Newcastle United will continue their quest for Champions League football when they face West Ham United at the London Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The Magpies are flying after they beat Manchester United 2-0 on the weekend.
But the home side are buzzing as well. The Hammers picked up a vital win last time out, defeating relegation rivals Southampton to move one point clear of the bottom three.
West Ham have now avoided defeat in each of their last four outings across all competitions, picking up three wins and one draw along the way, and they head into Wednesday’s clash on a six-match unbeaten streak on home soil, with four clean sheets coming in that time.
After enduring a tricky five-game winless run across February and early March – recording two draws and three defeats in all competitions – the Magpies have rediscovered their early-season form in recent weeks.
Following 2-1 victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest, Newcastle secured a third successive Premier League win last time out, putting the club in a strong position to clinch a top-four finish.
Goalkeeper Nick Pope kept a league-high 13th clean sheet on Sunday, meaning that Newcastle still boast the best defensive record in the division, having conceded seven goals fewer than Manchester City.
West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski returned from injury to keep a clean sheet against Southampton.
Despite the fact that Joelinton is back from suspension, Eddie Howe could stick with the midfield trio of Bruno Guimaraes, Sean Longstaff and Joe Willock following the stellar performance against Man Utd.