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Sutton's predictions: West Ham v Newcastlepublished at 08:57 GMT 2 November
08:57 GMT 2 November
Newcastle marched on in the Carabao Cup in midweek and, after winning it last season and ending their long wait for silverware, I'm starting to think about whether Eddie Howe can get his hands on another trophy.
In contrast, West Ham are in deep trouble. Nuno Espirito Santo had a free week to work on things on the training ground, but whoever he picks it doesn't seem to make much difference.
The Hammers concede a lot of goals from set-plays and I feel like Newcastle are just going to be too strong for them in every area.
West Ham v Newcastle: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 13:01 GMT 1 November
13:01 GMT 1 November
Paul Birch BBC Sport journalist
Beleaguered West Ham, who sit in the bottom three after seven defeats in their opening nine league games, face a Newcastle side who are coming into form after a slow start to the season. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes ahead of Sunday's clash at the London Stadium.
Struggling West Ham desperate for improvement
Crisis club West Ham have already made their joint worst start after nine fixtures of a league campaign. If they lose to Newcastle on Sunday they will have registered eight league defeats from their opening 10 games for the first time in their history.
And the bad statistics do not stop there. This is the earliest into a league campaign that the Hammers have conceded 20 goals since 1967-68. They have also faced the second most shots (133) and have the second worst expected goals against total (15.2) in the top flight.
The nine goals they have let in from corners is triple the amount of any other side and the most in history after nine matches of a Premier League season.
At the other end of the pitch, only Nottingham Forest have scored fewer goals than their seven.
Facing Newcastle has historically provided little solace. West Ham have won just two of their last 12 top-flight games against the Geordies, both of which came away, and Eddie Howe's side are unbeaten in their last six visits to the London Stadium.
Howe has only won more Premier League matches against Aston Villa (eight) than the seven he has against West Ham (D6, L4). He is also on a three-match winning streak against Nuno Espirito Santo.
Speaking of Nuno, the new manager bounce has certainly not materialised at West Ham for the Portuguese, and if anything performances have arguably got worse.
He has never previously lost four Premier League matches in a row, a record he will be desperate to protect as he plots to stop the Hammers' slide.
Newcastle on the rise after indifferent start
Three wins in a row in all competitions for Newcastle, including Wednesday's Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham, has helped inject some much-needed momentum into their season after a stuttering start.
Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes was the hero last Saturday as his last-minute header against Fulham gave the Magpies only their third league win of the season. The Brazilian has responded to calls from Newcastle's coaches to increase his goal output, understandable given that the Geordies have been on the winning side in 19 of the 21 matches in which he has scored.
Jacob Murphy opened his account for the season in the win last Saturday, but he is one of only four players to score a league goal this season and they have mustered only nine goals in nine games. Howe has been vocal in his desire for more players to chip in and take the burden off Guimaraes and Nick Woltemade.
All three of those wins over the last 10 days came at home. Now the challenge is to start picking up victories away from St James' Park, given they are winless in their last seven in the league, and have failed to score in four of those.
Nuno on Paqueta's future, Scarles' surgery and reliance on Bowenpublished at 15:06 GMT 31 October
15:06 GMT 31 October
Ben Ramsdale BBC Sport journalist
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Newcastle United at the London Stadium (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Nuno confirmed that defender Konstantinos Mavropanos remains out while teenage left-back Oliver Scarles underwent successful surgery on a fractured collarbone on Thursday.
Striker Niclas Fullkrug will also miss Sunday's game at the London Stadium with the Hammers boss admitting that he is unsure when he will return to action.
He says that the rumours surrounding the future of midfielder Lucas Paqueta are unhelpful and says he and the side have "too many other things to be worried about and committed to solve".
When pressed if the Brazilian will likely leave the club in January, he added: "He's here today. He will be here tomorrow. He will play on Sunday and help his team-mates play a good game."
Nuno says the team are working "very hard" on improving physicality but says "many of them are performing under their real quality" in every aspect of their game.
On opponents Newcastle, he said: "We are going to face a very good team that are in a very good moment. Lately they have been producing fantastic results and performances and Eddie [Howe] has a fantastic squad and knows how to get the best out of them."
Finally, he says Jarrod Bowen is "massively important" to West Ham's success because he is "one of the top players in England" and it is not a bad thing that the team relies on him for goals and assists.
Paqueta sanction for failing to comply with FA investigationpublished at 11:30 GMT 31 October
11:30 GMT 31 October
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The FA have confirmed an independent Regulatory Commission has sanctioned West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta for two proven breaches of the FA Rule F3.
Paqueta had denied two charges of failing to comply with a requirement to answer questions and provide information to The FA's investigation into allegations of spot-fixing.
The year of the dead ballpublished at 08:08 GMT 31 October
08:08 GMT 31 October
This - it seems - is the season of the set piece.
The Premier League debates are more about dead balls than ever before, with some sides enjoying immense success from corner kicks, throw ins or well-worked free-kicks.
What fine timing then for BBC Sport to launch a column with former manager Tony Pulis, a man who seemed to finely extract the fine margins from the game.
Scarles has surgery on fractured collarbonepublished at 11:10 GMT 29 October
11:10 GMT 29 October
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West Ham full-back Ollie Scarles has had surgery on a fractured collar bone.
The 19-year-old sustained the injury after landing heavily following a challenge in Friday's defeat by Leeds United.
Performance director Richard Collinge said: "The surgery has gone well and Ollie will now concentrate on his recovery and rehabilitation here at Rush Green, with the aim of returning to action in December."
Scarles became the sixth-youngest men's player in the club's history when he made his debut in a Conference League group-stage victory over FCSB in 2022, aged 16 years and 326 days.
He has made 19 appearances for the Hammers so far in his career, but Friday's match was just his second of this season.
Gossip: Lille want £26m for West Ham target Alexsandropublished at 07:49 GMT 28 October
07:49 GMT 28 October
West Ham have made Lille and Brazil defender Alexsandro their top priority for the January transfer window, with the 26-year-old valued at £26m. (ESPN Mexico - in Portuguese), external
Barcelona lead the chase for Marseille's England forward Mason Greenwood, though Tottenham and West Ham are also interested in the 24-year-old. (Teamtalk), external
Leeds 2-1 West Ham - the fans' verdictpublished at 23:42 GMT 26 October
23:42 GMT 26 October
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We asked for your thoughts after Friday's Premier League game between Leeds United and West Ham.
Here are some of your comments:
Leeds fans
Andrew: 11 points from nine games is an excellent start. We need to be more clinical, merciless and attack-minded when ahead. We need an in-form striker to make Dominic Calvert-Lewin wake up and fight for his place or possibly forming an attacking partnership with him, which hasn't been seen in years.
Paul: We were perfect in our approach. Fast start, hard work with our 2-0 lead, and then hitting on the break when the opportunities arise. A very good win.
Chris: Although dominant in the first half, I was still worried throughout if we were to concede one goal, others could follow; a third goal would have given us that cushion. Leeds need to maintain a high tempo throughout matches, as I believe that can bring us improved performance and results.
Andy: Solid performance from Leeds and a valuable three points. We looked solid at the back, Perri and Rodon commanded the box and Ampadu was a rock. We still lack goals and wasted too many chances though. Calvert-Lewin's hold-up play is fantastic, just nobody is feeding off him.
West Ham fans
Gerald: Very poor, and I've seen better teams at the school level. I have not seen any improvement under this manager.
Sue: What a load of rubbish. That's all I can say.
Mick: Defending is again the problem. These are Premier League players delivering League One performances. Without an injection of character and aggression on the pitch, it's hard to see them staying up. Even worse than Southampton last term. Championship next season.
Martin: Shocking start to the game - Leeds scoring their first attack. Defensively we are a shambles and we need central defenders with presence. Todibo and Kilman are like rabbits in the headlights so bring back Zouma!
Graham: We're clearly in a relegation battle and the worry is the players don't seem to realise it. Forget about the board. I feel sorry for the manager(s) having to watch the same mistakes over and over again. Time to look at the real problem and for these players to step up and fight for the club.
Analysis: Hammers lurch towards relegation fightpublished at 19:08 GMT 26 October
19:08 GMT 26 October
Steve Sutcliffe BBC Sport journalist
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Nuno Espirito Santo guided Nottingham Forest into European football for the first time in 30 years last term.
Yet on this evidence, his ambitions for the present campaign may be limited to trying to ensure his latest employers do not drop into the Championship come May.
Another dispirited performance on the pitch arrived just days after a section of the club's support appeared in open revolt with their owners.
Hope of a new manager bounce has failed to materialise, with Nuno's tenure delivering just one point so far, from the first of his four matches at the helm.
A dreadful return of just four points in total also represents West Ham's joint-worst ever at this stage of a league campaign, with the club replicating that tally in the second tier in 1932-33 and the 1973-74 campaign when they finished bottom.
The decision to start Ollie Scarles, a left-back at right-back, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who favours the right, on the left, appeared bewildering and directly contributed to Leeds' fast start.
And while striker Callum Wilson featured for the first time under Nuno, replacing England Under-20 international Scarles in the 25th minute, there was a disjointed feel to the Hammers' play until well into the second period after several further substitutes were introduced.
With two home fixtures on the horizon against Newcastle and Burnley, the Hammers need to arrest their awful form to prevent a full-blown crisis.
Watch Premier League highlights and analysispublished at 10:45 GMT 26 October
10:45 GMT 26 October
Pundits Michael Carrick and Ashley Williams join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Friday and Saturday's Premier League fixtures.
Leeds 2-1 West Ham: What Nuno and Bowen said published at 12:28 BST 25 October
12:28 BST 25 October
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West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo spoke to Sky Sports after his side's defeat away to Leeds on Friday: "It's a simple explanation. We didn't deal with the problems. We didn't deal with many things. We have to work hard and be much better. I feel the players want to, but they switch off in many moments.
On first half changes: "It was not working out and we needed to make a change. We were not dealing with our defensive situations and felt like we needed a striker to hold the ball, so maybe that's not the greatest from me. These kind of mistakes are unacceptable in the Premier League.
"In the second half we played good, but 45 minutes is not enough after you start so badly and have a mountain to climb. There is still time. It is our responsibility to get the best out of the players.
"Tomorrow we work. Now is the time for sadness. Let's keep on going. We need the fans since we arrive, it's up to us. We need to give them something to deserve that support."
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen also spoke to Sky Sports after the match: "Not good enough. We started well against Brentford the other day and wanted to do the same, but the way we defended the goal was really poor. We wanted to get back into it. From a corner again, it's not brave enough. It always felt like one goal could get a bit of confidence. We did that, but it's too late.
"Probably a lot of reasons why. But a dressing room when you're second bottom of the league is low. The only way this will change is if we step up and show some fight. We need more of that.
"It's easy to hide and be scared almost. It's easier said and harder to do sometimes. Roll your sleeves up and dig in. No one will give this to us. We're in a real situation and we have to face the reality of that. You have to face up to the reality of where we are and we're in trouble now.
"We have to go out there and fight more than anything. The Premier League is the hardest league. We're not playing well and not getting results. We need to change it. We're the only ones that can change it.
"We've talked as a group, but it's down to the players as well. We speak to each other, but there's only so much. It's got to come from within. We can show it a lot more. Nine games we've had, one win and we're second bottom. We haven't been great at home, but now is the time to roll your sleeves up."
Did you know?
West Ham have conceded nine goals from corners in the Premier League this season which is triple the amount of any other side (Aston Villa, Fulham and Leeds all on three). It's the most of any side in the history of the competition after the opening nine games.
Nuno Espirito Santo (D1 L3) is the first West Ham manager to fail to win any of his first four Premier League games in charge since Manuel Pellegrini in September 2018.
Leeds v West Ham: Team news published at 19:02 BST 24 October
19:02 BST 24 October
Leeds make four changes to the side that started their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Burnley last Saturday.
Lucas Perri starts in goal, while Jaka Bijol, Noah Okafor and Ao Tanaka come in as Karl Darlow, Pascal Struijk, Anton Stach and Jack Harrison drop to the bench.
West Ham make two changes to the team that began their 2-0 loss at home to Brentford on Monday.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf both start, in place of Kyle Walker-Peters and Mateus Fernandes.
Leeds United v West Ham United: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 08:42 BST 24 October
08:42 BST 24 October
Paul Birch BBC Sport Journalist
Struggling West Ham United travel to Elland Road chasing a first win under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo as they take on a Leeds United side who have managed just one league victory since the opening weekend. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes ahead of their Friday night clash.
While Elland Road is regarded as one of the most hostile grounds to visit in English football, West Ham's players might actually be relived to be playing there given the toxic atmosphere that has enveloped their own London Stadium of late.
The loss to Brentford on Monday saw them register five successive top-flight home defeats for only the second time in their history after previously doing so back in April 1931.
Not only that, but their tally of just four points after eight games (converting results to three points for a win) is the Hammers' joint worst start to a top-flight season along with the 1973-74 and 1988-89 campaigns.
Nuno Espirito Santo's reign has not got off to a great start and he goes into this game having claimed a solitary point from three matches. The last West Ham manager to fail to win any of their first four games in charge was Manuel Pellegrini in September 2018.
They have the anomaly of following up a Monday night match with another fixture under the lights on Friday. The Hammers can at least fall back on an excellent recent record against Leeds. Four wins in their last six league games (D1, L1) against the Yorkshire side is as many as they had managed in their previous 37 encounters.
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There may not be many more Premier League matches this season that finish 2-0 when the losing side have been as statistically dominant as Leeds United were in defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor.
Leeds were way ahead in almost every attacking metric bar the one that matters, goals. As ever in football, results are all that matter and the Clarets' victory means they are now only a point behind Leeds' tally of eight.
If West Ham win they will also be just a point adrift of Daniel Farke's side and a hat-trick of defeats will make the promising start they made to life back in the Premier League feel like a distant memory. Their expected points tally is 12.8, a full 4.8 more than their actual total, highlighting how they have failed to capitalise on good performances.
After surrendering their 23-match unbeaten run in home league games to Tottenham three weeks ago, the Whites will be keen to establish Elland Road as a fortress again in a game that feels crucial despite it still being October.
