Newcastle United are determined to send their St. James' Park faithful home happy in their final home game of the season, as they welcome a desperate West Ham United side on Saturday. It's a clash with massive implications at both ends of the Premier League table.
The Magpies snapped a four-game losing streak on their own turf in their last home outing, then followed it up with a hard-fought draw at Nottingham Forest in Week 36. Now, they're eyeing a strong finish to the campaign with back-to-back matches against London clubs—West Ham at home and Fulham away.
For West Ham, the stakes couldn't be higher. The Hammers have lost two straight matches, slipping two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and finding themselves just 180 minutes away from the dreaded drop to the Championship. After a gut-wrenching, controversial late draw with Arsenal, they'll need to regroup quickly and keep the pressure on Spurs.
The Irons wrap up their season at Newcastle before hosting Leeds United, and they'll feel they have what it takes to climb out of the bottom three—but only if they can deliver a performance worthy of the occasion.
Match Details:
Kickoff: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday
Venue: St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
TV Channel: USA Network
Streaming: Watch live on USA
Team News:
Newcastle: OUT - Lewis Miley (lower leg), Valentino Livramento (groin), Fabian Schar (ankle), Emil Krafth (thigh)
West Ham: OUT - Lukasz Fabianski (back) | QUESTIONABLE - Adama Traore (thigh)
Prediction: On paper, Newcastle have the firepower to send West Ham packing back to London. But the Magpies have yet to prove they can handle a desperate, high-stakes opponent. Expect a tense, tightly contested affair. Newcastle 1-1 West Ham United.
