We simulated West Ham vs Newcastle United to get a score prediction

Newcastle United come into the game against West Ham this weekend unbeaten in their last five Premier League fixtures, having won their last three games.

Kieran Trippier's goal made the difference in the narrow 1-0 victory against Aston Villa last time out, but the England international is set to miss the clash against the Hammers after fracturing a bone in his foot during the match. Chris Wood is set to lead the line once again and has a strong goalscoring record when facing West Ham, with the New Zealand striker still yet to score for the Magpies.

Eddie Howe praised Joelinton for his recent performances in the Newcastle midfield, with the Brazilian expected to start alongside Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Willock for a fourth consecutive game.

So, what line-ups will both teams select? And, what could the final score be?

We used FIFA 22 to get a score prediction for West Ham versus Newcastle on Saturday and this is what happened...

We used kick-off mode in FIFA 22, but didn't select a team to control, we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself, to give us a score prediction.

We predict that Newcastle could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows:

We predict that West Ham could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows:

Newcastle struggled to impose themselves on the game in the opening stages, as Michail Antonio had the best chance to open to the scoring early on, but his strike from just inside the Magpies' penalty area struck the crossbar and went behind for a goal kick.

The warning signs for the away side continued as Jarrod Bowen came close with a whipped effort, cutting in from the right-wing and bending his shot narrowly wide of the target.

Chris Wood was a