West Ham vs Newcastle: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results

West Ham host a resurgent Newcastle United in the first Premier League game of the weekend on Saturday lunchtime.

While, a few weeks ago, David Moyes’ side would surely be looking at this as nothing but a routine victory, three wins on the bounce has given Eddie Howe hope of keeping January’s biggest spenders in the division.

West Ham, meanwhile, could yet live to regret not pushing the boat out for new recruits last month but kept their European push alive with a late goal at Leicester City on Sunday to ensure they left the King Power Stadium with a point.

A thoroughly entertaining meeting between the two during the season opener saw West Ham triumph as 4-2 winners and, given the attacking form of both teams recently, it seems reasonable to expect another interesting game.

Here’s everything you need to know about it.

The Premier League meeting is scheduled for a 12.30pm GMT kick-off on Saturday February 19, 2022.

The London Stadium will host.

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate.

Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the game through a live stream provided by the BT Sport App.

LIVE coverage: Get minute-by-minute updates via Standard Sport’s LIVE match blog. Jack Rosser will be providing updates.

Moyes hopes to have Kurt Zouma available after the defender had to drop out of the starting lineup at the last minute during their draw with Leicester.

Issa Diop was impressive but Zouma has been a fixture of Moyes’ defence since his arrival. Elsewhere, there are little in the way of fresh injury concerns for the home side.

For Newcastle, Kieran Trippier will miss a number of weeks after breaking a bone in his foot during the win over Aston Villa while Javier