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Form Guide: Lanzini is West Ham's perfect Payet replacement

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Form Guide: Lanzini is West Ham's perfect Payet replacement The long-running January transfer saga finally came to a head on Sunday as West Ham United at long last confirmed Dimitri Payet’s return to Marseille for £25m. The Frenchman excelled for much of his time in England, but had been hankering for a move back to the south of France and even w...

Scout Report: Who should West Ham pursue to replace wantaway Payet?

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Scout Report: Who should West Ham pursue to replace wantaway Payet? While there was a sense of the inevitable about the news this morning, Slaven Bilic’s revelation that Dimitri Payet no longer wanted to play for West Ham was news that fans of the club would have dreaded. Despite not reaching the same superb standards of his debut campaign in East London, the ...

Six of the Best: Creative combos in the Premier League

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Six of the Best: Creative combos in the Premier League When it comes to attacking opponents, it benefits a team to have two players on the same wavelength in a bid to put the opposition defence to the sword. With that in mind, WhoScored.com runs through the six deadliest combinations in the Premier League this season.Dimitri Payet & Manuel Lanzini &...

Top tips for your Boxing Day bets

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Top tips for your Boxing Day bets Manchester United vs Sunderland - Zlatan Ibrahimovic AnytimeWhile David Moyes will be desperate to get a result at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to stop Manchester United who’ve not lost in the league since their trip to Stamford Bridge back in October. ...

Has Payet really been a let down for unhappy Hammers?

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Has Payet really been a let down for unhappy Hammers? Following a superb showing at Euro 2016, many anticipated Dimitri Payet to depart for pastures new over the summer. The creative star was superb for France at the international tournament to earn a WhoScored rating of 7.91, the fourth best in the competition. Following an excellent debut campaign fo...

The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th

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The Weekend In Pictures: December 16th-18th It wasn’t a great weekend to be Joe Hart. Despite Torino scoring 3 of their own, he found himself on the wrong side of a 5-3 loss in Naples. Hart handed Dries Mertens his second hat-trick in as many games - and then another goal after that. The last player to put four past Hart was Zlatan Ibra...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 17 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 17 in the Premier League The festive fixtures are upon us thick and fast over the coming weeks and it’s important to stay on top of your fantasy football teams during this period or risk losing serious ground on your rivals. As always, the weekend’s fixtures have been examined and the tipster is back with more s...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 16 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 16 in the Premier League It was another profitable weekend for the WhoScored tipster as Christian Benteke and Gylfi Sigurdsson both performed as expected in Gameweek 14. The fixtures are coming thick and fast now as we enter the festive period and the WhoScored tipster is back, earlier than usual, with some more tips ahead ...

West Ham ruing decision to neglect defensive investment

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West Ham ruing decision to neglect defensive investment While hotly anticipated matches can often fail to live up to expectations, Tottenham’s dramatic 3-2 win over West Ham on Saturday evening delivered exactly what was promised. A frantic seesaw of a match that saw a penalty awarded to either side as Spurs snatched victory from the jaws of defeat...

Antonio Offers Fresh Approach to Flat England Side

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Antonio Offers Fresh Approach to Flat England Side When Sam Allardyce named his first England squad on Sunday, there wasn’t the raft of new faces that some may have anticipated. Much of the side that failed to have the desired effect at Euro 2016 has remained intact, though there was the notable inclusion of Michail Antonio. West Ham fans will...