Key occasions
Should you had forgotten about Glenn Roeder, that is value a learn. It was written by Louise Taylor within the wake of Roeder’s demise in 2021.
It’s value noting that his stint as Newcastle supervisor was badly damage by the damage (accidents?) to Michael Owen, who was not solely unavailable for many of Roeder’s tenure but in addition took up loads of Newcastle’s switch and wage price range on the time.
Nicely, Howe hasn’t rested anybody. Honest play, that’s Newcastle’s strongest facet – do not forget that each Sven Botman and Lewis Corridor are out with longish-term accidents and Antony Gordon is suspended, following his purple cad at Brighton within the FA Cup.
Talking of Brighton, not a terrific search for them or West Ham loanee Evan Ferguson that he can’t get a kick for a facet that’s missing a centre-forward. Jarrod Bowen leads the road once more for the Hammers, who to be truthful beat Arsenal (away) and Leicester within the final two video games.
The groups!
West Ham: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Wan-Bissaka, Ward-Prowse, Alvarez, Scarles, Kudus, Soucek, Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Lucas Paqueta, Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Emerson Palmieri, Ferguson.
Newcastle: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Isak, Barnes.
Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Neave.
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
Preamble
Hi there world, and welcome to the sport that completely no one is aware of as The Glenn Roeder Derby. The late West Ham and Newcastle supervisor, who additionally featured almost 200 occasions for the Magpies as a participant within the Nineteen Eighties, grew to become the primary individual to win something with the north-east facet in 37 years when Newcastle received the Intertoto Cup (nicely, they had been handed it by default because the final surviving Intertoto entrants within the Uefa Cup) in 2006 – following a seventh-placed end the season earlier – below Roeder’s stewardship.
Whereas the Intertoto isn’t recognised as a significant trophy, which means Newcastle’s drought continues to stretch again to 1969. The Roeder years will not be regarded on notably fondly by both West Ham (regardless of ending seventh in 2001-02) or Newcastle followers, however how each groups would take a seventh-placed end and a little bit of silverware this 12 months.
West Ham’s season, nonetheless, is just about finished. Out of all cups and within the league, they’re too good to go down and too inconsistent to qualify for the rest. There have been indicators of life below Graham Potter, who will certainly be utilizing the remainder of the marketing campaign to determine a gameplan for subsequent season.
For Newcastle journey to east London tonight is a bit more pertinent. Not solely are they only about within the hunt for Champions League/Europa League/Europa Convention League qualification within the league, however that is the ultimate sport earlier than the Carabao Cup remaining on Sunday towards Liverpool. Will Eddie Howe look to relaxation a couple of key gamers? Or may that be detrimental to the league season, and the sharpness, type and health for the gamers on Sunday? We’ll discover out very shortly.
Kick-off: 8pm GMT.
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