Bale’s stunner sends Spurs in top-three
LONDON, England ● Gareth Bale fired Tottenham into third place in the Premier League as his sublime last minute goal capped a majestic performance in a 3-2 win over West Ham at Upton Park on Monday. Bale has been in the form of his life in recent weeks and the Wales winger added another chapter [...]
Arsenal still has eyes on top 4 after demolition Hammers
LONDON, England ● Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s 5-1 demolition of West Ham proves they are mentally strong enough to cope with the pressure of battling to finish in the Premier League’s top four. After error-strewn performances in successive defeats against Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal’s season appeared to be in danger of imploding and Wenger [...]
Cole denies Remy winner at debut
LONDON, England ● Joe Cole scored his first West Ham United goal since January 2002 to prevent Loic Remy from netting a precious winning goal on his Queens Park Rangers debut at Upton Park on Saturday. Remy started for QPR after his £8 million ($12.8 million, 9.6 million euros) move from Marseille and took just [...]
Allardyce charged by FA over Man United comments
LONDON, England ● West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over comments he made to the media following Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay against Manchester United. Allardyce reacted angrily to Phil Dowd’s decision to award United a penalty for a handball by Jordan Spence after his [...]
Huge win Sunderland over West Ham
SUNDERLAND, England ● Sunderland eased their relegation worries as Sebastian Larsson’s stunning strike inspired a 3-0 win over West Ham at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Martin O’Neill’s side moved six points clear of the bottom three after Larsson’s superb long-range effort in the first half was followed by further goals from Adam Johnson [...]
West Ham lose Carroll for up to two months with knee injury
LONDON, England ● West Ham United’s on-loan striker Andy Carroll will be out of action for up to eight weeks with a knee injury, manager Sam Allardyce said on Saturday. Carroll, on a season-long loan from Liverpool who he joined for 35 million pounds ($56.09 million) in 2011, twisted his knee in the [...]
Chelsea fail against West Ham
LONDON, England ● Rafael Benitez lamented Chelsea’s profligacy in front of goal after his side’s run of league games without a win was extended to seven following a 3-1 loss at West Ham United on Saturday. In a true game of two halves, Chelsea led through Juan Mata’s 13th-minute opener and looked comfortable until West [...]
Kevin Nolan haunts Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, England ● Kevin Nolan enjoyed a happy return to Newcastle as he sealed a 1-0 win for West Ham United to send the Hammers into the Barclays Premier League top six. The former Magpies midfielder scored shortly before the break, but Sam Allardyce’s side were grateful for some wasteful attacking play from Newcastle as [...]
City frustrated after Hammers draw
LONDON, England ● Manchester City failed in their attempt to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester United after being held to a goalless draw by West Ham United at Upton Park on Saturday. But it could have been much worse for Roberto Mancini’s side, still the only unbeaten team in English football’s [...]
