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• Local council says substantial repairs are needed to ground • Club still hope to move in to Olympic Stadium West Ham United are facing the prospect of “major work” to repair corrosion at Upton Park if the club are unsuccessful with their bid to move to the Olympic Stadium. The ground would need “substantial repairs” in the next few years, according to…

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• Parker: ‘Words can’t describe how well he is playing’ • Spurs midfielder upset by reception he got at Upton Park Scott Parker is lost for words when it comes to describing the performances of his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Gareth Bale. The Wales international scored a spectacular goal on Monday against West Ham United to secure victory at Upton Park. The strike was his second of the game and his eighth in six matches, a run that includes the winners against Lyon , Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion…

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Two goals from the man being compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, the second in the final minute, spur the Villas-Boas Project With this dramatic victory Tottenham Hotspur sent a missive to the other challengers for a Champions League berth next season. A night that began with a tribute to the sadly departed Bobby Moore, who passed away 20 years ago, ended with Spurs continuing to suggest they are stronger now than under Harry Redknapp, who took them into the European Cup once and was denied a repeat only by Chelsea winning the competition last season. The Blues’ insipid display in losing at …

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On a night when West Ham remembered Bobby Moore they could not achieve the victory that would have served as the perfect tribute to their legendary captain, and it was another legend in the making who made the difference. Local hero Joe Cole struck early in the second half to put the hosts 2-1 up but Tottenham came back to win through a stoppage-time winner from Gareth Bale and climb above Chelsea into third place. As scheduled, a minute’s applause erupted across this ground ahead of kick-off to mark the 20th anniversary of Moore’s passing, with both sets of supporters coming together to remember the legendary defender. The moment…

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Minute-by-minute report: Gareth Bale was in brilliant form once again as he scored a stunning late winner. Tom Lutz

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Twenty years after his death, England’s World Cup-winning captain is to be remembered at Wembley and West Ham “I can’t believe how quickly the 20 years have gone,” says Martin Peters. “There was nothing you could say against Bobby Moore. I remember him walking up the steps to collect the World Cup at Wembley. He brushed his hair and wiped his face to make sure he looked clean to meet the Queen, picked up the …

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Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the death of Bobby Moore, captain of England’s World Cup-winning football team, captain of West Ham and national icon. To mark the anniversary, a journalist who became Moore’s life-long friend, Norman Giller, has written and published a book, Bobby Moore The Master . All the profits from the sale of the book will go to the Bobby Moore Fund , a cancer charity run in conjunction…

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Emotions will be ripe ahead of kick-off as West Ham pay tribute to their former captain Bobby Moore through a minute’s applause and the displaying of a mosaic depicting his old No6 shirt, yet it is vital the hosts remain firmly focused on the match itself. Sam Allardyce’s side are in a poor run of form and, having looked like contenders for Europe before Christmas, now find themselves peering downwards. In contrast, Tottenham are in…

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• LLDC was expected to seal West Ham deal on Tuesday • Premier League club upped their annual rent offer to £2.5m Negotiations over West Ham United’s protracted move into the Olympic Stadium are set to extend beyond Tuesday as a saga that has lasted more than two years limps towards a conclusion. The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) was expected to rubber-…

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• West Ham due to move in from 2016-17 • Construction work would have to pause for World Cup Those in charge of the future of the Olympic Park are increasingly pessimistic about the chances of being able to hold Rugby World Cup matches in the main stadium during 2015. A decision on whether to use the venue is …

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• The best images from Sunday’s matches Charles N’Zogbia has not done a lot to make Aston Villa feel that the £9.5m they paid for him was money well spent but his contribution to his side’s victory over West Ham could turn out to be priceless. Here was what Villa thought they were getting when the French winger arrived from Wigan Athletic two summers ago. Here was the form that once made him one of…

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The best of today’s top-flight photographs as Aston Villa host West Ham United and Manchester United host Everton Jonny Weeks

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Minute-by-minute report: Paul Lambert’s young Villa side still desperately need a win in the battle to avoid the drop. Join Tom Bryant Tom Bryant

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Housemates in their Newcastle days, the captain says England striker has now grown up a bit at West Ham Kevin Nolan looks at the floor, a little sheepishly, laughs and shakes his head. He has just been asked to recall what his wife, Hayley, said about the prospect of Andy Carroll staying with them after he joined West Ham United on loan from Liverpool last summer and Nolan’s reaction is one…

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Every so often Aston Villa threaten to develop into a competent side. Last week Christian Benteke’s brilliance had them 3-1 up at Everton but in the end their defensive failings meant they had to settle for a point. If they can sort out their problems at the back for the visit of West Ham, who have lost their previous four away matches, then they could have sufficient firepower to win in the league for the first time in two months. …

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• West Ham manager fined for criticising FA Cup penalty • Allardyce claims he was not implying bias against Phil Dowd The West Ham United manager, Sam Allardyce, believes he has been fined by the Football Association for “speaking the truth” in the aftermath of his side’s FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat by Manchester United…

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• Manager questioned penalty decisions in FA Cup replay • Allardyce fined £8,000 and warned about his future conduct The West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, has been fined £8,000 for comments made to the media following the FA Cup third-round replay against Manchester United, the Football Association has announced. In the wake of his side’s 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on 16 January, the 58-year-old was…

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Today’s fluff don’t need a credit card to ride this train You wait your whole life to meet The One . Then you realise he’s only on loan; that The One will be Doing One in the summer. That’s the way of things for Sam Allardyce , whose grunting muse Andy Carroll is likely to head back to Liverpool or…

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• Sam Allardyce praises Andy Carroll’s worth after winner • Michael Laudrup upbeat despite Swansea defeat The overriding emotion provoked by Liverpool’s decision to spend £35m on Andy Carroll two years ago is still one of disbelief but for West Ham United he is worth his weight in gold. Sam Allardyce’s side had toiled badly during his two-month absence, their form unravelling to the…

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How West Ham have missed Andy Carroll. West Ham had only won twice since the striker suffered a knee injury at the end of November, causing them to slip perilously close to the bottom three, and on his first start after his return to fitness his late winner lifted the tension around Upton Park. Sam Allardyce had said before the match that Carroll was not ready …

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Minute-by-minute report: It was a busy day in the Premier League as Everton came back to draw with Aston Villa and Newcastle came from behind to beat Chelsea Ian McCourt

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• Transfer window incident involved co-owner and a player • ‘It feels like gang warfare out there’ West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that an agent made threats of violence against himself and one of his players during the transfer window. Sullivan told MailOnline: “In this window I have had an agent threaten me and threaten one of our West Ham players with physical violence because he thought he …

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With only two wins in their previous 10 Premier League games, this is a crucial fixture for West Ham, who are seven points above the bottom three. They are boosted both by hanging on to Mohamed Diamé and also the return to fitness of Andy Carroll, who could start after coming off the bench during Wednesday’s defeat at Fulham. Swansea, however, are …

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While Fulham can breathe a little easier after a welcome victory that lifted them eight points clear of the bottom three, Sam Allardyce should start to worry. This was West Ham’s sixth defeat in their last nine league matches and, although it seems fanciful to suggest they could slip into a relegation battle, what began as a minor slump is threatening to turn into a major crisis…

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• Arsenal and Spurs reported to be interested in midfielder • But Allardyce says West Ham have yet to receive a bid Sam Allardyce has admitted there is “confusion” at West Ham United over the future of the midfielder Mohamed Diamé. “My understanding is that it’s total confusion,” the manager said. “I’m as confused as anyone by what’s happening. I’m sat there listening to what’s going…

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• Arsenal, Everton and Fulham also interested • ‘I am very happy at West Ham’ – Diamé Tottenham Hotspur are considering whether to meet Mohamed Diamé’s £3.5m release clause at West Ham United and tempt the midfielder across London this month, with the club’s chairman, Daniel Levy, coming to view the midfielder as an interesting investment. André Villas-Boas, the Tottenham manager, would love…

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