By Tyne-Talk
April 25 2008

Newcastle United travel to Upton Park this weekend where they face a West Ham team who are determined to see their final League position securely in the top half of the Premiership table. Tomorrow's game will be the Hammers 500th Premier League match and they will be hoping to override a confident Newcastle side who are unbeaten in their last 6 games. Newcastle United have scored 8 goals in their last 3 trips to Upton Park, and they have won their last two visits. With Michael Owen on form having scored 6 goals in 6 games, Keegan's men will be looking for a repeat performance.

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

Match Preview/Stats/Thread: West Ham v Newcastle

Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 25/04/2008 18:49

TyneTalk
25/04/2008 18:49

Match Preview/Stats/Thread: West Ham v Newcastle

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MissC
26/04/2008 12:37

Okayl. I'm going for 1:2

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CNDShearerFan16
26/04/2008 13:12

I'm gonna guess 2-2 we're due a draw.

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nathan robinson
26/04/2008 14:15

I'm pretty confident about this match, we're more comfortable at the back and scoring goals whereas West Ham have injury problems and aren't in good form really, I'm predicting a 2-1 Toon win.

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Newtz
26/04/2008 14:50

1:3 it's in the bag

Nos es football dementis.

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MissC
26/04/2008 14:57

TEAMS
Faye Is Injured Making Way For Edgar
West Ham:

Robert Green, John Pantsil, George McCartney, Lucas Neill (c), James Tomkins, Julien Faubert, Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Bobby Zamora, Dean Ashton

Subs:

Nobby Solano, James Walker, Carlton Cole, Hayden Mullins, Luis Boa Morte

Newcastle United:

Steve Harper, Habib Beye, Jose Enrique, David Edgar, Steven Taylor, Nicky Butt, Geremi, Joey Barton, Oba Martins, Michael Owen (c), Mark Viduka

Subs:

Fraser Forster, Damien Duff, Lamine Diatta, Alan Smith, Andy Carroll

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MissC
26/04/2008 15:15

1-0 to West Ham Noble 10th minute

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:16

balls

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cappen
26/04/2008 15:17

anyone got a stream that is working?

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:19

tv ants isnt very good.. thats all thats on [livefooty.doctor-serv.com]

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MissC
26/04/2008 15:22

So how we playing???

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:25

not very well from what i can gather.. the stream keeps breaking up

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 15:26

radio newcastle generally tell it how it is, and they say we could be even further behind...

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:26

2 0 fck

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MissC
26/04/2008 15:30

take that as badly

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:35

yeah.. sort it fellas

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 15:41

one for the cospiracy theorists....uriah rennie was linesman at roker park in the 80's during a game against newcastle in which two sunderland players received endless racist abuse from some of the people in the newcastle end (idiots). there are those who think this experience stuck with rennie, as he gives newcastle nothing when refereeing our games.
he seems (just from listening to the radio) to be acting true to form again today, but it must also be said that west ham are well on top, and getting at our defence regulalry and threatening to score again at any time

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 15:45

back in it howay oba!

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cappen
26/04/2008 15:47

Martins

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:48

come on!!.. i can't bide rennie.. i seen he was ref in the journal this morning and my first thought began with the letter f and ended in k

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 15:48

get in! didnt see this coming! 2 2 geremi

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:49

2 2 woo hoooooooooo

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MissC
26/04/2008 15:49

2-2

Gettin - Geremi

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ColoradoMagpie
26/04/2008 15:51

Why is Edgar in and not Faye?

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 15:56

injured

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MissC
26/04/2008 15:56

Faye is injured apparently though no news anywhere about it

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CNDShearerFan16
26/04/2008 16:00

Now when i predicted 2-2 I didn't think it would be at the half!

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nathan robinson
26/04/2008 16:01

Appears that West Ham have been well on top and the only 2 chances we create are turned into goals at the end of the half....let's hope we keep on playing like we have done in the last 4 mins!

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MissC
26/04/2008 16:10

lol CND well my prediction of 2-1 went out the window ages ago lol.

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ColoradoMagpie
26/04/2008 16:18

How long until the second half? I have no link, no radio, nada--except my Tyne Talk friends whom I'm counting on!

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:20

West Sham are growing slowly into the second half... not really up for it since the start.. but they are growning.

We are stuttering a bit but solid work from Taylor and Edgar.



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:20

its heating up now.. Butt carded.



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:22

As alway the ref is having a howler... Totally lost the plot.

Cant keep out of the game.. which is breaking up the Shams rhythm. lol



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 16:26

i think thats nicky butt banned for accumulating yellow cards now, isnt it?

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:28

I think he might miss Cheski... F##k.

Boa Morte is 5hite. lol



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 16:29

is it just a one game ban though? i have an idea it could be more this time, he has already served the 1 game ban for 5 yellows

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:35

martins booked.



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 16:37

been checking, it would be a two match ban, but the deadline seems to have passed 1 week ago

could have got away with it then

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nathan robinson
26/04/2008 16:39

Bookings don't draw a suspension now at this late a stage in the season, only sendings off I do believe,

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exileonwearside
26/04/2008 16:45

sounds like that penalty shout could have been given, anyone who's watching think so?

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 16:46

i dont think sky sports news has had a report in the second half yet

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:48

one reason for that... YAWN.



Well they say you are what ya eat.... Better call me 'mother' then rude boy..!

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CNDShearerFan16
26/04/2008 16:49

Have the lads even mustered a shot in the second half?

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ComradeCurtis
26/04/2008 16:56

Edgar has taken one hell of an knock... Face covered in blood.

Off.

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ste_ne24
26/04/2008 17:00

oh well.. better than nowt considering how it started

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Joe
26/04/2008 18:31

Well battled lads

The unbeaten run continues...

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