Premier League motion resumes after the March worldwide break when Newcastle host West Ham in Saturday’s early kick-off as each side attempt to safe European soccer for subsequent season.
The Magpies, who’ve been hit with extra extreme accidents over the previous two weeks, have struggled to match their spectacular 2022/23 marketing campaign and sit down in tenth with ten video games left to play.
West Ham are in a stronger place in relation to qualifying for the Europa League, sitting seventh and solely three factors behind Manchester United.
Here is 90min’s preview of Newcastle vs West Ham.
Newcastle vs West Ham H2H Document (Final 5 Video games)
Present Kind (all competitions)
Newcastle
West Ham
Man Metropolis 2-0 Newcastle – 16/03/24
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa – 17/03/24
Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle – 11/03/24
West Ham 5-0 Freiburg – 14/03/24
Newcastle 3-0 Wolves – 02/03/24
West Ham 2-2 Burnley – 10/03/24
Blackburn 1-1 Newcastle (3-4p) – 27/02/24
Freiburg 1-0 West Ham – 07/03/24
Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle – 24/02/24
Everton 1-3 West Ham – 02/03/24
Nation
TV channel/stay stream
United Kingdom
talkSPORT, TNT Sports activities Final, discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports activities 1
United States
nbcsports.com, SiriusXM FC, NBC Sports activities App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Community, UNIVERSO
Canada
fuboTV Canada
Newcastle have been ravaged by accidents all through the season and there seems to be to be no finish in sight.
The worldwide break noticed Sven Botman endure surgical procedure to restore a broken anterior cruciate ligament, ruling the Dutch defender out for between six to 9 months, whereas Lewis Miley is more likely to be lacking for round six weeks after damaging his again.
Joelinton, Callum Wilson and Nick Pope are nonetheless out, whereas Tino Livramento and Harvey Barnes face a decent deadline to be slot in time to face West Ham. There’s additionally an opportunity Kieran Trippier makes his return to the beginning lineup.
Newcastle predicted lineup vs West Ham (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Lascelles, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Gordon, Isak, Almiron.
Supervisor David Moyes will likely be sweating over the health of key attacker Mohammed Kudus, who’s making an attempt to return from a knee harm which noticed him miss Ghana’s worldwide fixtures.
Maxwel Cornet might doubtlessly recuperate from a hamstring drawback in time to play, whereas there was concern about Emerson Palmieri. Nevertheless, the previous Chelsea defender ought to characteristic.
The one sure absentee for West Ham this weekend is Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez, who’s suspended.
West Ham predicted lineup vs Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Areola; Coufal, Mavrapanos, Zouma, Emerson; Phillips, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio.
With each groups nonetheless combating for one thing within the Premier League, there may be potential for this to be an entertaining conflict within the north east on Saturday afternoon.
With the Magpies limping in direction of the top of the season, David Moyes’ aspect ought to attempt to put strain on the hosts from the beginning and, given their opponents’ many harm woes, they might anticipate to get three factors.
Equally, an enormous effort is required by Newcastle given they’ve restricted choices from the bench, so anticipate some objectives and an ideal ambiance at St James’ Park.
