Ralph Ellis runs you through what we learned from the weekend’s football. This week how Juan Mata has to fit in with Rooney and RVP, West Ham United put their bodies on the line and Arteta is Arsenal’s unsung hero.
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Mata needs to work with RVP and Rooney, Arteta is Arsenal’s key man – What we learned this weekend
Posted on 03 February 2014.
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JAMIE REDKNAPP: Everton and Spurs may disagree, but old foes United and Liverpool will go head-to-head for final Champions League spot
Posted on 02 February 2014.
It might not be the kind of race that United and Liverpool fans are used to, but the battle for fourth spot and Champions League football could come down to the two great rivals. Everton and Tottenham fans might disagree but, despite their ongoing struggles, sooner or later United will go on a run. Seven points is a big gap, but it’s not insurmountable.
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Swansea’s plight not even helped by ludicrous Andy Carroll red card
Posted on 02 February 2014.
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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MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Cheating Chico is NOT what football’s about
Posted on 02 February 2014.
Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen returns with the latest instalment of his new weekly column for MailOnline Sport. The former Gillingham boss does not hold back with his views on current issues in football. This week, Chico is given both barrels, why Jose Mourinho may not want to complain about West Ham United and which teams Martin’s tipping for the drop.
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I’ll hammer Chico Flores! Michael Laudrup set to act over ridiculous dive
Posted on 02 February 2014.
Michael Laudrup is set to reprimand Chico Flores for his play-acting antics in Saturday’s damaging loss at West Ham United.
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Twitter Reaction: West Ham 2-0 Swansea City
Posted on 02 February 2014.
For the first time this season we were able to see exactly what Sam Allardyce’s ‘Plan A’ was all about, and boy was it a relief to see it in full swing. Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan really do have one of the best partnerships in football and it showed with Carroll assisting both of… Read more »
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West Ham United’s Kevin Nolan wants Andy Carroll red card against Swansea City overturned
Posted on 02 February 2014.
West Ham United captain Kevin Nolan hopes Andy Carroll’s red card will be rescinded so the pair can swiftly resume the partnership which earned victory over Swansea on Saturday.
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Will this 25 Man squad keep us up?
Posted on 01 February 2014.
So here it is. After knowing who has gone and who has arrived I ask you for one final time where will we finish? – Will Carroll stay fit? – Will he go till the end of the season without an injury? – Will Borriello ever get a game? – Will SA be our manager by the end of the season? Take Our Poll
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Any three from ten as relegation waters muddy with West Ham’s win over Swansea
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Well it looks like being one hell of a scrap to avoid the drop this season. We were briefly out of the bottom three, only for Moyeschester United to choke yet again – this time at Stoke. So now three points separates tenth placed Stoke and relegation – and that is crazy with more than half the season in the can! What’s even crazier is that our survival could now depend on an appeal to Carroll’s red card. Nolan’s two goals today showed how …
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Sam Allardyce blasts Chico Flores after ‘over-exaggeration’ gets Andy Carroll sent off… and the pair have previous
Posted on 01 February 2014.
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce accused Swansea defender Chico Flores of ‘over-exaggerating’ the impact of an aerial clash that led to Hammers striker Andy Carroll’s dismissal at Upton Park on Saturday.
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West Ham United 2-0 Swansea: match report – Carroll and Nolan reprise double act to earn crucial home win
Posted on 01 February 2014.
West Ham United recorded their first home win since November thanks to Kevin Nolan’s first-half double but had Andy Carroll sent off after the break.
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Hammers earn vital win over Swansea
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Andy Carroll twice set up goals for Kevin Nolan before being sent off as ten-man West Ham United beat Swansea to ease their relegation predicament.
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West Ham United 2-0 Swansea City | Premier League match report
Posted on 01 February 2014.
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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West Ham v Swansea City – live!
Posted on 01 February 2014.
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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Newcastle v Sunderland and West Ham United v Swansea – Premier League live
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Follow Sportsmail’s coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Newcastle host Sunderland and West Ham United entertain Swansea to get the day’s action underway.
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Proposed starting XI v. Swansea City
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Had Joey O’Brien not dislocated his shoulder in the 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Wednesday you could have put money on Sam Allardyce naming an unchanged side to take on Swansea at Upton Park today. So George McCartney should come in to replace him is as new arrival Pablo Armero didn’t sign in time yesterday… Read more »
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Match Preview: West Ham v Swansea
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Team News: West Ham United (18th, 19 points) New arrivals Antonio Nocerino and Marco Borriello are expected to make their Upton Park debuts, while Abdul Razak is also in contention. But Deadline Day loan signing Pablo Armero didn’t sign in time to make the squad. Joey O’Brien and Joe Cole are the only injury worries,… Read more »
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Transfer deadline day club by club: who went where and for how much
Posted on 01 February 2014.
• 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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West Ham’s business in January – Good or bad?
Posted on 01 February 2014.
Now that the January Transfer Window has ‘slammed shut’, we can finally sit back and admire the business done by the owners and Sam Allardyce. We all knew that very little money would be spent, if any at all, and that we’d have to rely heavily on loan signings and free transfers to get through… Read more »
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Maiga completes R’s switch
Posted on 31 January 2014.
West Ham United have allowed striker Modibo Maiga to join Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.
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Ross McCormack’s future at Leeds United plunged into doubt
Posted on 31 January 2014.
The departure of Leeds boss has Brian McDermott has plunged striker and Championship top scorer Ross McCormack’s future in doubt.
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Redknapp may still move for Maiga
Posted on 31 January 2014.
Modibo Maiga could still leave West Ham United before the transfer window closes with Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp reportedly interested in a move.
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Hammers set Rat free, says owner’s son
Posted on 31 January 2014.
West Ham defender Razvan Rat has been released by the Hammers, according to the son of the club’s co-chairman David Sullivan.
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Pablo Armero signed to West Ham United as cover for injured Joey O’Brien
Posted on 31 January 2014.
Napoli full-back Pablo Armero has joined West Ham United on loan until the end of the season, the Serie A club have announced.
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Joleon Lescott to wind down contract at Man City
Posted on 31 January 2014.
Joleon Lescott looks set to wind his contract down at Manchester City for the rest of the season after failing to find the right move this January.
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Pablo Armero?
Posted on 31 January 2014.
According to some (including wiki) – has signed (from Napoli) to the end of the season… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Armero
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