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Barclays Premier League
Venue: Upton ParkDate: Saturday, 4 May
TEAM NEWS
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns as he welcomes former club Newcastle to Upton Park.
Defenders James Tomkins (calf) and George McCartney (knee) are again likely to miss out but Mark Noble and Joe Cole are pushing to start.
Newcastle full-back Mathieu Debuchy misses out through suspension.
Left-back Massadio Haidara has a hamstring injury, although skipper Fabricio Coloccini could return from a long-term back problem.
MATCH PREVIEW
It's been a traumatic week on Tyneside. That 6-0 drubbing by Liverpool, hot-on-the-heels of the Sunderland surrender, has been difficult to digest. Tempers have reached boiling point, fingers have been pointed, accusations of divisive splits in the camp strongly denied by the club.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
•Newcastle have won on three of their last five visits to Upton Park, losing just once.
•West Ham beat Newcastle 8-1 at Upton Park in April 1986 as centre-half Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick - against three different goalkeepers, one of whom was Peter Beardsley.
•Overall, the clubs have met on 122 occasions. West Ham have won 38 of those matches; Newcastle have won 49.
West Ham
•The Hammers have only been beaten once in the Premier League at Upton Park in 2013 - a 3-2 loss to Spurs in late February.
•Andy Carroll has been involved in eight of West Ham's last 14 Premier League goals (six goals, two assists).
•West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has made a league-high 155 saves this season.
Newcastle
•The Magpies have the second-worst away record in the Premier League. They have only won one match on the road: at the same stage last season, they had won seven away from home.
•This time last year Newcastle were fifth in the Premier League. They go into this match sitting 17th.
•In losing 6-0 to Liverpool last weekend, Newcastle suffered their heaviest home defeat since 1925.
•They have only scored three goals in their last six Premier League matches.
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Upton ParkDate: Saturday, 4 May
TEAM NEWS
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns as he welcomes former club Newcastle to Upton Park.
Defenders James Tomkins (calf) and George McCartney (knee) are again likely to miss out but Mark Noble and Joe Cole are pushing to start.
Newcastle full-back Mathieu Debuchy misses out through suspension.
Left-back Massadio Haidara has a hamstring injury, although skipper Fabricio Coloccini could return from a long-term back problem.
MATCH PREVIEW
It's been a traumatic week on Tyneside. That 6-0 drubbing by Liverpool, hot-on-the-heels of the Sunderland surrender, has been difficult to digest. Tempers have reached boiling point, fingers have been pointed, accusations of divisive splits in the camp strongly denied by the club.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
•Newcastle have won on three of their last five visits to Upton Park, losing just once.
•West Ham beat Newcastle 8-1 at Upton Park in April 1986 as centre-half Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick - against three different goalkeepers, one of whom was Peter Beardsley.
•Overall, the clubs have met on 122 occasions. West Ham have won 38 of those matches; Newcastle have won 49.
West Ham
•The Hammers have only been beaten once in the Premier League at Upton Park in 2013 - a 3-2 loss to Spurs in late February.
•Andy Carroll has been involved in eight of West Ham's last 14 Premier League goals (six goals, two assists).
•West Ham goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has made a league-high 155 saves this season.
Newcastle
•The Magpies have the second-worst away record in the Premier League. They have only won one match on the road: at the same stage last season, they had won seven away from home.
•This time last year Newcastle were fifth in the Premier League. They go into this match sitting 17th.
•In losing 6-0 to Liverpool last weekend, Newcastle suffered their heaviest home defeat since 1925.
•They have only scored three goals in their last six Premier League matches.
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