​West Ham boss Moyes slams disallowed goal in Brighton draw

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Saturday, 3pm matches don’t always feature teams in the spotlight, those creating the biggest stories, so it’s a change of pace this weekend. Newcastle - and all the money and mayhem that comes with them right now - are in action at the same time as Manchester United host West Ham, both those sides fighting it out for a Champions League or Europa League spot.And so are Wolverhampton Wanderers.Bruno Lage’s side haven’t yet taken too much focus in the wider Premier League picture, but perhaps they are about to. They have won only one fewer than Man United, lost only...

David Moyes remains hopeful of signing at least two players before the end of the transfer window. The West Ham boss has prioritised a centre-half, and has been linked with Nat Phillips of Liverpool, and a striker to offer support to lone frontman Michail Antonio. He said: “Like everything else...

Ralf Rangnick loved the Old Trafford atmosphere, Manchester United’s defensive display and super-sub Marcus Rashford’s impact in the stoppage-time win against West Ham.The top-four rivals looked set to play out a drab goalless draw on Saturday afternoon as former United boss David Moyes’ well-drilled side produced a solid performance at Old Trafford.West Ham had already won there this season in the Carabao Cup but this time United emerged victorious as Rangnick threw caution to the wind, bringing on Anthony Martial Edinson Cavani and Rashford.All three were involved in the third and final minute of stoppage time, with the latter...

West Ham defender Ben Johnson is delighted playing for manager David Moyes. After playing 19 times last season, scoring his maiden Premier League goal against Brighton & Hove Albion in December 2020, Johnson has been heavily involved this term, starting 16 matches, ten of which have ended in victories. “I've...

Manchester United can leapfrog West Ham United with a win on Saturday, with both sides fighting for a top-four finish in the Premier League.It’s the Hammers who sit in fourth at present but they are only two points ahead of United having played a game more - while Tottenham, fifth, are in better form than both of these teams.The most recent trip back to his former club saw David Moyesemerge triumphant with a win in the Carabao Cup, but Ralf Rangnick holds hopes that his team are on the right path now, following a strong second-half showing and win over...

West Ham boss David Moyes says Ralf Rangnick will know the Manchester United job is unlike anything he has experienced. Despite his huge respect for Rangnick, Moyes has told the German that nothing compares to the intense worldwide scrutiny of managing United. Moyes said: “Ralf Rangnick's reputation, what he's done...

A drone interrupted play at Brentford, we had a late, late winner at Old Trafford and Newcastle dug in for victory on an eventful afternoon

West Ham boss David Moyes admits he's happy having his team above Manchester United on the table. Moyes insists he holds “no grudges" towards his former employers — but he admits it gives him “satisfaction" to be ahead of today's opponents. He said: “Of course it does....

Marcus Rashford tapped-in a late winner for Manchester United as they beat West Ham to move up to fourth in the Premier League table.The Red Devils were woeful for the majority of the match and struggled to create chances until a late flurry of positive play in the final few moments ended with substitutes Edinson Cavani and Rashford combining to seal three points which strengthen their challenge for a spot in next season’s Champions League.West Ham had defended strongly throughout, reducing United to pot shots from distance in the second-half, until the final couple of minutes of play when their...

West Ham captain Declan Rice admits the manner of defeat at Manchester United was tough to take. The Premier League encounter ended in defeat for Rice and the Irons, as Marcus Rashford scored with almost the very last kick of the game at Old Trafford. “We're gutted," Rice admitted. “It...

West Ham boss David Moyes admits there was great frustration after their 1-0 defeat at Manchester United. The visitors appeared on course to take a hard-earned point from a tight contest at Old Trafford, only for Rashford to settle the matter with the only goal so late in the contest.

David Moyes is adopting an All Blacks-style recruitment policy as he bids to keep West Ham challenging towards the top end of the Premier League.The New Zealand rugby team famously have a simple rule when it comes to squad selection, namely ‘no d***heads’.Moyes has so far relied on his “humble” set of players to lift West Ham into the top four, a position they will try to cement when they head to Manchester United on Saturday.So, when quizzed about possibly taking a leaf out of the book of the three-time rugby world champions, he said: “That’s a really good question...

West Ham boss David Moyes to BBC Match of the Day: "It's not easy when you lose a goal in the last second. "It was certainly avoidable. We made a couple of poor decisions in the build-up to it. "A draw would have been a good result as we hadn't...

Liverpool are through to the Carabao Cup final after beating Arsenal 2-0 on the night and on aggregate.They will face Chelsea at Wembley, after a dominant showing in the semi-final second leg which saw the Gunners end with 10 men after a late Thomas Partey red card.Diogo Jota raced infield to strike home the game’s first goal from the edge of the box midway through the first half, and the Portuguese forward was the star of the show, lobbing in a second to send the Reds clear.Partey had been on the pitch fewer than 20 minutes when he picked up...

Liverpool reached the Carabao Cup final for the first time in six years as Diogo Jota’s brace was enough to seal semi-final success at the expense of 10-man Arsenal.After a goalless first leg at Anfield last week, Jota’s first-half daisycutter caught Aaron Ramsdale flat-footed and he then saw a second-half VAR check rule he was onside following a smart finish as Liverpool won 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.To top off a miserable night for Arsenal, Thomas Partey – who only returned from the Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the day – was sent off just 16 minutes after coming...

Minute-by-minute report: Josh Sargent scored one of the goals of the season – if not the goal of the season – as Dean Smith’s team swept aside their relegation rivals. Scott Murray was watching.

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has played down the absence of key Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane for Sunday’s meeting at Selhurst Park.The Reds will again be without their two main attackers, who are away competing at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.It will no doubt boost Palace, who lost 3-0 to Liverpool in September with the pair on target and both hit doubles against the south London outfit last season too.Jurgen Klopp’s side have coped well without Salah and Mane, winning three of the four games they have missed to progress in two cup competitions and...

Steven Bergwijn was delighted to follow Antonio Conte’s instructions and deliver a dramatic stoppage-time win for Tottenham at Leicester.The Netherlands international scored twice in 79 seconds of time added on to turn Spurs’ 2-1 deficit into a memorable 3-2 victory.He was sent on in the 78th minute, two minutes after James Maddison had put the Foxes on course for the three points in their first Premier League game of 2022 with a clear instruction from Conte – to score.Bergwijn, who has been subject of a bid from Ajax in the January transfer window, duly obliged, firing home from close range...

Marcus Rashford eased the gloom around Old Trafford with a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham.Ralf Rangnick’s men looked set for more frustration in a poor quality encounter before Rashford latched onto a neat pass from fellow substitute Edinson Cavani to fire home with virtually the last kick of the game.Cristiano Ronaldo had gone close in the opening period and was denied a penalty appeal as David Moyes’ Hammers began to grow in confidence.Fred had the first shot on target for the hosts in the 49th minute which was well saved...