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The Premier League 2012-13 season may be over but the highs and lows have been captured in this time series visualisation. Choose a team in the right hand panel and see how they compare Ami Sedghi

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Christian Benteke, Marouane Fellaini and Júlio César are almost certain to attract interest in the transfer window and what would Tottenham do with all that money if Gareth Bale left? Arsenal Money to spend? The oft-touted figure of £70m is really shorthand for whatever Arsène Wenger wants. With lucrative …

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Christian Benteke, Marouane Fellaini and Júlio César are almost certain to attract interest in the transfer window and what would Tottenham do with all that money if Gareth Bale left? Arsenal Money to spend? The oft-touted figure of £70m is really shorthand for whatever Arsène Wenger wants. With lucrative commercial deals secured, the club feel they…

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• Work to overhaul stadium could start later this year • Ground will host football, rugby, athletics and concerts Plans to make major changes at the £429m Olympic Stadium have been given the green light. The transformation work, which will involve the 80,000-capacity venue being turned into a flexible 60,000-seat stadium, was unanimously approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation’s planning decisions committee. Under the plans, …

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From Aldershot’s win over Wolves to Mickey Gray’s hideously bad penalty, via Paul Dickov’s late heroics against Gillingham 1) Aldershot beat Wolves (1987 Division Four play-off final) If Wolves fans think their recent relegation to League One was a crushing disappointment, they can at least console themselves with the knowledge that their team has endured worse agonies. Having dropped down to English…

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• Manager cools on swap with Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa • Striker harbours doubts on West Ham move after £15m offer Brendan Rodgers expects a quick resolution to Andy Carroll’s future at Liverpool, with the striker’s hopes of a return to Newcastle United receding. West Ham United have had a £15m…

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• Striker’s contract will not be renewed after expiring • Cole scored 59 times in 237 appearances for the club West Ham have confirmed that the former England striker Carlton Cole will leave the club this summer. Cole posted several messages on Twitter yesterday appearing to indicate he had no future at the…

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• Doubts over whether England forward wants to go • Forward’s value drops by £20m in 28 months Liverpool have accepted a £15m offer from West Ham United for Andy Carroll, a £20m loss on their record transfer fee inside 28 months, but face a struggle to convince the striker to sever his Anfield ties for Upton Park. Carroll …

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Fergie was no ordinary manager but a chieftain priest – now Manchester United must honour his potent legacy and David Moyes is the right man for the job It was not without significant tribal turbulence that I attended Manchester United’s second leg quarterfinal Champion’s League match against Real Madrid. Like a twerp I’d requested the tickets from former Hammer Rio Ferdinand ( @rioferdy…

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Brilliant goals, best-forgotten predictions and matches that prompted dramatic late rewrites Best player Paul Doyle Luis Suárez. His dazzling turns, incessant mischief-making and much-improved finishing made him a joy to watch. Dominic Fifield Juan Mata. Of those I watched regularly, he was the most consistently excellent, with his astonishing tally of 12 assists …

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Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick as West Ham signed off the Premier League campaign with an entertaining win over relegated Reading. West Ham were in complete control after a mistake from the new England call-up Alex McCarthy gifted Nolan the opener, with Ricardo Vaz Tê sweeping home a second following good work from Andy Carroll, who was playing the final game of his…

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Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action as the Premier League season comes to an end, with Ian McCourt Ian McCourt

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As the 2012-13 Premier League season draws to a close, we bring you the best images from the last 10 games

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Stoke stayed up but football often terrible; Swansea need quality striker to back up Michu; West Brom had a ‘special season’ • Part one: Arsenal to Norwich City QPR 2/10 Things could not have gone much worse really. Overpaid, overhyped and underachieved. We have paid a king’s ransom in wages that would take on the GDP of…

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A year to the day since they beat Blackpool in the Championship play-off final, West Ham have the chance to seal a top-half finish in the top tier. That is an admirable achievement and in stark contrast to Reading’s campaign. They came up as champions but have endured a difficult…

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If your team aren’t putting in the effort required, why should you bother sticking around to watch them? The reputation of football fans appears to be on the up again. Campaigns calling for a fairer deal on away tickets and the introduction of Safe Standing have shown how supporters can change attitudes when they act together. But scratch the surface and there remains hostility to a…

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David Moyes has described Everton’s 2-0 win at West Ham in the Premier League as very emotional

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The David Moyes’ era ended at Goodison Park how he would have scripted it and exactly how he deserved it; with fulsome tribute and the victory over West Ham that delivered Everton’s highest points total since the formation of the Premier League in 1992. He can head for Chelsea next Sunday, and Manchester United after that, with Everton’s status as the ascendant team on Merseyside confirmed. Moyes achieved Champions…

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• Sam Allardyce has guided West Ham to Premier League safety • Agreement delayed by ‘legal jargon’ in Allardyce contract Sam Allardyce has ended speculation about his future by signing a two-year contract at West Ham. David Gold, the West Ham co-owner, announced that the 58-year-old would stay on at Upton Park on his personal Twitter account . “I am delighted to announce that our manager Sam Allardyce…

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David Moyes should receive a rousing and emotional send-off as he manages Everton for the final time at Goodsion Park after 11 years of tireless rebuilding work. No trophies arrived on his watch but he restored pride and fierce competitiveness to a club that had lost both when he arrived in 2002. The fact Everton …

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• Alan Pardew targets vital victory in penultimate game at QPR • Manager laments record of three goals in six league games The likelihood is something will happen in the next 13 days to prevent Newcastle United from being relegated. Equally likely is that whatever it is will have nothing much to do with Newcastle United. Given Alan Pardew’s look of mild surprise in his post-match press…

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Newcastle United had better know what they are doing. Looking for much of this match like the most languidly unconcerned of relegation-menaced free-falling Premier League middleweights, Alan Pardew’s team muddled its way to what might yet be a crucial end of season point after this ragged and often slightly sleepy 0-0 draw…

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Not many would have predicted at the start of the season that West Ham would go into this fixture as the club chasing a top-half finish with Newcastle teetering on the brink of relegation. Alan Pardew’s men are in woeful form having conceded 14 goals in their past five matches and scored just twice. They desperately need…

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The Newcastle United manager denies that there are divisions in the dressing room between French and English speaking players

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• Sam Allardyce sees off Marseille competition to land left-back • Defender will join on a three-year, £35,000-a-week contract West Ham United’s squad strengthening ahead of a second campaign in the Premier League is to begin with the free transfer arrival of the experienced Romania defender Razvan Rat when his contract at Shakhtar Donetsk expires in June. The left-back, who captains his national …

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• Central defender may pay World Cup price for losing place • Manchester City irregular hopeful of playing in FA Cup final Polite yet frank was Joleon Lescott’s response when asked about the threat posed to his England place by John Terry following the Chelsea defender’s decision to end his international…

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