West Ham today take on Newcastle at St James Park in a significant moment in the race for European football next season.

Our Hammers face the Magpies with a current 4 point lead over today’s hosts, although Newcastle do have a game in hand.

David Moyes will know a victory at lunchtime would see West Ham take a huge stride towards the goal of European football again, and it’s felt that today isn’t the worst time to play Eddie Howes side, with them currently in the midst of a relegation battle.

Newcastle are set to be without a number of key players for today’s clash, with the hope being that West Ham can full advantage of the situation.

Our Podcast co-host and club insider ExWHUEmployee has given his thoughts ahead of the game, acknowledging the magnitude of the fixture in the race for Europe.

“This is a massive game for us if we are to finish well in the league and get into Europe,” stated Ex. “It’s a good time to play Newcastle with their injuries and a relief that Callum Wilson cannot add to his tally against us!

“I hope we start positively because I believe we could get a result here with the right start to the game!”

Ex will later be providing a team news update exclusively on Patreon with the predicted lineup for the game.

It is hoped that David Moyes will have no significant injury concerns to contend with as we go all out to grab the 3 points from St James Park.