Both West Ham and Newcastle celebrated important wins in their respective battles at the weekend and they’ll both enter the mid-week clash in high spirits.
The two teams will lock horns in the postponed fixture of Matchday No 7 on Wednesday evening at London Stadium.
The Hammers took a huge three-pointer in the 1-0 victory over direct relegation rivals Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
It was not the very best performance from either outfit but David Moyes’ men eventually came on top through a Naif Aguerd header from the 25th minute.
The fact they had only two attempts on target in the 90 minutes of the home clash against Southampton is certainly worrying for West Ham and their fans ahead of the clash against Newcastle, though.
The Magpies offered a much better and more convincing display in the 2-0 victory over direct top-four rivals Manchester United three days ago.
Eddie Howe’s troops controlled the happenings on the pitch from the first to the final whistle at St. James’ Park, showing dominance at both ends on the occasion.
Newcastle are now level on points with the Red Devils in third place of the league table after a run of three successive league wins.



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西汉姆联和纽卡斯尔都在周末各自的比赛中庆祝了重要的胜利，他们都将以高昂的情绪进入周中比赛。
两队将于周三晚上在伦敦体育场举行推迟的第7比赛日比赛。
周日下午，铁锤帮在1-0战胜直接保级对手南安普顿的比赛中投中了一个重要的三分球。
这并不是两支球队的最佳表现，但大卫·莫耶斯的球队最终凭借纳伊夫·阿盖尔德在第25分钟的头球领先。
事实上，在主场对阵南安普顿的90分钟比赛中，他们只有两次射正，这无疑让西汉姆联和他们的球迷在对阵纽卡斯尔之前感到担忧。
喜鹊在三天前2-0战胜直接排名前四的对手曼联的比赛中表现得更好，更令人信服。
在圣詹姆斯公园球场，埃迪·豪的球队从第一场比赛开始到终场哨响，一直控制着场上的局势，在攻防两端都表现出了统治力。
在联赛三连胜后，纽卡斯尔现在与红魔并列积分榜第三。