The Eddie Howe West Ham press conference has taken place.
Newcastle United’s head coach speaks to the media ahead of Sunday’s match.
Newcastle United vs West Ham, 2pm at the London Stadium.
Eddie Howe and Newcastle United are now looking to quickly follow up on the trio of home wins over the past week and a half.
Eddie Howe provides these important updates.
Eddie Howe West Ham press conference:
“This is a big match for us.
“As we move towards the next international breakthrough, the next two games are huge.”
Eddie Howe on West Ham United:
“They have a group of very good players, especially in the attacking areas. We will do our utmost to limit the space for their attacking talent.
“Our away form was not strong enough and we want to correct that in this match.”
Eddie Howe on team news:
“No new injuries, we are still working on Will Osula’s ankle, we will see how he is today, but otherwise we are as we were.
“Hopefully Lewis Hall will train with us today. We’ll see how he looks. He’s looked after himself well and looks good but we’ll have to reintroduce him at the right time.”
Eddie Howe on the Carabao Cup draw:
“We asked for a home game, so it was gratefully received. As we have just played against Fulham, it is an interesting game for us. A very close win, we are looking forward to it when it comes, but we are happy to be at home.”
Sky Sports updates on what Eddie Howe had to say this morning:
Eddie Howe on Malick Thiaw:
“Malick is a player we have known for a long time and we have made several attempts to sign him, but in previous periods we were unsuccessful.
“In this window we felt that things might align a little better because of his situation at AC Milan and our available funds etc.
“It was not an easy transfer to complete, but we were very happy to see other candidates and get him.
“It was a long chase, but worth the wait.”
Eddie Howe on Yoane Wissa’s return date:
“He is on the grass and working, but he will certainly not be involved on Sunday.
“I would say he is nowhere near training with the group yet due to his fitness level.
“I’m not trying to be evasive, but I don’t know when the moment will be when he will be back in the team.”
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