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Andy Carroll wants England World Cup place as he recovers from injury

• West Ham striker already looking to Brazil 2014 • Carroll has not played this season due to a heel injury Andy Carroll has set his sights on earning a place in England’s World Cup squad, as the West Ham United striker continues his rehabilitation from a heel injury. The 24-year-old, who has two goals in his nine England games, has …

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David Silva shines and gives Manchester City cause to crow at West Ham

• Spaniard outstanding while City fans mock David Moyes • West Ham slip to third consecutive home league defeat The chant from the visiting end was loud and mocking. “David Moyes is a football genius” they shouted in injury time, as their Manchester City team closed out a breakthrough of sorts. This was the club’s…

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West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City | Premier League match report

Sergio Agüero scored twice at the Boleyn Ground as Manchester City – who always win when Sergio scores – finally benefitted from both these things happening away from home in the Premier League. A 3-1 defeat of West Ham was City first away win since Reading in May, but more than that it was a convincingly resilient performance as the home side fought gamely for all their lack of punch …

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West Ham United v Manchester City – live | Scott Murray

Minute-by-minute report: Can Manchester City find a cure for their travel sickness? Find out here Scott Murray

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Sam Allardyce by Nicola Jennings

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Manchester City will be without captain Vincent Kompany at West Ham

• Manuel Pellegrini will not risk his captain on Saturday • City face trips to Moscow and Chelsea next week Vincent Kompany has been ruled out of Manchester City’s Premier League trip to West Ham United on Saturday. The Belgium defender suffered a thigh injury in City’s 3-1 win against Everton a fortnight ago. Recent reports had suggested City’s 27-year-old captain could be back in contention for the match …

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Martín Demichelis in line for Manchester City debut at West Ham

• Central defender has recovered from a knee injury • Vincent Kompany likely to miss West Ham game Martín Demichelis is ready to make his Manchester City debut at West Ham United on Saturday after recovering from a knee injury. The central defender was set to play a first game for the club on Wednesday in the Elite Development Squad fixture…

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Carlton Cole rejoins West Ham on three-month contract

• Striker released by Hammers over the summer • West Ham struggled for goals before 3-0 win over Tottenham Carlton Cole has rejoined West Ham on a three-month contract. The striker has been working on his fitness at the West Ham training ground for the past few weeks. The former England international had been a free agent following his release over…

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Premier League may not be the best but it’s always the most interesting | Paul Wilson

Even this early there are enough hints to indicate the domestic season will be full of stories to rival the Champions League International football receives a fairly bad press these days. Some of it is fully deserved, although any sporting enterprise willing to put up with the barely fit for purpose Fifa probably gets what…

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Gareth Southgate sought Sam Allardyce advice on Ravel Morrison call-up

• England Under-21 manager assured over West Ham midfielder • Player thriving after off-field issues when at Manchester United Gareth Southgate sought assurances from Sam Allardyce before calling up Ravel Morrison for the first time to his England Under-21 squad for this month’s European Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Lithuania. The midfielder, who has five caps at age groups up to…

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Premier League review: player, team and tactical talking point of the week

André Villas-Boas may have to rethink his policy of playing inside-out wingers to help Roberto Soldado and Jermain Defoe The transformation of Tottenham Hotspur from a mid-table team into potential title-challengers is ongoing, but the step required to make André Villas-Boas’ side into one good enough to win the Premier League continues to evade them. The north London team have…

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Ravel Morrison’s talent show suggests his troubles are finally over

The young midfielder is shining at West Ham having lost his way at Manchester United Ravel Morrison could be forgiven for looking at Adnan Januzaj and thinking it should have been him. Manchester United might feel the same way about a player who was once described as the best talent to emerge at Carrington since Paul Scholes. Praise does not come much higher than…

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Tottenham fan arrested over alleged use of Y-word released on bail

• Nine other arrests made for public order offences • Police warned fans before game about antisemitic abuse A Tottenham supporter arrested at half-time during Sunday’s 3-0 defeat to West Ham for using the term “Yid” has been released on bail until November. The Metropolitan police confirmed that nine other arrests were made for other public order offences during …

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West Ham’s Ravel Morrison finds his feet to floor Tottenham Hotspur

• Sam Allardyce describes midfielder’s goal as ‘genius’ • André Villas-Boas says it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for Tottenham Sam Allardyce described Ravel Morrison as a “genius” after his jaw-dropping solo goal set the seal on West Ham United’s 3-0 win at Tottenham. The midfielder burst through from the halfway line, with his …

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Tottenham fans ignore police over using Y-word during West Ham match

• One arrested as fans tell police ‘we’ll sing what we want’ • Spurs fans chanted as both teams emerged for the game Tottenham Hotspur fans defied police warnings not to use the word “Yid” in chants during the derby match with West Ham United and one was arrested for using the …

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Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 West Ham United | Premier League match report

• In pictures: the best images from Sunday’s games Who needs strikers? Not Sam Allardyce for this London derby. The West Ham United manager’s response to his team’s failure to score on their travels this season was to ape Spain’s European Championship-winning 4-6-0 formation. The result was a performance and result…

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Premier League: Sunday’s matches in pictures

With games from Southampton v Swansea, Norwich v Chelsea, then Spurs v West Ham and West Brom v Arsenal – we bring you the best images from today’s Premiership matches

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West Ham’s David Gold knows the pain fans caused at Tottenham Hotspur

Co-chairman says when he heard chanting at 2012 game ‘what flashes up in my mind is the antisemitism when I was a boy’ Every Jew has a story. Some will make you laugh and others will leave a lump in your throat; the harrowing one that David Gold tells about the unsuspecting small boy who bunked into an…

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Poignant pictures and mementoes of a valued Jewish football journey

The Four Four Jew exhibition reveals the depth and variety of the Jewish people’s contribution to football life in Britain So arresting and paradoxical is the image of a swastika flying from a flagpole above White Hart Lane that it seems an appropriate moment to pause and reflect on the always emotive and complex use of the word Yid in English football. Its origins are …

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Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United: Squad sheets

It is to be hoped that the headlines are driven by what happens on the field, rather than off it where it is to be expected that Tottenham’s fans will sing what they want, which will not sit well with the police. The potential for conflict bubbles between these rivals yet Tottenham simply intend to extend their solid start. Only Olivier …

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West Ham vow to ban fans for any anti-Semitic chants at Tottenham

• Club want to avoid repeat of last season’s trouble • Police warn of arrests for using word ‘Yid’ West Ham have vowed to ban any fan who takes part in anti-Semitic chanting at Tottenham on Sunday. Last season a section of West Ham supporters caused shock by cruelly taunting Tottenham over their links with the Jewish community during a feisty 3-1 home victory at White …

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The Joy of Six: Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United | Paul Doyle and Jacob Steinberg

From Dave Mackay to Sergei Rebrov, David Cross to Freddie Kanouté, half a dozen memorable clashes between north and east Lahn-dan West Ham United 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur, 11 March 2001 Having beaten Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the fourth round, Paolo Di Canio scoring the winner and Fabien Barthez’s ego claiming the assist, West…

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Karren Brady: from football’s first lady to Tory business ambassador | The Guardian profile

The West Ham vice-chairman has made her first foray from the world of sports and business into politics She is known as the first lady of football but last week proved that Karren Brady has moved beyond her role as the game’s senior female wheeler dealer. David Cameron unveiled the vice-chairman of West Ham United FC as the Conservatives’ small …

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Tottenham fans will face arrest if they use ‘Yid’ chants at home match

• Metropolitan police warn supporters of tough line • Clampdown set to begin against West Ham Tottenham Hotspur fans have been told they could be arrested if they use the word “Yid” during the club’s home match against London rivals West Ham United on Sunday as the simmering row over Spurs supporters’ routine …

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Spurs fans could be arrested if they chant ‘Yid’ on Sunday

Police warn supporters of Tottenham Hotspur and opponents West Ham that they may be committing offence by using word Tottenham Hotspur fans could be arrested if they use the word Yid at Sunday’s home match against their London rivals West Ham United. Scotland Yard said both sets of supporters would be watched by officers and warned them they may be committing an offence if they use the word. The issue…

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Hull’s Tom Huddlestone could be a hair’s breadth from England call-up

No footballer has ever appeared for England while on the books at Hull City. Old Carthusians, Grimsby Town, Uxbridge FC and the 1st Surrey Rifles are among the 123 clubs who can boast of having provided the national side with at least one player, but not Hull. But that may and perhaps should be…

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