West Ham will once again be without Niclas Fullkrug for their Premier League clash with Newcastle on Monday night. Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui is reportedly under mounting pressure after a dreadful start to the season,

Newcastle is in good form and takes on an underachieving West Ham team whose head coach is on thin ice this Monday. Back the home favorite without hesitation.

What are West Ham under Julen Lopetegui? It looks like David Moyes football without the swashbuckling counter-attack style that led the club to some special places under his watch. Lopetegui's appointment is turning into one of the big mistakes of the summer.

As you can see, my take on it is, that it’s very difficult to see Eddie Howe making any changes at all for this West Ham match, apart from the enforced one for Dan Burn. Which w

The Hammers go to Newcastle on Monday night. Lopetegui said, "We are ready for high demands. "In my opinion Newcastle are one of the most complex teams in the league. They have a lot of technical, physical and tactical quality. We have to be aware of that and be ready to compete, and that is what we are all working on.

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Edson Alvarez will return from suspension, and he will likely go straight back in the team, joining Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta in the central roles. Paqueta has been far from his best this campaign, but the Spanish boss continues to pick him in his team.