19/10/2007 11:03
Today provided a long-awaited opportunity for Alan Curbishley to assess his
returning internationals at the club's Chadwell Heath training ground and
prepare the full squad for Sunday's visit of Sunderland.
"All the boys that played in internationals this week are back in today,"
said Curbishley. "Dean Ashton will miss out on the Sunderland game as he is
still injured. Henri Camara has trained this week so there's a chance he'll
be fit. Freddie Ljungberg came off in the warm-up for Sweden, so we'll have
to assess him today.
"Craig Bellamy came through his games for Wales and he's full of beans. He's
had a similar operation to Michael Owen and a similar comeback. We're
looking forward to welcoming him back. The Reading game, where we last
really saw him, seems a long time ago."
Mark Noble, who was rested a fortnight ago against Aston Villa, sent out a
powerful message to the West Ham United manager this week by scoring a brace
for the England Under-21s.
Curbishley explained the decision: "I left Mark Noble out up at Villa," he
said. "He's had an amazing 20 games, the last ten of last season and he
played through the summer for the Under-21s. I just felt I should give him a
break at Villa.
"He's only 20 and I explained to him that being left out isn't fatal. He's
stormed back this week and done great for the Under-21s. I was at a
supporters' do last night and they were saying he's the highest shirt seller
at the club. He's homegrown and the fans have a great affinity with him. He
displays all the qualities the fans want to see. He was one of the players
that really gave us the impetus to get out of trouble last season and there
is plenty more to come from him."
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Captain's Blog - WHUFC
19/10/2007 13:14
In the first of his new regular whufc.com blogs, West Ham United captain
Lucas Neill reveals that he is raring to go against Sunderland on Sunday,
talks about the differing fortunes of Craig Bellamy and Dean Ashton, and
just why he is backing South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.
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As we are all aware we are going through a bit of an indifferent period in
terms of results. We are really being put to the test with the disruption of
injuries to key players and it is obviously effecting the manager's and
team's preparations.
It is obviously disappointing that we do not have our best tools available
to work with so to speak but you have to stick together when times get a
little bit tough and it is no excuse for going out and not performing. The
record shows we have lost our last three league games but the reality is in
all those games we have had opportunities to take points out of them and
possibly even win them.
Me personally, I know I have been involved with some of the build-up to
conceding goals which is disappointing from my point of view but like
everybody else I am working hard to improve and making sure to learn from
these mistakes. The team is still very confident, we go into every game
thinking we can win, whoever we are playing, because we know we can beat
anyone on our day so now we are just working on cutting out the mistakes
that are costing us and the goals will come because the performances aren't
that far away.
It was a nice bonus for me to actually get some time off in this
international break as I am used to travelling all over the world and
playing for Australia but we have found ourselves with no game this time
round. I know it has become noticeable that in the last month I was looking
a bit jaded from all my travelling and playing in the summer, and I haven't
felt at the top of my game, but this was the first time in three years I
haven't had to go away on international duty.
It has done me the world of good as I have felt really fresh in the past
week. I am really looking forward to the game and getting back into it
feeling like I have had a proper break and knowing my energy levels are back
up and I feel sharper.
I welcome the players, staff and fans of Sunderland. In Roy Keane they have
a very good manager who I have always had a lot of respect and admiration
for as I have been growing up, watching and playing football so no doubt he
will have his team playing with the same mentality that he used to like to
play with.
It will be a difficult game and like teams before them they will be looking
to come to Upton Park to frustrate us so we are going to have to take the
game to them. I fully believe after the break we have had and our recent
results this is the perfect opportunity to set the record straight and get
back into winning ways, we have slipped down the table because of the
results and we want to get back to that top eight where we believe we should
be.
I was really disappointed for Deano after the Aston Villa game, he had
worked so hard to get back to playing and to get an England call-up as a
reward for all his hard work was a lift for the whole team. So to have that
taken away from him 20 minutes before he was due to join up with them was a
real sickner. But to be fair to him he hasn't let his head drop and just got
on with getting back fit again for West Ham as he has always maintained that
is his priority first and foremost.
In losing one striker we are getting another one back in the shape of
Bellars who has recovered remarkably from his groin operation to play both
games for Wales so he will be fit and raring to go for this game. His pace,
experience and work rate have been missed of late because he adds a
different dimension to the team and always puts defenders on the back foot
because they are always worrying about being caught out by him. So we are
looking forward to having him back and see him pick up where he left off.
The Sunderland game marks our day of action to support the Kick It Out
campaign which began this week. It is an initiative backed by all football
clubs to help kick racism out of football and various things are taking
place throughout the day to get the 'One Game, One Community' message out
there. There is absolutely no place for racism in the game, on the pitch or
the terraces. Football is played and followed by every race all around the
world so it is something we all strongly believe in and support as players.
We drew Coventry for the next round of the Carling Cup, I am sure we will
have a big following up there for that match so I thank you in advance for
that. It will be a game we are expected to win and perform well in but they
will be a tough proposition at home and will be buoyed on by their
giant-killing efforts in the previous round beating Man Utd. We on the other
hand will be spurred on by the knowledge that if we win that game we will be
one step closer to Wembley and a cup final in a tournament we know we can
win.
I say this with tongue in cheek and it does hurt to have to say it
but...congratulations to England for reaching the Rugby World Cup final! As
a proud Aussie, it was a bitter pill to swallow when England beat us on the
way to the final, therefore, for changing room reasons I want South Africa
to win as it will mean I can give the boys some banter about it on Monday!
Lucas Neill
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West Ham v Sunderland - BBC
Upton Park
Sunday, 21 October
Kick-off: 1600 BST
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match
of the Day.
West Ham striker Dean Ashton misses out with his knee injury, while Freddie
Ljungberg will have a fitness test after injuring his calf in midweek. Henri
Camara is back in training after following a hamstring complaint.
Sunderland defender Paul McShane begins a three-match suspension after his
red card against Arsenal. Striker Andy Cole (calf), midfielder Carlos
Edwards (hamstring), defender Russell Anderson (ankle) and skipper Dean
Whitehead are all out.
West Ham (from): Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Ljungberg,
Bowyer, Mullins, Noble, Etherington, Boa Morte, Camara, Cole, Wright,
Collins, Bellamy.
Sunderland (from): Gordon, Ward, Nosworthy, Halford, Kay, Higginbotham,
Collins, Harte, Etuhu, Wallace, Yorke, Miller, Leadbitter, Chopra, Jones,
Stokes, Murphy, Connolly, O'Donovan.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane: "If teams are going to beat you or are going
to score goals against you, then you have certainly got to make them work
for it. "We probably didn't do that well enough in the last couple of games.
"When you lose a football game, you shouldn't be on a high. Far from it. We
do not want to go down that road of people saying, 'You are not too bad. You
are losing games, but it is not that bad'. "It is about getting the right
results."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
West Ham go into this game searching for a first goal in three matches, and
anxious to avoid four straight league defeats for the first time in 17
outings since suffering five successive losses on 4 March.
Sunderland, who've scored two more goals on their league travels than they
have at home, are looking for the win that would see them leapfrog their
opponents in the Premier League table.
West Ham are vying for a fourth successive home win over Sunderland in the
Premier League.
CLUB FORM
WEST HAM UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premier League
fixtures)
1. Lost three of the last four in all competitions.
2. Lost 50% of their Premier League matches (four of eight).
3. Not scored in 238 minutes (three hours 58 minutes) of Premier League
football since Dean Ashton's consolation in the 3-1 loss at Newcastle on 23
September.
4. Conceded a goal a game on average (eight in eight).
5. Have twice as many points as last season at this stage, when just five
points were gained after nine outings.
6. One of six clubs with a 100% record from Premier League matches in which
they opened the scoring (won three of three).
7. Not surrendered the lead in a Premier League game this season.
SUNDERLAND
Club stats
Fixtures
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premier League
fixtures)
1. Gained one point from a last available nine.
2. Won one of the last nine in all competitions.
3. Gained one win in eight Premier League outings; 2-1, home to Reading on
15 September.
4. One defeat short of 1,500 losses in their league history.
5. The current tally of eight points after nine games, matches their
performance in 2002-03, when they were eventually relegated.
6. On the longest current run in the Premier League of eight matches without
a clean sheet, since their opening fixture; the 1-0 home win over Tottenham
on 11 August.
7. Scored four goals in the last five minutes of Premier League games this
term.
8. Third bottom in the Premier League "Form" table.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
WEST HAM UNITED
Dean ASHTON and Craig BELLAMY are West Ham's joint top scorers with three
goals each.
The Hammers' joint top Premier League marksmen are ASHTON, Lee BOWYER and
Matthew ETHERINGTON, with two each.
Matthew UPSON and Robert GREEN are the only remaining players to have been
on the field for every minute of every one of West Ham's Premier League
matches this season.
If selected:-
Goerge McCARTNEY will be facing a former club. The 26 year old Northern
Ireland international defender started his career with Sunderland, making
157 appearances (134 in the league) in eight years at the Stadium of Light
from August 1998.
SUNDERLAND
Michael CHOPRA, Kenwyne JONES, Grant LEADBITTER and Ross WALLACE are
Sunderland's joint top scorers with two Premier League goals each.
CHOPRA is a hat trick shy of 50 career league goals (Newcastle, Watford,
Barnsley, Cardiff and Sunderland).
Last season's top scorer David CONNOLLY needs one goal to total 100 in his
league career (Watford, Wolves, Wimbledon, West Ham, Leicester, Wigan and
Sunderland).
Goalkeeper Craig GORDON is the only remaining player to have been on the
field for every minute of every one of Sunderland's Premier League matches
this season.
If selected:-
Kieran RICHARDSON will be playing on his 23rd birthday.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Hammers have won four and drawn one of their last five Premier League
matches against Sunderland.
Sunderland's last win at Upton Park secured the Championship title; 1-2 on
29 April 2005. Their only Premier League victory there was 0-2 on 13 January
2001 when Stanislav Varga and Don Hutchison were on the scoresheet.
Home and away
League (inc PL): West 22 wins, Sunderland 25, Draws 17
Prem: West Ham 5 wins, Sunderland 3, Draws 4
at West Ham only
League (inc PL): West 13 wins, Sunderland 8, Draws 11
Prem: West Ham 4 wins, Sunderland 1, Draws 1
REFEREE
Chris Foy (St Helens, Merseyside)
Premier League referees' table
Chris Foy's 2007-08 Premier League card count
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West Ham v Sunderland preview - SSN
Hammers and Black Cats in need of vital win
Last updated: 19th October 2007
West Ham play host to Sunderland on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1, hoping to
avoid their fourth successive Premier League defeat. Sunderland go into the
game looking to secure their first win in four games and victory for the
visitors will see them leapfrog West Ham in the table. Roy Keane is unable
to call upon Paul McShane as he serves a suspension following his sending
off against Arsenal last time out. Greg Halford is expected to fill in for
McShane at right-back for the trip to East London. Andy Cole again misses
out on the opportunity to make his debut as he struggles with a calf
problem. Sunderland are still without long-term injury victims Russell
Anderson, Carlos Edwards, Stanislav Varga and Dean Whitehead. West Ham are
set to welcome back Craig Bellamy after he came through international duty
unscathed following groin surgery. However, strike partner Dean Ashton is
sidelined with a knee injury he picked up against Aston Villa earlier this
month. Carlton Cole is set to get the nod to replace Ashton in the side and
form a strike pairing with Bellamy. Kieron Dyer and Julien Faubert are still
long-term absentees for Alan Curbishley. Freddie Ljungberg is doubtful after
he missed Sweden's draw with Northern Ireland in midweek with a calf
problem.
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Keane: Forget Arsenal, it will be a war at Upton Park - Daily Mail
Last updated at 14:16pm on 19th October 2007
Sunderland boss Roy Keane has warned his players not to get carried away by
their battling performance at Arsenal.
The Black Cats head back to the capital tomorrow to face West Ham less than
a fortnight after staging a remarkable fightback at the Emirates Stadium.
Trailing 2-0 to Arsene Wenger's high-fliers - and it could have been worse
had a harsh offside flag not denied the Gunners a third - Sunderland fought
back to level the scores before Robin van Persie's winner 11 minutes from
time. Such spirited resurgence won them plenty of praise, but Keane pointed
to the fact that they still returned empty-handed as evidence of the need
for further improvement. He said: "We were beaten and we certainly gave two
bad goals away and we came away with nothing. But we showed a good attitude
and a good spirit which was there for everyone to see. That has never been
an issue. "But that certainly is not enough. Spirit and attitude gets you so
far, but you also need to have that discipline. "If teams are going to beat
you or are going to score goals against you, then you have certainly got to
make them work for it. "We probably didn't do that well enough in the last
couple of games. "When you lose a football game, you shouldn't be on a high.
Far from it. "We do not want to go down that road of people saying, 'You are
not too bad. You are losing games, but it is not that bad'. "It is about
getting the right results. We just have to keep going and cut out the silly
mistakes that are costing us goals."
No-one who has witnessed Keane's career in football should be at all
surprised at his comments despite his staunch backing for his players. He
invested more than £35million during the summer to assemble a squad he
firmly believes will not only survive in the top flight, but make a genuine
impact. While the defeat at Arsenal left them with no tangible reward for
their efforts, he is hoping the nature of the performance will help the
players believe what he has been drumming into them from day one. Keane
added: "We hope so, sometimes the last people to believe that are the
players. "I don't get that feeling, the feeling I get from most of the
players is they can hold their own and they are confident. They seem a
confident bunch. "But it helps if you put on a relatively decent performance
or a decent spell in a game where you can retain the ball and score a couple
of goals and possibly score one or two more. "That can only help the team.
As much as we can, we try to drill it into their heads, but it does help
when they go out and perform at a decent level."
All that will be forgotten, however, when the Black Cats run out at Upton
Park desperate to bounce back from back-to-back defeats which have seen them
slip to within a single point of the drop zone. Keane said: We are not in a
position as a team or a club yet to go into games and play badly and get
results. "We really have to play well to grind out these wins, and we will
need to do that on Sunday." Keane will be without the suspended Paul
McShane, who starts a three-match ban, while Andy Cole and Carlos Edwards
remain on the sidelines with calf and hamstring problems respectively.
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Ashton missing against Black Cats - TeamTalk
Dean Ashton's knee injury will keep him out of West Ham's Premier League
match against Sunderland at Upton Park on Sunday. Henri Camara has been back
in training following a hamstring complaint, but Freddie Ljungberg needs to
be assessed after injuring his calf in the warm-up for Sweden this week.
Craig Bellamy is fit, and there are no other players returning.
Kick-off 4pm.
West Ham (from): Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Ljungberg,
Bowyer, Mullins, Noble, Etherington, Boa Morte, Camara, Cole, Wright,
Collins, Bellamy.
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WEST HAM v Sunderland: Bellamy and Camara return for Hammers - Daily Mail
Last updated at 12:59pm on 19th October 2007
Dean Ashton's knee injury will keep him out of West Ham's Barclays Premier
League match against Sunderland on Sunday at Upton Park. Henri Camara has
been back in training following a hamstring complaint, but Freddie Ljungberg
needs to be assessed after injuring his calf in the warm-up for Sweden this
week. Craig Bellamy is fit, and there are no other players returning.
Provisional squad: Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Ljungberg,
Bowyer, Mullins, Noble, Etherington, Boa Morte, Camara, Cole, Wright,
Collins, Bellamy.
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George looking for West Ham revival - sunderlandecho.com
George McCartney says he'll do everything to help West Ham end their losing
streak when they host former club Sunderland on Sunday. The Hammers have
lost their last three Premier League games and are badly in need of a lift.
As he prepares to face the club he spent eight years with, and which he
captained in an FA Cup semi-final, the defender does not expect an easy
ride. McCartney said: "Sunderland is always the first result I look at after
the West Ham match is finished. "After Roy Keane took over last year they
had a terrific season and they haven't started off too badly this season
either. "Keane has them motivated and up for every match they play in. I've
got a lot of good friends up there and Keane will have them fired up. "No
game is easy in the Premier League and Sunderland will be coming for a
result. They might sit back and be happy with a draw but, from our point of
view, we've just got to forget about the last couple weeks and go out there
and fight away like I know we can and we'll get the win. "Hopefully, we put
one over on them."
McCartney's Sunderland career came to an end just as the Black Cats were
about to enter a new era. Niall Quinn's Drumaville consortium had just taken
over the club after its 15-point relegation season, a campaign the
26-year-old missed most of due to a hamstring tendon injury. He was not
fully fit when he joined the Hammers in the summer of 2006, but is now
established at Upton Park. The Northern Ireland international said: "When I
came to West Ham, I was injured and it was tough. After six or seven weeks,
I eventually got fit and then I was making substitute appearances.
"But I trained hard, I was patient and I got a run in the team after
Christmas, so I'm happy. "It's always hard to say things are going well
personally when the team's not winning, because you feel, no matter who you
are, that there's maybe a bit of blame - everyone's got a part to play.
"When the team's not winning, you feel a bit down. I want to stay in the
team, put in good performances and warrant my place. We want to get back up
to sixth or seventh again."
Like Sunderland, the Londoners have suffered key injuries in the early weeks
of this season, but should welcome back former Newcastle striker Craig
Bellamy and centre-back Anton Ferdinand this weekend. McCartney said: "In
the Premier League you need your top players fit and when there's a bunch of
them injured, it's difficult to grind out results. "There are a couple back
on Sunday and it's a chance for us to get back on track."
Last Updated: 19 October 2007 10:46 AM
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Sunderland star: Bring on West Ham - sunderlandecho.com
Defender Danny Collins believes the Black Cats can get a result against West
Ham on Sunday. Collins said: "West Ham have been up and down this season – a
bit like us. "In the last couple of games we have been a bit unfortunate. I
felt Blackburn were there for the taking but we shot ourselves in the foot
and then at Arsenal we weren't expected to get anything but gave them a
scare. "If we play well on Sunday then I am confident we can get a result,
but I bet West Ham would say the same. "It's another road trip for us but if
we can play the way we did against Arsenal, I'm sure we can come away with
something."
There will be familiar faces in opposition for Collins. Former team-mate
George McCartney faces the Black Cats for the first time and there is also a
trio of Wales internationals – former Newcastle man Craig Bellamy, Danny
Gabbidon and James Collins. Collins said: "George was in the Sunderland team
with me and Dean Whitehead when we won the Championship by beating West Ham
in 2005 and that was a great night. "He had one or two injury problems when
he was here but he seems to be playing regularly and doing well now for West
Ham and it will be good to see him again.
"I've worked with Craig, Danny and James with the Wales squad. They were all
on international duty this week so hopefully they will come back a bit
tired! Everyone knows what Craig Bellamy is like. He's a quick player and
we'll have to be on our toes."
Last Updated: 19 October 2007 9:35 AM
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West Ham United ... the story so far - sunderlandecho.com
West Ham can be satisfied with their start to the season. The amassing of 10
points from eight games, already indicates that this campaign will bear no
resemblance to the last when they somehow scurried out of the relegation
zone at the death and gained the even bigger victory of wriggling out of a
points deduction over the Carlos Tevez affair. Former boss Harry Redknapp
described that episode as the Great Escape, saying the Hammers could not
possibly have as bad a season again – and 'Arry's rarely wrong. Alan
Curbishley is one of the most experienced managers in the game but was left
battered and bruised in his efforts to lift the under-achieving side which
cost Alan Pardew his job last season. He has turned it around in the current
campaign thanks to the huge financial backing of chairman Eggert Magnusson
who has provided more than £25million to strengthen an already impressive
squad. In came Freddie Ljungberg (right), Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy, Nobby
Solano, Julien Faubert and Richard Wright and West Ham made a fine start to
the campaign taking 10 points out of their first 15. They've slipped a
little in recent weeks, their last two games being straight defeats to
Arsenal and Aston Villa. But no-one is expecting that to be much more than a
wobble and when there injury problems clear up, they should be a more than
respectable Premiership force.
Last Updated: 19 October 2007 10:34 AM
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HAMMERS TO GET BACK ON TRACK - BettingZone.co.uk
By Chris Hammer
If West Ham carry on like they have been doing, it won't be long before the
fears of possible relegation come flooding back. The Hammers have slipped
down the table in recent weeks having lost their last three Premier League
outings, scoring just one goal along the way. Sure, two of these were away
from home - a 3-1 loss at Newcastle and a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa - but
there has been signs all season that Alan Curbishley's men could once again
find themselves in troubled waters. There was of course an encouraging
period when they claimed back-to-back 3-0 wins over Reading and
Middlesbrough and suddenly all of last year's anxieties and worries seemed
so far away. But now the team appear back at square one. To add to their
concerns, Dean Ashton will be out of action for around six weeks, joining
Bobby Zamora and Kieron Dyer on the treatment table while Freddie Ljungberg
is rated as doubtful to make the weekend clash. However, if they're going
to kick-start their season against anyone at Upton Park, who better than a
struggling Sunderland side who are yet to win on their travels?
The Black Cats have ground out just two points away from the Stadium of
Light while in the Carling Cup they suffered an embarrassing 3-0 away defeat
against League One side Luton. They've also leaked 11 goals in their five
Premier League away games and have only kept one clean sheet anywhere all
season - the opening day 1-0 success over Tottenham. Overall Roy Keane's
side have picked up just eight points and we feel it's going to be another
unproductive day at the office at Upton Park on Sunday where an interesting
bet would be to take the 11/4 on offer with Blue Square on Craig Bellamy to
score in a West Ham win. The Welsh striker showed no ill-effects from recent
groin surgery in his country's 2-1 victory over San Marino in midweek and
Curbishley will need him to fire on all cylinders in a match they really
must win.
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In the hotseat ... West Ham's Alan Curbishley - sunderlandecho.com
The 50-year-old is one of the most experienced managers in football and
after 16 years as a boss, starts his first full season in his dream job –
manager of the 'appy Ammers'.
Curbishley grew up within sight of Upton Park and went on to fulfil his
ambition by playing for West Ham United – he joined the club as an
apprentice in 1974 and stayed until 1979 before moving on others including
Birmingham City, Aston Villa and Charlton.
It was at Charlton where he first became a manager, taking over from Lennie
Lawrence in 1991, presiding over the rise and rise of the club towards being
an established Premiership force.
He led them for more than 600 games and was interviewed for the England job
as a potential successor Sven Goran Eriksson.
Like another contender for that post – Sam Allardyce – Curbishley worked
wonders on a comparative shoestring for years as his club but yearned for a
bigger outfit to boss.
Arguably, he's got that now at West Ham United, who may not be the biggest
club in the world but which have a long and proud tradition and, almost as
importantly, big bucks from the club's Icelandic owners.
Curbishley spent more than £25million on summer rebuilding at a club which
controversially escaped relegation last season – the manager shipping out
overpaid, underperforming players in his opinion and bringing in fresh blood
to underpin a tilt at the top 10 of the Premiership.
Curbishley's experience helped guide his listing ship through troubled
waters last season and after some horrendous injury problems are overcome,
many predict it will be full stead ahead for his side as the season gathers
pace.
Last Updated: 19 October 2007 10:35 AM
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Calf problem keeps Freddie on sidelines for Hammers - Daily Mail
Last updated at 10:22am on 19th October 2007
Freddie Ljungberg will miss West Ham's home game with Sunderland after
damaging a calf in the warm-up before Sweden's match against Northern
Ireland. Ljungberg opened the scoring as the Swedes eased past Liechtenstein
3-0 in Vaduz on Saturday. It was his first strike of the Euro 2008
qualifying campaign. Craig Bellamy, who has missed four club matches with a
groin injury, will return to the line-up providing he suffers no effects
from Wales's two Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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