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West Ham are a different team when Andy Carroll plays but he doesn’t play enough. Photograph: WhoScored

West Ham can Afford to Sell Dimitri Payet but they Must Keep Andy Carroll Fit

by Martin Laurence | Jan 30, 2017 | Sports

When Slaven Bilic confirmed that Dimitri Payet had expressed his desire to leave West Ham, the club’s fans were understandably devastated. Despite a drop off in form and an increasingly questionable attitude, the France international was still their most creative...

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Robert Snodgrass celebrates scoring for Hull, Sam Allardyce watches his Crystal Palace players, Sunderland’s Victor Anichebe reacts and Gylfi Sigurdsson applauds the Swansea fans. Composite: AFP/Getty Images; Getty Images; Action Images via Reuters; Athena Pictures/Getty Images

Beating the Drop: What the Premier League’s Bottom Four must do to Avoid Relegation

by Guardian Sport | Jan 23, 2017 | Sports

Crystal Palace What are the team’s principal weaknesses? It is easy to identify the side’s defensive problems, so chronic over the latter stages of Alan Pardew’s tenure and immediately confronted by Sam Allardyce. But the real issue remains the lack of confidence...

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Andy Carroll puts West Ham 2-0 up against Crystal Palace. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

Dimitri Payet has had his Head turned at Worst Possible Moment for West Ham

by Amy Lawrence | Jan 16, 2017 | Sports

Dimitri Payet may never have heard of Pierre van Hooijdonk but during the spare time he may find he has on his hands in self-imposed exile from West Ham United, he could look up one of the first Premier League players to go on strike and see how that panned out. Van...

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Tony Carr oversaw the development of a number of West Ham’s golden generation, including Joe Cole. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images

West Ham Leave Part of their Past behind with Tony Carr’s Departure

by Jacob Steinberg | Aug 3, 2016 | Sports

Tony Carr did not hesitate when he was asked about his favourite Upton Park memory. His mind went straight back to the May evening in 1999 when his young team of academy products gave Coventry City the thrashing of a lifetime, beating them 6-0 to wrap up a 9-0...