PREVIEW | Newcastle vs West Ham: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 17/05)

PREVIEW | Newcastle vs West Ham: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 17/05)

Newcastle and West Ham go head-to-head at St. James' Park this Sunday in the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Newcastle currently have 46 points and lie in 13th position. In their last fixture, Eddie Howe's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

West Ham have picked up 36 points and currently lie in 18th position. In their last encounter, Nuno Espírito Santo's team were beaten 0-1 by Arsenal (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with West Ham winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

Newcastle: Nick Pope, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Bruno Guimarães, Nick Woltemade, Joelinton, Will Osula

West Ham: Mads Hermansen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes, Tomás Soucek, El Hadji Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Taty Castellanos, Crys Summerville

Unavailable

Newcastle

• Emil Krafth - Injury
• Lewis Miley - Broken Fibula

West Ham

• Lukasz Fabianski - Back Injury

Last starting XIs

Newcastle ( vs Nottingham Forest 2026-05-10): Nick Pope, Lewis Hall, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, Joelinton, Will Osula

West Ham ( vs Arsenal 2026-05-10): Mads Hermansen, Jean-Clair Todibo, Kostas Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes, Tomás Soucek, El Hadji Diouf, Jarrod Bowen, Taty Castellanos, Crys Summerville

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MANAGERS

• Eddie Howe has faced Nuno Espírito Santo on ten occasions, recording three wins, two draws and five defeats
• Nuno Espírito Santo has faced Newcastle on 13 occasions, recording four wins, six draws and three defeats.
• Eddie Howe has faced West Ham on 20 occasions, recording eight wins, seven draws and five defeats.

TEAMS

• Away from home, West Ham currently have a draw in their last 11 matches.
• Away from home, West Ham are on a run of three consecutive matches without a win.
• West Ham are on a run of three consecutive matches conceding goals.
• West Ham are on a run of two consecutive matches without a win.
• West Ham are on a run of two consecutive defeats.
• At home, Newcastle currently have a draw in their last 12 matches.
• At home, Newcastle are on a run of nine consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, Newcastle are on a run of ten consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Newcastle currently have one win in their last seven matches.
• Newcastle are on a run of seven consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Newcastle are on a run of two consecutive matches unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Newcastle and West Ham have already met 146 times, with Newcastle holding the advantage: 60 wins, compared with 45 West Ham victories.
• At St. James' Park, Newcastle have the upper hand against West Ham: 39 wins in 73 matches. West Ham have 12 victories.
• In the English League, the two teams have played 115 matches, with 48 Newcastle wins, 29 draws and 38 West Ham victories.