Newcastle vs West Ham - Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as under pressure Eddie Howe looks to get his side back into the race for Europe against a Hammers side that could leapfrog Man United with win

Speaking of Craig, he was on England duty over the international break and witnessed first hand the battle for the wide spots ahead of the Euros.

There could be another chance for two stars to state their cases today...

The talk of the week around Newcastle has been Sando Tonali, with it revealed he had placed bets after his move to the Magpies in August.

He is currently serving a ban for betting, we know that, but more news has come out this week with more details and the potential for further punishment.

Criag has been at the centre of our coverage, and has detialed and had his say on the situaiton. Check it out below.

West Ham have too made just the solitary change, with James Ward-Prowese coming in for Edson Alvarez in another enforced change.

The return of Michail Antonio has been a welcome one for the Hammers, who can now play Jarrod Bowen back out wide and Lucas Paqueta seemingly through the middle.

It will be an interesting battle today.

Trippier misses out then while Livramento starts and Barnes is on the bench.

Just once change from the side that lost to City in the FA Cup, with Sven Botman, who of course will be out for the rest of the season, dropping out for Livramento in what will surely be a change of shape.

Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Antonio.

Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Phillips, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Earthy, Mubama.

Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Lascelles, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Gordon.

Subs: Karius, Dummett, RItchie, Barnes, Krafth, Hall, Almiron, Anderson, White.

Craig Hope is our reporter at the ground today.

Videos had been going round on social media earlier of Kieran Tripper arriving at the ground, but my understanding is that hs is not involved in the squad at all today after missing international duty with England.

Full team news will arrive in around eight minutes.

Both sides failed to win last time out, though West Ham will probably be the happier of the two sides regarding their form, coming off the back of a 5-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League and a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Newcastle, meanwhile, have lost back-to-back games and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City last time out. Today is a big chance for them to bounce back, especially at home, where they have been so strong.

I made a deal yesterday with my colleague Harry Bamford - he will be covering the 3pms and Man United versus Brentford later, so tune in for them - that we wouldnt' make any Easter puns. So I will stick to that, though we will see if he'll rise above the agreement.

We have an absolutely action-packed day of Premier League action ahead of us. A 12:30, five 3pms and two - TWO - later on tonight.

The focus is on the Euorpean places to start with, with seventh facing 10th, though just four points separates the two.

Depending on UEFA's coefficiency, Europa League places could be more-than-up for grabs, so it's a big one.

I am SO glad it's back.

Hello one and all and welcome to Mail Sport's live coverage of the first Premier Legaue tie for what feels about eight years, Newcastle versus West Ham.

The international break is behind us and we are set for the run ins of all runs ins that will see title scraps, relegation battles, and European hunts.

We get underway at St James' Park today, with kick off set for 12:30. It's great to have you with us.