champions League place, with the striker also hopeful of being selected for England’s Euro 2016 squad. Slaven Bilic’s side drew 1-1 with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday …

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Quique Sánchez Flores is not concerned about Premier League heavyweights circling, Kelechi Iheanacho should start in the Manchester derby, and what is the point of Alexandre Pato being at Chelsea? It seemed a little impertinent to gatecrash Watford’s euphoria by mentioning future problems, but inevitably there it was – the question about whether the team might struggle to hold on to talent that has expressed itself so well this season. Quique Sánchez Flores …

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• Bilic: ‘There is more than a contact. It is definitely not a dive’ • Van Gaal: ‘Payet was more or less diving’ in FA Cup quarter-final Slaven Bilic defended Dimitri Payet against Louis van Gaal’s claim the Frenchman dived for a penalty in West Ham United’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the FA Cup sixth-round at Old Trafford. Payet went down in the area as Marcos Rojo …

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Defeat to West Ham in the FA Cup, ahead of the Europa League tie against Liverpool and 171st Manchester derby on Sunday, could have spelled the end for the Dutchman, but Old Trafford’s Teflon Don lives on Anthony Martial’s late equaliser saved Manchester United and cast him as the man to throw Louis van Gaal a lifeline at the start of eight days which might have marked the beginning of the end …

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It has been 15 years since Paolo Di Canio found himself one-on-one with Fabien Barthez to eliminate Manchester United from the FA Cup and, approaching the final stages of this match, the West Ham supporters who sing about that goal every time they visit Old Trafford might have been forgiven for thinking they had another moment they could cherish with the same affection. Related: Watford shock Arsenal in FA Cup with Adlène Guedioura …

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• Minute-by-minute updates from Old Trafford • Follow Aston Villa v Spurs – live! • All the latest scores from around Europe • Email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 3.29pm GMT Remember this Berbatov brilliance v West Ham to set up Ronaldo? #mufc https://t.co/LkPVqPz2Qt 3.29pm GMT The Joy of Six: FA Cup quarter-finals The first entry is Leicester v Shrewsbury. And if you don’t know the story, you really should get clicking. Related: Football | The…

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Mark Gevaux, the Rib Man, is a one-legged former butcher with a passion for ribs and West Ham If you want to know what “casual dining” in east London was like before the street-food boom, take a stroll from Upton Park tube station to West Ham’s stadium on match day. Not much has changed. The smoky line of stalls and takeaways offer the same rubbery burgers, wan hotdogs and greasy chips it has …

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Hammers fans at Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United will be grateful their gifted playmaker was persuaded to make another attempt at proving he was good enough for the big time Heard the one about the teenager who tried to talk his father out of letting him travel nearly 6,000 miles to have a go at becoming a professional footballer? That teenager is now an adult and very grateful that his dad urged him to see how far his talent …

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• ‘We are in three different competitions and a lot of others cannot say that’ • Manchester United preparing for Cup tie at West Ham after Liverpool loss If Louis van Gaal is fighting for his Manchester United future after the humbling defeat at Liverpool in the Europa League, his defiant response was to point out that his side were still fighting on three fronts and claim his three-year plan is working. “We are in three different competitions, and at this…

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Click to enlarge and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett’s verdict appears in Sunday’s Observer and here from Monday. You are the Ref No363: Sergio Agüero Continue reading…

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Today’s fluff is reeling from aftershocks Leicester City fans caused seismic waves with a magnitude of 0.3 when they celebrated their 89th-minute winner against Norwich , according to Leicester University students who were testing for earthquakes nearby at the time. But there may be more than a minor tremor in the city when it is discovered that Jamie Vardy ’s new contract contains a clause that allows him to leave the club for a relatively affordable £30m, a…

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• Bilic feels form of own team and ‘miraculous leaders Leicester’ is not a one-off • Roberto Martínez ‘can’t wait to build something special’ after Everton lose 3-2 While others look at the league table and see a one-off, Slaven Bilic eyes the future. If many regard Leicester City as an anomaly, the Croat believes they could be trailblazers. As West Ham United chase the top-four finish that would make this their best season …

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Season tickets at Goodison Park come with a guarantee of entertainment and the promise of frustration. Those at the Olympic Stadium may come with the carrot of Champions League football. Everton announced on Friday that they are reducing prices for next season. West Ham United are raising expectations for it. An extraordinary comeback, featuring three goals in 12 minutes, turned defeat into victory and maintained their hopes of a top-four finish. Credibility was stretched as the points were pilfered. …

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Speaking on Thursday, ahead of his team’s weekend Premier League clash with West Ham United, Everton manager Roberto Martínez says that talk of investment in the club can wait until the end of the season with the emphasis on achieving as high a finish in the table as possible. Everton face West Ham United at Goodison Park on Saturday Continue reading…

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Leicester, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City may well have been joined by Manchester United and West Ham in the title race after an incredible midweek. We rank the teams in six categories in an attempt to predict the winner On Tuesday night the Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri, bemoaned the fact that his side had not managed to break down West Bromwich Albion at home to pull six points clear of the chasing pack. It…

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• ‘We made some mistakes that, normally, we don’t make,’ says Pochettino • ‘We were poor, this is true. We know that and the players know that’ Mauricio Pochettino acknowledged Tottenham Hotspur could have “no excuses” after passing up the chance to move to the top of the league, something they last achieved at this advanced stage of a campaign in 1985, by succumbing 1-0 at West Ham United . A run of six successive victories was checked by Michail Antonio’s early…

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