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West Ham v Newcastle team news: Wilson starts, no Trippier

2 November 2025 515 comments
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West Ham United face Newcastle United in the first of two Premier League matches to take place this Sunday.

Kick-off at the London Stadium is at 14:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo makes three changes from the 2-1 loss at Leeds United.

Freddie Potts, Mateus Fernandes and Callum Wilson are brought into the side.

Tomas Soucek and Andy Irving drop to the bench, while Ollie Scarles is out injured.

There are two changes for Newcastle from last weekend: Emil Krafth and Sandro Tonali come in for Kieran Trippier, who misses out due to illness, and the benched Lewis Miley.

Lewis Hall is back among the substitutes after returning from injury.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville, Wilson

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Igor, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Magassa, Soucek, Irving, Mayers

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Krafth, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Schar, Barnes, Osula, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey, Miley

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 4 days ago

    kluivert not start again, please go easy today semenyo...

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      *starting

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  2. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 4 days ago

    Wonder how many people sold JP for Woltemade...

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    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      Long term still good move.
      Woltemade much better pick than JP\Gyokeres.
      Really, apart from the obvious Viking there’s only 3 other forwards worth considering Woltemade, Mateta and that boy Welbz.

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        I disagree. Wissa is expected back after the break

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 4 days ago

          With no pre season & no form.
          It will take a while.

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      2. Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Pedro has Wolves at home next...

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        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 4 days ago

          That’s fair.

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      3. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        woltemade isnt worht the money at all. better off changing the formation and going haaland and mateta

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      4. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Woltemade is a horror pick

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  3. el polako
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 4 days ago

    Turns out Reijnders isn’t 2nd coming of Zizou many thought he was after a single game against Wolves…

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      I did think that tbf (didn't own him at that point either). Still, we'll always have the assist against Arsenal...

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    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      selling him after first 3 weeks was one of my better calls...getting grealish for him not

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    3. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      He wont play Cremonese every week

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  4. Moon Dog
      5 months, 4 days ago

      It's a shame Dan Burn can't be on the end of his own long throw. They need to clone him.

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    • Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      As someone who doesn't own anyone in this game and always wants Newcastle to lose, this is going perfectly so far.

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        😡

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    • Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, González, Doku, Foden, Silva, Cherki, Haaland

      Subs: Trafford, Stones, Aké, Aït-Nouri, Lewis, Reijnders, Rodri, Marmoush, Savinho

      AFC Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Tavernier, Brooks, Semenyo, Kroupi

      Subs: Dennis, Smith, Milosavljevic, Cook, Christie, Evanilson, Gannon Doak, Kluivert, Adli

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      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Oft Reijnders benched for Cherki

        Kroupi starts over Evanilson. Kluivert benched so Semenyo pens. Hopefully Semenyo has some joy against Nunes

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        cheers

        interested to see if this is cherki and foden central (that could be trouble any defence in the league if those 2 are on it) or cherki rw and silva central

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 4 days ago

          I wonder if it's Bernardo RW to help Nunes on the right side vs Semenyo

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      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Come on Foden! Last chance saloon.

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    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      Pope keeping Newcastle in the game

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    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      Got absolutely tossed

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    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      potts g

      ruled out for now

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Close

        But probably off by half a foot length

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    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      3-1

      Target West Ham??

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Offside

        Done by the notification again

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    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      Not gonna ship Wolt out because of one bad week with him. JP could blank the next 3. So no knee jerking

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        He's had 3 bad weeks. Did nothing except random flicked goal. Then did nothing last week. Now less than nothing this week, he's no longer even nailed to start..

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    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      VAR check for West Ham goal

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    • Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 4 days ago

      This will end 4-1

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    • Moon Dog
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Always a shame to see debut goals ruled out. Happened to Josh King too.

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      • Rwilliams90
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Newcastle making West Ham look like prime Barcelona. Pope making a load of saves.

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      • WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        Bowen blanking in this is disgusting

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      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 4 days ago

        soucek off by a toenail, oof thats harsh

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        1. Moon Dog
            5 months, 4 days ago

            Yep. Wish they'd use thicker lines. No one gets an advantage from that...

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        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 4 days ago

          Pope clearly made more than 4 saves in first half ?

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        3. AF90
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 4 days ago

          Did Joao Pedro -> Woltemade this week.

          Now thinking of reversing the transfer. Would you do it? (2FT's, rest of team is fine).

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          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            5 months, 4 days ago

            Absolutely. I did JP to Mateta, but will be doing Walter to JP

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          2. z13
              5 months, 4 days ago

              The problem is if Woltemade scores next week and Pedro blanks (not super unlikely) you'll feel horrible

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              1. AF90
                • 13 Years
                5 months, 4 days ago

                Yeah but I can't be having players that are getting subbed at half time. Also feel Pedro is a streaky type of player.

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          3. F4L
            • 11 Years
            5 months, 4 days ago

            do you think its worth sill getting Sarr with afcon fast approaching? thats like 2 FTs used in the space of 5-6 GWs for one player

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              5 months, 4 days ago

              AFCON isn’t a problem with 5 free transfers

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            2. Moon Dog
                5 months, 4 days ago

                I think so given we get a topped up to 5. We have to use one of them that week or it gets lost!

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              • F4L
                • 11 Years
                5 months, 4 days ago

                thanks both. very true, fair points

                was just thinking maybe would roll those FTs and not be quick to use them all the way until second WC in gw 30 something to try and take no hits whatsoever in that time.

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                1. Moon Dog
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    Yeah I'm going to try and roll 4 of them, but I'll see how it goes. Really want Sarr for the upcoming games though, explosive player...

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                    1. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      5 months, 4 days ago

                      yeah for sure, watching the highlights yesterday he was again palace's main threat

                      and brighton at times have looked very porous this season, iirc sarr announced himself last season with a 2g1a match against brighton, albeit away

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              • Stimps
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 months, 4 days ago

                Gordon -> Caicedo?

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              • Moon Dog
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Potts (4.4m) is looking impressive. Might just keep his place going forwards.

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                • FPL Scoop
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Just in to see that Woltemade halftime sub… tactical?

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                  1. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    Invisible

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                  2. WVA
                    • 9 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    I brought him in on my WC last week

                    Say no more

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                  3. F4L
                    • 11 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    think so, but it hasnt worked. newcastle attack been worse second half

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                • Sun God Nika
                  • 5 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Crazy this forum at times

                  People are so quick to turn on players in such a heartbeat

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                  1. Bigbars
                    • 15 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    Sadly that's the nature of most forums and message boards these days... I enjoy reading the comments tho I have to say, so much emotions. especially on the HYS ones and of course social media.

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                  2. Deer-in-headlights
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    Pretty sure lots had turned on him (Wolt) last week after Fulham and were just giving him this one last game against this "dire" West Ham defense.

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                • Defcons are for Kinnear
                  • 12 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Newcastle's best chance is to stick one of the CBs up front and lump it up

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                • Thanos
                  • 4 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Thought Pope should be on 6 saves. FPL still shows 5.

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                  1. g40steve
                    • 8 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    Counts gone he was on 4+ in first 45

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                • g40steve
                  • 8 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  WTF are NewC doing testing players out in a need to win game?

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                • tbos83
                  • 5 Years
                  5 months, 4 days ago

                  Really glad I wc'd gw8 to ditch Salah, Pedro, Sanchez and bring in Saka, Woltemade and Pope.

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                  1. Cojones of Destiny
                    • 8 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    nice moves

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                  2. g40steve
                    • 8 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    This is the way.

                    My expensive mids 2 3 2 with 17 on the bench from 2 🙂

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                • colepalmer cold
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    woltemade to joao pedro?

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                    1. FFS ManU
                      • 3 Years
                      5 months, 4 days ago

                      Both JP and Chelsea played yesterday, so with their next 2 games in the Prem having a FDR of 2 for FPL that might be a good choice.

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                      1. FFS ManU
                        • 3 Years
                        5 months, 4 days ago

                        ... played well yesterday ...

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                  • Cojones of Destiny
                    • 8 Years
                    5 months, 4 days ago

                    who d u rather get
                    a. Enzo
                    b. Caicedo

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                    1. fusen
                      • 14 Years
                      5 months, 4 days ago

                      This game week I brought in Enzo as the stats seem to back the choice up. Doesn't mean some weeks he won't get outscored by Caicedo though.

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                    2. Tonyawesome69
                      • 7 Years
                      5 months, 4 days ago

                      Enzo

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