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Nickname: The Hammers
Ground: Upton Park
Capacity: 35,500
Last season: 4th (lost in play-off final)
Manager: Alan Pardew (October 2003)

In: Jimmy Walker (Walsall), Teddy Sheringham (Portsmouth), Sergei Rebrov (Spurs), Luke Chadwick (Man Utd).

Out: Brian Deane (Leeds) Rob Lee, Daryl McMahon, David Forde, Shaun Byrne, Kevin Horlock (Ipswich), San Lee (Brentford), David Connolly (Leicester, 500,000), Elliott Ward (Peterborough, loan).

Verdict: Missed out in the play-off final and with more experience of this league they must be among the favourites for automatic promotion. Teddy Sheringham and Sergei Rebrov are shrewd signings and in tandem could cause havoc.

Key man: Teddy Sheringham.