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With six games to go Liverpool are in prime position for the title but Brendan Rodgers insists he will take no fixture for granted Brendan Rodgers has been playing down Liverpool’s title hopes all season, apart from the short time where he built them up and performances suffered, but as of last week the club’s cover has been blown. Liverpool touched the top of the table with six games to play and, though…

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The West Ham manager’s direct style has sparked unrest at Upton Park but it may be exactly what the club needs West Ham were winning 1-0, they were at home and Hull City were down to 10 men. Everything was going to plan on the surface but on further investigation, fault lines were apparent around Upton Park, with the mood of frustration captured by an interview at half-time with George Parris, a…

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Hammers manager hopes 21-year-old will thrive on return Morrison won player of the month on loan at QPR Sam Allardyce believes that it is up to Ravel Morrison to prove that his future belongs at West Ham after the midfielder, who is on loan at Queens Park Rangers, won March’s player of the month award in the Championship. Eyebrows were raised when Morrison was sent on loan to QPR in February…

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The West Ham striker prepares to face the side where he failed to fit, Liverpool, but bears no grudges because a place in Roy Hodgson’s World Cup squad is his priority Andy Carroll is looking forward to confronting the club that discarded him but West Ham United’s centre-foward remains adamant he harbours no bitterness towards Liverpool. When it comes to proving a point, he is more concerned about jogging Roy Hodgson’s memory than trying to change…

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Manager says Skrtel and Agger can handle West Ham forward Iago Aspas tells Liverpool he wants to leave this summer Brendan Rodgers has said he is no longer concerned by Liverpool’s ability to handle direct, physical opponents, as he prepares for Sunday’s reunion with Andy Carroll at West Ham United. The Liverpool manager has admitted in the past that his defenders have been bullied by powerful centre-forwards or lapsed at aerial challenges. The …

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Liverpool are yet to show signs of choking in their charge for the title but West Ham have the potential to make life awkward for them. Upton Park has been a graveyard for potential champions in the past and for Liverpool the fear must be that they will come unstuck at the hands of two of their former players, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing. West Ham’s defence, which has kept 13 clean…

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Hammers are now 11 points clear of the relegation zone He can build a team challenging for Europe, adds Nolan Kevin Nolan has praised West Ham United’s board for refusing to bow to pressure from disgruntled fans to sack Sam Allardyce, who endured a long, hard winter managing the east London club. The midfielder who claims the majority of West Ham supporters remain behind the manager believes such loyalty could well be rewarded by European qualification at the end of the 2014-15 season.

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‘We’re playing good football but not getting the points’ Sunderland have not won in Premier League since 1 February Wes Brown, the Sunderland defender, has said the team will keep fighting against relegation but need to start putting away their chances. Following Monday’s 2-1 home defeat by West Ham , the manager Gus Poyet said he would quit were his players to “give up”, but Brown insists they have no intention of doing so.

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West Ham United have almost banished their relegation fears after a 2-1 win over Sunderland on Monday, says Sam Allardyce. The West Ham manager says the club is almost safe after winning six of the last nine games. ‘We’re probably in the top four or five in the Premier League for results at the moment,’ he says

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Goals from Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame gave West Ham a vital win and left Sunderland staring into the abyss 9.55pm BST A feeling of resignation spreads around the Stadium of Light. Sunderland aren’t out of it but they really needed to win that game. They had the chances to rescue something but West Ham hung on for a win that takes them to 37 points. Safety is in sight for them. As for Sunderland, they are four points …

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Perhaps Gus Poyet should have hired a hypnotist to convince his players it was Tuesday or Wednesday or Saturday any day bar Monday. Sunderland really do not like Mondays and have now gone 12 years and 19 games since last winning on one, and this latest failure to perform on the first evening of the working week has almost certainly consigned Poyet’s side to the Championship. Second bottom and four points adrift of safety, Sunderland have games in hand but face a…

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After being booed by West Ham fans following Wednesday’s win against Hull at Upton Park, Sam Allardyce’s future with the club is said to be under boardroom scrutiny. If Allardyce senses D-day approaching, Gus Poyet knows the feeling. With trips to Tottenham and Chelsea as well as a visit from Everton, April could be a cruel month for his Sunderland side. Victory against a Hammers team still not entirely…

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West Ham remain a team prone to infuriate more often than they delight, but at least they gained some respite. The first three-game losing streak since Sam Allardyce took charge as manager ended with a critical victory over Hull City on Wednesday to ease his side out of their slump and back towards mid-table security. West Ham showed little fluency in winning thanks to a Mark Noble penalty which the …

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• Three defeats drop Hammers back near relegation zone • We haven’t achieved the results we warranted, claims Allardyce Sam Allardyce admits he is finding it harder to find a reason for West Ham United’s recent run of defeats than for their poor spell at the turn of the year. After four wins in succession hauled the team out of the Premier League’s bottom three and briefly into the top half …

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says Wednesday’s game against Hull City is important as his team is only six points away from relegation

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Hull City manager Steve Bruce says his team is not safe in the Premier League despite being 12th in the league table

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This football hooligan genre film about an expelled Harvard student who joins West Ham’s firm is compellingly awful – but it’s entertaining if you can’t sleep • More from My guilty pleasure I am prone to insomnia. I’ll lie in bed for a couple of hours, then go turn on the TV and flick through the channels until I find something that holds my attention, often on the film channels. Sometimes it’s The Ring , but, when it’s on…

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• Fine display makes striker favourite to lead side into new era • Juan Mata and Shinji Kagawa excel before Tuesday’s derby English football has long overblown the importance of the captain, but on a cold east London evening there was ultimately a sense that it was the performance of the man who filled the role for Manchester United more than their actual victory here that provided this most beleaguered of clubs with hope for better times ahead. That much could…

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Maybe Wayne Rooney will turn out to be Manchester United’s Captain Marvel after all. Not many people expected that to be the case last summer, when he seemed certain to join Chelsea, but anything is possible when Rooney is in this form, even goals from 57 yards out. If he ever scores a better goal than his first in United’s slick 2-0 win over West Ham United, we may have to stop football altogether, because there would be nothing left to see. A …

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Minute-by-minute report: David Moyes takes his team to Upton Park. Find out how the champions fare, with Scott Murray Scott Murray

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• Teams could meet in Mauritius on 18 May • ‘I’m very impressed with Mauritius,’ says Liverpool official Liverpool’s players are poised to kick-start their summer with a beach holiday with a difference, in the shape of a post-season friendly against West Ham in Mauritius. The club’s director of sales, Olly Dale, was in Mauritius this week to examine the facilities at Anjalay Stadium, the nation’s 30,000-capacity showpiece sports venue. Mark Gibbon, widely …

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The picture is looking much brighter for Manchester United now. Wednesday’s victory over Olympiakos in the Champions League has lifted the gloom for David Moyes after last Sunday’s humiliation at home to Liverpool, although United will have to be at their best at Upton Park, a ground where they have often come unstuck. The doubts will return if United lose to West Ham, who are not quite clear of the relegation battle just yet. West Ham have lost …

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Different teams, both United. From Paddy Crerand to Carlos Tevez, half-a-dozen of the best encounters • Video: Sam Allardyce ready for Saturday’s visit of Man Utd 1) Manchester United 0-1 West Ham, 28 January 2001 While there were bigger fish for Manchester United to fry, the FA Cup had assumed extra significance for them in 2001. United were desperate to regain the trophy they won in 1999 but were unable to defend the following season, convinced by the Football Association to take part in …

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Arsène Wenger chasing sweet revenge over José Mourinho, plus Andy Carroll, Michu and Stephen Ireland back in action 1) Wenger seeking revenge in 1,000th game Should Arsène Wenger still be smarting from the barbed “specialist in failure” comments that José Mourinho directed at him earlier in the season, then there would be no better revenge than a victory at Stamford Bridge in his 1,000th game in charge. Even better for Wenger, a win …

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says he is not surprised David Moyes has had a disappointing season as Manchester United manager

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• Marc Wilson confident Stoke can finish season strongly • Peter Odemwingie scores two in win over West Ham Marc Wilson feels Stoke are on course for their first top-10 finish in the Premier League. The home win over West Ham means they have lost only once in their past seven fixtures, and they are 11th in the table, level on points with 10th-placed Aston Villa. Eleventh in 2009-10 is the highest position Stoke have finished since they were…

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