Hammers' rivals have legal case - lawyer

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.

The Hammers were fined £5.5m for breaching rules over signing of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, with an independent panel refusing a points-sanction as players and fans were not to blame and it would have “consigned the club to certain relegation”.