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Hammers supporters of a certain age grew up with the understanding that when a game involving West Ham was labelled a 'six pointer', it was a reference to a game full of jeopardy in which the loser continues their perilous decent into the relegation zone.

Like Hammers pursuit of a striker is old news, David Moyes' pursuit of linking up with Jesse Lingard has been doing the rounds ever since the Manchester United attacking midfielder returned to Old Trafford following what was a largely successful loan spell at West Ham.

Säid Benrahma's Algeria side have crashed out of the AFCON tournament, despite being the current holders and the favourites to win again. Their 3-1 defeat by Sebastien Haller's Ivory Coast that guaranteed their exit is the shock of the tournament so far and had NOT been anticipated.