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Alan 11:08 Sat Mar 11
Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)

BBC

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has given Arsenal three weeks to decide if they want him to replace Arsene Wenger. (Daily Star)

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, 45, is on a list of managers interesting Paris Saint-Germain if they decide to replace Unai Emery at the end of the season. (London Evening Standard)

Manchester United will offer Wayne Rooney, 31, an ambassador's job at the end of his career. Bryan Robson, Nemanja Vidic, Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole are among the former players who have similar positions. (Sun)

West Brom are considering a summer move for Chelsea defender John Terry, 36. Boss Tony Pulis has confirmed the Baggies could move again for the veteran defender after having a January enquiry rejected. (Daily Mirror)

Alan Pardew, 55, is the favourite to be Norwich City's next manager after Alex Neil was sacked on Friday. (Sun)

Leicester players were surprised after former boss Claudio Ranieri threw away knobs of butter from their post-match snacks, leaving the Italian with "a buttery handshake" following an away win. (The Times - subscription required)

Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City will all send scouts to watch Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, 20, in their Old Firm game against Rangers. (Sun)

Everton are considering a move for Swansea winger Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27, who is said to be available for £25-30m. (Daily Express)

Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, 23, wants his current pay to be doubled before signing a new contract. The German midfielder is in the final 18 months of his contract at Anfield. (Daily Star)

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's elbow on Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings has been used as evidence in a Dutch disciplinary case. Feyenoord lawyer Joris van Benthem showed footage of the clash while appealing against Tonny Vilhena's four-match ban for an alleged elbow on Paul Pogba's brother Mathias. (Daily Mirror)

The Football Association will consider scrapping replays for earlier rounds of the FA Cup, along with significantly increasing prize money. (Telegraph)

Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool are not good enough for the Champions League and says they could miss out again this season, despite the club currently sitting fourth in the Premier League. (Independent)

Antoine Griezmann has said he has no reason to leave Atletico Madrid as he continues to be linked with a summer transfer to Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

El Clasico will be played in Miami, for only the second time. Barcelona will face Real Madrid at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens as part of the 2017 International Champions Cup. (International Champions Cup)

Marseille forward Dimitri Payet, 29, said he left West Ham because he was bored and felt he was going backwards as a player. (London Evening Standard)

Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic, 23, who is on loan at Hull City, will hold talks with Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season. (Daily Star)

Harry Redknapp believes John Terry is exactly the type of player Arsenal need to sign in the summer, as the Gunners have a lack of leadership. (talkSPORT)

Rafael Benitez has failed to offer any long-term reassurances about his future as Newcastle United manager as he comes to the end of his first year in charge. (Telegraph)

Referee Deniz Aytekin is set to be sidelined by Uefa after he came under scrutiny for several decisions in Barcelona's 6-1 Champions League win over Paris St-Germain. (Metro)

And finally

Juventus took 'the first step of many in the club's journey into the future' by tattooing fans who had their old logo tattooed on them, with their new logo. (Juventus.com)








OS

Manager on Matchday

Hello everybody,

We travel to AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League this afternoon looking to continue our recent away record, which has seen us unbeaten on the road in 2017.

We achieved victories at Middlesbrough and Southampton before drawing at Watford two weeks ago in a game we could easily have won, too.

I was asked in my pre-match press conference if the players were feeling confident when playing away from home.

My answer was that confidence is higher than it has been and it’s all good to approach the game like this in a positive way. It’s the best way to prepare for the game.

Why? Because we scored three goals at Southampton and we scored three goals at Middlesbrough and we came back against Watford because we were serious team and we were focused and all that.

This is a new game and we need to show it all again, as we did at Middlesbrough and Southampton, we need to improve on the performance at Watford, to get another win.

This is a big game for us, but is also a big game for Bournemouth because they need points after their recent run of games without a win. If we need points to make sure we stay in the Premier League, then they need points to do the same thing.

I was also asked if it is time for us to be ‘ruthless’, as Bournemouth are without some important players through injuries and suspensions.

We want to go there and beat them, but sometimes the wounded lion is the most dangerous lion!

They are going to be focused and concentrated, of course, but are we afraid? No, but make no mistake, we are expecting an unbelievably difficult game, not in the 60th minute but from the start we expect them to play how they normally play on their small pitch and with their crowd behind them and all that.

Eddie Howe was being praised massively last season and now this season things have not been so easy for him, but the margins are very small, as they are throughout a season.

He has had to contend with a couple of injuries, then that game when they were 3-0 up at home to Arsenal and they drew 3-3. Then they went to Millwall in the FA Cup and got hammered 3-0, then they lost at home to Palace, then lost more games.

Eddie’s been doing the same job and he’s keeping his confidence, but sometimes they are small margins and he’s trying to work them out.

For example, the striker Callum Wilson is injured and he is very important for them with his movement and his pace, then Nathan Ake has gone back to Chelsea, then Simon Francis got injured and didn’t play a couple of games.

Then, suddenly, you are not solid and nobody can afford not to be solid. How can you be solid if you lose a couple of your best players from the back four?

Getting back to us, we are doing well overall now. OK, we lost to Chelsea on Monday, but they are a different calibre.

We played as well at home to Crystal Palace and West Brom as we did at Middlesbrough and Southampton, so we are doing well home and away.

Also, of course I was disappointed to lose to Chelsea because it was a home game, but we played good so, overall, we are doing well.

If you are travelling to Bournemouth, please have a safe trip. If you are watching on TV, or listing on the radio, enjoy the game.

Come on you Irons!

Slaven


Opposition View - Martin Tyler

Commentator Martin Tyler is looking forward to seeing two of his favourite clubs in action this weekend.

West Ham United travel south to face AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, and the veteran broadcaster told whufc.com he has a soft spot for both the Hammers and the Cherries in an exclusive interview.

The popular Tyler, who has commentated on numerous matches featuring the two Premier League clubs throughout his illustrious career with ITV and Sky Sports, also pointed to the many links between the east London outfit and their Dorset counterparts.

You will have watched AFC Bournemouth this season. What have you made of Eddie Howe’s side?

“Their weakness has been defensively, and the stats mean that I don’t have to show you that. Last weekend, they went to Manchester United and had a player sent-off in the first half and defended far better with ten men than they have been with eleven men!

“From that point of view, losing Andre Surman probably focused their minds, but they did extremely well in difficult circumstances, battled hard and certainly frustrated Manchester United. I’m not saying they’ve turned a corner, but it would have given them a huge boost and a point they wouldn’t have expected to get, and now West Ham are up next for them.

“Surman will be suspended, as will Tyrone Mings, but they are capable of winning games because the attacking side of their play is very good.”

As you say, they attack well, so who are their key men?

“Josh King is in great form. He’s knocked about a bit since leaving Manchester United but he’s a more mature player now and he’s on a great run, with six goals in his last nine Premier League matches.”

Their recent rise to the Premier League is some story…

“They’ve done remarkably well. It would be foolish to say that it is a complete fairy story because they’ve had the finances to do it, but you’ve still got to do it and they’ve done it in some style.

“It’s extraordinary to think that this is just their second season in the top division of English football. They must take great credit for that and they’re fighting hard to make sure there is a third season – and that’s the challenge West Ham have to meet.”

There are a lot of close links between the two clubs too, of course, so do you have any stories that spring to mind?

“I always mention when Manchester United, as FA Cup holders, lost to Harry Redknapp’s Bournemouth in the third round in 1984. That was the last away tie that they lost to a lower-division opponent, so it’s still in the record books. Obviously, I work with Jamie so I hear Harry stories all the time!

“Rio Ferdinand went there on loan, as did Jermain Defoe, so the links are there. There were a number of players who have played for West Ham at the top level and either built their careers or retired down at Bournemouth.”

What about West Ham? Things appear to be on the up, generally?

“Yes, I was at London for the Southampton game and that was hot on the heels of the Watford game, and there were clearly some teething troubles in terms of results.

“It seems to me that things have settled down a lot and results have improved, except against the very top teams, and there is no disgrace in losing to the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United.

“The two games at home to Burnley and Hull before Christmas seem to me like they were a turning point, because the team didn’t play particularly well but they managed to win both, with the post winning Man of the Match in one of them!

“I think there has definitely been improvement. I spent part of the time preparing for the Chelsea game with the manager and the lads and I felt there was a feeling of optimism.”




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Bournemouth vs West Ham: Team news, kick-off, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

Ahead of the weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Bournemouth's home game with West Ham.

Bournemouth vs West Ham (Saturday - Dean Court)

Team news

Bournemouth

Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings starts his five-match ban for stamping on Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the Cherries host West Ham.

Midfielder Andrew Surman is also suspended following his red card during the stormy 1-1 draw at Manchester United.



Captain Simon Francis is making progress after a hamstring injury but could miss out again while goalkeeper Adam Federici and striker Callum Wilson are continuing their rehabilitation from knee injuries.

Provisional squad: Boruc, A Smith, S Cook, Daniels, Francis, Cargill, Wilshere, Arter, Fraser, Pugh, King, Allsop, Stanislas, Gradel, B Smith, Mousset, Afobe, Gosling, Ibe.

West Ham

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic will welcome back Michail Antonio for his side's Premier League encounter at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Antonio was suspended for the visit of Chelsea but will start on the south coast while striker Andy Carroll is also available despite requiring stitches after clashing with Victor Moses.

Winston Reid, who limped off against Chelsea with a leg injury, is also in contention for the trip to the Vitality Stadium.

Provisional squad: Randolph, Adrian, Fonte, Reid, Collins, Byram, Cresswell, Masuaku, Kouyate, Noble, Nordtveit, Obiang, Quina, Antonio, Fernandes, Snodgrass, Feghouli, Lanzini, Carroll, Calleri, Ayew, Fletcher.

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Bournemouth’s only previous victory against West Ham in any competition was at the Boleyn Ground last season (4-3) – their first ever top flight win.

West Ham United have lost none of their three previous trips to Bournemouth in all competitions (W1 D2), winning this exact fixture 3-1 last season.

All seven of West Ham’s Premier League goals against the Cherries have come in the second half of games.

Josh King has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances for Bournemouth, this after scoring just three goals in his first 20 league games in 2016-17.

No club in Premier League history have used more English players than West Ham United (105 – level with Aston Villa), while Bournemouth have used the joint-most this season (15 – level with Burnley).

Bournemouth are currently on a winless run of eight games in the Premier League (W0 D3 L5) and have conceded 21 goals in this run (2.6 per game).

The Cherries still haven’t managed to win a Premier League home match against opposition from London (W0 D3 L5).

Of West Ham United’s 33 Premier League points this season, 26 have been won against teams currently in the bottom 10 (79%). Eight of their nine wins have also come against these sides.

Bournemouth averaged the highest kilometres per game in the Premier League last season (117), but this season that has dropped by 3.6km to 113.4km per game – the joint 7th best.

Andy Carroll (49 goals) is one goal away from 50 Premier League goals. He’s currently averaging his best minutes per goal ratio in a single PL campaign in 2016-17 (a goal every 148 minutes).

Kick-off: Sat, 15:00

Referee: Robert Madley

Odds (subject to change):

Bournemouth 8/5

Draw 12/5

West Ham 13/8

Managers:

Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)

Slaven Bilic (West Ham)

Recent league form (last five games):

Bournemouth - DLLLL

West Ham - LDDWL

Westham67 2:50 Sat Mar 11
Re: Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)

oops Thanks Alan

Westham67 2:49 Sat Mar 11
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Hahahaha yes what could possibly go wrong

Aardvark 12:32 Sat Mar 11
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Bournemouth are currently on a winless run of eight games and have never beaten West Ham. What could possibly go wrong?

Thanks, Al.

ted fenton 11:30 Sat Mar 11
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zebthecat 11:16 Sat Mar 11

BubblesCyprus 11:29 Sat Mar 11
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Thanks Alan Happy Days got the game on T.V today.

zebthecat 11:16 Sat Mar 11
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Thanks Alan 11:13 Sat Mar 11

Thanks Alan 11:13 Sat Mar 11
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Thanks Alan