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Winston Reid enjoyed a memorable afternoon during Saturday's 6-0 win against
Brighton
17.04.2012
Winston Reid had plenty of reasons to be happy following Saturday's six-star
performance against Brighton and Hove Albion. The New Zealand international
continued his comeback from a worrying head injury suffered on All Whites
duty in February with a commanding display against the Seagulls. Reid
collected a clean sheet bonus, while also being able to enjoy a sensational
attacking display by his team-mates - most notably hat-trick hero Ricardo
Vaz Te. All those ingredients added up to a first home win in eight home
npower Championship matches and the Hammers putting themselves right back in
the mix for automatic promotion. "To be honest it was nice to finally put a
performance together at home," said the No2. "Obviously we've not been
winning at home lately so it was good to get the victory and in good style
as well. "I think all the back four were good, particularly as it has been
changed around a little bit."
Reid was hurt when he received a kick to the head while playing for New
Zealand against Jamaica in his native Auckland at the end of February. The
blow put him out of action for a month, but the 23-year-old revealed his
absence could have been much longer in duration. "It's nice to be playing
again, especially as the injuries I've had have just been fluke accidents
really. It is not as if I have torn a hamstring or anything. "I just wanted
to get on with it and play. It was a bit worrying because we didn't know
initially how long it was going to last. "The first prognosis was eight
weeks and that would have been my season finished but thankfully I was able
to start training and it has been good to be back out on the pitch again."
While Reid's return has been welcome, so has the prolific form of Vaz Te,
who has netted ten goals in 12 matches since his arrival from Barnsley in
January. "Vaz has added clinical finishing. He finishes his chances off and
is always a threat. Nicky Maynard has also come in and contributed as well.
"It was a perfect performance by Vaz on Saturday."
Reid and Vaz Te will want to maintain their outstanding form over West Ham's
final three league fixtures at Bristol City, Leicester City and at home to
Hull City.
Should they do so, the Hammers will have a better chance of overhauling
second-place Southampton. "We have to take it game by game and see how it
goes. The only thing we can do is win our last three games and take it from
there. "We have got a couple of away games before Hull come to us on the
28th and hopefully we can pick up three wins."
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Bristol City v West Ham
BBC.co.uk
KO 19:45
16 April 2012
Last updated at 18:11
NPOWER CHAMPIONSHIP
Venue: Ashton Gate Date: Tuesday, 17 April Kick-off: 1945 BST
Bristol City will be without suspended striker Brett Pitman and James Wilson
(ankle) is out for the season. Kalifa Cisse and Lewin Nyatanga are both
doubtful with ankle problems and Marvin Elliott and David Clarkson are both
injured.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is unlikely to make changes following the 6-0
win over Brighton at the weekend. On-loan defender George McCartney will be
assessed following concussion and Joey O'Brien (thigh) is doubtful.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• This is the 30th competitive match between these clubs. West Ham
have won 16, and Bristol City only four.
• Of those, the Hammers have only beaten Bristol City twice away from
home in the league.
• The most recent was 5-1 in their last visit to Ashton Gate in
September 1992.
Bristol City
• Bristol City, hoping to secure a sixth straight season in the
Championship, are one place and four points above the relegation zone.
• The Robins have won two and drawn three of their last five, and
Derek McInnes will be hoping to inspire his side to a second six-game
unbeaten sequence since his arrival in October.
• Their only victories against top-eight clubs were home and away to
Southampton.
West Ham United
• West Ham are in third place, three points behind Southampton, with
Leicester to visit and Hull to host after this. They are chasing a 600th
victory in second-level league football.
• The Hammers have not made an immediate return to the top flight
since 1993, but showed their intent with a 6-0 home victory over Brighton at
the weekend. They have scored 19 goals in six games, but have hit the back
of the net in each of the last 11.
• The club with the best away record in the division are looking to
extend their club record haul of victories on the road to 13 with a third in
succession. That would also take the longest current unbeaten sequence away
from home in the Championship to seven games.
• Ricardo Vaz Te has scored eight goals in five games.
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50 years of drubbings
KUMB.com
Filed: Monday, 16th April 2012
By: Staff Writer
West Ham's demolition of Brighton on Saturday was only the second time in
the last 20 years that the Irons have scored six goals in a competitive
fixture. However such an impressive feat used to be a far more regular
occurrence at the Boleyn; with that in mind, we took a look at the history
books to recall those other occasions on which West Ham buried the
opposition by six or more.
How many of these can you remember?
2000s (1)
14th April 2012: West Ham Utd 6-0 Brighton (nPower Championship)
3-0 up after just ten minutes, the Hammers hit six for the first time in 14
years by equalling their goalscoring exploits after the break. New signing
Ricardo Vaz Te was in blistering form, scoring a hat-trick.
1990s (4)
10th January 1998: West Ham Utd 6-0 Barnsley (FA Carling Premiership)
Once Frank Lampard had opened the scoring in the fifth minute there was no
looking back. Further goals from Samassi Abou (2), Stan Lazaridis and Johns
Moncur and Hartson condemned the Yorkshire club to a humiliating defeat on
the last occasion in which West Ham hit six in a top-flight fixture.
11th October 1992: West Ham Utd 6-0 Sunderland (Barclays Division One)
West Ham responded to being knocked out of the League Cup by lowly Crewe
Alexandra the week before by thumping Sunderland with goals from Kevin Keen,
Trevor Morley, Martin Allen, Alvin Martin and Robson (2) in front of the
Boleyn's lowest league crowd for 30 years (just 10,326).
16th January 1991: West Ham Utd 6-1 Aldershot (FA Cup Third Round Replay)
Having been held to a goalless draw in the first tie - an away game switched
to Upton Park - Billy Bonds' side hit back in perfect fashion by smashing
the Shots. This replay was over by the break as West Ham stormed into a 4-1
lead before second half goals from Trevor Morley (his second) and Jimmy
Quinn secured an emphatic victory. West Ham went on to reach the semi-finals
where they were knocked out by Keith Hackett.
6th October 1990: West Ham Utd 7-1 Hull City (Barclays Division Two)
Just three months prior to the Aldershot game West Ham smashed Hull in a
game best known for being the match in which Steve Potts scored the only
goal of his professional career. The defender's 'sublime' effort was
complemented by goals from Jimmy Quinn (2), Julian Dicks (2), George Parris
and Trevor Morley.
1980s (3)
21st April 1986: West Ham Utd 8-1 Newcastle Utd (Division One)
A game famous for Alvin Martin scoring a hat-trick against three different
goalkeepers - and one in which former manager Glenn Roeder also managed to
net an embarrassing own goal. The other four goals on the day came from Ray
Stewart (pen), Neil Orr, Paul Goddard and Frank McAvennie. The three
goalkeepers for Newcastle were Martin Thomas, centre half Chris Hedworth and
striker Peter Beardsley.
9th October 1984: West Ham Utd 6-1 Bristol City (League Cup Second Round,
Second Leg)
Having drawn the first leg at Ashton Gate 2-2, City might have thought they
were in with a chance of snatching an unlikely win in the second leg at the
Boleyn Ground. At half time they were justified in doing so with the score
1-1 (Cottee for United and Walsh from the penalty spot for City) - before a
five-goal blitz in 31 second half minutes from the Irons sent them through
to the third round with ease.
25th October 1983: West Ham Utd 10-0 Bury (League Cup Second Round, Second
Leg)
West Ham's biggest win of all time. Tony Cottee gave John Lyall's team a
second minute lead before Bury missed a penalty two minutes later.
Thereafter the goals rained in from all angles with Cottee grabbing four,
Devonshire and Brooking a brace plus goals from Martin and Stewart (from the
penalty spot). And to think that West Ham had only narrowly edged the first
leg 2-1 at Gigg Lane courtesy of Neil Orr's 82nd minute winner.
1970s (2)
21st September 1974: West Ham Utd 6-2 Leicester City (Division One)
Frank Worthington's blatant dive won a penalty from which the Foxes scored
to go one-up after ten minutes. Clearly incensed, the Hammers hit back
through strikes from Jennings, Bonds and Gould to lead 3-1 at the break. The
score was repeated after the break with Jennings and Gould grabbing another
and debutant Keith Robson scoring his first for the club.
18th September 1974: West Ham Utd 6-0 Tranmere Rovers (League Cup Second
Round)
Just three days before thrashing Leicester, West Ham whacked little Tranmere
in the League Cup. With the Hammers 5-0 up through a Johnny Ayris effort and
a brace each from Billy Bonds and Bobby Gould, the Hammers won a last minute
penalty - which Billy Bonds handed to Bobby Gould so that the want away
striker may complete his hat-trick instead of himself.
1960s (11*)
19th October 1968: West Ham Utd 8-0 Sunderland (Division One)
West Ham's joint-record league win (equalling the 8-0 win over Rotherham 10
years earlier) and also one in which Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in each
half. The England striker's goals came in the 18th, 34th, 44th, 46th, 61st
and 71st minutes - whilst Bobby Moore and a young Trevor Brooking grabbed
the other two goals.
4th September 1968: West Ham Utd 7-2 Bolton Wanderers (League Cup Second
Round)
Just a matter of weeks before the Rokerites were smashed 8-0 at the Boleyn,
Ron Greenwood's rip-roaring goal-scoring Hammers put seven past Bolton. West
Ham were 2-0 up after seven minutes through Hurst and Peters before another
quick-fire double from Hurst - ensuring a first half hat-trick - made it
4-0. Bolton responded with a goal either side of the break but further
efforts from Johnny Sisson, Trevor Brooking and Harry Redknapp secured a
comfortable win.
3rd February 1968: West Ham Utd 7-2 Fulham (Division One)
On the first of three occasions that West Ham were to score seven or more in
1968, Fulham - managed by a young Bobby Robson - were on the receiving end
of a good old-fashioned thrashing despite scoring first (through Steve
Earle). On the score sheet for United were such luminaries as Brooking,
Hurst (two each), Dear, Peters and Moore. West Ham were 6-1 up after 63
minutes.
7th November 1966: West Ham Utd 7-0 Leeds Utd (League Cup Fourth Round)
One of the - if not the - greatest surprise wins of them all. Featuring the
likes of Jack Charlton, Billy Bremner and Norman Hunter, Leeds were swept
aside by some quite breathtaking football. Ron Greenwood had promised to
inject some "northern steel" in an "inconsistent team" but this was a
victory for what was later described as "purist southern artistry". Sissons
and Hurst grabbed a hat-trick each and Martin Peters the other.
5th November 1966: West Ham Utd 6-1 Fulham (Division One)
Two days before humping Leeds 7-0, Fulham were swept aside by a master class
from Hurst (four goals) and Peters (two). Trevor Brooking's idol Johnny
Haynes put the Cottagers ahead before Hurst levelled ahead of the break.
Just 22,260 fans saw West Ham go on to destroy Fulham with five goals in the
second half. Additional wins over Tottenham (4-3) and Newcastle (3-0) meant
West Ham scored 20 goals in four games within a fortnight - yet they ended
the season in 16th place.
16th April 1965: West Ham Utd 6-1 WBA (Division One)
The match when Brian Dear broke all number of records by scoring five goals
in the space of just 20 minutes. The striker's first came in the final
minute of the first half - a goal that put West Ham two-up on the day
following Martin Peters' opener on the half-hour mark. Jeff Astle pulled one
back on the stroke of half time before Dear added goals in the 53rd, 56th,
59th and 64th minutes to set a top-flight goalscoring record that is
unlikely to ever be beaten.
16th December 1963: West Ham Utd 6-0 Workington Town (League Cup Fifth
Round)
Fourth division minnows Workington made it to the quarter-finals of the
League Cup in two successive seasons in the 1960's, losing to Chelsea in the
1964/65 tournament after a replay. West Ham made rather lighter work of the
Cumbrian side the year before however when a Budgie Byrne hat-trick -
complemented by goals from Boyce, Hurst and Scott - sent West Ham through to
a two-legged semi-final against Leicester (which they lost 6-3 on aggregate,
thus denying the Irons the opportunity of becoming the first club to win
both Cups in the same season).
18th May 1963: West Ham Utd 6-1 Manchester City (Division One)
City may be filthy-rich these days but until the current owners tipped up in
Manchester they were no great shakes (or should that be Sheiks?) West Ham
demolished the Citizens - who needed to win to stand any chance of avoiding
relegation - on the final day of the 1962/63 season after Geoff Hurst put
the irons two up after eight minutes. Realising they were dead and buried
City basically gave up, falling 4-0 behind by the break.
26th September 1962: West Ham Utd 6-0 Plymouth Argyle (League Cup Second
Round)
The second round of the League Cup has been a happy hunting ground for the
Hammers with no less than five entries in this list coming at that stage of
the competition. The first of those came in this League Cup tie which was
all but won by half time with Martin Peters' third minute strike being
complemented by a first half hat-trick from an on-fire John Byrne. Malcolm
Musgrove and Geoff Hurst piled on the misery for the south coast club after
the break as West Ham raced into a 6-0 lead after 58 minutes. Just 9,714
people saw this one.
8th September 1962: Manchester City 1-6 West Ham Utd (Division One)
The first entry in our list, the only away win and the first of two six-goal
hauls against a hapless Manchester City in the 62/63 season. City 'keeper
Bert Trautmann was sent off after West Ham's fifth for kicking the ball at
referee Ken Stokes. Incredibly, West Ham had been bottom of the league
before conjuring this win out of nowhere - although it was nothing new for
City who had already been beaten 8-1 by Wolves in the first game of the
season.
* West Ham also beat Arsenal 6-0 at home on 5th November 1960.
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Bristol City v West Ham preview
Last updated: 16th April 2012
SSN
Team news for Tuesday night's Championship clash between Bristol City and
West Ham at Ashton Gate. City will be without suspended striker Brett
Pitman, who was dismissed for a foul on Coventry's Jordan Clarke during the
Robins' crucial 3-1 victory over the Sky Blues on Easter Monday and serves
the second game of a three-match. City boss Derek McInnes will be hoping his
side move further clear of the relegation zone with a second consecutive
home victory, but they will have to do so without a number of first-teamers.
Kalifa Cisse is a major doubt with an ankle injury, Lewin Nyatanga is also
struggling with an ankle problem and another ankle victim, James Wilson, has
been ruled out for the rest of season. Midfielder Marvin Elliott (Achilles)
and striker David Clarkson (ankle) will also remain sidelined for the
remainder of the campaign.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will be hard pushed to make any changes for
after his side's 6-0 demolition of Brighton at the weekend. The Hammers were
outstanding as they raced into a three-nil lead after just 11 minutes
against the play-off chasing Seagulls, wrapping things up after the break.
Allardyce was subsequently able to substitute the likes of Gary O'Neil,
returning defender Guy Demel and hat-trick hero Ricardo Vaz Te to keep his
side fresh as they cope with the demands of two games in four days, although
there was no rest for his players as they returned to training on Sunday.
On-loan defender George McCartney will again be assessed having missed out
against Brighton due to the mild concussion he suffered in the 3-3 draw
against Birmingham on Easter Monday. As will right-back Joey O'Brien, who
has sat out of late with a thigh injury.
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NO FEAR IN CITY SIDE – MCINNES
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Bristol Evening Post
DEREK McInnes is adamant that his relegation-battling Bristol City players
will not fear Championship big-shots West Ham United. The two sides clash in
a crucial encounter at Ashton Gate tonight and the stakes could hardly be
higher for both clubs. City desperately want the three points to aid their
fight against the drop, while the Hammers need a win to close the gap on
Southampton and keep alive their hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier
League. Despite the disparity between the two teams, who are separated by 18
places, Robins boss McInnes insists he and his charges cannot wait to take
on the Championship's biggest club. Sam Allardyce's team may boast the best
away record in the English second tier, but McInnes said: "The game holds no
fears for us. There is a real sense of anticipation about the fixture and
there is a lot riding on it for both teams. "For all of that, the hungriest
team will be in my dressing room and we are really looking forward to this
fixture. "Regardless of whether we are playing a team at the top or bottom
of the table, it is our performances that will determine where we finish.
"The boys are itching to get going and that is always a good indication for
any manager. "When you get to this stage of the season, you get a lot of
players shying away from those situations. "But there is no fear in our
squad and it is good to see a hunger and a desire among the players to
influence things. The game cannot come quickly enough."
City are likely to come up against former Ashton Gate goal-scoring star
Nicky Maynard, who returns to BS3 for the first time since moving to Upton
Park in a £1.65 million deal in January. He is expected to spearhead an
attack that has registered 13 goals in the last three games and McInnes is
under no illusions as to the size of the task facing his team. He added:
"West Ham have assembled a squad to get them into the top flight and they
are very strong. They have power, they have pace and they have a goal
threat. "It says a lot about the pull of West Ham that they managed to take
our top scorer to try and help their cause to win a promotion. It shows the
strength of the opposition we are up against. "I'm under no illusions about
how difficult it will be, but we have to remember that we went to Upton Park
not so long ago and managed to get a well-deserved point. "We showed a lot
of qualities ourselves that night and that game certainly did not hold any
fears for us."
Currently four points clear of the relegation zone, City will be hoping
Millwall can do them a favour by beating third-from-bottom Coventry at the
Ricoh Arena tonight.
But McInnes is challenging his players to take matters into their own hands
during the final three games. He said: "We don't want to just stumble over
the line, we want to make sure we get the job done with a bit of quality, a
bit of poise and a bit of confidence. "I think we have been doing that of
late and it has to continue. "So long as we pick up the number of points we
think we are capable of getting, then it won't matter what else happens. "Of
course, it is only natural to want to look at other results after the game,
but our focus will be entirely on West Ham and not what is going on
elsewhere. McInnes will make an enforced change in central midfield after
losing Kalifa Cisse to the ankle injury that forced him to limp off during
Saturday's 2-2 draw at Birmingham. Wingers Yannick Bolasie and Albert Adomah
are both pushing for a recall to the starting line-up.
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Montano extends U's stay
Cristian Montano has extended his loan spell with Oxford United until the
end of the season.
Last Updated: 16/04/12 at 17:39 Post Comment
The West Ham striker has scored twice for the U's since joining on an
initial month-long deal in March, and he will now remain with the League Two
play-off chasers until the end of the current campaign. The terms of the
arrangement between the two clubs mean Montano will be eligible to feature
for the U's in the play-offs, should they secure a place in the top seven.
The forward told Oxford's official website: "It's good to have everything
sorted. I have enjoyed my time here and it is a good club There is a lot of
ambition here and everyone wants to get into League One and I am happy to
try and play my part in that aim. "Hopefully I can help the team achieve
that with one last extra push. I have settled quite well, know the lads,
know how we play and what sort of things are expected here. I feel I have my
confidence back and I am enjoying my football here. "Everyone here believes
we can do it (make the play-offs). There is definitely enough ability here
to do it and the football we play is really good. We pass the ball and play
through teams if we can and I think we do things the right way here."
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Can West Ham hold onto Ricardo Vaz Te if they miss out on promotion?
Here is The City
The West Ham United striker scored a brilliant hat-trick in the club's 6-0
win this weekend, which will have had Premier League scouts highly
impressed. When Sam Allardyce recruited Ricardo Vaz Te from Barnsley in
January, he will no doubt have mentioned used the prospect of top flight
football as a selling point in bringing him to Upton Park. Back then the
Hammers were clear favourites for promotion along with Southampton, but in
recent weeks Reading have crashed the party, defeating West Ham 4-2 at the
Boleyn a fortnight ago. Two into three won't go, and right now West Ham are
the odd ones out, sitting in third with just three league games to go. That
isn't to say they won't go up, the three point deficit can still be
overturned, and then there are the play-offs, known as a lottery, but the
odds (1 in 4) are in fact far better. But if, West Ham are unsuccessful,
holding onto their top players will be each bit as challenging as last
summer. One they will not want to see snapped up by the Premier League
vultures- is Ricardo Vaz Te. The 25-year-old Portuguese striker is a
livewire who was irrepressible on Saturday, bagging a spectacular hat-trick
against Gus Poyet's disappointing Brighton side. He has scored 10 goals in
12 games for the Hammers, bringing his league tally for the season to 20,
impressing all who have watched him. There is a fine margin between success
and failure, as West Ham are about to find out one way or another. Right
now, Vaz Te will be targeting playing in the Premier League next season, and
he has contributed even above expectations so far at West Ham. Should the
club marginally miss out, he will be left with a choice of adjusting his own
targets, or seeking a quick-fix route of angling for a move to a Premier
League There would be plenty of suitors for him- a club like Wigan Athetic
say, should they survive, may well deem him to be a worthy addition to their
squad. It is not like West Ham need any more incentive to return to the
Premier League, but hanging onto their newest star man may just give
supporters one extra reason to hope they return to the top flight. The club
have seen their top talent plucked from them over the past 15 years- they
will not like to see another go when he is just getting started.
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West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United target Bolton Wanderers keeper
Jaaskelainen
by Kieran Evans. Published Mon 16 Apr 2012 14:47
Click Lancashire
According to reports Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen is
keeping his options open come the end of the season. The Finn, who will be
37 this week, is a free agent this summer. The Daily Star Sunday claims West
Bromwich Albion and West Ham United are on red alert. A friend of
Jaaskelainen, who has been also linked with QPR, said: "If Robert Green
goes, there's the obvious connection with Sam and Jussi is also on West
Brom's list. "If Bolton don't go down, Jussi will probably sign the new deal
but if they are relegated then he'll probably leave.''
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Potential Championship play-off dates for West Ham United confirmed
3:33pm Monday 16th April 2012 in News
Guardian Series
West Ham United have learned when their play-off fixtures will be if they
miss out on automatic promotion. If the Hammers finish third they will be
away to the sixth place Championship side on Thursday, May 3 at 7.45pm. The
return leg at Upton Park would take place on Monday, May 7 at 4.30pm.
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