West Ham have won just 2 games in their last 6, losing 3 and drawing 1. Newcastle have won 4 and drawn 2 of their last 6.

Newcastle could potentially go above Tottenham Hotspur should they win against West Ham and other fixtures go their way, West Ham however cannot go anywhere in the table but could be 3 points closer to Blackburn should they win.

West Ham could be without Anton Ferdinand who has been suffering with a hamstring injury; Former Newcastle players, Craig Bellamy, Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer are all out injured, however they welcome back Dean Ashton who has returned to full training after missing out last week. Former Newcastle player Scott Parker is likely to start, whilst Nolberto Solano tends to start on the bench.

Newcastle will once again be without Shay Given (groin),  who is out for the rest of the season, Emre (calf), Cacapa (groin), Ramage (knee), Milner (foot), Carr (hamstring) are all close to returning.

Last weekend it was suggested that Milner and Carr both looked likely to return this weekend, however everything has gone quiet and we will have to wait until the teams are announced to find out.

Keegan's starting 11 is expected to remain unchanged with 3 strikers on the pitch and Steve Harper in goal, who has kept 4 clean sheets in the last 5 games.

Aside from the general statistics below, West Ham and Newcastle seem to be pretty level when it comes to performance.

Teams:

West Ham:
Green, Pantsil, McCartney, Tomkins, Neill, Faubert, Solano, Noble, Parker, Ljungberg, Boa Morte, Sears, Cole, Zamora, Upson, Ferdinand, Collison, Mullins, Ashton, Walker, Spector.

Newcastle:
Harper, Forster, Beye, Enrique, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff, Barton, Geremi, Owen, Smith, Martins, Viduka, Carroll

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