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• Carroll was sent off for violent conduct against Swansea • Independent panel threw out appeal on Tuesday West Ham have confirmed they are seeking “legal redress” over the decision not to overturn Andy Carroll’s three-match ban for a red card received against Swansea City, with their co-owner David Gold claiming the club have no other option. Carroll, who will miss Saturday’s Premier League match against Aston Villa and further fixtures …

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• FA happy with process after independent commission’s verdict • Carroll to miss games against Villa, Norwich and Southampton The Football Association is comfortable the correct process was followed as an independent regulatory commission threw out Andy Carroll’s appeal against a violent conduct ban this week amid the threat that the striker’s club, West Ham United, may take legal action against the governing body. The Premier League side, who hover just below the relegation cut-off, sought advice from…

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• Striker was sent off after clash with Swansea’s Chico Flores • 24-year-old to miss next three Premier League matches West Ham United have been dealt a major blow in their battle to stay up after it was confirmed that they will be without Andy Carroll for their next three matches after the Football Association rejected an appeal against the striker’s red card in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Swansea City . …

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• Striker sent off after clash with Swansea’s Chico Flores • FA to review video evidence of incident West Ham have notified the Football Association that they wish to appeal against the sending-off of striker Andy Carroll in Saturday’s win over Swansea. Carroll was shown a straight red card by the referee Howard Webb following an altercation with Swansea defender Chico Flores. The club had until 1pm on Monday to inform …

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The most damning statistic was that Swansea City did not have one shot on target, even after Andy Carroll’s ludicrous red card with half an hour left. It will lead to the usual criticisms, that Swansea are soft, that they pass the ball too much and could do with a bit more thrust and, whisper it, some good old-fashioned British blood and thunder. Yet their plight is more nuanced than that. It is …

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It felt like it was going to be a moment that summed up West Ham’s tragicomic season. They were coasting at 2-0 up in the second half, were on their way to their first victory at Upton Park since 30 November and one of football’s great bromances had been reunited, Andy Carroll creating two goals for Kevin Nolan. Things were looking up for once. Few clubs have as great a capacity for self-destruction as West Ham, though, and when Carroll …

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Minute-by-minute report: Can West Ham climb out of the relegation zone with a win and drag Swansea into the mire? Find out with Michael Butler Michael Butler

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• Arsenal sign Kim Kallstrom on loan from Spartak Moscow • Crystal Palace bring in five players including Tom Ince Arsenal Ins Kim Kallstrom (Spartak Moscow, loan) Outs Nico Yennaris (Brentford, undisc), Chuba Akpom (Brentford, loan), Anthony Jeffrey (Wycombe, free ), Benik Afobe (Sheff Weds, loan), Emmanuel Frimpong (Barnsley, undisc), Billy Clifford (Colchester, loan), Park Chu-young (Watford, loan) Arsène Wenger’s interest in Julian Draxler raised hopes of a pulse-quickening deal but Schalke’s…

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Keep your eyes on Southampton’s love of youth, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s search for a win and a Liverpool love-in 1) Will Gallagher get another chance? Mauricio Pochettino might refuse to speak English when the cameras and dictaphones are rolling – he is probably just amusing himself now – but that does not mean he’s come over here to put good, honest, hard-working homegrown footballers out of work. That …

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• New loan signing says he is better suited to Goodison ethic • ‘I looked at the two and decided I would fit in better at Everton’ Lacina Traoré has strayed into the argument over West Ham’s “19th century” football by citing style of play as the main reason he chose Everton over Sam Allardyce’s side. The Ivory Coast international almost joined West Ham on loan from Monaco in early January only for Roberto…

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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce responds to criticism from Chelsea’s coach over goalless draw

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• Former Manchester City player joins from Anzhi • 21-year-old is Sam Allardyce’s fourth January signing West Ham have signed the former Manchester City midfielder Abdul Razak on a short-term deal. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international came through the ranks at City after originally starting out at Crystal Palace but found first-team opportunities limited at the Etihad Stadium. Razak has spent time on loan at Portsmouth, Brighton, Charlton and most recently the Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, who …

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Sam Allardyce defended West Ham’s tactics against Chelsea by arguing that he is in the results business, but José Mourinho thinks he is part of the entertainment industry. Both men seem to change their minds when it suits them. What do you think? Paul Campbell

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Chelsea manager José Mourinho accuses West Ham of playing ’19th century’ football in their goalless draw on Wednesday

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• Striker turned down move to Upton Park • Hammers accused of playing ’19th century football’ at Chelsea Everton’s new loan signing Lacina Traoré rejected West Ham in favour of a move to Goodison Park as he preferred Roberto Martínez’s style of play. The Hammers were in pole position for the 6ft 8in Ivory Coast international after securing a work permit ahead of a move from Monaco. However, Everton came in with a late bid and …

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• Visitors’ tactics were not worthy of the Premier League • Sam Allardyce says rival was upset at being ‘outwitted’ José Mourinho accused West Ham United of playing “football from the 19th century” to nullify Chelsea and the Portuguese claimed Sam Allardyce’s players had feigned injury and wasted time to secure their goalless draw on Wednesday. The stalemate cost Chelsea the chance to go above Arsenal into second place in the table. An exasperated Mourinho did acknowledge that …

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Somewhere amid the din at the final whistle, as the locals gnashed in livid frustration and the visitors whipped up a taunting celebration, José Mourinho had actually been proved right. The Chelsea manager insisted on the eve of this derby against a side ensconced in the bottom three that his own charges were not yet ready to reclaim the title. The stalemate that ensued seemed to prove him right. The Portuguese’s animated …

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All the best images from around the grounds as Chelsea take on West Ham, Sunderland entertain Stoke and Aston Villa face West Brom Steven Bloor

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Minute-by-minute report: Aston Villa face West Brom, Chelsea take on West Ham and Sunderland entertain Stoke. Follow the action with Ian McCourt Ian McCourt

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Chelsea manager José Mourinho believes his side will be in a strong position to win the Premier League next season

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• Mourinho says it has been ‘much easier’ to develop Hazard • But Chelsea’s top scorer must ‘build his entourage politically’ José Mourinho believes Eden Hazard has the potential to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi at the pinnacle of the world game, even if he must “build his entourage politically” if he is to claim the Ballon d’Or one day, having been surprised at how rapidly the Belgian’s game has developed at Chelsea. Hazard, the club’s leading goalscorer this season, will…

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Sam Allardyce hopes new signings Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino can make an instant impact

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• Despite record revenue the club lost £3.5m • Hammers’ wage bill rose to £56.2m from £41.6m West Ham United’s net debt has increased to £77m and the owners, David Sullivan and David Gold, have loaned the club another £10.5m to try to secure their Premier League status. The club’s annual accounts for the year ending 31 May 2013, when they finished 10th in the Premier League, reveal that…

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• Italian international midfielder joins on season-long loan • Hammers also in pursuit of Borriello and McCormack West Ham United have confirmed the signing of the Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino on loan until the end of the season. Nocerino, 28, has been drafted in to help the Hammers in their battle to earn Premier League survival, with Sam Allardyce’s men currently in the relegation zone. The ex-Juventus and Palermo man has become a bit-part player at …

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• Describes former club as weak and players cowards • Says it is his destiny to manage West Ham Paolo Di Canio has defended his tenure as Sunderland manager, calling the club weak, his former players cowards and saying he believes it his destiny to one day manage West Ham. The Italian was sacked by Sunderland in September after a tumultuous 13 games in charge, amid talk of a player rebellion against his disciplinarian style. The Italian replaced Martin O’Neill at…

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Manuel Pellegrini says gives his reaction after Manchester City reached the Capital One Cup final for the first time in 38 years

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