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Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani made his fortune in global sports media and completed his takeover of Leeds in May ending the sometimes bizarre three year reign of Massimo Cellino who had a series of disputes, two bans from running the club by the Football League and a ban and a fine from the FA for breaching agent rules.

West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur have been charged by the Football Association with failing to control their players in Saturday's derby at the London Stadium. A statement from the FA said: "It is alleged that in or around the 95th minute of the game, both clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion."

Five players were cautioned by referee Michael Oliver in stoppage time including Andy Carroll, Winston Reid and Andre Ayew for West Ham, with Eric Dier and Fernando Llorente being booked for Spurs.

Labour says it would ban gambling firms from advertising on football shirts if it came to power, the party's deputy leader Tom Watson said football had to "play its part in tackling Britain's hidden epidemic of gambling addiction". Nine English Premier League clubs including West Ham have kits sponsored by betting companies.

When West Ham United went 3-0 down at home to hated rivals Tottenham at the London Stadium, large parts of the crowd in the 'home' end were chanting "you're getting sacked in the morning", and they weren't referring to the away manager! Two goals and a stirring fight back later on changed things, but fundamentally the malaise that is West Ham at the moment goes a lot deeper.

West Ham. Hart.Fonte.. Reid. Ogbonna. Zabaleta. Kayoute. Noble. Cresswell. Antonio. Hernandez. Arnautovitc. Subs . Carroll. Adrian. Sakho. Ayew. Byram. Masuaku. Rice

West Ham manager Slaven Billic is well versed in mind games, his experience as Croatia's manager saw him pull off some remarkable victories over 'superior' teams, so it is to be hoped that his comments ahead of Saturday's 'high noon' kick off at the London Stadium about Tottenham being "the most attractive team to watch" were made with a bit of reverse psychology intended.

To some West Ham fans suggesting 'one of aar arnne' Marky Noble should not start against despised london rivals Tottenham is little short of heresy, but others see his lack of mobility as a liability, no one can doubt the Hammers captain has claret and blue running through his veins and that his heart and soul is fully in every step of every match he plays in. Slaven Billic has a similar affinity with Mark Noble to that of Sam Allardyce and his captain Kevin Nolan, both ignored the fact that their 'special one's' legs had gone!

West Ham : Adrian; Ogbonna, Masuaku; Byram, Noble, Rice, Kouyate Haksabanovic, Sakho, Ayew. Subs: Hart, Fonte, Chicarito, Cresswell, Quina, Holland, Antonio
Bolton: Howard, Robinson, Beevers, Dervite, Taylor, Noone, Wilbraham, Morais, Le Fondre, King Subs: Madine, Armstrong, Wheater, Brockbank, Earing, Turner, White

Tottenham Hotspur followed in West Ham United's footsteps by moving out of their home ground into one of England’s landmark stadiums. Though whilst the Hammers deal with the London Stadium lasts 100 years, Spurs’ move to Wembley Stadium is only temporary whilst White Hart Lane gets its £750 million redevelopment.

West Brom: Foster, Gibbs, Evans, Dawson, Hegazi, Krychowiak, Barry, Brunt, Phillips, Morrison, Rodriguez, Subs: Myhill, Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Rondon, McClean, McAuley.
West Ham: Hart, Reid, Cresswell, Fonte, Collins, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Antonio, Obiang, Hernandez, Carroll. Subs: Adrian, Arnautovic, Sakho, Ayew, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice.