West Ham are in the northeast to face Newcastle United as they look to get out of the Premier League play-off spot with a win.
With just two games remaining, the Hammers are two points behind Tottenham in a direct shootout between the two London rivals to avoid relegation.
They have to win, literally, and they can be kicked out during the week if they don’t.
Here’s how the sides stack up.
Newcastle club news
Newcastle are without midfielder Joelinton due to a thigh injury.
Tino Livramento, Lewis Miley and Emil Krafth are all out for the rest of the season, and it remains to be seen whether Fabian Schar (ankle) will be able to play for the club again before the end of his contract. You are missed today.
Kieran Trippier comes into the XI with his swansong at St James’ Park. Anthony Gordon is on the bench with a summer move to Bayern Munich looking to be on the cards.
Newcastle XI: Nick Pope, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Ramsey, William Osula
West Ham club news
Adam Traore (knock) is West Ham’s only absentee as former Newcastle favorite Callum Wilson goes into attack. He is the only change from the side beaten by Arsenal.
West Ham XI: Mads Hermansen, Axel Disasi, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Tomás Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen, Callum Wilson
Where to watch Newcastle v West Ham: TV and internet radio
Newcastle v West Ham kicks off at 5:30pm. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. It will be available to stream on Sky Go.
Newcastle v West Ham stats
- Newcastle lost 2-0 last season but have not lost consecutive home league games against West Ham since February/October 1998.
- West Ham are looking to complete their third Premier League double over Newcastle, after 1998-99 and 2018-19.
- Newcastle have kept one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League games, a 1-0 win at Chelsea in March.
- Newcastle have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League this season (27), and have also conceded fewer points from behind than anyone else (3).
- West Ham lost 3-0 against Brentford and 1-0 against Arsenal in their last two Premier League games. They last lost three in a row without scoring in February 2024.
- Newcastle have conceded a league-high 20 goals in the last 15 minutes of Premier League games this season. The only side to concede more and not be reduced in one campaign is Crystal Palace in 2023-24 (23).
- West Ham have failed to score in their last three league games. They last played four clean sheets in April/May 2015, the fourth game at Newcastle in their last away game of the season.
- Former Magpies striker Callum Wilson scored twice for West Ham against Bournemouth in November earlier this season. Only two players have scored two or more goals in a game against two different teams in a Premier League campaign – Chris Wood in 2023-24 (vs Burnley and Newcastle) and Nicolas Anelka in 2006-07 (vs Arsenal and Man City).
