As you can see, my take on it is, that it’s very difficult to see Eddie Howe making any changes at all for this West Ham match, apart from the enforced one for Dan Burn. Which w

For West Ham United’s visit to St James’ Park on Monday night, Eddie Howe is set to name a back four that hasn’t yet started together.

Edson Alvarez will return from suspension, and he will likely go straight back in the team, joining Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta in the central roles. Paqueta has been far from his best this campaign, but the Spanish boss continues to pick him in his team.