West Ham United is all set to host Newcastle United at the Olympic Stadium in London for a Premier League 2022-2023 title clash. The match is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 2:00 PM in a 24-hour format. As the host, West Ham is currently placed 14th in the standings, collecting 27 points from their 27 games, with seven wins, six draws, and 14 losses. On the other hand, Newcastle United, who are way ahead of the home team, currently occupies the third position in the table with 50 points, consisting of 13 wins, 11 draws, and only three losses.
Based on the journey of both teams, West Ham United seems slightly superior to Newcastle United. However, anything can happen in a football match. Injury news is, the West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski may return to this game and leave substitute Alphonse Areola on the bench for the future. The only doubt that The Hammers have for Thursday’s game is Gianluca Scamacca, as the number seven player is still in the recovery phase from a knee injury. However, Danny Ings is expected to replace Scamacca for this match.
Furthermore, Jarrod Bowen and Said Benrahma are expected to occupy a large attacking area, while Brazil’s national team player, Lucas Paqueta, joins the ever-reliable Declan Rice in the midfield. In Newcastle’s camp, Eddie Howe’s team confirmed to be absent from this match are Miguel Almiron and Emil Krafth. Nonetheless, Jacob Murphy will still replace Almiron on the right wing and Allan Saint-Maximin is expected to occupy the wing position and assist striker Alexander Isak in the attack.
Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, and Dan Burn will continue to form Newcastle’s defensive line, offering top-class defensive protection to Nick Pope. In terms of head-to-head records between West Ham and Newcastle in the Premier League, Eddie Howe’s team has so far successfully clinched three wins, two losses, and only ended one game with a draw in the six games played. For all competitions, both teams have delivered their best performance, with each team bringing three wins, but West Ham has only suffered two losses and one draw to secure their points.
The starting line-up for West Ham includes Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Ings, Benrahma. On the other hand, Newcastle’s starting eleven will be Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Saint-Maximin.
The match between West Ham vs Newcastle is expected to end with a 0-1 win for the away team.
