West Ham vs Newcastle LIVE commentary: Hammers continue fight for survival against top-four challenging Magpies

West Ham will continue their fight for survival in the Premier League tonight as they welcome Newcastle to London.

The Hammers beat fellow strugglers Southampton at the weekend which lifted them out of the relegation zone and up to 14th in the table. 

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David Moyes’ side will now be looking to build on that crucial victory to move further clear of the drop zone in what is an extremely tight battle at the bottom of the table. 

But they have to face Eddie Howe’s men who have won three games in a row and now sit inside the Champions League spots. 

The Magpies are level on points with Man United and Tottenham, with another three points this week boosting their hopes of a spot place among Europe’s elite. 

West Ham vs Newcastle: talkSPORT coverage

This Premier League clash will take place on Wednesday, April 5. 

Kick-off at the London Stadium is scheduled for 8pm. 

talkSPORT 2 will have exclusive live coverage of the game. 

Commentary will come from Ian Danter and former England striker Dean Ashton. 

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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West Ham vs Newcastle: Team news

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna

Newcastle XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Wilson, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Gordon, Ritchie, Targett, Isak, Manquillo, Willock, Anderson.

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West Ham vs Newcastle: What has been said?

Newcastle have three away games in a row now in the Premier League with this fixture the first of two in London. 

And manager Howe has revealed that his team will stay and train in the capital between Wednesday’s game and a clash with Brentford. 

He said: “The three away games is tough but we have been here before. We love playing at home.

"But our results on the road have been good and consistent. We are going to need to take points on this run. 

“We plan to stay in London and minimise our travelling as we don't want to fatigue our players. We have to get the preparation right."

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West Ham vs Newcastle: Match facts 

• Alexander Isak has scored three goals in three away Premier League starts for Newcastle United, netting both goals in their 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest in March. Despite playing just 293 away minutes, only Miguel Almirón (6) has more away Premier League goals for the Magpies this season.
• West Ham’s Danny Ings has scored three Premier League goals against Newcastle, scoring those goals with a different club each time (Burnley, Southampton, Aston Villa). Only Robbie Keane (Coventry, Leeds, Spurs, Aston Villa) and Peter Crouch (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Stoke) have scored against the Magpies with four different clubs in the competition.
• Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has scored 10 Premier League goals against West Ham, more than he has against any other side. His first ever top-flight goals came away against the Hammers, netting a hat-trick at Upton Park with Bournemouth in August 2015.
• Six of West Ham’s seven Premier League wins this season have come at home (86%) – no side has a higher such ratio in 2022-23. In fact, 11 of the Hammers’ last 13 league wins have been at the London Stadium, including each of their last six, the first time they have had six top-flight wins in a row all coming at home since a run of nine in succession from November 2009 to November 2010.
• Newcastle have won each of their last three Premier League games, scoring exactly twice each time. The Magpies last won four straight matches in the competition while scoring at least twice in each victory in April 2012 under Alan Pardew (run of 5).
• West Ham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League home games, winning three of them (D2), as many as they had in their previous 12 at the London Stadium beforehand (W3 D3 L6). The Hammers have also kept three clean sheets in this run, as many as they had in their previous 16 home league matches before this.
• Newcastle have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League away games (W5 D4), going down 2-0 at Man City last month. Overall, no side has lost fewer games on the road this season than the Magpies (2).
• Newcastle haven’t lost any of their four away Premier League matches in London this season (W2 D2), beating Fulham and Spurs while drawing with Arsenal and Crystal Palace. The Magpies last went five unbeaten in the capital between May 2013 and January 2014.
• Newcastle have won 10 Premier League away games against West Ham, only winning more away games against Tottenham Hotspur in the competition (11).
• West Ham are unbeaten in their last three Premier League games against Newcastle, though the last two have ended level (W1). They last had a longer such run against the Magpies between February 1998 and October 2000 (6).

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