Those teams: There’s one change for Newcastle, with Steve Bruce bringing in Allan Saint-Maximin in place of Dwight Gayle. Callum Wilson is on the bench.
West Ham make two changes. Having played every minute of the Premier League season thus far, Aaron Cresswell is out and will be replaced by Angelo Ogbonna who has made a timely and somewhat unexpected return from injury to deputise. Ben Johnson comes in for Arthur Masuaku.
Opposing managers Steve Bruce and David Moyes get their chat on ahead of kick-off at St James’ Park. Photograph: Dave Rogers/Reuters
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Reading and Cardiff City helped get the Championship weekend under way last night, their game ending in a 1-1 draw that was of little or no use to either side. Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney was left fuming when a glaring refereeing error denied his Derby County side a penalty in their 2-1 defeat at Blackburn.
West Ham will scale the dizzy heights of third should they win, while a victory for Newcastle would pull Steve Bruce’s side nine points clear of the drop zone. The home side will be without Jamal Lascelles, Fabian Scahr, Isaac Hayden and Ryan Fraser, who remain sidelined. Having made their return from injury off the bench last weekend, it would be no surprise to see Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin start today.
West Ham are also missing several key players but have coped admirably in the absence of Angelo Ogbonna, Declan Rice and Michail Antonio so far. Darren Randolph (groin), Aaron Cresswell (thigh) and Andriy Yarmalenko (knee) are also expected to be unavailable.
Allan Saint-Maximin made a game-changing return off the bench for Newcastle against Burnley last Sunday. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
Good afternoon and welcome to your Saturday fix of all the football news that’s fit to print and much that may not be. We’ll be devoting much of our attention to goings-on at St James’ Park, where Newcastle entertain West Ham in a match that both sides need to win for different reasons. Far from safe from relegation, Newcastle are looking nervously over their shoulders at Fulham and resurgent West Brom, while West Ham are focused on their unlikely push for a Champions League place.
Elsewhere, there’s a busy schedule of EFL games. Norwich play Bournemouth later tonight and will secure promotion with a win, but could be promoted without kicking a ball should Brentford and Swansea slip up earlier in the day. Kick-offt Newcastle and elsewhere is at 12.30pm, but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up.
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