Having lost their first two games of the new Premier League campaign, securing a win during the week in the Carabao Cup against Cheltenham has ensured West Ham are psychologically boosted ahead of Saturday’s game against Newcastle.
More than that, the availability of 4 of his first team members is another added advantage for manager Slaven Bilic.
According to the latest team news, Andy Carroll, Michail Antonio, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Manuel Lanzini will all make the squad travelling to Saint James’ Park.
The Senegalese defensive midfielder was on the bench against Cheltenham, eventually making a cameo in Wednesday’s 2-0 win, while the England internationals only missed out in order to allow them additional recovery time following last weekend’s cracker.
The Argentine forward makes weekend’s matchday squad for the first time this season having recovered from a knee injury that had sidelined him all along.
With Newcastle in a deeper rot than West Ham having not scored in the league and also losing to Nottingham Forest during the week, the Hammers have the upper hand considering they have almost their starting XI raring to go once the first whistle is blown come Saturday afternoon.
Should they return to winning ways against Rafa Benitez’s men, West Ham would hope to finally get their season back on the right track.
