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West Ham boss Allardyce well aware of Sheffield Utd tension

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce hopes their Capital One Cup tie with Sheffield United goes off without incident.

West Ham host United in the Cup on Tuesday night - the first time the clubs have met since the Carlos Tevez controversy.

Aware deep feelings still linger between the clubs, Allardyce admitted he would target victory on Tuesday for the West Ham faithful.

"I think the reaction is to get a team out there that wins, that's what the fans want us to do on the basis of that situation that arose at that particular time," he said.

"I'm not so sure how guilty Sheffield United were on it, but that's really nothing to do with me.

"It's about me making sure that they go home happy on Tuesday because they feel aggrieved about what Sheffield United did, so if I can do that for them it will be great."

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