
Ref Watch: ‘Unacceptable Klopp’
02 February 2017
Ref Watch is back to debate another selection of controversial decisions from the midweek round of Premier League fixtures.
02 February 2017
Ref Watch is back to debate another selection of controversial decisions from the midweek round of Premier League fixtures.
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02 February 2017
Remember the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal which raised all the familiar old relegation fears…couldn’t score, couldn’t defend and Slaven among the big favourites for the chop. The only positive – or so it appeared – was that we had Dimitri Payet, who we believed could rescue our season – how wrong, how very wrong we […]
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02 February 2017
Read the original post: Video: Bilic reflects on defeat
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02 February 2017
Former Hammer, Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career which started at West Ham. The 38-year-old, who spent last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Lampard made 649 appearances for Chelsea and won […]
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02 February 2017
Fonte swapped the south coast for east London in an £8million deal last month. But Manchester City soured his first game on Wednesday night, winning 4-0 at the London Stadium.
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02 February 2017
By Rich Sprent When Michail Antonio was signed for around £7m from Championship side Nottingham Forest there were more than a few questioning remarks. Here was a powerful left winger who was scoring goals for fun in England’s second tier. Could he make the step up? Was he good enough? Would he even play? And […]
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02 February 2017
Stoke striker Peter Crouch has topped this week's Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring his 100th Premier League goal on Wednesday.
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02 February 2017
The demolition company has salvaged around 200 memorial bricks from the Boleyn Ground. The bricks bear the names of lost loved ones, names of supporters, personal messages etc. The company has kindly arranged for them to be passed on to Jonjo Heuerman/Bobby Moore Fund to sort and list so that he can help find the […]
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02 February 2017
Following the announcement of Frank Lampard's retirement , we look back at his most memorable Premier League goals.
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02 February 2017
• 38-year-old former Chelsea midfielder won 108 England caps • ‘I feel now is the time to begin the next chapter in my life’ The former West Ham, Chelsea, Manchester City and England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football. Lampard, who won 106 caps for his country, left New York City FC in November after his contract expired. In a statement on his Facebook page , the 38-year-old said he had...
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02 February 2017
Regular readers of our pages will know that we have much time for the Mirror’s Darren Lewis who is also an occasional blogger for the site. And this morning he has nailed what happened last night following our own blog when we made it clear this was absolutely no time for over-reaction following the Man […]
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02 February 2017
The Citizens boss believes that the gap to Antonio Conte's side is "too big" but says that his team will keep fighting
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02 February 2017
Slaven Bilic has demanded a response from his West Ham players after they slumped to a second heavy defeat to Man City inside a month.
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01 February 2017
A father was separated from eleven year old son after London Stadium stewards panicked and closed the segregation gates outside the stadium early. The London Stadium operators appear to have been caught off guard when a fourth goal went in on the 67th minute and hundreds, possibly thousands of supporters decided enough was enough and […]
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01 February 2017
Slaven Bilic made it clear that mistakes cost us dearly against City and maybe pointed fingers for the first time this season. Speaking after the match the manager said: “We gave the ball away for their first and third goals and we made mistakes. “It’s hard to go so quickly 2-0 down and then we make […]
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01 February 2017
West Ham appeared to have learned nothing from the FA Cup defeat as City tore us apart ably assisted by Aaron Cresswell, Pedro Obiang and Jose Fonte. The trio were responsible for three gift goals as the Irons collapsed before a brutally ruthless City side who terrorised us on the break. And it wasn’t until Robert […]
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01 February 2017
Continue reading here: Yaya Toure back in Manchester City’s Champions League squad
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01 February 2017
OLIVER TODD AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Manchester City put on one of the offensive showpieces of the season in a comfortable 4-0 away win at West Ham on Wednesday night.
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01 February 2017
MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Gabriel Jesus grabbed his first goal for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola's men eased to a Premier League victory at West Ham.
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01 February 2017
The new signing provided a goal and an assist as the Citizens recorded a convincing win at West Ham, earning praise from his manager
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01 February 2017
Gabriel Jesus scores his first Manchester City goal as they tear West Ham apart for a comfortable victory at London Stadium.
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01 February 2017
Gabriel Jesus scored on his full Premier League debut as Manchester City mauled West Ham 4-0.
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01 February 2017
ClaretandHugh’s Niall McDonald rates the Irons against Man City Randolph: Strange game – no chance with first three, nearly got a hand on the penalty and I can’t remember too many other saves he had to make 5 Byram: I’m guessing Twitter is saying that a decent right-back wouldn’t have been nutmegged by Sane, I’m […]
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01 February 2017
Gabriel Jesus scored his first Premier League goal as Manchester City comfortably beat West Ham 4-0 at the London Stadium on Wednesday.
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01 February 2017
If this was a glimpse of Manchester City’s future then the Premier League, other than perhaps West Ham United, should rejoice at the thrill that is to come. A team who had run riot in the FA Cup at this expansive venue a little under a month ago merrily put the same opponents to the sword again to surge to within a point of second place. Their authority was hardly tested, their brilliance on the ...
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01 February 2017
Manchester City produced a brilliant performance to outclass West Ham and win 4-0, thanks to goals from Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure 9.43pm GMT And with that, it’s goodnight from me. Take care of yourselves, and each other. Related: Gabriel Jesus off the mark as Manchester City rout West Ham again 9.42pm GMT “I’ve seen City score nine times in two games,” writes Ian Sargeant, presumably...
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