West Ham United News

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola has not yet given up hope of seeing striker Dean Ashton back playing again.

Prem To Be in Top 4 Win Outright: Aston Villa 13/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Martin O'Neill is optimistic Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey will be fit sooner rather than later after suffering a recurrence of a back problem.

A Premier League footballer from Bedford has appeared in court charged with assaulting his sister in an incident which saw him later stabbed in both legs.

Everton secured a much-needed first win in five Barclays Premier League games with a battling 2-1 victory at West Ham, who slipped back into the relegation zone.

Dean Ashton, the West Ham United striker, is expected to finally admit defeat in his battle with ankle problems and announce that his career is over.

John Terry headed Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Manchester United to extend the team's Premier League lead to five points on Sunday, despite rarely threatening the defending champions.

"WHAT a game that was," said Steve Bruce. Four goals, six bookings, two red cards and chances galore, it had everything.

LONDON: Gianfranco Zola may be a relative novice in the managerial trade, but already the Italian has experienced more dizzying highs and stultifying lows than many of the most grizzled veterans.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has no regrets about losing the services of central defender Gary Cahill to Bolton, but insists he was not "kicked out of the door" by the Midlands club.

West Ham face a nemesis in somewhat brighter mood. The Londoners have a poor recent home record against Everton but Wednesday's late victory over Aston Villa will give them hope of ending the run.

Roy Hodgson has expressed his pride to have been named Premier League Manager of the Month after leading Fulham to an unbeaten October.

John Carew produced an inspired performance as Aston Villa demolished Bolton 5-1 to put their push for a European spot back on course with a resounding victory.

Everton manager David Moyes maintains his club's run of seven games without a win has little to do with bad luck.

LONDON: Gianfranco Zola believes his struggling West Ham side can pull away from the relegation zone after claiming their first victory since the opening day of the season.

WEST Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is awaiting news on Herita Ilunga and Carlton Cole ahead of Sunday's game with Everton.

ASTON Villa will be without skipper Stiliyan Petrov and defender Habib Beye through suspension for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League match with Bolton.

Teenage Swansea goalkeeper David Cornell has been given a shock call up for Wales' friendly with Scotland next Saturday.

West Ham United v Everton Upton Park Kick-off: 15.00 GMT TV: Highlights, BBC2 MotD2.

Gianfranco Zola believes West Ham's first Barclays Premier League home win of the season could be the turning point for his side as they lifted themselves out of the bottom three with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.

Substitute Zavon Hines scored an injury-time winner against 10-man Aston Villa to lift the struggling Hammers out of the bottom three of the Barclays Premier League.