Nuno Espirito Santo has named his starting eleven for West Ham’s Premier League match against Newcastle.
The Hammers have travelled to St. James’ Park knowing that a victory will see them escape the relegation zone.
They are currently two points below Tottenham (who play Chelsea on Tuesday) with two games remaining.
Here is the confirmed line-up that Nuno expects to earn West Ham all three points on Sunday evening.
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West Ham starting XI vs Newcastle confirmed
West Ham’s starting eleven against Newcastle does not include many surprises.
Nuno has picked the same defence as he did for Arsenal last weekend, with Mads Hermansen in goal.
This means that the Hammers will set up in a back five, despite calls for them to play a more attacking formation in this must-win game.
Tomas Soucek partners with Mateus Fernandes in central midfield, with Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville on the wings.
Nuno’s biggest decision was to start Callum Wilson following his impact as a substitute against Everton and Arsenal recently.
However, instead of playing the Englishman in a front two, Nuno has dropped Taty Castellanos from the team.
One would expect Wilson to be substituted in the second half, given that he has not played all 90 minutes since the Wolves defeat in early January.
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