In this week 32 match, on Sat Apr 17th, Newcastle United will play host to West Ham United in a clash of the Premier League. 17th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 2-1 win against Burnley. Matěj Vydra struck first for Burnley in the 18th minute, then Jacob Murphy got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 59th minute on a feed from Allan Saint-Maximin Finally they completed the comback victory in the 64th minute on a goal by Allan Saint-Maximin to cap off a wild match. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, West Ham United recorded a 3-2 win against Leicester City. Jesse Lingard scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 29th minute, then Jesse Lingard added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Jarrod Bowen. With 20 points in their last 10 matches West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 12th of September, West Ham United hosted Newcastle United in their last match together. Newcastle United won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of an empty stadium. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 56th minute on a feed from Jeff Hendrick, then Jeff Hendrick added another in the 87th minute In the end, West Ham United couldn’t muster any offence and Newcastle United ran away with the shutout win.
Jesse Lingard has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored five goals for West Ham United. Newcastle United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Jamaal Lascelles and Joseph Willock, and they each have 1 goal
Allan Saint-Maximin, Federico Fernández, Jamaal Lascelles, Andy Carroll, Callum Wilson, Isaac Hayden and Dubravka are unavailable to play for Steve Bruce’s team, while West Ham United will be without Michail Antonio, Andriy Yarmolenko, Angelo Ogbonna and Declan Rice.