The two matches Hull City have played since Adam Pearson returned as chairman and publicly warned the manager Phil Brown that he would be judged on a week-by-week basis have seen the Tigers produce by far their most spirited performances of the season. Many will point to another return, that of Jimmy Bullard, as the catalyst to a revival which suggests City have it in them to stay up after all. To...
Today's rumours are just that At the eleventh hour today the Mill will pause to remember those heroic men and women who died to preserve our freedom to rumour for a living. Just think, we wouldn't be able to report that Rafael Benítez has managed to extract a commitment from the American carpetbaggers to fund the January purchase of Carlton Cole . Being English, Cole is, of course, biologically...
West Ham finally got their second win of the season with a last minute Zavon Hines' equaliser. It was a match that Villa lost rather than West Ham winning it. Nevertheless, the spirit and determination of Zola's men cannot be faulted and definitely this must spur the Hammers to climb up the Premiership table. In truth, West Ham have not played significantly badly and if there was any case for being...
West Ham face a nemesis in somewhat brighter mood. The Londoners have a poor recent home record against Everton but Wednesday's late victory over Aston Villa will give them hope of ending the run. A major concern, however, is the loss of top-scorer Carlton Cole, who has a hamstring strain, but Everton have injury concerns of their own and come into this fixture on the back of a particularly poor run...
Substitute Zavon Hines scored an injury time goal in a 2-1 win against Aston Villa to lift struggling West Ham out of the bottom three. Hines fired home after a fine run by Scott Parker as the game looked to be heading for a draw. Mark Noble had put the struggling home side in front from the penalty spot in first-half injury time. England goalkeeper Robert Green then saved Ashley Young's 49th minute...
Watch West Ham United vs Aston Villa live stream online free 04/11/2009 / November 04, 2009 English Premier League 2009/10. Kick off time 20:45 CET at Upton Park. Scott Parker will return for West Ham in their Barclays Premier League match againstAston Villa after serving a one-game ban. Manager Gianfranco Zola has no fresh injury setbacks but Kieron Dyer is still out with a hamstring problem while...
Clash in English Premier League between West Ham and Aston Villa.Scott Parker will return for West Ham in their Barclays Premier League match against Aston Villa after serving a one-game ban.Hammers captain Parker will take his place in central midfield but fellow anchorman Radoslav Kovac is suspended as a result of his sending-off in the 2-2 draw at Sunderland on Saturday.Zola's men have not won...
This will be short as I don’t have much time. Gianfranco Zola has a full squad to choose from, with the exception of the long term injured. The only likely change is for Scott Parker to return in place of the injured Kovac. Franco will continue up front alongside Cole with Diamanti on the bench. [...]
Scott Parker will return for West Ham in their Premier League match against Aston Villa on Wednesday after serving a one-game ban but Radoslav Kovac is suspended.
Struggling West Ham hauled themselves off the deck to claim a 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Upton Park. First-half goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas had set the visitors serenely on course for their fifth straight league victory. But the Hammers hit back with 16 minutes to go when rookie keeper Vito Mannone palmed Alessandro Diamanti's free-kick to Carlton Cole , who headed his fifth league...