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Confirmed Newcastle v West Ham lineups: Ogbonna starts, Lascelles on the bench

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Newcastle United starting XI: Woodman; Murphy, Krafth, Fernandez, Clark, Ritchie; Shelvey, Hayden; Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson.

Newcastle United substitutes: Gillespie, Schar, Lascelles, Joelinton, Lewis, Hendrick, Fraser, Gayle, Longstaff.

West Ham United starting XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio.

West Ham United substitutes: Areola, Diop, Fredericks, Baptiste, Johnson, Coventry, Noble, Lanzini, Yarmolenko.

Newcastle United go with Freddie Woodman in goal, and he has three centre backs in front of him in Emil Krafth, Federico Fernandez and Ciaran Clark.

Jacob Murphy and Matt Ritchie are the wing backs, with Jonjo Shelvey partnering Isaac Hayden in midfield.

Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint-Maximin play further forward, supporting Callum Wilson in the Newcastle attack.

Mark Gillespie, Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton, Jamal Lewis, Jeff Hendrick, Ryan Fraser, Dwight Gayle and Sean Longstaff make the Newcastle bench today.

West Ham have Lukasz Fabiański in goal, with summer signing Alphonse Areola having to settle for a place on the bench.

Angelo Ogbonna is passed fit to play today, partnering Craig Dawson in the heart of defence whilst Vladimir Coufal and Aaron Cresswell are the full backs.

Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek continue their partnership in midfield, whilst Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma form an exciting trident behind Michail Antonio.

Areola is joined by Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks, Jamal Baptiste, Ben Johnson, Conor Coventry, Mark Noble, Manuel Lanzini and Andriy Yarmolenko on the West Ham bench.