When Newcastle United hosts West Ham United on Saturday, it will be a match overflowing with storylines. Close friends Bruno Guimaraes and Lucas Paqueta are national teammates for Brazil, and they’ll face each other in the middle of the park here.
Then you have Newcastle star Sven Botman. This will be his first match on the sidelines, ahead of a very long injury layoff. His ACL tear will keep him out until October at the earliest; January or February at worst. What a terrible twist of fate for the defender.
West Ham United at Newcastle United FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. March 30, 2024, at 12:30 pm UK, St. James Park, Newcastle
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Full Injury List: Newcastle West Ham
Starting XI Predictions: Newcastle West Ham
Google Result Probability: Newcastle 52% Draw 23% West Ham 25%
PL Position, Form Guide: Newcastle 10th, 40 pts, LWLDW West Ham, 7th, 44 pts DDWWL
Not to mention all of the Europa League and Europa Conference League qualification implications in this one. So without any further ado, let’s get to the lineup prediction.
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction
Martin Dubravka; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth, Jamal Lascelles, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock; Miguel Almiron, Alexander Isak
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
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