While a repeat of the club's record-high Premier League finish of seventh, achieved in 2008/09, may beyond Saturday's hosts, there is surely a very real chance they will be a top-flight team again in 2023/24. Previous meetings... West Ham United and Fulham have met 25 times in the Premier League. The Irons have had the best of things by far down the years, winning 15, while the Whites have won just four, with six draws.

Wanting to avoid another family row, you put on “Love Actually” for the 17th consecutive year. It all just worked. Do not expect quite the same level of comfort over the New Year’s period. With a full round of matches spread from Friday 30 December to Sunday 1 January, there are more potential banana skins on display than a hypothetical monkey refuse plant. Manchester United visit no-longer-bottom Wolves, Arsenal face the high-flying Seagulls and Spurs host a resurgent Aston Villa. More from FootballHere’s how to watch all the weekend’s games and a preview of the biggest clashes: Premier League Gameweek 18 fixtures and how to watch Friday 30 December West Ham vs Brentford (7.

A familiar face returned on Friday following his time at the World Cup, while Harry Kane appeared to be in good spirits. See what else we spotted from the session here. Pedro Porro plan Tottenham will reportedly scrap the 50 per cent sell-on clause in Marcus Edwards' Sporting Lisbon contract as a bargaining chip to sign Pedro Porro from the Portuguese giants. Portuguese outlet CM Journal state that Tottenham are 'determined' to sign the former Manchester City man and the report claims they have devised a plan to enhance their position in negotiations with Sporting. Read more here.

Liverpool fans will be relieved that Salah, who scored in both those games, has restarted the season in the same form as he was in before the break, notching five goals in five games. Although the Reds still have injury worries up front, highlighted by the decision to start Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the left-wing, the return to fitness of their first-choice defence and midfield is a huge boost. They may also be psychologically bolstered by the addition of Cody Gakpo, although the Dutchman is not yet available.

Fabio Paratici told James Maddison truth amid Tottenham transfer linksYour Tottenham Hotspur morning digest on Sunday, December 25. Happy Christmas! James Maddison update Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has given an update on James Maddison's future amid links to Tottenham ahead of the January transfer window. "I've been given no indication that we have to do anything with James in January, " Rodgers said. "He's someone I want to keep here.

Fulham v West Ham United - All You Need To Know | West Ham United F. C. Fulham v West Ham United Mid-season match, Craven Cottage, Saturday 17 December 2022, 1pm GMT West Ham United complete their preparations for the return of the 2022/23 season with a trip to Premier League rivals Fulham on Saturday afternoon. The Irons returned to training on 30 November before contesting warm-up fixtures at Cambridge United and Udinese, both of which ended in convincing victories. Goals from Jarrod Bowen and Saïd Benrahma helped the Londoners to a 4-2 win at EFL League One side Cambridge United in Greg Taylor’s Testimonial match, before Benrahma, Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio struck to secure a 3-1 victory at Italian Serie A club Udinese last weekend. The third and final game ahead of the restart will be played at Craven Cottage, where David Moyes' side will take on their west London opponents in what promises to be an entertaining and testing 90 minutes.

With James Maddison injured, Leicester capitulated embarrassingly 3-0 to Newcastle at the King Power on Boxing Day, going 2-0 down within seven minutes. Having won four of their last five Premier League games before the World Cup after a catastrophic start, the Foxes believed that their fortunes had changed. If that Newcastle performance was any indicator, they were wrong. Weak defensively and tepid going forward despite enjoying 61 per cent possession, Brendan Rodgers will not survive too many more performances like that. Leicester have not won in their last 11 league matches at Anfield but did beat Klopp’s side 1-0 in their last game of 2021.

A reduced number of trains will run on Greater Anglia and c2c main line routes into London, starting from 7. 30am and with journeys being completed by 6. 30pm. There will be no services at all on Greater Anglia regional or branch lines. There will also be a reduced service on Elizabeth line services from Shenfield to London Liverpool Street between 7. 30am and 6. 40pm. London Overground services will also run from 7. 30am to 6. 30pm, except on the Romford to Upminster and Barking to Barking Riverside routes. London Underground District line services to Putney Bridge will run until 6.

West Ham squad for friendly vs Cambridge United with five absent at the World Cup West Ham United will be without at least six senior players for their

friendly against League One side Cambridge United on Tuesday

Premier League predictions: Jones Knows thinks Leicester have attacking firepower to get result at Anfield on Friday West Ham vs Brentford, Friday 7.45pm. West Ham are becoming a very reliable

beast Liverpool vs Leicester, Friday 8pm, live on Sky

The Midlands side were winless in five league matches before the break and had scored just eight goals in 15 league games, but ground out a spirited win at Goodison with two well-worked goals. That 2-1 win gave Wolves fans hope and an excitement which has long been missing at Molineux under successive defensive, restrained coaches. A win in this game could leave the side who were bottom at Christmas in 14th by New Year’s Eve. They’re only seven points off the top ten as it is. More on Manchester United FCLiverpool vs LeicesterSitting sixth in the Premier League, Liverpool’s biggest enemy this season has been consistency. However, since the World Cup, Jurgen Klopp’s side impressed despite losing 3-2 to Man City in the Carabao Cup and then swept aside Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

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Defensively sound, even with Luke Shaw at centre-back, United are fifth, one point behind Spurs with a game in hand after their tepid Boxing Day performance at Brentford. This visit to Molineux will provide the sort of test that the Red Devils have failed under a series of recent managers and a confident win will allow United’s currently-building confidence to flourish. Meanwhile, Wolves launched themselves off the bottom of the Premier League on Boxing Day with a 95th-minute winner over Everton in Julen Lopetegui’s first league game in charge.

Man United boss Erik ten Hag makes surprise West Ham Premier League claim amid Arsenal verdict Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has named West Ham United among

when you compare [the Premier League] with five or 10 years

How to follow… You can follow the action via our live blog on whufc. com and our app and across our social media channels. We will also have highlights and exclusive reaction for you after the final whistle. We will also be streaming the game worldwide on West Ham TV, available to watch both on whufc. com and our official mobile app. Match passes are priced at £5 and can be purchased by clicking here. Travel… Due to strikes involving RMT and TSSA union members, services operated by a number of train operating companies will either not run or be reduced on Saturday.

After coming up in 2020, the Whites went hard in the loan market, but went straight back down. This time around, Khan has adopted a more reserved approach when it comes to recruitment, going for quality rather than quantity, and so far it appears to have paid off, with Fulham sitting ninth in the table during the FIFA World Cup break. The Whites are managed by former Hull City and Everton boss Marco Silva, who led the west Londoners to the EFL Championship title in his first season at Craven Cottage. Among his summer signings was West Ham defender Issa Diop.

READ MORE: 'I knew' - Jesse Lingard admits reason he signed for Nottingham Forest amid West Ham interest Ten Hag, who joined the Old Trafford outfit in the summer, is rebuilding United in the aim of once again competing for the Premier League. And speaking about the teams who will challenge alongside his squad, the Dutch coach singled out West Ham as a team to watch out for over the next few years. "There’s a change in circumstances when you compare [the Premier League] with five or 10 years ago. The competition is much tougher, " he said per Football365. “Newcastle are coming, even West Ham, maybe not now in the table but they have huge investment. “Spurs definitely and I don’t need to talk about [Manchester] City and Liverpool or Chelsea.

45pm) Liverpool vs Leicester (8pm) – Sky Sports Saturday 31 December Wolves vs Man United (12. 30pm) – BT Sport Man City vs Everton (3pm) Fulham vs Southampton (3pm) Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (3pm) Newcastle vs Leeds (3pm) Brighton vs Arsenal (5. 30pm) – Sky Sports Sunday 1 January Spurs vs Aston Villa (2pm) – Sky Sports Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea (4. 30pm) – Sky Sports Wolves vs Manchester UtdAre Wolves good now? Are Manchester United good? Is Marcus Rashford becoming the player he was always supposed to? There are more unknowns hanging over this clash than any other this New Year’s weekend. Manchester United swept past a poor Nottingham Forest side 3-0 on Tuesday in their first league match since Cristiano Ronaldo’s acrimonious second exit. A comparison Erik ten Hag has made himself, Rashford’s directness and swaggering destructiveness resembled Kylian Mbappe’s.

"When you have good players, it's a good sign, they'll always be coveted by other teams. That's OK, I'm confident those players will be here. My focus is on improving the squad. That's what I want to do. " READ MORE:Antonio Conte and Tottenham face triple suspension risk ahead of huge Arsenal and Man City games Spotted in training Tottenham's latest training session at Hotspur Way ahead of the Boxing Day clash away at Brentford was an intense one.

The quintet are due to return to training at Rush Green next week. The manager was without Maxwel Cornet, Aaron Cresswell and Kurt Zouma for the trip to Udinese. Zouma will definitely be unavailable for Saturday's game at Fulham. The opposition... Fulham will hope it is third time lucky after their last two Premier League campaigns ended with a swift return to the Championship. Consecutive seasons in the top-flight will be the aim for American businessman Khan, who brought Fulham in 2013 and, in nine years since, has suffered three relegations and enjoyed three promotions. After winning promotion in 2018, Fulham spent north of £100m, but went straight back down.

West Ham vs Brighton Continental Cup fixture postponed due to unplayable pitch West Ham finish 2022 as League Cup group C leaders having played only two

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i's guide to the New Year's Premier League fixturesMuch like returning to your childhood home for Christmas, there was something oddly comforting about the Boxing Day Premier League fixtures. Everything went just about as you would expect. Five of the top six swept aside weaker opposition, while Spurs laboured to a draw. Your parents rowed over how long the turkey needed cooking for. Newcastle won with ease, because apparently they’re good now. You had to remind a grandparent that they can’t say that anymore. Erling Haaland scored, Mo Salah scored, Harry Kane scored, Miguel Almiron scored.

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