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Ecuador international Enner Valencia has broken his silence over controversy regarding alleged unpaid child support to protect the "image of my family and myself." The Hammers striker, on loan to Everton, was very publicly accused of failing to pay a significant sum to his former partner, Sinthyia Pinargote Chumo, for the care of their daughter Beira. Valencia was chased by police after he left the pitch on a stretcher during Ecuador's 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Chile last week, although the warrant for his arrest has since been rescinded.

In a major newsfeed poll, 77% of viewers believe and hope Gareth Southgate will hand Michail Antonio his first England start, the former Nottingham Forest winger has been challenged to maintain his performances by manager Slaven Bilic after scoring five goals in seven Premier League games.

Dimitri Payet continued his run of spectacular goals with a stunning strike that helped France beat Bulgaria 4 - 1 in their World Cup qualifying group game. Payet's 30 yard pile driver helped France to a convincing win which sees them equal top of their group. It could be argued that his attempt was a pass that went wrong, well he earns the right to be so wrong and still score!

Tuesday 4 October…10:02….Bright, bracing, blue sky with bubble clouds. The summer’s last hurrah, the impending gloom of winter with one foot in the door…

The media have descended on West Ham's 'transplant' from the Boleyn Ground to the London Stadium with the sort of fervor and vengeance that they can always be relied upon to serve up, there are many contributing factors with greed and envy at the forefront. The perceived greed of West Ham's co-owners and the envy of just about every other Barclays Premier League team have collided with the inevitable negative consequences, as with many contentious issues the benefit of hindsight can be a wonderful thing.

A Dimitri Payet wonder goal lifted the spirits at the London Stadium as Hammers fought back after conceding a contentious goal against the visitors Middlesbrough.

We will hopefully have confirmed team sheets at 14:00Hrs, however due to the wi fi and data issues at the London Stadium here are our predicted line ups just in case. - Ed
West Ham: Adrian; Collins, Ogbonna, Reid, Byram; Noble,obiang, Kouyate; Antonio, tore, Payet; Subs: Randolph, , arbeloa, Fletcher, Fernandes, Feghouli, zaza, Lanzini

Middlesborough: Valdes; Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Friend; De Roon, Clayton; Traore, Ramirez, Downing; Negred

Saying it like it is, Slaven Billic has been forthright in his appraisal of how things have panned out for West Ham thus far this season, although he did raise the 'new stadium move' factor he was also quick to point out that it was not the only reason for his team's dreadful start.

Having endured endless negative press and been the cause of massive schadenfreude for opposition fans around the country, West Ham fans may finally have some 'reasons to be cheerful'. Hammers head of medical and sports science Stijn Vandenbroucke confirmed the positive news about the progress of Aaron Cresswell, Andre Ayew, and Diafra Sakho's return from long term injury.

We were asked to see if any 'passionate' Hammers fans wanted to earn a few quid this weekend, don't know about passionate, probably more like compassionate at the moment, but here's the blurb...
"Hammond Cox Casting (www.hammondcoxcasting.com) are currently looking for passionate West Ham fans for a well paid commercial. You'd be paid to go to West Ham's game against Boro on Saturday and to film yourself before or during the game.