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All the background and early team news ahead of Saturday's London derby at
The Den
14.09.2011
MILLWALL v WEST HAM UNITED
npower CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2011
KICK-OFF: 12.30PM
FULL AUDIO AND TEXT COMMENTARY - WEST HAM TV
Messsage to supporters
West Ham United would like to remind all those travelling to the Millwall
match next Saturday of their responsibility as Hammers supporters. The club
have had a tremendous start to the season - in no small part because of the
terrific and passionate following we have had at Doncaster Rovers, Watford
and Nottingham Forest. At all three matches, the travelling Irons have won
wide praise.
Our away support is second to none and this has rightly been flagged up in
the media and throughout the football world. We are calling on all fans
heading to The Den for the next fixture to show their support in the right
way once again and back Big Sam's team from start to finish. There will be a
high-profile police presence at this game, which gets under way at 12.30pm,
and supporters are requested to abide by the rules imposed by Millwall FC in
respect of fan behaviour.
Any football-related incidences reported before, during or after the game
will be thoroughly investigated. There will be serious implications for
anyone found responsible for wrongdoing in terms of their ability to follow
West Ham United at home or away in future. Remember - whether following the
team home or away - we are we are all ambassadors for West Ham United and
how we act has a direct consequence on the club we love.
Thanks for your continued support.
* Supporters are advised that parking in the area around The Den is
extremely limited with restrictions being enforced on matchday. The easiest
and most direct route is for fans to take the train from London Bridge to
South Bermondsey, with the ground a short walk direct from the station.
Introduction
• West Ham United will go top of the npower Championship table for the first
time in 2011/12 if they can achieve victory over Millwall at The Den. The
Hammers go into the weekend in fourth place, having collected 13 points from
their opening six league matches. Millwall are 15th, having picked up six
points from six matches played. A draw would lift the Hammers above
Middlesbrough into third.
• Sam Allardyce's men are seeking a fourth straight away npower Championship
victory at The Den, having defeated Doncaster Rovers (1-0), Watford (4-0)
and Nottingham Forest (4-1) on their own turf already this season. Should
they win, West Ham will record four consecutive away league victories for
the first time since April-September 2007, when they overcame Wigan
Athletic, Manchester United, Birmingham City and Reading.
• Carlton Cole has scored in each of his previous four league matches.
Should he score on Saturday, he would match the five-straight league matches
he scored in between December 2008-January 2009, when he netted against
Portsmouth, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Fulham and Hull City.
• Millwall have not tasted victory in the league since defeating Nottingham
Forest 2-0 at The Den on 13 August. Since then, the Lions have drawn at home
with Peterborough United (2-2) and Barnsley (0-0) and lost at Southampton
(0-1) and Birmingham City (0-3).
• West Ham United have not won any of the previous six league meetings
between the clubs, all of which have come in the Championship. However, the
Hammers did taste victory the most-recent fixture between the
near-neighbours, scoring a 3-1 League Cup second-round victory at the Boleyn
Ground on 25 August 2009.
• The Hammers' most-recent league victory over Millwall took place on 24
February 1991 with a 3-1 win at home in the old Division Two. Frank
McAvennie scored twice.
• Millwall are unbeaten in four home matches against West Ham United - a run
stretching back to the Hammers' 1-0 Division One victory at The Den on 3
December 1988, when Paul Ince was the match-winner. The match also marked
West Ham's only success at Millwall since the Second World War.
• Mark Noble is the only survivor from the West Ham United side that drew
1-1 with Millwall in the clubs' most-recent league meeting at the Boleyn
Ground on 16 April 2005. Marlon Harewood was on target for the Hammers that
day.
• Carlton Cole is seeking to score in his fifth consecutive league match,
having netted against Watford, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and
Portsmouth in recent weeks.
• Millwall's Irish goalkeeper David Forde spent two years at West Ham
between 2002 and 2004 but never featured in the first team. He moved to
Millwall in 2008.
• Millwall manager Kenny Jackett was busy during the summer transfer window,
bringing in Hull City striker Jay Simpson on loan and Bournemouth winger
Liam Feeney, Leicester City forward Dany N'Guessan, West Bromwich Albion's
Ryan Allsop, Sheffield United striker Darius Henderson, Charlton Athletic's
French midfielder Therry Racon and the unattached Jordan Stewart. Jackett
also allowed Wales striker Steve Morison to join Premier League new boys
Norwich City and veteran forward and club-record goalscorer Neil Harris to
move to Southend United.
• Sam Baldock scored twice in a 4-0 League One victory for MK Dons at
Millwall on 4 October 2008.
• Henri Lansbury scored a 90th-minute winner for Norwich City in their 2-1
Championship victory over Millwall at Carrow Road on 1 February 2011.
Team news
West Ham United
• Sam Allardyce could hand a full debut to David Bentley after the England
midfielder appeared as a second-half substitute against Portsmouth last
weekend.
• Summer signings Sam Baldock, Papa Bouba Diop and Brian Montenegro will all
hope to be involved. Diop and Montenegro both featured for the development
squad in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday. Guy Demel was also
involved but substituted early with a tight hamstring.
• Frederic Piquionne begins a three-match suspension after being sent-off in
the 4-3 npower Championship victory over Portsmouth on Saturday.
• Gary O'Neil (ankle) is out with long-term ankle injury. However, Peter
Kurucz has returned to training after a lengthy absence with a knee injury.
• Pablo Barrera and Jordan Spence are on season-long loans at Real Zaragoza
and Bristol City respectively. Ahmed Abdulla (Swindon Town), Jordan Brown
(Aldershot Town), Olly Lee (Dagenham & Redbridge), Cristian Montano (Notts
County) and Callum McNaughton (AFC Wimbledon) are all out on temporary
loans.
Millwall
• Millwall are likely to be without summer capture Therry Racon (ankle).
• Striker Shaun Batt has a calf strain.
• Winger Chris Hackett has missed the club's last two league games with back
problems.
Last time out
Saturday 10 September 2011
npower Championship
West Ham United 4-3 Portsmouth
West Ham United: Green, O'Brien, McCartney, Reid, Tomkins, Lansbury, Noble,
Nolan, Faubert (Bentley 57), Taylor, Cole (Piquionne 85)
Subs not used: Boffin, Faye, Baldock
Goals: Taylor 9, Lansbury 53, Noble 72 (pen), Cole 76
Sunday 11 September 2011
Birmingham City 3-0 Millwall
Millwall: Forde, Robinson, Mkandawire, Craig, Ward, Dunne, Bouazza (Henry
61), Trotter, Feeney (N'Guessan 61), Simpson (Marquis 72), Henderson
Subs not used: Mildenhall, Abdou
Goals: None
Previous meetings
• The most-recent meeting between the two clubs was for a Carling Cup
second-round tie at the Boleyn Ground on 25 August 2009. Millwall took the
lead through Neil Harris on 26 minutes and looked set to complete an upset
victory until Junior Stanislas equalised with three minutes of normal time
remaining. Stanislas then netted a penalty eight minutes into extra time
before Zavon Hines completed the scoring after 100 minutes.
West Ham United: Green, Faubert, Gabbidon, Tomkins, Spector, Collison,
Parker, Kovac (Nouble 62), Payne (Hines 46), Cole (Upson 109), Stanislas
Subs not used: Kurucz, Daprela, Collins, O.Lee
Millwall: Forde, Dunne, Smith, Frampton , Barron , Hackett, Fuseini, Laird,
Martin (Price 91), Alexander (Bolder 99), Harris (Grimes 99)
Subs not used: Sullivan
• The teams last meeting at the Den took place in the Championship on 21
November 2004, when Daniele Dichio scored the only goal of the game to
secure a 1-0 victory for Millwall.
• This will be the 25th meeting between the two clubs. West Ham United have
nine wins, with ten draws and five victories for Milwall.
Head to head
(Last six meetings)
25 August 2009 - West Ham United 3-1 Millwall AET (Carling Cup second round)
16 April 2005 - West Ham United 1-1 Millwall
21 November 2004 - Millwall 1-0 West Ham United
21 March 2004 - Millwall 4-1 West Ham United
28 September 2003 - West Ham United 1-1 Millwall
28 March 1993 - West Ham United 2-2 Millwall
Overall record v Millwall (all competitions): W 9, D 10, L 5
Ten-year records
West Ham United
2010/11 Premier League 20th (33 points)
2009/10 Premier League 17th (35 points)
2008/09 Premier League 9th (51 points)
2007/08 Premier League 10th (49 points)
2006/07 Premier League 15th (41 points)
2005/06 Premier League 9th (55 points)
2004/05 Championship 6th (73 points - promoted to Premier League via
play-offs)
2003/04 Championship 4th (74 points)
2002/03 Premier League 18th (42 points - relegated to Championship)
2001/02 Premier League 7th (53 points)
Millwall
2010/11 Championship 9th (67 points)
2009/10 League One 3rd (85 points - promoted to Championship via Play-Offs)
2008/09 League One 5th (82 points)
2007/08 League One 17th (52 points)
2006/07 League One 10th (66 points)
2005/06 Championship 23rd (40 points - relegated to League One)
2004/05 Championship 10th (66 points)
2003/04 Division One 10th (69 points)
2002/03 Division One 9th (66 points)
2001/02 Division One 4th (77 points)
Referee
• Saturday's referee will be Lee Mason.
• Mason started refereeing in 1988 and in 1992 he was added to the North
West Counties Football League assistant referees' list, and progressed to
full referee for that competition four years later.
• He was included on the Football League list of assistant referees in 1998,
and was then added to the Premier League list in 2000.
• In 2002, he was promoted to referee for the Football League and in 2003
became a 'Development Group' referee, before finally reaching the Premier
League list of Select Group referees in 2006.
• His first ever match in the top tier was on 4 February 2006, when
Middlesbrough lost 4-0 at home to Aston Villa.
• Mason was chosen to control the League One Play-Off final between Barnsley
and Swansea on 27 May 2006.
• The 39-year-old took charge of three West Ham United Premier League
fixtures last season - the 1-1 draw at Stoke City, the 3-3 draw at West
Bromwich Albion and the 4-2 home defeat by Manchester United.
Old boys
• West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce spent two seasons with Millwall as a
player between 1981 and 1983, scoring twice in 63 league appearances.
• Billy Bonds and Pat Holland have both formed part of the Lions' management
in recent years.
• Among the players to have represented both clubs are Harry Cripps, Lawrie
Leslie, Jim Standen, Brian Dear, Paul Allen, Paul Goddard, Tony Cottee,
Teddy Sheringham, Neil Ruddock and Lucas Neill.
Up next
• West Ham United host Peterborough United in the npower Championship on
Saturday 24 September, with kick-off at 3pm. The club is running the Kids
for a Fiver scheme for this match.
• Millwall travel to Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carling
Cup third round on Tuesday 20 September for a 7.45pm kick-off.
General information
• All standard tickets for Saturday's match have SOLD OUT.
• Supporters travelling to The Den are encouraged to use public transport.
The easiest route is by train to South Bermondsey, which is just a
five-minute ride from London Bridge. From the railway station, there is a
specially-built walkway for away supporters to take them directly to the
away turnstiles and back to the station after the match.
• The weather forecast is for a cloudy day with a daytime high temperature
of 16C (61F).
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Nouble loaned to Gills
WHUFC.com
Striker Frank Nouble will join Gillingham on an Emergency loan until 15
October
15.09.2011
West Ham United can confirm that Frank Nouble will join League Two club
Gillingham on Emergency Loan on Friday. The forward, who has also been given
permission to appear for the Gills in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, will
remain at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium until Saturday 15 October. Nouble,
who scored in the Hammers' pre-season match against Swiss side BSC Young
Boys in July and turns 20 on 24 September, could make his debut at Hereford
United on Saturday.
The south London-based striker could play up to six matches for the Kent
club over the coming month, including a potential meeting with fellow loanee
Callum McNaughton when Gillingham travel to AFC Wimbledon on 1 October. The
England Under-19 international, who has previously been loaned to West
Bromwich Albion, Swindon Town, Swansea City, Barnsley and Charlton, becomes
the eighth player to be allowed to leave the Boleyn Ground on a temporary
basis. Pablo Barrera (Real Zaragoza) and Jordan Spence (Bristol City) are on
season-long loans, while Olly Lee (Dagenham & Redbridge), Cristian Montano
(Notts County), Ahmed Abdulla (Swindon Town), Jordan Brown and Robert Hall
(Oxford United) are all away gaining valuable experience for shorter
periods.
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Noble determined for derby
WHUFC.com
Mark Noble imagined playing football with his friends to net a vital penalty
against Portsmouth
15.09.2011
Lifelong West Ham United fan Mark Noble is desperate to earn victory at
Millwall on Saturday lunchtime. While he knows it will not be easy, the
Canning Town-born player is adamant that Big Sam's side can bring three
points back through the Blackwall Tunnel from The Den. "With the players
that we've got, we can go to any place and win," he told West Ham TV. "There
is no other aim. We aren't going anywhere thinking a point is good enough,
because a point isn't good enough for us. We want to win every game and
that's what we're hoping to do. "When you win games, everyone is happy,
training is happier and the ground is happier and everything is a little bit
better. "We need to keep on winning to get to the place where we want to be
- the Premier League - and carry on our form there."
Noble goes into the Millwall game on a high having imagined playing football
with his friends to help him score his first goal of the season in the
thrilling 4-3 npower Championship victory over Portsmouth last weekend. The
club's longest-serving player showed nerves of steel to convert from the
spot after Pompey captain Jason Pearce had been penalised for handball, and
revealed that his calmness was drawn from visualising himself playing
football in the park with his friends. Carlton Cole added a fourth a short
time later to render Greg Halford's late spot-kick meaningless. "The only
think going through my head was where to hit it," the No16 said. "You just
have to block everything out and imagine you're playing over the park with
your mates. "Luckily enough the keeper went the wrong way and I managed to
score.
"The most important thing was Coley's goal which gave us a little bit of a
cushion and we won the game, which is all that matters."
Noble was delighted not just to break his own seasonal duck but also to help
his team record their first home win since overcoming Stoke City on 5 March
2011. "We needed to get the voodoo off our backs. In the last couple of
games, we've put in good performances but let in two late goals - one
against Cardiff and one against Leeds. We needed to put them behind us and
we did that. "We got the three points and that's what we wanted."
Noble knows he will have to keep up the good work if he is to retain his
place in the manager's starting XI. With Henri Lansbury scoring and earning
Man of the Match honours on debut, David Bentley catching the eye as a
substitute, Kevin Nolan and Matt Taylor on form and Jack Collison left out
after his midweek exertions with Wales, the 24-year-old is one of a host of
midfielders battling for a staring berth. "Of course we know we've got to
play well to get picked. Jack played in midweek and we know his situation
[coming back from injury] so he was rested. Henri came in and impressed and
obviously Bents came on and showed little glimpses of what he's about. "We
just need to keep winning. If we can get on a roll and win, win, win then
everything gets a bit easier."
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Leo learning fast
WHUFC.com
Leo Chambers is eager to enjoy success with club and country this season
15.09.2011
Leo Chambers is eyeing success with club and country this season. The
defender recently led England's Under-17s to victory at a four-team FA
International Tournament and is now eyeing further glory in the Young Lions'
UEFA European U17 Championship qualifiers against Latvia, Bosnia &
Herzegovina and Netherlands in October. At club level, the first-year
scholar is already an important member of the Under-18 side that has won
four matches in a row and sits top of the FA Premier Academy League.
Chambers, who should play away to Coventry City on Saturday morning, is
looking to push on at international level as well, despite only turning 16
on 5 August. "We have got the European Championship qualifiers in October,
so I'm looking to make the squad for then. I think I've done myself justice
in the tournament we just played. "I captained the team in the two games we
won against Italy and Portugal and we won the tournament, so I think I did
well. "We've got quite a strong side at Under-17 level. We've got some
really talented individuals and now we just have to get together as a group
and working as a team."
"Here at West Ham, it's been a very good start for us and it's just a
question of continuing it into our next game. "We're looking to win the
league and go a long way in the FA Youth Cup. It's just about putting things
together and we can have a good season. "It's been hard moving away from
home, but that's a sacrifice you have to make and hopefully it'll pay off. I
am enjoying living with the lads in the Academy House, so it couldn't be
going any better."
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The joy of six
KUMB.com
Filed: Thursday, 15th September 2011
By: Staff Writer
Frank Nouble has joined Gillingham on a short-term loan. The 19-year-old
development team striker has joined the Kent side on an emergency loan. His
stay at the Priestfied stadium is set to last until mid-October (15th).
Incredibly, Gillingham will become the SIXTH club for whom Nouble has played
on a temporary basis since moving to West Ham from Chelsea in the summer of
2009. His first spell out on loan came just six months after he moved to
east London, when he joined then-Championship outfit West Bromwich Albion
for a month. Less than a fortnight after returning from the Midlands, Nouble
was sent to Swindon for the remainder of the 2009/10 campaign. Just a month
into last season the Lewisham-born striker joined former-Championship club
Swansea for six weeks, before moving north to join fellow second flight
outfit Barnsley on transfer deadline day last January. Six weeks with the
Tykes was immediately followed by three weeks with League One side Charlton
during March of this year; his move to Gillingham making the Gills his
eighth club. Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler, speaking on Gillingham FC's
website tonight said: "I've seen Frank a few times, in fact I saw him play
for Chelsea as a youngster. He was 13 years old then and he was already a
big lad. "He is quick as well, so he will bring something different to the
side. He has good experience and has been around a few clubs already on
loan. I think he should slot in nicely and hopefully bring a few goals to
the club. "Frank has an excellent pedigree and comes to us from a proper
club and I would like to thank West Ham and Ian Hendon for helping us out on
this one. Frank needs games and hopefully we can help him, like we helped
Cody McDonald last season. "He will train with us tomorrow and he has every
chance of being in the side on Saturday."
Currently on loan
Abroad: Pablo Barrera (Real Zaragoza); Championship: Jordan Spence (Bristol
City); League One: Cristian Montano (Notts County); League Two: Olly Lee
(Dagenham & Redbridge), Ahmed Abdulla (Swindon Town), Jordan Brown
(Aldershot), Robert Hall (Oxford United), Frank Nouble (Gillingham).
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Millwall v West Ham United
KUMB.com
Filed: Thursday, 15th September 2011
By: Preview Percy
Preview Percy is actually away on a Saga Cruise on the SS Marco Boogers
which is currently touring somewhere where he'll complain about the food,
water, tea, heat and anything else he can think of while he's not chasing
after rich widows. Which is exactly what he's like when he's at home really.
In his absence, we got an old Millwall preview of his, dusted it down and
added a few bits and pieces in the hope none of you would notice. We're not
going to give him any more Werthers Originals though...
Since the date of this weekend's derby was announced every teenage keyboard
warrior on both sides of the divide has been chipping in about 'standing
your ground' and 'making sure that they don't take liberties', seemingly
oblivious to the fact that Green Street was fiction rather than a
documentary. It was a bloody awful film as well for what it's worth.
Of course it's fair to say that they have more than their fair share of
unpleasant characters amongst their numbers. Years ago your correspondent
lived not a million miles away from their ground. Unsurprisingly, most of my
then local pub was actually Chelsea. One of the funniest things I've ever
heard a Chelsea supporter say came up in a debate he was having with a
Millwall fan who was spouting forth very loudly that only Millwall fans had
any true passion for their team.
The Chelsea fan calmly pointed out that: a) the side for whom the fans
showed 'so much passion' were playing at home in a vital promotion match as
they spoke; b) the ground was literally half empty; c) the ground was only
two miles away from the pub; and d) neither the Millwall supporter nor any
of his replica kit-wearing mates had managed to muster up enough 'passion'
to either make the two-mile trip to the ground or to bother to watch the
match on any of the five big screens that the pub possessed.
Of course whenever Millwall are mentioned there is usually someone on hand
to point out the strides the club have made in recent times to disassociate
themselves from the more Neanderthal elements of society, though employing
Dennis Wise as manager a while back was probably a bit of a publicity own
goal in that respect.
In researching this piece I did happen across one unofficial attempt to give
the club a slightly different image in the form of a website aimed at gay
supporters called The Pink Lions. The home page calls upon the London gay
community to adopt the club in order to 'reclaim the club from the thuggish
element' and asks us to imagine a 'sell-out at the New Den every week with a
carnival atmosphere'.
Sadly for those of us who love cheap jokes, since the site was set up some
years ago that appears to have been it, with little activity taking place
since. You have to give them ten out of ten for trying mind, though I'd say
that the home page slogan 'You ain't a real man 'til you've had a 'Wall fan'
is probably a few years ahead of its time in New Cross.
Last time the two clubs met in the 2009 Carling Cup (a game won 3-1 by West
Ham after extra time), Millwall had just missed out on promotion after a
hilarious play-off final that saw them go down 3-2 to Scunthorpe, a team
that play in in claret and blue and are known as 'The Iron'. Which made a
few of us smile at the time.
Goalscorer for the Lions that day was Gary Alexander, another player who
started life out at the Boleyn and eventually ending up the wrong side of
the river via spells at Exeter, Swindon, Hull and the Os. Alexander missed
an absolute sitter at Wembley and, if one were in mischievous mood, one
might almost think that he was simply doing his job as a former Hammer. An
amusing thought but for the fact that he was reputedly a Millwall supporter
as a boy.
On the pitch it's been an unbeaten start at home thus far for 'Wall. They've
beaten Forest (2-0), Morecombe in the Carling Cup (2-0) whilst drawing with
Peterborough (2-2) and Barnsley (0-0). These results, combined with just one
win and a draw from their four away games leaves them in 15th place in the
Championship going into the game.
Leading goalscorers in the league this season are Darius Henderson -
Millwall's summer signing from Sheffield United - and Liam Trotter (no,
really) with two apiece. Hameur Bouazza, who moved to the Den on a free
transfer in the summer having been released by French Ligue 2 club
Arles-Avignon also has two to his name, although one of those came in the
Carling Cup.
In between the sticks should be regular stopper David Forde, one of a number
of players to have featured for both clubs. The 31-year-old Irishman spent
two years at West Ham from 2002-2004 but failed to make a single first-team
appearance; subsequent spells at Derry City, Cardiff, Luton and Bournemouth
led Forde to Milwall in 2008, for whom this weekend will mark his 150th
league appearance.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce - who made 65 apperances for George Graham's
Millwall during a two-year spell in the early '80s as part of a side that
featured a young Teddy Sheringham - has a plethora of options to choose from
this weekend but will almost certainly stick to his favoured 4-3-3
formation. That should leave Carlton 'Goals' Cole as as shoo-in for the
target man role with John Carew likely to take the suspended Freddy
Piquionne's place on the bench.
Julien Faubert and Matt Taylor started out wide against Portsmouth last
weekend and with both likely to pose unique problems for the opposition -
Taylor from his free kicks and corners, Faubert with his pace and crossing
ability - the likes of David Bentley and Sam Baldock will almost certainly
have to settle for the bench, at best. Mark Noble has his best game of the
season against Pompey which should guarantee him the nod ahead of Papa Bouba
Diop, whilst Kevin Nolan and Henri Lansbury did little to suggest they
deserve to be dropped.
However the defence represents Sam Allardyce's biggest problem, with West
Ham having conceded eight goals in their last four outings. Joey O'Brien and
George McCartney will probably start given the lack of competition -
although Guy Demel could be an option for Allardyce due to his size - but
the boss faces a real conundrum at centre half where he will decide whether
to stick with youngsters James Tomkins and Winston Reid, or introduce
Abdoulaye Faye for a little added steel and experience.
Enjoy the game - and stay safe.
Danger man: Darius Henderson. Signed on a free during the summer, the
30-year-old striker maintained a 'one in three' goalscoring record for some
six years in the Championship whilst with Watford and Sheffield United. With
two from six games so far this season, he looks set to continue that
respectable record.
Referee: Lee Mason. His first appointment with West Ham this season although
he officiated on three occasions last term; the 1-1 draw at Stoke, the 4-2
home defeat against Man Utd and, most notably, the 3-3 Scott Parker-inspired
draw at West Brom. The other officials on duty are Ceri Richards and Simon
Bennett (linos) and fourth official Gavin Ward.
Look out for: People trying to tell your fortune or sell you heather. If you
must buy the heather make sure it comes from a sustainable source and on no
account agree to have your drive tarmaced.
Last meeting: West Ham Utd 3 Millwall 1 AET (Stanislas 2, Hines) - 25th
August 2009.
Head to Head: (Football League only) West Ham 9; Millwall 5; Draws 10.
Leading goalscorers: Cole (West Ham) 4; Nolan (West Ham) 2, Henderson
(Millwall) 2, Trotter (Millwall) 2, Bouazza (Millwall) 2.
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Noble - Draw won't cut it
Midfielder sets sights on three points from every game
Last Updated: September 15, 2011 5:22pm
SSN
West Ham midfielder Mark Noble says his side must go into every game looking
to win, insisting a point is not a good enough result. The 24-year-old
scored his first goal of the season in the Hammers' 4-3 victory over
Portsmouth last weekend, recording their first home win since beating Stoke
in March. And ahead of the trip to local rivals Milwall on Saturday, Noble
believes the Hammers have what is needed to take three points. Noble told
the club's official website: "With the players that we've got, we can go to
any place and win. There is no other aim. "We aren't going anywhere thinking
a point is good enough, because a point isn't good enough for us. We want to
win every game and that's what we're hoping to do. "When you win games,
everyone is happy, training is happier and the ground is happier and
everything is a little bit better. "If we can get on a roll and win, win,
win then everything gets a bit easier."
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Gills delight as Nouble signs
Last Updated: September 15, 2011 6:28pm
SSN
Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler is delighted at completing the signing of
Frank Nouble from West Ham on a one-month loan deal. The 19-year-old - who
has enjoyed loan stints at West Brom,Swindon, Swansea, Barnsley and Charlton
- arrives at Priestfield to bolster Gillingham's attacking options.
Hessenthaler told Gillingham's official website: "Frank has an excellent
pedigree and comes to us from a proper club and I would like to thank West
Ham and Ian Hendon (former Gills assistant manager and now development coach
at Upton Park) for helping us out on this one." Gills have been short in the
final third since losing Adam Birchall over the summer to a long-term knee
injury, with Hessenthaler earlier this week missing out on the services of
Jon-Paul Pittman after he decided to complete a loan switch to Crawley
instead. Nouble, an England Under-19 international, started his career at
Chelsea before completing a switch to West Ham in the summer of 2009. He has
made a total of 10 Premier League appearances for the Hammers. He is
available to make his debut in Saturday's clash at Hereford.
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Sam Allardyce in 'cool it' plea to Hammers fans
By ANDREW DILLON
Published: Today
The Sun
SAM ALLARDYCE has told West Ham fans and players to keep cool in tomorrow's
clash at Millwall. The Hammers boss knows all about the rivalry between the
two clubs having played for Lions for two years back in the 1980s. Allardyce
said: "It seems to be more about my era than today's. "From what I hear it's
about the old boys coming out of retirement just for this game. "I can't
understand that because I'm 57 so they must be in their 50s. "It's just
about a good game and hoping everyone behaves themselves."
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Interpol join search for missing ex-West Ham striker
Published 10:36 15/09/11 By Neil McLeman
The Mirror
Former West Ham forward Savio is being sought by Interpol after disappearing
in Italy. The Ugandan-born German citizen signed for the Hammers in a £9m
deal in January 2009 but only started one match and failed to score. He is
now on loan to Juve Stabia from Fiorentina but the 22-year-old has not been
seen since texting his coach he would not make training for "personal
reasons" last Thursday. Juve Stabia sporting director Salvatore Di Somma
said: 'The player's mother lodged a complaint with Interpol and the police
have released a photo of him to try to find him soon. Currently there is
still no trace of the player and his family, close friends or police know
where he is or what has happen. "I am sorry above all for the human impact
of this affair and naturally hope he can be found as quickly as possible."
Serie B side Juve Stabia are from Castellammare di Stabia, a town on the Bay
of Naples.
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Police vow to prevent more Millwall-West Ham trouble
Published 21:00 15/09/11 By Neil McLeman
The Mirror
Police are determined to prevent a repeat of crowd trouble between West Ham
and Millwall fans at their London derby on Saturday. The last meeting
between them, two years ago, saw a supporter stabbed, 64 arrests and both
clubs charged by the FA. West Ham were fined £115,000 for failing to control
their fans. Superintendent Suzanne Wallace said: "Our message to fans is
simple - we will police matchday fairly but firmly. "If you're coming to
enjoy the game, we will help you do that. However, if you intend to cause
trouble you will find your efforts thwarted."
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Allardyce wants fight but no fighting in Millwall showdown
Published 22:30 14/09/11 By Ann Gripper
The Mirror
Sam Allardyce has urged his West Ham players to use the red-hot derby
atmosphere at Millwall as inspiration. The bitter London rivals meet at the
New Den at Saturday lunchtime with Hammers fourth and the Lions a lowly 15th
in the Championship. Allardyce has called on both sets of fans to behave
themselves, after a Carling Cup clash between the clubs two years ago was
marred by large-scale trouble, but does hope the passion on show inside the
stadium will help his team maintain their 100 per cent away record. "Our job
is to control ourselves and produce the quality of football we have within
our abilities, to make it a thoroughly entertaining game against our local
rivals in the right way," he said.
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Tony Cottee column: West Ham have better players than Millwall
London 24
Tony Cottee, West Ham columnist
Thursday, September 15, 2011
12:23 PM
"There is no doubting that we have the better players, it is all down to
effort, application and determination" This weekend, West Ham travel to
Millwall and I am just hoping that the football makes the headlines and not
any trouble. We all remember what happened two years ago and I hope that
there is no repeat of that and the that both sets of fans can get to and
from the game safely. The Hammers will receive a hostile reception from the
home crowd on Saturday and if they deal with that, then I expect that West
Ham will have too much for the home side. There is no doubting that we have
the better players, it is all down to effort, application and determination.
Having said that, The New Den is a tough place to go to and Millwall are
unbeaten at home this season and it hasn't been a happy hunting ground for
the Hammers of late. Despite West Ham's great away record this season, at a
local derby, recent form tends to go out of the window. However, if we show
the same level of desire, passion and effort that we did last weekend
against Portsmouth, I expect the Hammers to get the win and continue their
push up the Championship table. Tony Cottee was talking to Nathaniel John
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