THIS has been a season of extremes for Aston Villa.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill hit out at referee Rob Styles for failing to award his side a last-minute penalty during the 1-1 home draw with West Ham.

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West Ham 2 Sunderland 0

Blackburn 1 West Ham 1

West Ham will make a late check on Matthew Upson’s calf injury ahead of the tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Blackburn.

West Ham must make two enforced changes for Monday’s Barclays Premier League match against West Brom.

West Ham are likely to be without England striker Carlton Cole for tomorrow’s trip to Bolton.

West Ham 1 Middlesbrough 1

Ricardo Fuller has accused Andy Griffin of being “very rude and disrespectful” in the episode which led to the Stoke striker being sent off for slapping his team-mate in the defeat against West Ham.

TONY PULIS had called on Stoke to show some fight as they prepare for a nervy new year survival battle, but this was presumably not what had he had in mind.

West Ham 2 Stoke 1

Keiron Dyer is unlikely to be risked for West Ham’s Premier League clash at home to Stoke tomorrow despite nearing a return to full fitness.

THEY both send out teams in claret and blue but the fortunes of Gianfranco Zola and Martin O’Neill could hardly be further apart this Christmas.

West Ham will still be without midfielder Kieron Dyer for Saturday's home clash with in-form Aston Villa.

West Ham 0 Tottenham 2

Liverpool 0 West Ham 0

West Ham’s Diego Tristan faces a late fitness test ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Sunderland.

West Ham midfielder Valon Behrami is back from a calf problem for the Barclays Premier League clash against Portsmouth at Upton Park tomorrow.

West Ham will be without Valon Behrami for tomorrow’s trip to Middlesbrough in the Barclays Premier League as the midfielder needs a scan on a calf problem.

Gianfranco Zola has insisted West Ham do not fear Manchester United.

Carlton Cole is suspended for West Ham’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester United after being sent off against Arsenal at the weekend.

New signing Diego Tristan will not be included in the West Ham squad that takes on Hull on Sunday as the Spain international is not sufficiently match-fit.

West Ham have this evening completed the signing of striker Diego Tristan.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed he is interested in signing Spanish striker Diego Tristan.

Celtic have identified Spanish striker Diego Tristan as a possible replacement for John Hartson.

Osasuna are the new leaders of the Primera Liga after a weekend which also saw defending champions Barcelona take a great leap forwards.

Two goals from Fernando Torres saw Atletico Madrid end Barcelona’s unbeaten home record.

REAL MADRID are within seven points of La Liga leaders Barcelona after an impressive 3-1 victory over Mallorca last night.

Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri’s job prospects are looking increasingly bleak after a goalless draw at home to Real Zaragoza.

Michael Owen bagged his third goal in a week for Real Madrid when he scored what turned out to be the winner at Leganes in the Copa Del Rey.

THE pressure on Deportivo manager, Javier Irureta, to steer his team to a win over Shelbourne tomorrow night was reflected in his decision to take his squad to an isolated training camp 90 miles from their base to prepare.

Deportivo La Coruna 0 Shelbourne 0

Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta has hit out at what he perceives as a lack of commitment from Deportivo supporters and players alike ahead of the Champions League qualifier with Shelbourne.

Shelbourne are hoping to spring one of the biggest surprises in soccer history next week when the they Spanish giants Deportivo La Coruna in the final qualifying round of the Champions League.

BARCELONA continued their slide into mid-table obscurity after slumping to a 3-0 defeat away to a lively Racing Santander in the Primera Liga last night.

IN Arsenal’s Group B, Lokomotiv Moscow shattered the 100% record of Inter Milan in this season’s Champions League with a shock 3-0 victory over the Italians.

REAL MADRID should be looking forward to a leisurely stroll towards a 30th Spanish league title after adding David Beckham to a line-up already boasting the game’s most destructive attacking force.

Holland coach Dick Advocaat watched his side fight back from a goal down to beat Moldova in Tiraspol but was less than pleased.

Deportivo La Coruna 2

Real Madrid 3 AC Milan 1

Juventus 3 Deportivo 2

HOLDERS Real Madrid needed a last-ditch equaliser in Dortmund from Javier Portillo to keep their Champions League defence on course.

Deportivo La Coruna have beaten Basle 1-0 in Spain tonight thanks to Diego Tristan's early goal.