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Ashton Returns With Style by Kaveh Solhekol

It is debatable whether West Ham United should be kicking off the season in the Barclays Premier League this weekend, but Alan Curbishley’s team proved to be more than a match for one of the best teams in Serie A on Saturday... The Sunday Times

Ashton's Finishing Touch Lifts Hammers by Richard Gillis

West Ham may have had a more interesting close season than they would have liked, but the long queues for season tickets, which delayed the start of this match, are testimony to the rising expectations in east London... The Observer

Dyer's Hammers Deal 'Definitely Off' by Ronald Atkin

The news for West Ham from this niggly friendly is that Deano is back. Having missed last season with a broken ankle, Dean Ashton thumped the impressive, brute force winner which destroyed Roma's earlier, classy domination... Independent on Sunday

Winner Ashton Ready To Take Tevez Mantle by Malcolm Brown

Dean Ashton put his injury torment behind him and showed West Ham can live without Carlos Tevez by scoring the match-winner against Roma. Ashton suffered heartbreak last August when he broke an ankle on the eve of his first senior call-up for the England team... Mail on Sunday