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Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day

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Match Report: Fulham Deserved Win over West Ham on New Year's Day Fulham vs West Ham was a fixture neither team could afford to lose as they aim to stave off the threat of relegation. The Hammers were victors when the 2 teams met at Upton Park in November, with a 3-0 win that subsequently cost Martin Jol his job as Fulham boss. The Cottagers failed to fire a singl...

Match Report: Typically Turgid Tottenham Succumb to West Ham Again

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Match Report: Typically Turgid Tottenham Succumb to West Ham Again A raucous atmosphere greeted Tottenham on Wednesday night as Tim Sherwood took charge of the senior side for the first time. On Sunday, a rampant Liverpool outfit, desperate to land their first top division title since 1990, obliterated Spurs 5-0, so a win here was a necessity.With Sherwood at the h...

Team Focus: West Ham's Woes Start at Home

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Team Focus: West Ham's Woes Start at Home Sam Allardyce summed it up as bluntly as you would expect.As the West Ham United manager reflected on the latest home defeat, the 3-0 loss to Chelsea in mid-November, he let out a sigh. “Ultimately, I know one thing that will change our dynamics a massive amount, but I can’t have him - a...

Player Focus: Winston Reid's Injury a Real Hammer Blow

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Player Focus: Winston Reid's Injury a Real Hammer Blow New Zealand'sWorld Cup dreams were left in tatters last week after theyfell to a disheartening 5-1 defeat to Mexico. Their Central American counterparts showed up the All Whites in the first leg of their Brazil 2014 playoff, with New Zealandforced to partake in the fixture without captain Winston Re...

Match Report: The Failings of West Ham & Aston Villa

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Match Report: The Failings of West Ham & Aston Villa It's fair to say that some games have a stalemate written all over them before the first whistle is even blown. It was also conceivable that one such game would be West Ham against Aston Villa this weekend.A predictable point to either side came to pass in a game that disappointed in the most part a...

Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 10 - West Brom and West Ham

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 10 - West Brom and West Ham It was an impressive debut campaign in football management for Steve Clarke as West Brom secured an 8th placed finish last year; the best in their Premier League history. Much of this was down to the impressive performances of Romelu Lukaku as the Belgian finished as the Baggies top scorer (17) last...

WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting As the seasons wear on across Europe's major leagues, likely title winners are giving themselves increasingly good chances of holding off the competition in the run-in, but there is still a great deal to be decided and important points to be won. Here, the WhoScored Tipster takes a look at 4 of the ...

WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe The WhoScored Tipster is back again with yet more tips for the weekend's action across Europe's top 5 leagues, with a look into if and where there are any bets worth placing in the key games on Sunday. While most of the headline clashes are on Saturday this week, there are still a number of notable ...

Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker?

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Could a Chelsea Return Prove Successful for Scott Parker? Last Monday saw Chelsea confirm yet another lengthy lay-off for Michael Essien due to cruciate knee ligament damage sustained in the first day of pre-season training. The Ghanaian is expected to be out of action for around six months and with two similar injuries in the previous three seasons, the m...

Tactics are Only Partly to Blame – West Ham’s Players Must Take Responsibility for their Situation

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So Avram Grant was sacked moments after Mike Dean had blown for full-time in West Ham’s defeat to Wigan, which condemned the Israeli’s side to relegation.Despite his tactical failings this term, it was a cruel way to end Grant’s 11-month spell in charge at Upton Park, co-owners Dav...