The Newcastle United line-up for this lunchtime’s clash with West Ham has been announced.
The match sees the Magpies looking to make it four Premier League wins in a row after last weekend’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa.
Eddie Howe will be looking to continue that momentum and an extension of the performance last time out on what is another huge afternoon in the relegation battle.
Here is how Howe has lined his side up for the game…
You can see how the starting XI Howe has selected compares to our predicted XI here.
The big news is that Allan Saint-Maximin is not fit enough even for a place in the matchday squad and he has been replaced by Jacob Murphy.
Kieran Trippier begins his injury absence and Emil Krafth is in for him at right-back as expected, with Matt Targett returning at left-back, where Javier Manquillo is also injured.
Jonjo Shelvey captains the side with Jamaal Lascelles on the bench, alongside January signing Bruno Guimaraes.
The Brazil international is still waiting for his first start as he continues his adjustment to life in England.
Getting him in the side might have been a welcome boost today with Saint-Maximin out but Howe will hope that the momentum is maintained regardless.
Trippier and Saint-Maximin have been sensational lately and they are big misses but could this be the day Chris Wood gets his first Magpies goal?
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