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West Ham v Reading 16:00   – West Ham may have been forgiven for thinking they were extras to the David Moyes show in their last outing, as the Hammers lost 2-0 to Everton in Moyes’ last home game in charge of the Toffees. However, Kevin Nolan twice went close to raining on the soon [...]

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Everton v West Ham, 15:00 – Everton competed in a toughly fought Merseyside derby on Sunday which ended 0-0. They now face West Ham after a tumultuous week which saw manager David Moyes confirmed as the new Manchester United manager. – As well as having a goal disallowed against Liverpool, Sylvain Distin made five clearances, [...]

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West Ham v Newcastle, 15:00    – A consolation goal in the final minutes from Andy Carroll was not enough to prevent West Ham from suffering a 2-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad.    – It will interesting to see how Carroll deals with facing his beloved former club but all signs are [...]

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Manchester City v West Ham, 12:45   – Manchester City all but condemned themselves to the inevitable relinquishing of their Premier League title after they conceded three goals in the space of 9 second half minutes to fall to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham.   – Although City’s efforts to retain the [...]

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Jermain Defoe will demand positive write-ups in the press tomorrow following his brilliant goal in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 win over Manchester City, but it wasn’t long ago that he was attracting the headlines Luis Suarez is today, after biting Ivanovic. During Spurs’ game against West Ham in 2006 Defoe was seen biting Javier Mascherano in [...]

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West Ham v Wigan 15:00   – West Ham led twice against Manchester United in their mid week fixture, with goals from Ricardo Vaz Te and Mohammed Diame cancelled out twice in a 2-2 draw.   – Winston Reid is one of a number of players to have shone at Upton Park this season, and [...]

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West Ham v Manchester United, 19:45    – A 1-1 draw at Southampton moved West Ham a point closer to safety last weekend and they will be looking to get way they can against champions-elect Man Utd this week to further that cause.  – Matthew Jarvis will be looking for a greater return from his [...]

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Southampton v West Ham, 15:00   – Southampton all but ensured their survival in the top flight with a fine 0-2 win over Reading last weekend.   – It is little wonder Southampton are flying high at this point in the season when you consider the solid defensive foundations that have seen them concede just [...]

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West Ham v West Brom 15:00   – West Ham are six points clear of the relegation zone after suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in their last game.   – West Ham captain Kevin Nolan has led by example throughout the season, scoring six goals and boasting the best shots on [...]

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Chelsea v West Ham, Sunday 16:00   – Chelsea came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Manchester United in their last game, thanks to goals from Eden Hazard and Ramires.   – Hazard has been a revelation in his first season in the Premier League, scoring 7 and contributing 12 assists, contributing to a [...]

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Stoke v West Ham, Saturday 15:00   – Stoke fell victim to a piece of Dimitar Berbatov genius last weekend as they left Craven Cottage with nothing following a 1-0 defeat.   – The list of suitors for Asmir Begovic appears to be growing following the arrival of Jack Butland in January and it’s not hard [...]

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Aston Villa v West Ham 13:30   – Aston Villa featured in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Everton in their last league outing. Two goals from Christian Benteke and one from Gabriel Agbonlahor earnt them a point that will please Villa fans, although the nature of the result coming from being 3-1 up will perhaps [...]

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From EA SPORTS TM data analysis for transfer deadline day, using Official Barclays Premier League data.

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Fulham v West Ham, 20:00   Fulham will be looking to bounce back from their last Premier League outing which saw them fall to a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City.   Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell is enjoying his role as a key part of the Fulham midfield this season. Sidwell has won 62 tackles this [...]

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West Ham v QPR 15:00   – West Ham could only muster a well-below par performance against Sunderland last weekend, as they were soundly beaten 3-0 at the Stadium of Light. Chances were in very short supply until it was too late and Sam Allardyce will have no doubt read his side the riot act [...]

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1. Having struggled in the FA Cup in recent years, Sir Alex Ferguson has made it clear that he now wants to get his hands back on that trophy, and as such, he kept his word and fielded a relatively strong side which looked like it could cause West Ham all sorts of trouble, even [...]

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Sunderland v West Ham, Saturday 15:00   – Sunderland are another team who will be hoping for better results than their year started with, having suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool in their last game and being forced to a replay in the FA Cup by Bolton.   – Martin O’Neill has suggested [...]

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As a teenager Demba Ba took part in unsuccessful trials at Watford, Barnsley, Swansea City, Lyon and Auxerre, before FC Rouen, in France’s fourth division, finally took a gamble on his services. He spent a season there, scoring 22 goals in 26 games, then joined Mouscron in Belgium’s first tier. After 8 goals in 12 [...]

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