Newcastle United are in fantastic form, but they’ve got a tough task ahead of them on Saturday afternoon as they face high-flying West Ham United.
The Hammers remain in the Premier League’s top four race, and as David Moyes’ side have proven this season, they’re an incredibly tough nut to crack.
After stringing together three wins in a row, Newcastle will be feeling good coming into this one, but sadly for the Magpies, they’ll be without their talisman here.
Indeed, Kieran Trippier went down with an injury last week, and sadly, he’ll miss a crucial part of Newcastle’s season.
However, there’s still a game to be won here, and with that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting United’s starting XI for this one.
We think that Eddie Howe will make three changes from the side that beat Aston Villa.
Emil Krafth comes in for the injured Trippier, while Matt Targett returns to the team after he was ineligible to face his parent club last weekend.
Bruno Guimaraes starts in the middle of the park alongside Jonjo Shelvey and Joelinton, while the same front three of Chris Wood, Allan Saint-Maximin and Ryan Fraser line-up in the attack.
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