Castres 16 Leinster 21

No Rory Kockott calling the shots at ten. No Remi Lamerat bursting through the centre. And no Ibrahim Diarra causing mayhem from the back row.

Harry Redknapp has launched a £10m bid to hijack Sunderland’s long-term pursuit of Liverpool striker Fabio Borini.

Damien Duff, Steve Sidwell, Giorgos Karagounis, Mahamadou Diarra, John Arne Riise and John Heitinga are among the players who have left Fulham following their relegation from the Barclays Premier League.

Stoke City 4 Fulham 1

Aston Villa 1 Fulham 2

Fulham gave a first start to teenage striker Moussa Dembele in their Barclays Premier League clash with Everton at Craven Cottage.

West Ham 0 Manchester City 3

Castres 22 Leinster 29

Nottingham Forest 5 West Ham 0

Fulham 2 West Ham 1

Santi Cazorla was Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s only change for the London derby with West Ham.

Wayne Rooney returned to the Manchester United starting line-up for this afternoon’s encounter with West Ham at Old Trafford.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce believes Ricardo Vaz Te may have been the target of an illegal approach following a statement issued by the Portuguese winger declaring his disenchantment at Upton Park.

Cork City 2 West Ham United 6

West Ham look set to be without captain Kevin Nolan for their Barclays Premier League trip to London rivals Chelsea on Sunday.

Newcastle 1 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (Newcastle win 1-0 on agg.)

Anzhi Makhachkala 0 Newcastle 0

Mali 1 Nigeria 4

West Ham striker Andy Carroll could return to the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham on Wednesday.

Arsenal 5 West Ham 1

Striker Loic Remy made his QPR debut in the Barclays Premier League clash at West Ham as one of seven changes for the visitors.

West Ham should have defender Joey O’Brien back from a hamstring injury for the first time since New Year’s Day for tomorrow’s Premier League clash against QPR at Upton Park.

Manchester United 1 West Ham United 0

John O’Shea and Stephane Sessegnon returned from injury as Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill’s fortunes took a turn for the better ahead of this afternoon’s clash with West Ham.

West Ham 2 Manchester United 2

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson rested leading scorer Robin van Persie to the bench, but still named a strong XI for this afternoon’s FA Cup third round tie at West Ham.

West Ham will be without suspended captain Kevin Nolan for their Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich.

Fulham 1 Swansea 2

Bryan Ruiz could return for Fulham’s Boxing Day clash against struggling Southampton.

Glasgow 6 Castres 9

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will welcome Yossi Benayoun back into his squad to face Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.

Fulham 0 Tottenham 3

Kyle Walker was left out of Tottenham’s starting XI for the first time in a league match since August 2011 as Andre Villas-Boas looked to secure a third successive win at Fulham.

Fulham will be able to call upon Kieran Richardson again when Tottenham head to Craven Cottage tomorrow.

West Ham will have midfielder Mark Noble back from suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game against Chelsea at Upton Park.

Chelsea 0 Fulham 0

Rafael Benitez was booed off instead of on to the field tonight after Chelsea produced a second straight bore draw in the west London derby against Fulham.

Midfielder Mark Noble is suspended for West Ham's game at Manchester United after accumulating five yellow cards.

Fulham will again be without a number of key players for Saturday’s trip to Stoke.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has a decision to make on whether to bring James Collins back into his defence for Monday’s Premier League clash with Stoke.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce could face a defensive crisis ahead of his side’s Barclays Premier League match at Newcastle on Sunday.

Fulham midfielder Mahamadou Diarra was today in a race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s Premier League game against Arsenal.

Fulham 2 Everton 2