Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 19th where West Ham United will host Newcastle United in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 5th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Leicester City. Jarrod Bowen struck first for West Ham United in the 10th minute on a feed from Issa Diop, then Youri Tielemans tied it up for Leicester City in the 45th minute . West Ham United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Kieran Trippier scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by Newcastle United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newcastle United ended the match with the shutout victory. Newcastle United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Aug 15th, Newcastle United hosted West Ham United in their last match together. West Ham United won by a score of 4 to 2 in front of almost 51000 dissapointed spectators. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 5th minute, then Aaron Cresswell tied it up for West Ham United in the 18th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 63rd minute on a goal by Tomáš Souček.
Kieran Trippier has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in the last 5 matches with two goals. West Ham United is fortunate enough to have Jarrod Bowen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
Angelo Ogbonna, Manuel Lanzini, Łukasz Fabiański and Arthur Masuaku are unavailable to play for West Ham United, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Matt Ritchie, Federico Fernández, Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier, Jamal Lewis and Paul Dummett.