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West Ham manager Alan Pardew has pledged to make amends for last year's Championship play-off final defeat to Crystal Palace.
The Hammers beat Ipswich 4-2 on aggregate after Bobby Zamora's brace in Wednesday's 2-0 victory. And Pardew said: "We went through disappointment last year. We didn't play as well as we would have liked in that final but hope to put that right. "This will be my third final, so I'm hoping it will be third time lucky." West Ham will now play either Preston or Derby in the final at the Millennium Stadium on 30 May, with the prize for the winning team a place in the Premiership, worth approximately £20m. Pardew added: "We are still carrying hurt from last year, and it did hurt because many people said we did not turn up for the game. I didn't want to do anything to irritate Joe because he's a real gentleman Alan Pardew "But we will prepare thoroughly, although we did that last year and lost but the one thing that pleased me about Wednesday night was the professionalism of the players. "If we play in the final like we did last night and add that professionalism and keep our heads, then we will win." Zamora separated the two sides after an hour with a tap-in from Marlon Harwood's cross. He then effectively wrapped up the tie 11 minutes later with a stunning left-foot volley, again from a Harewood cross. I admit I gave Pardew a hard time earlier in the season but I don't mind eating 'humble pie'. Well done to him! From AOI Have your say on 606 Pardew hinted that Zamora would start the final, despite the news that Teddy Sheringham, who has scored 21 goals this season, is expected to be fit. "I was so pleased for Bobby when he scored that special goal," said Pardew. "It gave us the breathing space towards the end but he has had as much criticism as I have and so I was thrilled with his performance tonight." The former Reading boss hailed the win over Ipswich as a "magic night" and described his players as "brilliant". But he also commiserated with rival Joe Royle, with whom he had a bust-up during the first leg at Upton Park. He said: "I didn't want to do anything to irritate Joe because he's a real gentleman and, if I did anything to cause him offence, I apologise. "I feel sorry for Ipswich going out because they had a fantastic season." |
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