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All the action from the 4.30pm kick-off at the EmiratesLive scores | West Ham v Nottm Forest – liveNewcastle could go above Arsenal today, and Eddie Howe isn’t happy that many people still perceive them a deluxe feeder club.It’s a source of frustration because I don’t see why our players are getting linked, here, there and everywhere with other clubs. I’d like to think the players are happy here. I’d like to think again that they’re seeing us grow and develop into a team that hopefully can compete at the top end of the division.Mikel Arteta also spoke of “having to play for the sixth time this season with 10 men”. Written down, that could be seen as further criticism of his squad, but the tone suggested this was a bizarre misfortune that had befallen Arsenal when in truth the wild lunge that brought Mikel Merino a second yellow card at Anfield was as clear a booking as there could ever be. Arsenal have lacked discipline, their record of six red cards not only the worst in the league, but at least twice as bad as all but two other sides. Continue reading...