Philippe Coutinho kept Liverpool's Champions League challenge in their own hands by destroying West Ham at the London Stadium.

Eden Hazard and Diego Costa were on target as clinical Chelsea swatted aside West Ham 2-1 to take a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Tony Pulis labelled as "absolutely disgraceful" the way he believes Stoke have "spun" claims he called Ryan Shawcross a "loser".

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic pulled no punches in his assessment of his team after their 5-1 defeat to Arsenal this evening.

West Ham have warned they could hand life bans to any supporters found to have been involved in crowd trouble during Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat by Watford.

Jermain Defoe capped a stirring Sunderland fightback as they scored a priceless win over Chelsea to leave Newcastle in the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

Boss Claudio Ranieri dismissed any concerns Leicester have given Tottenham hope in the title race after their controversial 2-2 draw with West Ham.

Alan Pardew returned to Upton Park and saw his Crystal Palace side put West Ham to the sword to increase the pressure on Sam Allardyce.

Winston Reid was happy West Ham avoided becoming the latest Premier League side to be knocked out of the FA Cup as they snatched a 1-0 win at Bristol City.

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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes his side "played like champions" in last night's 2-2 draw at West Ham.

Sam Allardyce is confident the West Ham fans who chanted anti-Semitic abuse at their Tottenham counterparts will be rooted out and banned for life.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will welcome defender Joey O’Brien back into the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Wigan.

West Ham today completed the signing of France midfielder Alou Diarra from Marseille.

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Stoke have agreed a fee with West Ham for striker Carlton Cole.

Robbie Keane has spoken of his frustration at spending the last five weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury.

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West Ham manager Avram Grant believes his side are starting to show the attacking vibrancy and defensive fortitude to pull away from relegation danger.

Alex Ferguson was shocked by the manner of Manchester United's Carling Cup exit at Upton Park last night.

David Gold admits West Ham made a mistake by complaining to the Premier League over Fulham’s decision to field what he describes as their “ladies team” in the Cottagers’ 2-0 defeat against Hull.

West Ham’s financial woes were laid bare last night when the club published their latest accounts.

David Sullivan fears "Armageddon" if West Ham are relegated from the Premier League.

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola hailed the character of Scott Parker and the rest of his players against Portsmouth in his biggest win of the Barclays Premier League season.

Junior Stanislas came off the bench to save West Ham’s blushes with an equaliser two minutes into injury time against 10-man Fulham.

West Ham United footballer Calum Davenport and his mother are both in a "serious condition" in hospital after being stabbed at their home in Bedford, Bedfordshire, his spokesman said today.

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West Ham striker Carlton Cole was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in central London in the early hours of Tuesday morning, it was revealed today.

Slaven Bilic has insisted he will not leave his post with Croatia to take over as manager at West Ham.

Alan Curbishley has blamed a "breach of trust and confidence" for his sudden departure from Upton Park today.

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand is a doubt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier league opener against Wigan.

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West Ham have confirmed that England international Kieron Dyer suffered a double leg fracture during last night's Carling Cup clash with Bristol Rovers.

Matthew Upson is desperate to start repaying the faith which saw West Ham spend £6million on recruiting him as they made their controversial escape from relegation last season.

Clubs relegated from the top flight this season would have a case for legal action against the Premier League for failing to dock West Ham points, according to sports lawyer Mel Goldberg.

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The Football Association have confirmed they will investigate allegations of financial impropriety surrounding West Ham’s controversial signing of Javier Mascherano last September.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley confirmed he will be disciplining defender Anton Ferdinand after it was revealed he defied club orders and went to America to celebrate his 22nd birthday.

Birmingham have rejected a £4m (€6.1m) bid from West Ham for central defender Matthew Upson.

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley hopes that increased competition for places will help dig his team out of trouble in the Barclays Premiership.

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Alan Pardew insists West Ham, one of England’s most traditional clubs, must keep up with the times if they are to become one of Europe’s leading forces.

Argentina World Cup forward Carlos Tevez claims he is about to join West Ham along with national team colleague Javier Mascherano.

West Ham’s Ghanaian international right-back John Pantsil has been granted a work permit.