This is where we try and decipher Lopetegui’s signals over the last few days along with decoding the training ground videos and rumours to try and predict the line up which will be announced in an hour. It isn’t the team we want to see, it is an interpretation of what we think the under-siege West Ham coach will choose.
The rumours are that Lucas Paquetá has an injury and won’t be in the squad, along with the change of goalkeeper back to Alphonse Areola. The absence through suspension of Alvarez and Kudus makes our predicted line up as follows:
Areola | Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson| Soucek, Rodriguez, Soler | Bowen, Antonio, Summerville |
Hard to see this side getting anything in this tough fixture: Newcastle have been too strong for West Ham recently so we’d go for a Newcastle win 2-0. Hopefully not an avalanche again.
Last Time Out: V Everton
Predicted Starting XI: Fabianski | Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson | Rodriguez, Paqueta, Soucek | Bowen, Summerville; Antonio.
Score Prediction – 2-1 West Ham.
Actual Starting XI:
Fabianski | Emerson, Kilman, Todibo, Wan Bissaka | Rodriguez, Soucek, Paquetá | Bowen (c) Antonio, Summerville.
Yay me. 100% correct starting line up but sadly wayyyy overly optimistic that there might be goals. Zero Zero was the result.
