Abdoulaye Faye

Sam Allardyce has already begun reshaping his squad for the Premier League after clinching promotion on Saturday, and has axed six players - including Julien Faubert and John Carew.  

Former France winger Faubert made the last of his 121 appearances for the club as a substitute in Saturday's play-off final win over Blackpool at Wembley. The 28 year-old was signed from Bordeaux in 2007 by Alan Curbishley and, despite rarely living up to ...  

• Abdoulaye Faye and Papa Bouba Diop also at end of contracts• Hammers hope goalkeeper Robert Green will sign new dealThe newly promoted West Ham United have released Julien Faubert, John Carew, Abdoulaye Faye and Papa Bouba Diop at the end of their contracts.Faubert made the last of his 121 appearances for the club as a substitute in the play-off final win over Blackpool at Wembley on Saturday.The 28-year-old former France winger was signed...  

Newly promoted West Ham have released Julien Faubert, John Carew, Abdoulaye Faye and Papa Bouba Diop at the end of their contracts. Julien Faubert is one of four players released by West Ham (Picture: Getty Images) Midfielder Faubert has been at Upton Park ...  

Villa's No 1 Shay Given travels to London today to have his knee problem examined but is to remain in the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2012 squad. West Ham have released Julien Faubert, John Carew, Abdoulaye Faye and Papa Bouba Diop at the end of their contracts.  

James Tomkins and Abdoulaye Faye. It will not be the most attacking side that West Ham have ever fielded but the flair will be provided by Ricardo Vaz Te and Jack Collison on the flanks with Carlton Cole offering a target for the 'direct' approach that ...  

December - Shown the second red card of his career - this time a straight red - for a two-footed lunge on Abdoulaye Faye in City's 2-0 home defeat to Bolton. 2007: May - Suspended by City after training-ground altercation with Ousmane Dabo, which leaves ...  

The Hammers took the lead through an Abdoulaye Faye header looping in off Joe Bennett after 67 minutes. But Middlesbrough equalised when Bart Ogbeche fired in a precise shot. The visitors finished the stronger and a Lukas Jutkiewicz effort struck the ...  

West Ham's chance to overtake them and return to the automatic promotion spots was spoiled by Bart Ogbeche’s stunning late drive after Abdoulaye Faye had put them ahead on 67 minutes. The Hammers were booed off the pitch at the full time whistle after ...  

But the Hammers had been set for a vital win when Abdoulaye Faye looped home his first goal for the club after 67 minutes from George McCartney's long cross. Jason Steele then kept Boro in the game by tipping a James Tomkins header onto the bar after 75 minutes.  

BART OGBECHE grabbed a shock equaliser for Boro as West Ham’s run of draws continued. Abdoulaye Faye’s header in the 67th minute looked to have nicked the promotion-chasing Hammers a vital win. The big defender looked just as surprised as anyone to ...  

Jordon Mutch struck first with an impressive solo goal for the visitors, bamboozling Abdoulaye Faye with some trickery before firing a shot past an unsighted Rob Green. And Blues doubled their advantage moments later when Marlon King beat the offside trap ...  

Allardyce's luck appeared to have changed when Abdoulaye Faye's 67th-minute header looped up off Boro defender Joe Bennett's head and into the far post but Ogbeche's fine strike six minutes from time denied the Hammers victory. The final whistle was ...  

That is the view of Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray after Bart Ogbeche grabbed a late equaliser with six minutes left to cancel out Abdoulaye Faye's 67th-minute header, which took a big deflection off Joe Bennett. The Hammers are down in third spot after ...  

December - Shown the second red card of his career - this time a straight red - for a two-footed lunge on Abdoulaye Faye in City's 2-0 home defeat to Bolton. 2012: 2 January - Scores but is then sent off as QPR loses 2-1 at home to Norwich in the Premier League.  

The Hammers looked on course for victory after Abdoulaye Faye's second-half header went in off Joe Bennett. But Bart Ogbeche fired in a fine equaliser in the 84th minute for the visitors. West Ham remain third in the Championship after their fourth ...  

December - Shown the second red card of his career - this time a straight red - for a two-footed lunge on Abdoulaye Faye in City's 2-0 home defeat to Bolton. 2007: May - Suspended by City after training-ground altercation with Ousmane Dabo, which leaves ...  

December - Shown the second red card of his career - this time a straight red - for a two-footed lunge on Abdoulaye Faye in City's 2-0 home defeat to Bolton. 2007: May - Suspended by City after training-ground altercation with Ousmane Dabo, which leaves ...  

Ian Harte’s penalty made it 3-1 after Abdoulaye Faye tripped Hunt. Ricardo Vaz Te pulled a goal back but Mikele Leigertwood hit a fourth. Royals boss Brian McDermott could not toast the win as he runs the Reading half-marathon today in aid of the Duchess ...  

In the second half Ian Harte added a third from the penalty spot after Abdoulaye Faye tripped Hunt, and although Ricardo Vaz Te pulled one back, any hopes of a comeback were extinguished by Mikele Leigertwood's strike six minutes from time. But the damage ...