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Rutter rescues late point for Brighton against West Ham after Bowenâ€s opener | Premier League

Unusually devoid of creativity, Brighton had found themselves imprisoned within Nuno Espírito Santoâ€s tactical cage, falling right into his hands. Jarrod Bowen, so often West Hamâ€s talisman, scored the goal, executing the masterplan from the narrowest of angles, perfectly executing the counterattacking strategy. Slowly but surely, still staring demotion in the face, Nunoâ€s team look capable of fighting their way to safety. His plan had come together so well that Bowenâ€s goal was supplied by a substitute in Callum Wilson, on the field for just 51 seconds. His masterplan fell short when the Amex, the home of late goals, staged yet another comeback, Georginio Rutter roofing the equaliser amid the type of madcap scramble that is commonplace at Brighton.

Before a late surge that had seemed wholly beyond them, Brighton could not muster a shot on target. Their ambitions of returning to the European stage they graced in the 2023-24 season are being hindered by inconsistency. West Ham were in Europe that season, too, though horizons are lowered. Leeds†form has deepened relegation worries and they were denied the three points they needed to close the gap by Rutterâ€s equaliser.

Nuno presided over a 7-0 win over Fabian Hürzelerâ€s team last season at Nottingham Forest. His previous Premier League visit had seen both managers red-carded after touchline squabbles. With Lucas Paquetá returning from suspension after last Sundayâ€s tantrum, the Brazilian played off Bowen, playing centrally, a position where the Hammers captain has not often found his best form. Danny Welbeck and Rutter were restored to Albionâ€s attack.

Amid a horrible swirl of wind and rain that appeared to be keeping spectators from the Amexâ€s lower tiers, West Ham soon adopted Nunoâ€s trademark low block, aware of their opponents†speed in transition, Bowen, Paquetá and Crysencio Summerville asked to chase long balls out of defence when they could. None of that trio are as adept as Wilson at holding up the ball, the former England striker benched. Thus, Paquetáâ€s playmaking, his attacking colleagues peeling off in readiness, was the chosen weapon.

Brighton struggled to sustain any attacking threat in the first half. Amid slim pickings, the closest they came was Maxim De Cuyper going close to emulating Bruno Guimarães when almost scoring from a corner, only for the wind to deny. Worsening weather played its part in Mats Wieffer missing a more genuine chance, De Cuyperâ€s cross skidding beyond reach when any touch would have done.

When Paquetáâ€s low shot tested Bart Verbruggen for West Hamâ€s first shot on target, it suggested Nunoâ€s strategy could come off. The grimmer conditions became, the more likely a mistake or deflection to result in a goal. Half-time arrived as respite for players and spectators alike.

Jarrod Bowen celebrates after giving West Ham a second-half lead. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

With El Hadji Malick Diouf blocking off the speed of Yankuba Minteh, Brighton were missing the invention and drive of Yasin Ayari in midfield while Carlos Baleba continues to fall short of the performances of last season that won him rave reviews. The speed of Summerville and Bowen, licensed to roam, began to grow in threat. Verbruggen, left unprotected, produced a brilliant double save following Bowenâ€s scampering run and grubber shot and Summervilleâ€s volley of the rebound.

Baleba departed on the hour, concerns continued over his ability to complete a full 90, for Jack Hinshelwood, as Hürzeler sought a control of midfield that never arrived. Nuno doubled down on his teamâ€s prominence by throwing on Freddie Potts for Guido Rodríguez, only for Brighton, at last, to build up a semblance of momentum. Minteh blasted wide – his shot selection is often wayward – for his last participation in the game, amid changes from both managers that brought Wilson into West Hamâ€s forward line, and Brajan Gruda and Charalampos Kostoulas for Brighton.

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That immediately preceded West Hamâ€s goal. Wilson pounced on Jan Paul van Heckeâ€s mistake to send Bowen away to score. That woke Brighton up, though the closest they came was Maximilian Kilman almost knocking beyond his own keeper. Kostoulas also missed a chance but it was Wilson who went closest to a second goal in the game.

Late goals being habitual at the Amex, kept home supporters, quiet all sodden afternoon, expectant that their team could find the incision lacking all afternoon. Welbeck, hitherto anonymous, claimed an unlikely penalty, and Alphonse Areola made a save from Kostoulas but the Hammers keeper was left unprotected as Van Hecke, showing calm amid the squall, slid the ball for Rutter to crash in.

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55 minWest Ham win a free-kick, but Mavrapnos canâ€t do anything with it at the back post.

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54 minSummerville swipes a pass in behind for Paqueta, who lays back a return, and thereâ€s a nice one-two between the former and Bowen, who canâ€t quite find a lane to shoot.

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53 minWiffer helps the ball down the right, but Minteh canâ€t turn it into anything and it goes behind for a goalkick.

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52 minThe free-kick seeks Mavrapanos at the back post, but thereâ€s way too much on it.

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51 minDunk and Wieffer both catch Summerville; the ref cautions the former.

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51 minHereâ€s that Hughes finish…

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47 minWest Ham feed Wan-Bissaka down the right and his cross is a goodun – do not adjust your screens, that is not a misprint – but Diouf, with time to take it down and have a chat, instead decides heâ€s Mark Hughest at Spurs in 1988, and it turns out he isnâ€t, his scissor-kick flying miles away from anywhere.

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47 min“If I was a kid offered the choice between playing EA Sports FC 25 or watching West Ham, who average just one goal every home game,†says Rick Harris, “then I think I would choose virtual excitement over reality dross.â€

This hasnâ€t been a terrible game, I donâ€t think, but yup, we need to get ill with it to make them endure the worst aspects.

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46 minWe go again…

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Back come our teams…

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Half-time entertainment:

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HALF-TIME: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 West Ham United

An interesting first half, light on chances but with plenty of scope for improvement.

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45+1 minWeâ€ll have one additional minute, almost played.

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45+1 minAnd the corner causes trouble, bouncing about in the box before going behind for a goalkick.

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45 minNow West Ham get Bowen on the ball, facing goal, and he drags is wide of Dunk, firing a shot thatâ€s deflected just wide thanks to the defenderâ€s desperate lunge.

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44 minWest Ham get the corner away and will be pretty satisfied with their afternoonâ€s work – so far.

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43 minBasck come Brighton, De Cuyper crossing from the left and Welbeck leaving it for Rutter, who catches his volley nicely … but Todibo, whoâ€s playing well – now and over the last bit – blocks behind for a corner. Diouf celebrates, because he knows that without his mateâ€s intervention, that was 1-0.

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41 minMistake from Van Hecke, who eads into Dunk, allowing Paqueta to nick away, sending Summerville through down the left side of the box. Heâ€s got a man in the middle and a lovely touch with the outside his right foot opens angle and far post for the Henry finish … but he doesnâ€t get the draw, passing a finish wide.

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39 minLovely feet from Paqueta on the right, and heâ€s chasing about following the ball now, trying to get as many touches as possible. Nothing comes of this opportunity, but heâ€s looking like a player desperate to affect the outcome of this game. Meantime, Wiefferâ€s cross is cleared to Gomez, who shanks high and wide.

Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United and Carlos Baleba of Brighton. Photograph: Sean Ryan/IPS/ShutterstockShare

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37 min Wan-Bisska chases down Kadioglu then shoves him the back, exactly what te wanted. I canâ€t think of many defenders Iâ€ve seen with less game-intelligence than the West Ham man.

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35 minAgain, though, Brughton keep West Ham boxed, winning another corner, which goes beyond the back post where Gomez, unmarked, nods down and behind.

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33 minMinteh goes down the right but again sticks too much on his cross; this time, Brighton recover the ball and sustain the attack, then De Cuyper, under little pressure as Wan-Bissaka is too slow to get out to him, steps inside, curls a beauty of a cross into the corridor, and Wieffer is there to prod, bundle or tap home … but he ends up putting away fresh air, his timing off and the ball passing by him. Thatâ€s the best and only chance of the match.

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32 minDiouf is starting to involve himself, his cross deflected behind for a corner; Dunk heads it clear and the ref awards Brighton a free-kick anyway.

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30 minWe learn that when Bowen burrowed forward a few minutes ago, released by Paqueta, the touch he took was West Hamâ€s first in the Brighton box.

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29 minFernandes beats De Cuyper and sprays out to Diouf, whose low cross, probably mis-hit, almost catches out Verbruggen at the near post, ruffling the side-netting.

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28 minBetter from Brighton, Balebe moving forward before spreading for Minteh, who teases an inswinging cross towards the far post thatâ€s got just too much on it. The home side are, though, improving.

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27 minPre-match, we talked about potential olimpicos, and De Cuyper does go for goal from the corner, but the ball drifts just over the bar.

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26 minRutter skins Todibo, Diouf going to ground and allowing himself to be skipped over. Minteh takes over, but Todibo gets back well to block his cross at cost of a corner.

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24 minMinteh gives it away to Summerville, who immediately transfers inside to Paquueta, who flicks immediately to Bowen, at inside-right. Heâ€s blocked off by Rutter at cost of a corner – which comes to nowt – but that is precisely the kind of move West Ham are set up to execute.

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22 minWest Ham are letting Brighton have the ball until the cross halfway, and itâ€s notable that Paqueta isnâ€t being asked to chase back. Once heâ€s pressed from the front, heâ€s loitering upfield hoping for a cahnter.

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21 minGomez is late on Fernandes and just about escapes a booking; heâ€s actually a card away from a ban, so just as well for him and Brighton.

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20 minBaleba gives Gomez quick ball and itâ€s moved on to Wieffer, who thunders a shot into the nearest defender. Weâ€ve not had a chance yet, but I donâ€t think this match is going to end goalless.

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19 minIn Abu Dhabi, Lando Nozza is very close to winning the 2025 driver championship.

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17 minWe thought Paqueta might have fun roaming free and tossing grenades, and heâ€s starting to, just overhitting a through-ball seeking Summerville.

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16 minSky have just apologised for some naughty words audible from the away end. Do they know their proprietor is Rupert Murdoch?

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15 minA ball in behind for Summerville, who looks offside, and once Verbruggen has saved a poor one-on-one finish, the flag goes up. It is, as ever, odd the officials and laws made the keeper do that for no reason, but West Ham are starting to threaten.

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14 minDelicious control from Paqueta, taking a pass from Areola and knocking off the Diouf, whose ball in behind seeking Summerville is quick and well directed. But Verbruggen is out quickly enough to clear.

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Brighton vs West Ham: Premier League preview

The Hammers appear to be slowly pulling themselves together but were dropped into the relegation zone by Leeds United’s win over Chelsea on Wednesday.

Despite that inconvenience, Nuno Espirito Santo is beginning to make his mark at the London Stadium. West Ham have lost just one of their last five matches in the Premier League, picking up eight points since the start of November.

Lucas Paqueta will return after serving a suspension against Man United while Nuno is waiting on the fitness of Crysencio Summerville with a view to a possible reintroduction after injury.

Nuno will be without on-loan Brighton defender Igor Julio, though the 27-year-old Brazilian has been used sparingly when eligible anyway.

It was a chastening home loss for Brighton against Villa but if Fabian Hurzeler could have hand-picked the next game, a home fixture against relegation-threatened opposition before the floodlights have even cooled down would have been near the top of his list.

The Seagulls’ home record still makes for impressive reading. With four wins, two draws and a loss, it’s been the bedrock of another push for Europe in the first half of the season. A defeat that might easily have been a draw shouldn’t derail that.

Brighton dropped from fifth to seventh in the table but they’re still two points off fourth and will fancy their chances of sneaking past Crystal Palace with a win on Sunday.

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24 min: … but so much for xG, because Manchester United then launch their first serious attack for a while, Bruno Fernandes chasing a long bouncer down the right and hooking infield, forcing Todibo to clank out for a corner. The set piece is played back up the right wing, where Mbeumo aims a glorious curler towards the top left from the right-hand edge of the box. Areola is forced to arch his back and fingertip over the bar. Wonderful effort, wonderful save.

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23 min: Manchester Unitedâ€s xG is currently a Tottenham Hotspurian 0.06.

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21 min: … but otherwise the Old Trafford faithful have fallen a little quiet right now. This game is currently being played mainly in Manchester Unitedâ€s half.

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20 min: Soucekâ€s cross from the right is deflected out for a corner, West Hamâ€s third of the evening already. Bowen swings it in. Bruno Fernandes heads it upfield, but not very far. Diouf meets the ball just inside the area, and has time to get a shot away, but scuff-slices it horribly, the ball squirting miles wide left. The home supporters have their fun with him.

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18 min: Wan-Bissaka gets the better of his old team-mate Dalot down the right, and pings a cross in for Bowen, who has time to turn on the right-hand edge of the Manchester United box, but not enough to get a shot away. West Ham’s confidence is growing.

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16 min: Wilson is sprung into space down the left, and wins another West Ham corner. Earlier in the move, Bruno Fernandes had been caught by Potts, but didnâ€t get the free kick. Heâ€s not happy, so wags his finger furiously at the referee while saying his piece. Nothing comes of the corner, which is probably just as well all round.

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14 min: West Ham have worked their way into this game after a slow start. Wilson has the opportunity to release Soucek down the middle of the park, albeit a difficult one that involves him spinning and pinging a pass from the halfway line. He overcooks it, the ball bouncing through to Lammens.

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12 min: Heaven, perhaps a little bit shaken after that early booking, plays a poor backpass down the United right, forcing Lammens to race out of his box and slice into the crowd. Not the ideal start for the young man, a surprise selection by Ruben Amorim this evening.

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10 min: Bruno Fernandes shapes to shoot from just inside the West Ham area. He doesnâ€t really connect properly. The ball, and then Fernandes†foot, connects with the sliding Soucek, coming across to block. Another penalty claim. Another one correctly waved away.

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9 min: Bowen is found in some space down the right so Heaven races over to scythe him down from behind. Mistimed and clumsy, and worst of all, needless. Bowen was facing the touchline and going nowhere. The 19-year-old goes into the book.

Ayden Heaven goes in the book early doors. Photograph: Nick Potts/PAShare

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7 min: The first major set piece of the evening is a non-event.

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6 min: … so having said that, Soucek plays Wan-Bissaka into acres of space down the right. He cuts back for Mateus Fernandes, who carefully aims a sidefooter towards the bottom right. Casemiro slides in to deflect over the bar for the first major set piece of the evening.

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5 min: Apart from one split second when Wilson threatened to turn Heaven on the halfway line – Mbeumo was on hand to support and snuff out any counter-attacking danger pretty quickly – itâ€s been all Manchester United in these opening moments.

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3 min: Diallo jinks into the West Ham box again from the right. He goes over, feeling the faint impression of Mateus Fernandes†palm on the back of his shirt. He claims a penalty, but come off it. The referee waves play on.

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2 min: Diallo dribbles his way down the right and reaches the box, then crosses low. The ball pings off Zirkzee and back out to the right for a throw. Soon after, Dalot probes down the left. Manchester United starting quickly, looking lively on both flanks.

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West Ham, resplendent in a blend of grey, beige and cream with a dash of yellow, get the ball rolling. Theyâ€re kicking towards the Stretford End in this first half.

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The teams are out! Manchester United in their red, white and black, West Ham United in second-choice ecru. According to House & Garden magazine, ecru is “a notoriously finicky colour to define†but they give it a go anyway: itâ€s “a blend of grey, beige, cream, and a dash of yellow, less creamy than cream, and not eggshell.†So there you have it. Weâ€ll be off in a minute.

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West Ham are still in mourning after last weekendâ€s passing of their beloved Billy Bonds, once voted by fans as their greatest-ever player. Thatâ€s no small statement at a club where Bobby Moore, Trevor Brooking and Geoff Hurst once strutted their stuff. Two FA Cup lifts, a club-record 799 appearances, plus runners-up medals in the European Cup Winners†Cup and League Cup … itâ€s the stuff of legend all right. Rest well, Billy.

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Nuno Espírito Santo speaks to Sky Sports. “We have to improve … always looking for a better performance … we are trying to improve game by game … we expect a competitive game … we will try to silence [the Manchester United fans] with our game … we have to think about the game, not the outcome … action by action.â€

As for Lucas Paquetáâ€s replacement Tomáš SouÄek: “He is a fantastic player … works very hard … he has the ability to score.â€

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… meanwhile on the subject of Leny Yoro, who was clearly unhappy after being hooked against Palace on Sunday, Amorim says: “I know on the TV he appeared really disappointed with his performance … I need to be normal all the time … I spoke [to him] about the message … all the trouble that is to see a Manchester United player so disappointed on the bench … it was just a tactical issue … a tactical option, just that.â€

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Ruben Amorim talks to Sky Sports. “We showed last game that we can play the same way but with a different intensity … last game at home we played a low pace … today we should be better … we need to be careful with set pieces … and transitions … we want to be the dominant team … need to be focused in every detail.â€

He also reports that the injury to Matthijs de Ligt is a “small thing†and he expects him back for Manchester Unitedâ€s next game at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. Ayden Heaven will play in De Ligtâ€s usual central position tonight: “I think he has big character and is ready to play in that position, he will suit it really well.â€

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The three points on offer tonight are precious for both teams. Should Manchester United claim them, theyâ€ll go level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea. (If they want actual fourth place, theyâ€ll need to win by nine goals this evening.) As for West Ham, they were bumped into the relegation places last night due to Leeds Unitedâ€s victory over Chelsea. They need to win by a two-goal margin tonight if theyâ€re to leapfrog Leeds back out of the dropzone.

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Manchester United make three changes to the starting XI named for the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Matheus Cunha returns from injury, stepping up along with Noussair Mazraoui and Ayden Heaven. Leny Yoro and Mason Mount drop to the bench, while Matthijs de Ligt misses out altogether.

West Ham United make just one change from the team sent out for the 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool, and itâ€s enforced. Lucas Paquetá having talked himself into a suspension, Tomáš SouÄek comes in to take his place in midfield.

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The teams

Manchester United:Lammens, Dalot, Heaven, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mazraoui, Mbeumo, Cunha, Zirkzee.
Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Mount, Malacia, Dorgu, Yoro, Ugarte, Mainoo, Lacey.

West Ham United:Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Magassa, Potts, Bowen, Soucek, Fernandes, Wilson.
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Rodriguez, Irving, Earthy, Marshall, Mayers, Kante.

Referee:Andrew Kitchen
VAR: Peter Bankes

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Preamble

West Ham United have beaten Manchester United in four of their last five Premier League meetings. Now then, three of those victories were at the London Stadium. But the most recent one was at Old Trafford in May, when the Hammers completed the double over the Red Devils for the first time since 2007, and there is no way the hosts will be going into this fixture counting their chickens. However while West Ham arrive in the north after a supine surrender to Liverpool at the weekend, Manchester United are coming off the back of a turnaround boost at Crystal Palace. So while the recent record between the two teams favours Nuno Espírito Santoâ€s men, the immediate form is with Ruben Amorimâ€s side. Balanced rather deliciously, then. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Itâ€s on!

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Despite falling behind via Jean-Phillippe Mateta’s first-half penalty, Amorim’s men turned it around to earn a much-spirited win at Selhurst Park.

Zirkzee and Mount, two players who have struggled in recent times, both found the net, with Benjamin Sesko, Harry Maguire and Matheus Cunha all missing.

Leny Yoro had a game to forget, given that he conceded the spot-kick, and the young French defender looked visibly upset with his performance after his withdrawal at the weekend.

There was also a welcome sight as defender Lisandro Martinez returned from injury after a 10-month lay-off to feature for the final few minutes in Croydon.

West Ham’s run of three games without defeat came crashing down as Liverpool emerged victorious on Sunday.

The Hammers will be without the now-suspended Paqueta after his dismissal, but have enjoyed their recent meetings against Manchester United.

Having won four of their last five meetings, West Ham also did the double over the Red Devils last season, with their 2-1 win at the London Stadium signalling the end of former manager Erik ten Hag’s tenure.

Jarrod Bowen scored in both games last term, and the England international will no doubt be chomping at the bit to get back amongst the goals on Thursday evening.

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Billy Bonds: Former West Ham captain ’embodied spirit of the Hammers’

Moore had been captain when West Ham won the FA Cup in 1964 then the European Cup Winners’ Cup a year later. Bonds almost emulated the achievement when he was captain as West Ham reached the European Cup Winners’ Cup Final in 1976, losing 4-2 to Anderlecht.

As well as those FA Cup wins, he led West Ham back into the former First Division at the end of the 1980/81 season, a campaign during which they also lost to Liverpool in the League Cup Final after a replay.

It was not just team honours he collected during that time. Bonds, who won the coveted “Hammer Of The Year” four times, was handed the Professional Footballers’ Association Merit award in 1988, and also received the MBE for services to football in the same year.

Bonds was named as the club’s greatest-ever player by West Ham fans in 2018.

The fact that Bonds never won a full England cap has been a source of contention for decades, particularly among West Ham supporters, his name also placed alongside the likes of Manchester United’s Steve Bruce and Everton midfield man Howard Kendall among those who never gained the accolade.

Bonds was an unused substitute when England, with his former West Ham manager Ron Greenwood in charge, beat Italy 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley in November 1977.

He missed out narrowly again in May 1981 when he was in line for selection for England’s friendly against Brazil at Wembley, only to sustain broken ribs in a clash with his own goalkeeper Phil Parkes at the end of the season, ruling him out.

The opportunity never came again.

He was appointed West Ham manager in February 1990, succeeding Lou Macari, subsequently taking the club back into the top-flight.

Bonds was also in charge when West Ham reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1991, but West Ham never recovered from Tony Gale’s controversial first-half sending off, losing 4-0 to Nottingham Forest.

West Ham were relegated in 1992, but the club kept faith with Bonds and he brought them back into the new Premier League a year later.

Bonds’ 27-year career at West Ham ended in 1994, when he was succeeded at West Ham by Harry Redknapp.

He returned to management with West Ham’s fierce rivals Millwall in May 1997, but it was a short-lived, unsuccessful spell and he left the following year.

It will always be West Ham’s name that is inexorably attached to Bonds. He was presented with the club’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the first time it was presented, in 2013 and was visibly emotional when the club re-named the East Stand at the London Stadium in his honour in February 2019.

In contrast to the combative captain on the field, Bonds was a private family man away from it. They were at his side, along with many former colleagues, as he was moved to tears when he addressed West Ham’s fans after the re-naming of the stand.

Bonds was an all-action, versatile player who mixed remarkable fitness, a fiercely competitive nature and skill into a potent combination that was at the heart of everything he and West Ham did.

Football fans of a certain age, especially at West Ham, will conjure up instant images of the bearded Bonds, caked in mud from the 70s and 80s pitches, socks rolled down and his head occasionally bandaged up – but always ready to carry the fight to the opposition.

Billy Bonds was a captain, player and manager who will always be remembered when the history of West Ham is written.

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Will Bucks’ Darvin Ham Be Hired by Pelicans? NBA Insider Links Former Lakers HC to Job

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The New Orleans Pelicans are still early on in their coaching search, but a handful of notable names have already been linked to the team.

Per NBA insider Marc Stein, current Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach and former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham “is a name to watch” in the search.

The Pelicans fired head coach Willie Green on Saturday after a rough 2-10 start to the season. Green had been New Orleans’ coach since 2021, leading the team to two playoff appearances but losing in the first round twice. The Pelicans went 21-61 a year ago.

James Borrego is the team’s interim coach and is expected to be considered for the full-time job, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. Former UConn head coach Kevin Ollie could also be a candidate, per Begley. Ollie was most recently the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2024.

Ham, 52, has been the lead assistant on Doc Rivers’ staff in Milwaukee since last season. Before that, he was the Lakers’ head coach from 2022-23 to 2023-24. Ham’s time in Los Angeles was mostly underwhelming, as he reached the Western Conference Finals in 2023 but faced a first-round exit in 2024. The Lakers fired him following the first-round exit.

Ham’s only experience as an NBA head coach came in Los Angeles, and he’s otherwise been an assistant.

While Ham received his fair share of criticism while coaching the Lakers, his time in Milwaukee working under an experienced coach like Rivers could be what he needed to hit the reset button.

While the Pelicans still have a long way to go in their coaching search, it appears Ham will be in the mix for the job.

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Lucas Paquetá: Tried to leave West Ham in summer for Flamengo

Nov 14, 2025, 04:42 AM ET

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá has revealed he expressed his desire to return to Flamengo last summer, adding that he will return to the club one day.

The Brazil international admitted his former club had already approached him in May 2024 after the English Football Association had charged him with four counts of spot-fixing after a 10-month investigation.

Flamengo tried to sign Paquetá again this summer after he was cleared of misconduct charges.

“The second moment [that he had talks with Flamengo], incredibly enough, was when I already knew I could continue playing normally,” Paquetá told Globoesporte.

Lucas Paquetá said he will one day return to his former club Flamengo. Dan Istitene/Getty Images

“That’s when I felt even more of a desire to return to Flamengo. Maybe I shouldn’t even be saying this, but I had some conversations with [Flamengo coach] Filipe [Luís], who is a friend, in addition to the work he’s doing at Flamengo. I really expressed my desire to return and also showed it to my agents.”

Paquetá, who is in his fourth season at West Ham, said he will return to Flamengo one day but not in the near future.

His contract with West Ham expires in June 2027.

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“It was a difficult decision because I’m 28 years old, I’m very young, and I still have a lot of market value out here,” he said.

“I’ve been doing my job well, but it was a very strong desire. I tried very hard, but unfortunately, once again, I decided to respect my club, not to force anything, because it’s a club that supported me, that I have enormous affection for.

“I understood that it wasn’t the right time, but I know the doors will always be open for me. I know that at some point this return will happen.”

Paquetá, who left Flamengo in January 2019 to join AC Milan, is training with Brazil in London ahead of Saturday’s international friendly against Senegal at the Emirates Stadium.

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  • Millwall 1-1 Preston (R)

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  • Sheffield United 0-0 QPR

  • Southampton 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

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Championship: They may be about to lose their head coach, Rob Edwards, to Wolves but Middlesbrough have at least restored their lead over Birmingham City at the Riverside Stadium. Their best player by a country mile, Hayden Hackney has made it 2-1 up on Teesside with his third goal of the season.

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GOAL! Everton 1-0 Fulham (Geuye 45+4)

Premier League: Idrissa Gana Gueye fires Everton in front at Hill Dickinson Stadium, finishing from inside the six-yard box after a nice bit of skill from Tim Iroegbunam at an Everton corner.

Everton’s Idrissa Gueye celebrates after opening the scoring. Photograph: Peter Powell/ReutersShare

Updated at 11.02 EST

Championship: Yet to get off the mark for Sheffield United since signing for them in August, Danny ings has just missed a glorious opportunity to break his duck after sending a diving header straight at QPR goalkeeper Ben Hamer. Itâ€s scoreless at Bramall Lane.

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GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Burnley (Wilson 44)

Premier League: Callum Wilson steals between two defenders to nod into an empty net after excellent work by Crysensio Summerville as West Ham took a short corner. Itâ€s all square at the London Stadium.

Callum Wilson heads home West Hamâ€s equaliser. Photograph: Tony Oâ€Brien/ReutersThen wheels away in celebration. Photograph: Tony O Brien/ReutersShare

Updated at 10.53 EST

Everton 0-0 Fulham: James Tarkowski has the ball in the back of the net for Everton but they have their second “goal†of the afternoon fruled out for an Iliman Ndiaye offside in the build-up.

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Everton 0-0 Fulham: Raul Jiminez spanks a free-kick from a decent position straight into the Everton wall and the deadlock remains resolutely unbroken at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Some minutes ago, shortly before Burnley went ahead against West Ham, Thierno Barry thought heâ€d poked home his first goal for Everton only for his effort to be ruled out for an offside in the build-up.

Everton’s Thierno Barry bundles the ball home but his goal is chalked off by VAR. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAShare

Updated at 10.49 EST

Championship: Ipswich go ahead at the Liberty Stadium as Jack Clarke dribbles past three Swansea defenders before firing a low shot past Lawrence Vigouroux into the bottom corner.

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GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Burnley (Flemming 35)

Premier League: Zian Flemming scores with a fine header, connecting with a cross to the back post and sending it back across the face of goal and past Alphonse Areola. His effort survives a VAR check for offside and West Ham are behind once again.

Burnley’s Zian Flemming plants his header outside the reach of West Hamâ€s keeper Alphonse Areola and give the visitors the lead. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/ReutersShare

Updated at 10.43 EST

West Ham 0-0 Burnley: Loum Tchaouna, who scored an absolute worldie against Leeds a couple of weeks ago, tries his luck from distance once again but his effort is deflected wide.

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Championship: Birmingham City restore parity against Middlesbrough after the ball breaks to Demarai Gray from a goalmouth scramble and he fires home. Itâ€s 1-1 at the Riverside.

Birmingham City Demarai Gray bundles the ball home to level things up at Middlesbrough. Photograph: Andy Shaw/ProSports/ShutterstockShare

Updated at 10.38 EST

Championship: Two down after 17 minutes, Sheffield Wednesday have pulled a goal back at Southampton courtesy of Manchester United loanee Harry Amassâ€s first goal as a senior professional. Saints goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu got a finger to his low shot towards the bottom corner but was unable to keep the ball out.

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Everton 0-0 Fulham: Having been on the back foot early doors, Fulham are growing into their game against Everton, whose best chance has been headed over the bar by Thierno Barry.

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West Ham 0-0 Burnley: Scott Parkerâ€s visitors are dominating proceedings but have yet to trouble the scoreboard operator at the London Stadium, where Lucas Paqueta has just been booked.

Burnley’s Lesley Ugochukwu brushes off a challenge from West Ham United’s Freddie Potts. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/ReutersShare

Updated at 10.34 EST

Championship: Boro skipper Dael Fry sends his side in front of Birmingham City with a right-footed shot. Meanwhile at St Maryâ€s, Finn Azaz has just doubled Southamptonâ€s lead against Sheffield Wednesday.

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West Ham 0-0 Burnley: Kyle Walkerâ€s cross-field diagonal is sidefooted back across the West Ham six-yard box by Quilindschy Hartman but despite stretching every sinew, Zian Fleming is unable to prod the ball past Alphonse Areola.

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Championship: Casper Jander has given Southampton a one-goal lead over Sheffield Wednesday at St Maryâ€s, where Tonda Eckhart is in the technical area for the hosts in a caretaker manager capacity.

Caspar Jander (second left) bundles the ball over the line to give Southampton an early lead against Sheffield Wednesday. Photograph: Graham Hunt/ProSports/ShutterstockJander (centre right) celebrates with teammates. Photograph: Graham Hunt/ProSports/ShutterstockShare

Updated at 10.22 EST

Everton 0-0 Fulham: Everton have started well in their match against Fulham at Hill Dickinson Stadium, but Thierno Barry has just headed a good chance wide after good work on the flank by Iliman Ndiaye. Thatâ€s Evertonâ€s season in a nutshell right there.

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Championship: At the Riverside Stadium, where Middlesbrough manager Rob Edwards is a conspicuous absenteee after being given permission to talk turkey with Wolves, Birmingham City midfielder Seung Ho Paik has just been forced off with what looks like a serious shoulder injury. Heâ€s replaced by Marc Leonard.

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Match report: Arsenal Women 1-1 Chelsea Women

WSL: Alessia Russoâ€s late equaliser did at least keep her sideâ€s slim hopes of remaining in the title race alive but Arsenalâ€s players left the field at the Emirates feeling very aggrieved after having two goals disallowed. Suzanne Wrack reports from the EMirates Stadium …

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Premier League: “Seb Hutchinson said on Football Weekly that for the teams at the bottom, survival is secured by winning three oâ€clock matches when nobodyâ€s paying attention,†writes Kári Tulinius. “These are both those kinds of fixtures.â€

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Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Man Utd

Premier League: “How to make sense of a match that, so low on quality for the majority, swung in every conceivable direction in its final 15 minutes?†Nick Ames makes a damn good fist of it doing exactly that from his perch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium …

Richarlison thought heâ€d completed a late smash-and-grab for Tottenham Hotspur, only for Mathias De Ligt to steal both the Brazilianâ€s thunder and a late point for Manchester United. Photograph: Ian Walton/APShare

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West Ham: Last weekâ€s defeat of Newcastle has not quelled the insurrection among West Ham fans, judging by the scenes outside the London Stadium. At the entrance where co-owner David Sullivanâ€s car usually enters the campus, a few thousand fans have gathered – 12,000 is one estimate, 4,000 is another – with a number of fans speaking to a cheering crowd. The black balloons are out, and the flags, and the song I heard ringing out was “we sold our soul for this shitholeâ€. Should they lose to Burnley, then more will follow. Nuno Espirito Santo has selected the same team that beat Newcastle.

West Ham fans stage a protest against the clubs owners outside the London Stadium. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PAShare

Championship: Derby County have beaten Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park to go ninth in the table, while Millwall have been held at the Den by Preston, whose goalkeeper Daniel Iversen gifted the home side an equaliser with a blunder he wonâ€t forget – or be allowed to forget – in a hurry. At the MKM Stadium, Hull City have come from behind to beat Portsmouth 3-2 in a match where Joe Gelhardt scored the decisive final goal.

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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Man United (De Ligt 90+5)

Premier League: An unmarked Mathias De Ligt has converted a corner-kick with a back post header deep in injury time and itâ€s finally all over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Over to you, Tim …

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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Man United (Richarlison 90+2)

Premier League: A clever flicked header from Richarlison has completed the Spurs turnaround at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tim De Lisle has the latest …

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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Man United (Tel 84)

Premier League: A deflected shot from Mathys Tel has levelled proceedings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with just six minutes of normal time remaining. Follow the action with Tim De Lisle …

Mathys Tel accepts the congratulations of Micky van de Ven after equalising for Spurs against Manchester United. Photograph: Chloe Knott/Tottenham Hotspur FC/ShutterstockShare

Updated at 09.23 EST

West Ham v Burnley line-ups

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Diouf, Fernandes, Potts, Lucas Paqueta, Bowen, Wilson, Summerville.

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Igor, Luis Guilherme, Rodriguez, Magassa, Soucek, Irving, Golambeckis.

Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Tuanzebe, Esteve, Hartman, Cullen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ugochukwu, Anthony, Flemming.

Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Edwards, Ekdal, Lucas Pires, Broja, Mejbri, Laurent.

Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)

Those teams: West Hamâ€s team is the same as the one that came from behind to beat Newcastle last weekend. Burnley make one change, with Loum Tchaouna coming into the side. Josh Laurent drops to the substitutes†bench.

West Ham United fans hold a protest against their owners outside the London Stadium ahead of their match against Burnley. Photograph: Simon Dael/ShutterstockShare

Everton v Fulham line-ups

Everton: Pickford, Iroegbunam, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry.

Subs: Travers, McNeil, Beto, Oâ€Brien, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Rohl, Aznou.

Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Lukic, Berge, Kevin, Wilson, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Subs: Lecomte, Rodrigo Muniz, Cairney, Traore, Cuenca, Chukwueze, Castagne, King, Smith Rowe.

Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)

Those teams: Tim Iroegbunam comes into the Everton side, with Jake Oâ€Brien dropping to the bench in a state of affairs that suggests James Garner will start at right-back. Fulham manager Marco Silva has brought Sasa Lukic in for Josh King.

Still looking for his first goal for Everton, Thierno Barry has got the nod to start up front today. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PAShare

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester United: A perfectly placed header from Bryan Mbeumo shortly after the half-hour mark separates the sides at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Follow the action with Tim De Lisle …

Bryan Mbeumo headed Manchester United in front at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with his sixth goal for the club. Photograph: John Walton/PAShare

Rob Edwards to Wolves: Middlesbrough have agreed to let their head coach hold talks with Wolves over their managerial vacancy, with a deal for the Boro head coach expected to be completed within the next 48 hours. Ben Fisher reports …

Middlesbrough have given Wolves permission to speak to their head coach, Rob Edwards. Photograph: Richard Sellers/PAShare

Updated at 09.19 EST

West Ham v Burnley – early team news

Niclas Fullkrug and Konstantinos Mavropanos remain out for West Ham, whose list of lame and halt also includes Oliver Scarles, George Earthy and Lukasz Fabianski. Following his bravura performance on his first start for West Ham last weekend against Newcastle, Freddie Potts looks a certainty to start again.

While Nuno Espirito Santo has warned Hammers fans not to get to excited with the 22-year-old on the strength of one performance, leaving him on the bench today would almost certainly prompt serious unrest in the stands of the London Stadium.

Burnley are without the hamstrung Jordan Beyer, while Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni are also out. Lyle Foster is available for selection after missing last weekendâ€s match against Arsenal through illness.

Freddie Potts is a near certainty to start for West Ham today after providing some much-needed steel in their midfield on his first senior start for the club against Newcastle last weekend. Photograph: John Patrick Fletcher/Action Plus/ShutterstockShare

Everton v Fulham – early team news

Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson remain sidelined for Everton, whose coach David “Hobsonâ€s Choice†Moyes will once again have to decide whether to start Beto or the similarly ineffectual Thierno Barry up front.

A cynic might argue he should try starting both in the hope that, between them they can do the job of one half-decent striker. Iliman Ndiaye is fit for duty, despite being forced off shortly after the hour mark in Evertonâ€s Monday night match against Sunderland with what looked like cramp.

Antonee Robinson is Fulhamâ€s only absentee having missed the entire month of October with a knee injury and the USA international is not expected to return to action until after the international break.

Fulham full-back Antonee Robinson has only played for Fulham four times this season and has not been spotted in action since coming on as a sub against Aston Villa in late September. Photograph: Paul Currie/ShutterstockShare

Championship fixtures

  • Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Derby (R)

  • Hull City 3-2 Portsmouth (R)

  • Millwall 1-1 Preston (R)

  • Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

  • Norwich v Leicester

  • Sheffield United v QPR

  • Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday

  • Stoke City v Coventry City

  • Swansea City v Ipswich Town

  • West Brom v Oxford United

  • Wrexham v Charlton Athletic

  • View the Championship table

Thierry Small fired Preston ahead at the Den only for Millwall to equalise after capitalising on a hideous miskick from the visiting goalkeeper, Daniel Iversen. Photograph: Tom Cusden/PPAUK/ShutterstockShare

Updated at 09.54 EST

Premier League fixtures

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Updated at 08.56 EST

Saturday clockwatch

With just the two Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm today — West Ham v Burnley and Everton v Fulham — todayâ€s top flight clocko action may be a little limited in volume, but weâ€ll be keeping a very keen eye on all the latest from the London Stadium and Goodison Park.

Weâ€ll also be casting our gaze down the divisions, with a full fixture list in the Championship promising plenty of drama and talking points to track alongside any other big news from across the afternoonâ€s football action.

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Newcastle have been able to rely on new signing Nick Woltemade for those goals. After selling Alexander Isak and with Yoane Wissa not yet available, the young German has stepped up.

Woltemade scored four times in his first six Premier League matches and has one each in the other competitions Newcastle have played in so far this term.

Bruno Guimaraes (three), William Osula and Jacob Murphy are the only other Premier League scorers for Howe’s side in 2025-26 but West Ham have conceded more than any other team.

Wissa, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento remain sidelined. Only goalkeeper Nick Pope and defender Dan Burn have been able to start all nine games.

The Magpies won this fixture by a single goal in March. Bruno scored the winner on that Monday night in east London, a goal that left West Ham in 16th place, albeit closer to the top half than Wolves in 17th.

It’s not just their own penalty area that’s problematic. Only Forest have scored fewer goals than West Ham and Wolves, and four of their five were on Nuno’s watch.

West Ham are wiping their feet and about to cross the threshold into an intimidating run of fixtures.

Their next six matches after Newcastle, Burnley and the November international break: AFC Bournemouth, Liverpool, Manchester United, Brighton, Aston Villa and Manchester City.

We suspect Nuno would like to take some more points before running into that little lot.

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