Results tagged “Portsmouth”
West Ham had to settle for a point in last night's relegation scrap at Fratton Park.
A 52nd minute goal by Matthew Upson looked to have secured the win for the Irons but Portsmouth's Danny Webber rescued his side with a fine low strike 14 minutes from full time.
West Ham's new era kicks off in earnest tonight with a must-win game at struggling Portsmouth and they will have an old favourite back in the ranks.
A week after being taken over by David Gold and David Sullivan the Irons chase vital Premier League points against the division's bottom side.
Therry Racon says he has no plans to leave Charlton despite newspaper reports linking him to a number of Premier League and Championship clubs.
The French midfielder, who has recently lost his place in the first team, says he knows nothing about the speculation and wants to stay at The Valley.
It might seem a strange concept these days but at one time the penalty for failing to do your job properly could be death.
That was the fate of Admiral John Byng in 1757 after the fleet he commanded failed to prevent the strategically important island of Minorca falling into French hands during the Seven Years War.
David James should be England's goalkeeper at next year's World Cup and that would mean bad news for West Ham's Rob Green.
James is the choice of ex-England keeper David Seaman as speculation continues over who Fabio Capello will have as his first choice in South Africa.
Hayden Mullins has left West Ham to join Premier League rivals Portsmouth.
The 29-year-old midfielder completed a move to Fratton Park this morning for an undisclosed fee.
Mullins was former manager Alan Pardew's first signing for the Hammers, joining Crystal Palace for £800,000 in October 2003.
West Ham defender Matthew Upson has pinpointed Christmas as crucial if the Irons are to get out of the relegation dogfight this season.
Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa left the Hammers just one point above the drop zone and they face two teams also in the relegation mix - Portsmouth on Boxing Day and Stoke on Sunday.
West Ham ended their poor run with a 0-0 draw at home to Portsmouth but will be disappointed not to have picked up all three points.
With just one point from a possible 18 in recent weeks the pressure was on Gianfranco Zola and his men to secure their first home win since beating Newcastle on September 20.
Betbrokers' Nigel Seeley - The Wizard of Odds - gives Wharfers the lowdown on where to place their bets this week.
He who dares wins? Famous words from Del-Boy, but unfortunately we ended up looking “right plonkers� with a total loss of £50 last weekend.
With two major football finals this week we can get our figure up again, but we start with cricket where England face New Zealand in the first test at Lord’s on Thursday.
Betbrokers' Nigel Seeley - "The Wizard of Odds" - gives his tips for the week:
ASTON Villa's Ashley Young wasn't the only person to hit the crossbar last weekend!
We just missed out on a small fortune when Villa were held 2-2 by Everton, ending our hopes of a very nice treble. But our two other suggestions, Sunderland and Sheffield United, did the business to net us a tidy £28.43 profit.
This weekend sees the conclusion of the Championship. With so many teams fighting for their lives at both ends of the division it's hard to have a serious wager as the form book always goes out of the window on the final day.
IT MAY be bonus time in Canary Wharf but West Ham’s players look set to miss out on theirs unless performances start to improve.
Tuesday’s (April 8) 1-0 defeat by Portsmouth was a distinctly flat affair, with a number of players looking more preoccupied with heading to the beach than trying to secure a top-ten Premier League finish.
Manager Alan Curbishley revealed the club’s bonus structure is based on the Irons finishing in the top ten, with the players – and club officials – set to miss out unless they start picking up points soon.
THE SEASON can’t end soon enough for Alan Curbishley and his injury-ravaged West Ham squad.
Saturday’s (March 29) 2-1 defeat at Sunderland – courtesy of ex-Charlton star Andy Reid’s last-minute volley – was of less consequence than the loss of more players to the treatment table.
George McCartney and Freddie Ljungberg both picked up hamstring injuries, while Carlton Cole (sore foot) and John Pantsil (concussion) also suffered knocks.
It leaves Curbishley short of options with just six games of the season left to play. Matty Etherington and Julien Faubert were ruled out for the rest of the campaign last week and the Hammers travelled to Sunderland with just 17 fit players.
