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• West Ham agree permanent deals for Antonio and Jelavic • Hammers also closing in on Victor Moses and Alex Song on loan • Maïga has left the club to join Al Nassr West Ham United hope to complete a quartet of new signings before Tuesday’s transfer deadline after agreeing deals for Michail Antonio and Nikica Jelavic. That pair should be joined by the loan arrivals of Victor Moses and Alex Song. The London club, fresh from Saturday’s eye…

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• Lovren: ‘After the second goal I wanted to go under the table’ • Defender wants response in next match against Manchester United The Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is disappointed with his error that lead to West Ham United’s second goal on Saturday and has vowed to come back stronger from the 3-0 defeat . Related: West Ham’s win over Liverpool not down to Dejan Lovren, says Slaven Bilic Continue reading…

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• Hammers manager says Croatia defender not to blame at Anfield • ‘It was a mistake but a lot of Liverpool players made mistakes’ West Ham United defended everything en route to a first win at Anfield for 52 years so it was fitting that their manager stepped in where few dared to tread afterwards and offered qualified backing for Dejan Lovren. “If you are telling me Liverpool lost because of Dejan Lovren then no, no, no, …

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The Beatles were at No1 with ’She Loves You’ when West Ham United last won at Liverpool courtesy of goals from a then un-knighted Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Fourty-two times since that 2-1 win in September 1963 their supporters have traipsed back to east London without any tangible reward. No longer. Fifty-two years on, reward came wrapped in an emphatic victory for Slaven Bilic’s side. Continue reading…

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Frenchman Payet signed from Marseille in June and West Ham hope he can help them stay in the Premier League Dimitri Payet is sitting inside the Olympic Stadium and peering around the vast bowl that will become West Ham United’s home next summer, drinking it in, wondering how it will look when the finishing touches are applied. The £272m transformation into a ground that can house a football club is ongoing, builders are milling …

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Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, looks ahead to his team’s match against West Ham at Anfield. Rodgers says his players have returned to the Premier League with renewed drive following a disappointing last season. He also comments on Daniel Sturridge’s fitness, praises the Hammers and comments on Mario Balotelli’s loan to Milan Continue reading…

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The Hammers manager speaks ahead of the match against Liverpool on Saturday. Slaven Bilić discusses captain Kevin Nolan’s departure, and comments on the arrest of Diafra Sakho and striker Enner Valencia’s criticism of the club’s medical staff. He also looks ahead to the team’s chances at Anfield Continue reading…

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• Captain says ‘I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at club’ • Midfielder departs ‘with the very best wishes of everyone’ Kevin Nolan has left West Ham by what the club described as “mutual consent”. The club captain spent four years with the Hammers after signing from Newcastle United in June 2011 and led them to promotion to the Premier League in his first season. Continue reading…

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• England striker has been out of action with knee injury since February • Carroll trained with first-team squad on Tuesday West Ham striker Andy Carroll is closing in on a Premier League return after he trained with the club’s first-team squad on Tuesday. Carroll has been sidelined since February after undergoing knee surgery and has been eased back into training with the Hammers’ Under-21 squad in recent weeks. Continue reading…

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• Forward hurt knee and ankle in Europa League qualifier in July • ‘I think I will have to ask a doctor to see me behind their backs’ Enner Valencia has hit out at West Ham, claiming medical staff have denied him the chance to seek external advice and threatening to go abroad without the club’s permission in order to seek treatment for his long-term injury. The 25-year-old forward was injured in …

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• Rise of the Krays features in news section of club’s website • Reviews on IMDb seem to have been written by people connected to Sullivan The West Ham chairman, David Sullivan, has been trumpeting the release of a film he has financed this week, with Rise of the Krays featuring prominently in the news section of the club’s website on Monday. Related: David Squires on … David Sullivan’s West Ham fitness tips Continue reading…

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West Ham’s co-chairman comes under the David Squires spotlight. And you can find David’s archive of cartoons here Continue reading…

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• Player was bailed following questioning, according to reports • Arrest on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation The West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and witness intimidation, according to reports. Related: West Ham striker Diafra Sakho arrested on suspicion of domestic assault Continue reading…

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• Premier League newcomers pick apart tactical naivety in deserved 4-3 win • West Ham need to sign additional striker before end of transfer window Once again Slaven Bilic found himself lamenting his players’ inability to do the basics properly and, while all four of Bournemouth’s goals were down to individual errors, West Ham United’s second consecutive home defeat was the direct result of the kind of indiscipline and collective incompetence that was rarely seen…

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Kevin Volland equals record for fastest goal in the Bundesliga; Colombo the cow brings smile to Sepp Blatter’s face; Chris Kamara does double take Hoffenheim’s no-messing Kevin Volland – scored after nine seconds against Borussia Dortmund, tying the Bundesliga record. Continue reading…

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They have been winning friends and admiring glances, but the time had come for Bournemouth to prove that they belong at this level and they wanted something more substantial to show for their unstinting efforts than generous pats on the head from neutrals and goodwill that flew their way after narrow defeats in their first two matches. Eddie Howe’s side did not disappoint at Upton Park and deepened the uncertainty that surrounds West Ham United by scoring their first goals of the…

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• Bilic: ‘Half he world is trying to get a striker who is suitable for them’ • West Ham will sign Alex Song from Barcelona if he passes medical Slaven Bilic has insisted West Ham United will not panic in their search for a new striker in the wake of the controversy sparked by comments the club’s co-owner David Sullivan made about Charlie Austin . Related: West Ham United v Bournemouth: match preview Continue

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Bournemouth performed well against Liverpool but all they had to show for their spirited effort at Anfield was a tale of misfortune after a night that was defined by two poor refereeing decisions. Eddie Howe’s side are goalless and pointless after their first two matches. Will it be third time lucky against West Ham? Slaven Bilic’s side are reeling from their defeat to Leicester City last Saturday and Upton Park will …

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• West Ham’s co-owner suggested forward has no ligaments in right knee • QPR striker angry at ‘inaccurate, misleading and uninformed innuendo’ Charlie Austin has accused David Sullivan of making an “outrageous slur” after the West Ham United co-owner dismissed the prospect of signing him because of concerns over his long-term fitness. Although West Ham hope to bolster their attacking options before the transfer window shuts, Sullivan …

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilić states his disappointment with goalkeeper Adrián’s three-match ban ahead of their game against Bournemouth at Upton Park on Saturday. Adrián’s suspension was upheld after the FA rejected a wrongful dismissal claim. The goalkeeper was sent off for a challenge against Leicester’s Jamie Vardy after he went up for a corner Continue reading…

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• Barcelona midfielder spent last season on loan at Hammers • Bilic : ‘We would like to get him … he was exceptional’ Slaven Bilic is optimistic Alex Song’s return to West Ham is imminent and the Barcelona midfielder will not have an issue in passing a medical. Related: West Ham lose appeal over Adrián’s red card against Leicester Continue reading…

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• ‘If medical is OK, we’ll take him, says West Ham co-owner’ • Midfielder, 27, spent last season on loan at Upton Park The West Ham co-owner David Sullivan says a deal has been agreed to sign Alex Song from Barcelona, if the midfielder can pass a medical. The 27-year-old Cameroon international spent last season on loan at Upton Park and impressed sufficiently to earn a permanent move and…

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• Goalkeeper was sent off for challenge on Jamie Vardy • Darren Randolph could step in against Bournemouth on Saturday West Ham have lost their appeal against Adrián’s red card against Leicester and the goalkeeper’s three-match ban starts immediately. He will miss the matches with Bournemouth, Liverpool and Newcastle after a wrongful dismissal claim was rejected by the Football Association. Continue reading…

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• Goalkeeper sent off for challenge on Leicester’s Jamie Vardy • Darren Randolph set to deputise if appeal is unsuccessful West Ham are expected to appeal against the red card given to their goalkeeper Adrián in the home defeat to Leicester. Adrián was sent off in stoppage time for a boot into the chest of Jamie Vardy, having come up for a corner with West Ham chasing a late equaliser. Related

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• Six early points are a step towards 42 and survival, says new manager • ‘We are not going to panic,’ says West Ham’s Slaven Bilic of misfiring attack In the same way that one victory over Arsenal did not mean West Ham United were going to win the league, one defeat to Leicester City does not mean they are going to go down. As Claudio Ranieri pointed out after his Leicester …

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First appearances can be deceptive, as Slaven Bilic and West Ham United discovered, but the early signs are that Leicester City are going to enjoy life under Claudio Ranieri. The sense of foreboding that surrounded Leicester after they sent eyebrows everywhere skywards by replacing Nigel Pearson with Ranieri during a difficult summer has been blasted by a team whose desire to prove a point to their many doubters has brought …

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