Moyes upbeat over Rice; keen not to ‘weigh West Ham down’

David Moyes says Declan Rice is making good progress to rejoin West Ham’s bid for Champions League football as soon as possible. England midfielder Rice remains on the sidelines for now with a knee injury sustained on international duty last month. But West Ham manager Moyes said: “Declan’s been training really well. It’s all gym […]

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Balogun contract gives West Ham ‘hope’ in Nketiah pursuit

West Ham have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, according to reports. The Hammers are in the market for a new striker after selling Sebastien Haller to Ajax in January. They initially targeted Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri but were rebuffed by the Spanish side. That’s led them to London rivals […]

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Ranking average age of Premier League starting XIs

Manchester City are the alarmingly big movers as we look at the average age of Premier League XIs this season from the oldest to the youngest…   17) Crystal Palace (average age: 28.8) Top (or bottom) of the age stakes for the last two seasons, Crystal Palace have quite the summer on their hands. Sixteen […]

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Solskjaer ‘wants Lingard back’ at Man Utd after West Ham loan

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he ‘wants Jesse Lingard back’ at Man Utd once his West Ham loan ends. The England international has been in great form since joining the Hammers in January. He’s scored an impressive eight goals in nine league games and also looked good during the international break. FEATURE: Ranking PL managers by […]

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Kane to Man United? Absolutely not. Kane to West Ham? Maybe

Harry Kane is Drake rejecting Man Utd but quite liking the idea of West Ham. Thomas Tuchel might not just be there to keep the Germans happy.   Classy Tuch A total of 79 days have passed since ‘the most brutal of all’ Chelsea sackings. ‘Lampard is a Chelsea legend, the club’s all time record […]

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West Ham should join Leeds in the race to sign PL goal-machine

West Ham should join Leeds in the race to sign PL goal-machine – originally posted on Sportslens.com Speculation over Sergio Aguero’s future is likely to continue apace over the next few weeks. The Argentinian will leave Manchester City on a free transfer this summer after ten hugely successful seasons. He has bagged 257 goals during […]

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Ranking PL managers by their subs’ impact: Ole and Klopp top…

Sean Dyche has made 66 substitutions but not one has had a hand in a goal. Then there’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…   1) Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) – 15 goals scored or assisted by subs Games: 31 Substitutions made: 80 Goals scored by subs: 9 Assists by subs: 6 19y 192d – Mason Greenwood is […]

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Ranking PL managers on how likely they are to starve their kids

Jose Mourinho’s powers of misdirection seem to be on the wane if his attempt to shift the focus to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer parenting skills is anything to go by. But it did get us wondering: which Premier League manager would starve their kids for diving or committing other such minor footballing offences?   20) Nuno: The […]

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Lingard given double ‘warning’ about Arsenal and dancing

Jesse Lingard is on his third punditry strike. The first two seem harsh. And Harry Kane will decide whether Tottenham sell their best player.   Geek like me This might be our favourite pithy description yet of the one thing that dominates football discourse like no other: from Graeme Bryce’s exclamation mark-riddled report for The Sun […]

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Ferdinand explains why Lingard is ‘going nowhere near Arsenal’

Rio Ferdinand thinks Arsenal fans would “rip the place apart” if they signed Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard in the summer transfer window. Lingard annoyed Gunners fans in January 2019 when he celebrated scoring their second goal in a 3-1 FA Cup victory by moonwalking before posting on social media that the Emirates Stadium was […]

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