Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
West Ham United FC 0 - 1 Newcastle United FC
West Ham United vs Newcastle United
21:56FULL TIME: WEST HAM UNITED 0-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED
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21:53Bowen drives in towards the Newcastle penalty area but cannot get round Livramento and then Joelinton comes across to snuff out any second thoughts by Bowen.
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21:51Kudus finds himself on the right as West Ham plough forward late. His cross is too deep but the home side have finally found some fight in this second half. Six minutes of injury time!
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21:50Bowen whips in a threatening free-kick from the left which Pope deals with unconvincingly and it is away for a corner. The resulting delivery is defiantly punched by the Newcastle keeper.
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21:46Soler is penalised for a silly foul through the back of Guimaraes whilst Newcastle were penned in. Guimaraes clutches the back of his head as any building pressure is relieved.
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21:46Substitution Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura Sean David Longstaff
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21:45West Ham have barely laid a glove on Newcastle since the goal. Potter will be disappointed with his side's response to going behind despite the attacking intent of his substitutions.
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21:43Can Ings find an equaliser for Potter?
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21:42Yellow Card Daniel Johnson Burn
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21:41Tonali has been a destroyer for Newcastle tonight. He has won nine of the ten duels he has contested whilst completing all three of his attempted dribbles.
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21:37Substitution Alexander Isak Callum Eddie Graham Wilson
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21:35Isak has only had four touches inside the West Ham box tonight. An unusually quiet evening for Newcastle's top scorer.
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21:34Among players without a Premier League assist this season, only Andy Robertson (36) has created more chances than Paquetá (26). Unlucky.
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21:33Concerns for Newcastle ahead of the Carabao Cup final here as Pope is down receiving treatment after the penalty shout. He is fine to continue.
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21:31PENATLY SHOUT! Paqueta scoops a lovely ball into Bowen who is nudged in the back by Newcastle's goalscorer, Guimaraes wags his finger and a brief VAR check confirms no penalty.
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21:28A quadruple sub for the hosts as Cresswell makes way for the dangerous Ferguson.
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21:24Substitution Tomáš Souček Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima
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21:24Substitution Jean-Clair Dimitri Roger Todibo Konstantinos Mavropanos
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21:23Substitution Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez Carlos Soler Barragán
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21:23Assist Harvey Lewis Barnes
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21:22Goal Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
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21:22WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE?? Guimaraes clips a delightful pass into Murphy on the right, his cross ricochets off Cresswell and loops over Areola and looks to be dropping over the line but the Frenchman flings himself backwards and scoops the ball out. Isak can only flick the follow up wide. Incredible athleticism!
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21:19Newcastle break out of West Ham's pressure and give the ball away on the counter, only for Todibo to give the ball straight back to Guimaraes as he breaks down the right. This game has lacked a cutting edge on both sides.
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21:16After an exceptional debut season, Kudus has had a quieter second campaign in England, but the Ghanaian has still attempted the most dribbles in the Premier League this season (140), while only Jérémy Doku (73) has completed more than Kudus (66).
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21:14Excellent start to the second half from Potter's side. They have another corner which drifts its way to Kudus on the far side of the penalty area. His volley bounces into the ground and hits the defender in an awkward position.
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21:12NOBODY THERE! Kudus finds more space down the left as he gets away from Burn and slides a nice ball across goal but Bowen hasn't made the run in time and the ball is gone. If Kudus gets into the groove here Newcastle may be in trouble.
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21:09KUDUS GOES DOWN! Schar lunges for the ball in the area as Kudus falls to the ground. The home fans appeal loudly but Michael Salisbury says no.
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21:06West Ham have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games that have been goalless at half-time (W7 D4).
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21:05We're back underway. Let's hope for some more goalmouth action in this second period...
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21:01Opta's live win probabilty has it in Newcastle's favour in the second half with a 38.3% chance of victory. There is a 36.4% chance of a draw whilst the hosts' first half performance has given them just a 25.3% chance of taking three points.
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20:56A strange half of football between the Premier League's only two English coaches. The best chance of the game came after 50 seconds when the ball bounced up nicely for Soucek on the six yard line, but he somehow blazed his effort over Pope's bar. West Ham had the better of the first 15 minutes but frustratingly for Potter, allowed the visitors to assume control of the game fairly easily as Guimaraes and Tonali began to find their rhythm in the engine room. Barnes had three good opportunities to open the scoring but his central positioning seems to have stifled Isak's game, who has been anonymous. The visitors generated just 0.46 xG from six shots with the hosts creating just 0.36 from their four. Howe will be keen to get his top scorer involved more in the second half.
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20:49HALF-TIME: WEST HAM UNITED 0-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
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20:46Newcastle squeeze up on the home side as Cresswell passes out of play on the left-side under pressure from Joelinton.
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20:46Kudus bursts away through the middle against Trippier after Alvarez wins an excellent header. But the forward cannot quite evade the full-back who does well to quell the attack.
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20:43Barnes and Isak look a little unsure of how to play together so far. Isak finds himself on the ball out on the wide left whilst Barnes occupies the central zone. The Swede tries to fashion something but ends up turning home. A slightly awkward dynamic up front for The Magpies.
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20:40After an encouraging first 20 minutes from the hosts, things have swung in Newcastle's direction. More than a third of the first half has now been played in West Ham's defensive third. Will they rue that Soucek miss in the opening minute?
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20:38Guimaraes pirouettes beautifully in midfield to evade his opponent and gets Newcastle playing forward. An extended period of Newcastle possession ends in a Joelinton shot that sails high and wide...
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20:36Newcastle's average positions show that Barnes and Isak are operating as a strike partnership. Barnes' involvement has certainly reflected that, but Isak has hardly featured so far. Is Barnes occupying too much of Isak's space? Something for Howe to ponder...
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20:34Wan-Bissaka makes a trademark slide tackle to halt Barnes as he looks to break into the West Ham box. The West Ham right back truly is a master of ground duels.
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20:33KUDUS LETS FLY! The Ghanaian has had a quiet game so far tonight but he picks the ball up 40 yards out and hits a stinging drive at Pope, but the Newcastle keeper isn't too troubled.
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20:31If anyone is going to break the deadlock here it's Barnes, who has had three of his side's four first half shorts. Will Tuchel have an eye on the former Leicester man?
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20:30It's another outing for England manager Thomas Tuchel tonight, who will announce his first England squad on Thursday. Who will he have his eyes on? Livramento? Wan-Bissaka? Bowen?
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20:28Schar breaks forward this time as Joelinton releases the Swiss down the left. He crosses low towards the penalty spot but Areola comes out and collects.
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20:27SAVED! Newcastle's first corner of the game is headed back across goal by Burn for Barnes who pops up at the front post and sees his header saved by Areola. Newcastle are building some momentum in this last five minutes.
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20:26West Ham nick the ball back off Livramento and break with Bowen on the right flank. The Englishman jinks into the penalty area and shifts it onto his left foot but the effort lacks power and rolls into Pope's grateful hands.
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20:25Harvey Barnes is making just his seventh Premier League start of the season. He has eight goal involvements in 11 Premier League appearances against West Ham (6 goals, 2 assists) and has already looked to add to that this evening.
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20:22Newcastle are starting to enjoy some territory here as Trippier hits a comfortable effort at Areola. The ball is recycled and they come again through Guimaraes who bursts into the penalty area and appeals for a penalty after contact with Soucek but the referee is having none of it!
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20:20FIRST CHANCE FOR THE VISITORS! Guimaraes slips a lovely ball through for Barnes inside the left hand side of the penalty area, he evades his marker but his effort from a tight angle is weak and slaps into the side netting. Better from Newcastle...
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20:18Wow! Areola launches an almighty throw up towards the halfway line and it lands right on the chest of Kudus, who wins a free-kick with a smart touch. That was a laser beam from the West Ham goalkeeper.
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20:16Bowen receives a pass from Wan-Bissaka and turns away from his marker neatly over the halfway line, but just as he looks to burst into the central space, Kudus takes it off his toes and the move retreats. Strange decision from the Ghanaian...
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20:15Potter's side are moving the ball confidently, switching between direct and short build-up regularly. They have looked much the better side so far.
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20:13Nealrly half of West Ham's attacks in the first 10 minutes have come down the right-hand side. It demonstrates the influence of Wan-Bissaka and Bowen on this team.
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20:10A first foray into the West Ham third for the visitors as Guimaraes slides a lovely ball into Murphy's path in the right channel but his attempted cross is well snuffed out by the hosts.
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20:09West Ham in the ascendency in this opening 7 minutes. Alvarez controls a long ball nicely on his chest and releases Scarles on the left who sends a searching cross towards Soucek, but Schar tidies up.
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20:07Bowen gets away down the right side this time after a forward pass from Wan-Bissaka. The forward's cross deflects off Burn at the near post and hits Alvarez to go behind for a Newcastle goalkick.
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20:06Newcastle have settled into possession after that opening scare. How much will their eyes be on Sunday's shot at silverware?
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20:03HUGE CHANCE! Kudus turns Schar inside out on the left flank and clips a ball in towards Soucek. The ball falls kindly for the midfielder who blazes over from five yards out! Almost an opener within 60 seconds...
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20:02And we're underway in the capital...
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19:58The players make their way out of the tunnel at the London Stadium!
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19:58DID YOU KNOW? Only Liverpool (95%) and Bournemouth (83%) have a better win rate in Premier League games they have scored first in this season than West Ham (75%), winning nine of their 12 matches when going ahead so far this campaign (D1 L2).
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19:48It’s three changes from the Newcastle side that lost to Brighton in the FA Cup last weekend. Most importantly for the visitors, Isak is fit to lead the line after fatigue, whilst Pope returns between the sticks and captain Guimaraes returns to the midfield. You’d expect Murphy, replacing Gordon in the side, to play from the right as Barnes moves back to his natural left wing.
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19:48West Ham are unchanged from their 2-0 victory over Leicester but Paqueta makes a welcome return to the bench after injury. 19-year old Scarles continues in the wing-back role with top scorer Bowen (7) leading the line behind Kudus and Soucek. The Irons have named the same starting XI for three consecutive games, for a second time this season.
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19:43SUBS: Martin Dubravka, Callum Wilson, Matt Targett, Emil Krafth, William Osula, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley, Sean Neave.
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19:43NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Tino Livramento, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier; Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes; Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.
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19:43SUBS: Lukasz Fabianski, Carlos Soler, Lucas Paqueta, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Guido Rodriguez, Emerson, Evan Ferguson.
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19:43WEST HAM (3-4-2-1): Alphonse Areola; Aaron Cresswell, Maximilian Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo; Ollie Scarles, Edson Alvarez, James Ward-Prowse, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tomas Soucek, Mohammed Kudus; Jarrod Bowen.
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19:38After a difficult start to life under Graham Potter, West Ham have strung together two important wins, 1-0 against Arsenal and 2-0 against Leicester, to pull themselves 10 points clear of Wolves in 17th. They have not won three straight Premier League games since December 2023. Goals from Tomas Soucek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka gave The Irons a comfortable victory at St James’ Park in November and, given that ninth-placed Newcastle have lost three of their last five Premier League games, the hosts will be optimistic about completing a league double tonight. To compound Geordie misery, they will be without Lewis Hall and Sven Botman due to long-term injuries whilst Anthony Gordon serves the first game of a suspension that will see him miss Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool. The only silver lining for Eddie Howe is that 19-goal Alexander Isak should return to the side after having his minutes managed in recent week.
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19:32Hello and welcome to live coverage of Monday Night Football! It’s West Ham United vs Newcastle United live from the London Stadium!
West Ham United vs Newcastle United
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