Newcastle vs West Ham LIVE commentary: Premier League returns after two-week break – kick-off time, team news and talkSPORT coverage
Newcastle host West Ham at St James’ Park this Saturday lunchtime, live exclusively on talkSPORT.
The Magpies are struggling to meet the high standards they set last season and are now in danger of falling to the bottom half.
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Eddie Howe’s side are 10th in the Premier League and face a tough battle to qualify for European football again.
Injuries have played a part in their struggles and the Hammers will look to take advantage of that to try to make it five unbeaten.
Newcastle vs West Ham: Isak on the move?
Alexander Isak has spoken about his future at Newcastle while on international duty with Sweden this week.
Arsenal are reportedly still keeping tabs on him, with the club known to be on the lookout for a physical centre-forward this summer.
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Isak claimed he had “not even thought” about leaving the Magpies soon, but admitted anything could happen once the window opens.
The 24-year-old said: “It doesn’t affect me much. We have talked about it many times, in many showcases.
“I see it as such a thing. Everyone knows that summer is coming and if things happen, things can happen, but I actually didn’t even think about it.
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Newcastle vs West Ham: team news
Newcastle: Dubravka, Livramento, Lascelles, Schar, Burn, Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Willock, Jacob Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Submarines: Dummett, Ritchie, Barnes, Krafth, Karius, Hall, Almiron, Anderson, White.
Western Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson Palmieri, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Kudus, Antonio.
Submarines: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Phillips, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Earthy, Mubama.
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Newcastle vs West Ham: What was said?
Newcastle boss Howe has admitted he does not want to see Sandro Tonali hit with another ban after the player was charged with a further 50 betting offenses.
Tonali is currently banned from football for ten months after betting on matches in Italy, and it appears he was doing it in England as well.
But his manager fully supports him.
He said: “He suffered during this time and he asked for help.
“The news that there had been an accusation from the FA, that the illness had not stopped when he left Italy for England.
“This disease was there and people should look at it that way, not ‘throw the book at him and punish him even more’ because I don’t think that gets to the root of the problem.”
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Newcastle vs West Ham: talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday March 30.
Kick-off at St. James’ Park is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
talkSPORT will cover the match live, presented by Reshmin Chowdhury.
Comments will come from Adam Bridge and former England striker Dean Ashton.
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Newcastle – 4/5
Draw – 29/10
Western ham – 14/5
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