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2007

Manchester Utd v West Ham

Party-poopers rain on United’s parade

PICTURE GALLERY: Manchester Utd v West Ham
Sunday May 13th
Result: West Ham 1 Manchester United 0

EXACTLY a year ago in the Millennium Stadium, West Ham were the stars, West Ham were the heroes, but it was the opposition that picked up the trophy, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Bolton

Noble and Tevez are too good for Bolton

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Bolton
Saturday May 5th
Result: West Ham 3 Bolton 1

WHILE Carlos Tevez collected the trophies and the plaudits from this magnificent victory over Bolton Wanderers, it is worth considering the contribution of someone else in the West Ham ranks, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Wigan v West Ham

Three-sy does it as Wigan are crushed

PICTURE GALLERY: Wigan v West Ham
Saturday April 28th
Result: Wigan 0 West Ham 3

IF it was West Ham who won the World Cup back in 1966, then the late, great Alan Ball certainly helped them out along the way, and on a day when the Hammers' fans chanted his name during the minute's applause it was fitting that the team then served up a performance to make everyone proud, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Everton

Zamora goal hands Toffees sticky end

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Everton
Saturday April 21st
Result: West Ham Utd 1 Everton 0

JUST when we all thought it was over; just when we all were looking up the way to Glanford Park; West Ham put in a battling, passionate performance and once again the dreams of Premiership survival are back on the agenda, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Chelsea

Shaun's left boot kicks Hammers when they're down

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Chelsea
Wednesday April 18th
Result: West Ham United 1 Chelsea 4

SHAUN Wright-Phillips must have something against West Ham. It was his left boot that accidentally broke the ankle of Dean Ashton at the start of the season, and then on Wednesday night it was that same left boot that hammered another nail in the Hammers' coffin with two brilliant goals, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Sheffield United v West Ham

Hammers stumble in sight of the post

PICTURE GALLERY: Sheffield United v West Ham
Saturday April 14th
Result: Sheffield United 3 West Ham 0

A SEASON of Premiership football is a little bit like the Grand National. As the teams parade at the start there are the hot favourites, the complete outsiders and one or two dark horses that the well-informed punters are tipping to have a good race, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Arsenal v West Ham

Daylight Rob-bery but about time too

PICTURE GALLERY: Arsenal v West Ham
Saturday April 7th
Result: Arsenal 0 West Ham 1

AFTER a season of misery and disappointment, someone is finally smiling on West Ham United. A couple of months ago this game would have finished four, five or even six goals in favour of a rampant Arsenal, but something has happened to the boys from Upton Park, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Middlesbrough

Two victories give a glimmer of hope

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Middlesbrough
Saturday March 31st
Result: West Ham Utd 2 Middlesbrough 0

WEST HAM fans witnessed another dismal, passionless performance from a team with no cutting edge and no hunger for the fight. However, this time it was Middlesbrough who were the guilty party as the rejuvenated Hammers swept them aside with considerable ease, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Blackburn v West Ham

Lady luck at last gives a little hope

PICTURE GALLERY: Blackburn v West Ham
Saturday March 17th
Result: Blackburn Rovers 1 West Ham Utd 2

IT WASN T over the line; it probably wasn t a penalty, but in the profound words of manager Alan Curbishley after Saturday s controversial 2-1 win at Ewood Park - who cares? , writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Spurs

At least Hammers go down fighting

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Spurs
Saturday March 4th
Result: West Ham United 3 Tottenham Hotspur 4

FOOTBALL doesn't come much more thrilling than this pulsating, yet ultimately heartbreaking London derby at Upton Park, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Charlton V West Ham

Valley of tears for woeful West Ham

PICTURE GALLERY: Charlton V West Ham
Saturday February 24th
Result: West Ham United 0 Charlton 4

JUST 10 weeks into the job and already Alan Curbishley looks a shattered and forlorn character. He arrived for the post-match press conference after locking his team in the dressing room for 35 minutes and it was a shell-shocked individual that slumped in front of the waiting media, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Watford

Wat a disaster! West Ham pay the penalty

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Watford
Saturday February 10th
Result: West Ham United 0 Watford 1

WEST HAM boss Alan Curbishley may still be saying that it isn't over yet, but after Saturday's dismal home defeat against bottom of the table Watford, you would be lucky to find a Hammers' fan to agree with him, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Aston Villa v West Ham

Matt’s your lot, Carew’s control sinks Hammers

PICTURE GALLERY: Aston Villa v West Ham
Saturday February 3rd
Result: Aston Villa 1 West Ham Utd 0

SOMETIMES you just get a feeling that it is not going to be your day. For West Ham fans there is a growing reality that this is not going to be their year after yet another away defeat added to their relegation fears, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Liverpool

Liverpool too classy for battling Hammers

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Liverpool
Saturday January 30th
Result Lose 1-2

LIVERPOOL boss Rafa Benitez believes West Ham will beat the drop, Alan Curbishley is convinced he has the players to beat the drop, but after the Hammers sixth home defeat of this troubled season time seems to be running out, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Watford FA CUP

Back to square one as Hammers crash again

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Watford FA CUP
Saturday January 27th
Result Lose 0-1

LAST May in Cardiff, West Ham had their vice-like grip on the FA Cup wrenched away by Stephen Gerrard and a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out competition. Fast forward eight months and the Hammers cup run of 2007 ended with a whimper and a chorus of boos, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Newcastle v West Ham

Uriah heaps yet more bad luck on Hammers

PICTURE GALLERY: Newcastle v West Ham
Saturday January 20th
Result Draw 2-2

IF West Ham's current precarious predicament is causing fans' stomachs to churn with worry then the advice after Saturday's controversial 2-2 draw at St James' Park is simple - don't bother taking a Rennie! - writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Fulham

Hammers' heartbreak as victory slips away

PICTURE GALLERY: West West Ham v Fulham
Saturday January 13th
Result Draw 3-3

IF THERE is to be one defining moment from West Ham's season of disappointment and frustration, then perhaps the moment in injury time during this London derby will be it, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Brighton & Hove Albion

Noble cause blunted by Curbs’ outburst

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday January 6th
Result Won 3-0

MARK NOBLE grabbed his first ever goal for West Ham, Carlos Tevez frustratingly failed again but put in a man of the match performance and the Hammers eased their way into the FA Cup fourth round, but all that endeavour was overshadowed by an extraordinary performance by manager Alan Curbishley in the post-match press conference, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Reading v West Ham

No hunger, no spine, no passion, no hope?

PICTURE GALLERY: Reading v West Ham
Monday January 1st
Result Lost 6-0

THERE S a memorable scene in the film A Clockwork Orange , where the main protagonist has his eyes pinned open as he is forced to watch video nasties, writes DAVE EVANS.
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2006

West Ham v Manchester City

Smash and grab beats Hammers

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Manchester City
Saturday December 30
Result Lost 0-1

ARGENTINIAN World Cup star Carlos Tevez is fast becoming a cult hero down at Upton Park, but new manager Alan Curbishley is still struggling to fathom out why he is held in such high regard, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Portsmouth

Honeymoon’s over for Curbs and his turkeys

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Portsmouth
Sunday December 26
Result Lost 1-2

AFTER the excitement and euphoria of the victory over Manchester United, this performance was like the hangover the morning after a magnificent Christmas Day. One thing is for sure; Alan Curbishley's honeymoon period is definitely over, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Fulham v West Ham United

Konchesky off as Hammers are held

PICTURE GALLERY: Fulham v West Ham United
Sunday December 23
Result 0-0

THE manager may be new and the team may be back to playing the sort of bright, speedy football that was the hallmark of their success last season, but one thing is still missing from West Ham's armoury and that is the ability to score goals, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham United v Manchester United

Captain’s strike gives Curbs a perfect start

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham United v Manchester United
Sunday December 17
Result Won 1-0

WEST HAM showed the sort of fight, endless passion and ability that the fans have been craving all season as they grabbed a fantastic victory over Manchester United at Upton Park and it merely begged the question - why didn't they do it before?, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Bolton Wanderers

Bolton disaster spells bitter end for Pardew

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Bolton Wanderers
Sunday December 09
Result Lost 0-4

WHILE West Ham were in the North West getting battered into submission in the Premiership, Bolton's favourite sportsman Amir Khan was in the east end storming to his first boxing title - if the match at the Reebok had been a boxing match, it would have been stopped well before the end, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Everton

There’s just no cure for travel sickness

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Everton
Sunday December 03
Result Lost 2-0

IF YOU wanted to pinpoint the difference between the West Ham of last season and the Hammers of this campaign then this defeat at Goodison Park illustrated it perfectly, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Sheffield United

Ref's decision just takes the biscuit!

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Sheffield United
Sunday November 25
Result Won 1-0

REFEREE Mike Riley hasn't been West Ham's favourite official over the years, but three minutes into injury time came the moment when the ref was put on every Hammers' fans Christmas card list - Eggert Magnusson may even send him a box of biscuits! writes DAVE EVANS.
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Middlesbrough v West Ham

Hammers back to earth with a bump

PICTURE GALLERY: Middlesbrough v West Ham
Sunday November 11
Result lost 1-0

ANY hopes that West Ham had finally turned the corner after victory in their last two games were quickly dispelled on Saturday as they slipped to a tame defeat against fellow strugglers Middlesbrough after a tepid, disappointing performance, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham United vs Arsenal

Supersubs provide the real fireworks!

PICTURE GALLERY: Ham United vs Arsenal
Sunday November 5
Result won 1-0

TWO weeks is a long time in football. You wouldn't have thrown a two pence piece at West Ham's chances of beating mighty Arsenal on Sunday, but after a bruising, exciting and controversial afternoon at Upton Park it was the Hammers who deserved to take the points, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham United vs Blackburn Rovers

Victory at last for long-suffering fans

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham United vs Blackburn Rovers
October 29
Result won 2-1

IF you looked at this game rationally, then you couldn't hand on heart say that this was West Ham back to their best form of last season, but it simply didn't matter - sometimes the result is more important than anything and this was just that occasion, writes DAVE EVANS..
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Chesterfield v West Ham

Dreadful Hammers at bottom of barrel

PICTURE GALLERY: Chesterfield v West Ham
October 24
Result lost 2-1

JUST when you thought it could not get any worse, West Ham put in their most abject performance of the season - a display that was a disgrace to the famous claret and blue shirt, writes DAVE EVANS. Of the 14 players who took part in this game for West Ham only Christian Dailly and Rob Green came out of it with any credit at all.
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Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham

Hammers lack bite as Spurs sneak win

PICTURE GALLERY: Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham
October 22
Result lost 0-1

WHEN you are on a losing run like West Ham are at the moment then every little thing, every little decision seems to go against you, writes DAVE EVANS. And so there must have been a few wise old Hammers fans at White Hart Lane who would have been predicting the inevitable when fourth official Rob Styles put up the board to signify there was just one minute of injury time to be played in the first half.
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Portsmouth v West Ham

Six of the worst as Hammers flop again

PICTURE GALLERY: Portsmouth v West Ham
October 14
Result lost 0-2

WHEN West Ham travelled to Fratton Park on Boxing Day last season, Harry Redknapp's boys looked destined for relegation while the Hammers were riding high and destined for the Cup Final and a place in Europe - how times have changed, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Reading

It’s grim Reading as Hammers slip again

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Reading
October 1
Result lost 0-1

THE storm clouds were gathered over Upton Park on Sunday in a metaphorical as well as a literal sense as the heavens opened and West Ham were left swimming in despair after Reading staged a smash-and-grab raid on the Premiership points, writes DAVE EVANS.
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Palermo v West Ham

Clinical Palermo burst Hammers bubble

PICTURE GALLERY: Palermo v Westham
September 28
Result lost 0-3

For those West Ham fans unable to see this match in Sicily, the result suggests that the Hammers were outplayed and outclassed by their Serie A opponents. Well put that thought right out of your head.
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West Ham v Manchester City

Toothless Hammers fall to City slickers

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Manchester City
September 23
Result lost 0-2

STRUGGLING for form and with the manager under pressure to find the results that would propel his team up the table and at the same time keep his job, you would have been forgiven for thinking it was West Ham boss Alan Pardew who was the man in the spotlight on Saturday and not Stuart Pearce, writes DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Newcastle

Duff week ends with woeful performance

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Newcastle
September 17
Result lost 0-2

WEST HAM completed a miserable week at Upton Park with their worst performance of the season on Sunday as they slumped to defeat against Newcastle with a whimper, WRITES DAVE EVANS.
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West Ham v Palermo

Unlucky Hammers fail Italian exam

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Palermo
September 14
Result lost 0-1

WEST Ham have left themselves an almighty Italian mountain to climb if they are to get past the first hurdle in the UEFA Cup after slipping to a 1-0 defeat against powerful Serie A side Palermo at Upton Park.
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West Ham v Villa

Zamora saves day as circus comes to town

PICTURE GALLERY: West Ham v Villa
September 10
Result 1-1

THE stage was set, the cameras were rolling and the world watched as West Ham entered the circus ring for Sunday's match against Aston Villa - but as with most circuses the result was nothing but disappointment and anticlimax, WRITES DAVE EVANS.
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Liverpool v West Ham

Another 'Pool of tears as Hammers slip again

PICTURE GALLERY: Liverpool v West Ham
August 26
Result lost 2-1

IT WAS all so inevitable. It is difficult to imagine West Ham fans travelling up the M6 with anything but the forlorn hope that they may sneak a draw, and so it proved on Saturday as the Hammers failed to win at Anfield for the 37th time in a row, WRITES DAVE EVANS.

Watford v West Ham

Give It Up for Pardew and his table-toppers

PICTURE GALLERY: Watford v West Ham
August 22
Result 1-1

THE last time West Ham United were ahead of all the rest in the top flight Ronald Reagan had just become President of the United States, CDs had just come on to the market and the number one record was Give It Up by KC & the Sunshine Band, WRITES DAVE EVANS.

Charlton v West Ham

Bobby dazzler's double beats 10-man Charlton

PICTURE GALLERY: Charlton v West Ham
August 19
Result won 3-1

BOBBY Zamora showed that West Ham's strikers are still alive and kicking even without Dean Ashton as he grabbed a deadly second half double to help sink Charlton at Upton Park, but it was a day when Lee Bowyer stole the show with a stunning display, WRITES DAVE EVANS.