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The season is going to start really early for the incoming manager of West Ham United, the club have just been declared top of the fair play league in England, and as such have obtained entry for a Europa League qualifying place along with Liverpool, Tottenham and either Aston Villa or Southampton. As fair play qualifiers Hammers will have to play their first match on July 2nd, in order to enter the competition 'proper' they will have to play a further three matches.

Where is Mr West Ham Mark Noble?
Newcastle: Krul, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Sissoko, Anita, Cisse, Colback, Gutierrez, Janmaat, Riviere, Dummett
Subs: Taylor, De Jong, Gouffran, Perez, Ameobi, Cabella, Woodman

West Ham: Adrian, Reid, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Kouyate, Downing, Jenkinson, Cole, Song, Valencia, Burke
Subs: Tomkins, Jarvis, Nene, O'Brien, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Lee

West Ham United: Adrian, Reid, Cresswell, Kouyate, Downing, Noble (c), Jenkinson, Collins, Cole, Song, Valencia
Subs: Jaaskelainen, Jarvis, Nene, O'Brien, Amalfitano, Burke, Lee

Everton: Howard, Jagielka (c), Lukaku, McCarthy, Barry, Barkley, Osman, Coleman, Lennon, Stones, Galloway
Subs: Joel, McGeary, Kone, Mirallas, Naismith, Besic, Garbutt

Live chat to start at half time

Following Sam Allardyce's rather strange press conference where he likened himself to Harry Houdini, there appears to be little doubt that he is a managerial 'dead man walking'. Much has been written about the current West Ham manager's style of play and questionable player recruitment, but the fact is that he has done the job he was asked to do.

Aston Villa: Given, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cleverly, Westwood, Delph (c), Richardson, Benteke, N'Zogbia, Okore, Grealish

Subs: Guzan, Agbonlahor, Weimann, Senderos, Cole, Hutton, Sanchez

West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Burke, Cresswell, Amalfitano, Noble, Kouyate, Nolan (c), Downing, Valencia

Subs: Jaaskelainen, Jarvis, Nene, O'Brien, Cole, Song, Cullen

West Ham United
13 Adrián 18 Jenkinson 19 Collins 32 Burke 03 Cresswell 04 Nolan 16 Noble 08 Kouyaté 21 Amalfitano 31 E Valencia 11 Downing
Substitutes: 07 Jarvis 12 de Carvalho 17 O'Brien 22 Jääskeläinen 24 Cole 30 Song 35 Oxford
Burnley: Heaton 01, Arfield 37, Ings, Trippier 02, Jones 14, Shackell 05 (c), Barnes 30, Mee 06, Boyd 21, Taylor 15, Duff 04
Subs: Gilks 22, Wallace 07, Kightly 11, Sordell 17, Reid 18, Jutkiewicz 19, Keane 25

The outcome of this weekend's Barclays Premier League clash between West Ham and Burnley will have repercussions on many different levels, the visitors are fighting to survive in the top flight, the home side not. However, West Ham still have a chance of grabbing a European spot, pre-christmas form would have seen the club automatically qualify for the Europa League but the recent dramatic dip in form has ruined that gateway.

West Ham have announced earlier today that Umbro will produce the clubs kit from next season onwards after they signed a five-year deal with the manufacturer. According to various sources the deal is said to be worth £20m over 5 years, netting the club a tidy £4m a year. Umbro has had a long-standing association with the club, having produced the club’s first ever replica kits sold to supporters during the 1960s and were West Ham’s official kit suppliers between 2007-2010.