After a troubling run, Newcastle look to take a giant step at West Ham this evening. The Magpies were knocked out of the FA Cup last weekend at home to Brighton and have dropped to ninth in the league table.
However, a win at West Ham will see Newcastle jump to sixth in the table and just two points off fourth-placed Chelsea. Though on recent form, a brave few will be banking on three points in East London today.
Nevertheless, here is the team Eddie Howe has named for this potentially critical clash.
Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Bruno (C), Joelinton, Tonali, Murphy, Barnes, Isak
This is who Graham Potter has selected for the Hammers.
Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Scarles, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen (C), Kudus.
Howay The Lads!
666 comments so far
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Comment #41Christ we’re so shit. How do we get this bad. We’re just aimless dross, hopelessly doing nothing.
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Comment #42West Ham crowding their own box. We need free kicks around their box and let’s get some goals that way for a change
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Comment #43We need to pass into the space on front of our players, not behind them. It stops the flow.
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Comment #44How is that not a penalty on our world class’s midfielder who’s no.1 in a number of stats throughout the whole of europe
RUNAWAY777
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Comment #45Tino need stop these dribbles ffs
Romford mag
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comment #46Tripps needs moving over to the left
peterk3
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comment #47Pope cant kick a bloody ball
RUNAWAY777
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comment #48How the hell is pope on goal he can’t even lock the nall
JaveaToon
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comment #49Pope’s put his feet on the wrong legs as usual
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Comment #50How can a professional player be that bad at kicking a ball. Seriously howwwwwwwww??????
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Comment #51Isak getting hacked off as three missed cut backs to him.
Barnes looks leg weary.
peterk3
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Comment #52Liveramento wont get in England squad on this showing.
peterk3
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Comment #53There’s no threat down either wing., Liveramentos got no left foot and Murphy’s missing.
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Comment #54Tino is just stopping at the edge of the box and the game slows to a halt.
Can we not speed up and be more instinctive.
Not another deJong
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Comment #55We are doing great.
Ok no goals, but looked descent.
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Comment #56No yellow for shoulder charge off the ball onto Bruno.
Other way round and it’s a card.
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Comment #57Absolutely dickless up front as usual
JaveaToon
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #58Poor half and if that wasn’t enough Nicky Butt and Owen for ht punditry.
One’s an arse by name and the other by nature
Small World
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #59£3 on the door for the U21s now seems to be good value
This is a rubbish game, in a terrible stadium, and between 2 teams who are giving off a 0-0 end of season vibe….
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Comment #60Peter tino doesn’t have a right foot either.
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Comment #61Livamento needs to swap to the right
Getting into great positions but instead of crossing coming back inside
Murphy – is he playing
Isak – doesn’t look interested
Joelinton – best player in a Toon shirt
Barnes – done ok
Burns and Schar – all over the place
Should of had a pen – how is holding someone’s arm when trying to go through not a pen
magicmac54
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Comment #62We are playing ok tonight without Hall and Gordon, but as PeterK3 has said Livramento has no left foot, but to be fair it`s not the lads natural position.
Will Eddie risk playing Isak the full 90 minutes, or play Wilson the second 45, as Wilson has a fantastic record of scoring against the Hammers.
Essex Geordie Bill
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Comment #63Ref is letting them get away with every foul and penalising evry thing our lads do.
ChicoUSA
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Comment #64The lads are working hard and giving their all…..just missing that last little pass to unlock the hammer’s defense. We got to keep up the level of effort throughout the 2nd half. Come on lads!
RUNAWAY777
Mar 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Comment #65Going to smash this phone up ffs
JohnJ
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Comment #66EGB,
Nail on Head!
Bills Son Is Back
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Comment #67Charlie, Jo best player?
Tonali best player on the field by a mile IMO.
WH look tired to me or they can’t be arsed to close down.
Yet again our final ball has been poor although we’ve dictated play but we nearly gifted them a goal when Burn and Schar went for the same ball and nearly Kudus in.
This game is there for us to win but if they score first it will change the game completely.
Lastly, Barnes has to start taking his man on, their right side is wide open and it’s falling on Tino all the time to try and exploit it.
Bigjim67
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Comment #68Isak has had no service, so not his fault. Barnes doesn’t look 100% fit and Tino just doesn’t look comfortable on the left. Missing Hall badly. Not a great first half but we are still in it HWTL
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #69Has Trippier even found a man once tonight in the final third?
JaveaToon
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #70I think we’ve got this like 😉
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Comment #71Barnes is just shit, saying he’s not fit is a joke he’s back ages now and has had plenty of gane time.
morocco0015
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Comment #72All the shit comments from negative nobs, no wonder nobody comes on here now!!!
Bigjim67
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Comment #73Barnes doesn’t look 100% fit. In my humble opinion
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Comment #74There’s only one player Touchel is watching and that’s bowen our lads are dross. And even Bowen ain’t even that good.
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Comment #75Eddie needs to shake them up , change shape and purpose.
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Comment #76Fair enough jim
lochinvar
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Comment #77Pope FFS , poor kicking again
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Comment #78We sint scoring tonight..
Small World
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Comment #79Ooooof almost the Murphy – Isak one two
IrishRob
Mar 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Comment #80I’m genuinely considering not watching the final. Were actually dross. Im just not going to watch Liverpool batter us 4 or 5 nil.