The team sheets are out ahead of today’s 2pm kick-off at the London Stadium, where Newcastle United take on West Ham.
Here’s the side Eddie Howe has selected:
STARTING XI: Pope – Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Burn – Longstaff, Guimaraes, Tonali – Almiron, Isak, Anderson.
SUBS: Dubravka, Dummett, Wilson, Ritchie, Targett, Manquillo, Hall, Livramento, Murphy.
Callum Wilson is on the bench, Joelinton misses out entirely and Anthony Gordon is suspended, meaning Alexander Isak keeps his place up top, Sandro Tonali starts again in midfield and Elliot Anderson comes in down our left.
The back five stays the same in Sven Botman’s absence, with Jamaal Lascelles partnering Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier at right-back and Dan Burn at left-back. Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes also go again in midfield, with Miguel Almiron down the right after three goals in his last three starts.
Here’s the side David Moyes has gone with, seeing top scorer Jarrod Bowen start alongside Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse:
West Ham XI:
Aréola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek,Álvarez, Ward-Prowse, Paquetá, Bowen, Antonio.
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