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Payet is at Ozil’s level, claims Bilic

01 January 2016

The former Marseille man could make his return from injury against Liverpool on Saturday, and his manager has hailed his impact as on par with Arsenal's in-form Germany star

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Bilic urges Hammers to think big

01 January 2016

Slaven Bilic believes West Ham must starting thinking like a big club if they are to become one - but admits it will take time.

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Ighalo tops Power Rankings

01 January 2016

Watford's Odion Ighalo has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring in the Hornets' 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on Monday and 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Boxing Day.

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West Ham vs Liverpool: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

01 January 2016

Ahead of this week's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

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Brady: Players want to stay

01 January 2016

Vice-chairman Baroness Karren Brady says West Ham stars have turned down moves away from the club to be part of a future that includes a sold-out Olympic Stadium.

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Who has toughest away games left?

01 January 2016

The fixture computer appears to have given Manchester City's Premier League title hopes a huge boost.

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says Hammers still short of ‘big club’ mentality despite Premier League progress

31 December 2015

Slaven Bilic believes West Ham still face a mental hurdle to mix it with the big boys in the most-important year of the club’s history. The Hammers begin a big 2016 at home to Liverpool on Saturday

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Slaven Bilic likens returning Dimitri Payet to Arsenal’s Mesut Özil

31 December 2015

• West Ham playmaker is fit to face Liverpool after knee injury • Manuel Lanzini to make move from Al-Jazira permanent in spring Dimitri Payet, whom Slaven Bilic likened to Arsenal’s Mesut Özil, is fit for Saturday’s game against Liverpool at Upton Park. Whether the West Ham playmaker will start is dependent on how he performs in training but his rapid recovery from the knee injury he sustained in November means he will almost certainly make the squad. Payet was instrumental ...

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp dismisses ‘soft German’ jibe from Sam Allardyce as he says: ‘I’ve been called worse’

31 December 2015

Jurgen Klopp laughed off Sam Allardyce’s ‘soft German’ jibe - but insisted he was right to slam Sunderland’s Jeremain Lens for the tackle that provoked another touchline bust-up.

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West Ham’s five biggest highlights of 2015

31 December 2015

What a year it’s been. It started poorly but has ended in superb fashion as we embark on arguably the most important year in the club’s history – 2016. We’re just months away from entering a new era. We’ll say an emotional goodbye to the Boleyn Ground and begin life in the hugely impressive Olympic

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Ending the year with a bang

31 December 2015

More: Ending the year with a bang

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Former Newcastle goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek’s funeral to take place on Monday in the Czech Republic

31 December 2015

Former Newcastle goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek's funeral will take place in the Czech Republic on Monday. Srnicek died on Tuesday at the age of 47 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

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A look at West Ham’s potential 15/16 finish – top six?

31 December 2015

As the end of 2015 approaches, it would be nice to find some time among the parties and festivities to reflect on the issues that our club faces in the new year. The season began in an amazing fashion, under the astute management of the imaginative Slaven Bilic. Blessed with a new-look squad of high quality

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic ready to call on fit-again Dimitri Payet as Hammers look to complete double over Liverpool

31 December 2015

West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet trained with his team-mates at Rush Green on Thursday, but Slaven Bilic is yet to decide if he is ready to make his comeback against Liverpool.

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Bilic expects quiet window as West Ham injury crisis eases

31 December 2015

The Croat says the return of his stars from injury means action in January will be unlikely

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West Ham v Liverpool Preview: Returning Sturridge boosts Reds’ top-four push

31 December 2015

Having recorded back-to-back wins, Nathaniel Clyne says confidence is growing ahead of their visit to West Ham

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So by my calculations Bilic was 5th choice

31 December 2015

So we know Rafa was first choice because the board confirmed it. Now Klopp confirms he was approached, Emery turned us down as well by not even coming to London for talks and then there were rumours about Bielsa as well. Wonder how Bilic must of felt? Or even feels as this shit is still being talked about…

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Dimitri Payet may be thrown straight back in for West Ham v Liverpool

31 December 2015

• ‘Is he in contention to start? Yes. He is back,’ says Slaven Bilic • Victor Moses and Winston Reid training but unlikely to feature in game The West Ham manager, Slaven Bilic, is weighing up whether to throw Dimitri Payet straight in against Liverpool despite the midfielder being a month ahead of schedule in his fitness battle. The French playmaker Payet, one of the stars of West Ham’s impressive start to the season, was expected to ...

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Hammers linked with move for Benfica forward Talisca

31 December 2015

West Ham United have been linked with a move for Benfica forward Anderson Talisca.

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Jurgen Klopp has a presence on the touchline… but I won’t let it bother me at all, says West Ham manager Slaven Bilic

31 December 2015

Slaven Bilic says he has no problem with Jurgen Klopp's touchline antics as West Ham prepare to face the combustible German's Liverpool side. Sam Allardyce labelled him a 'soft German' after a row.

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