West Ham United v Newcastle United
Premier League, London Stadium, Sunday 2 November 2025, 2pm GMT
West Ham United welcome Newcastle United to London Stadium for a Premier League fixture on Sunday afternoon.
The Hammers remain eager to secure a first victory under new Head Coach Nuno Espírito Santo, and a first three points on home turf this season.
The Magpies have yet to win on the road in the Premier League and have scored just once in four matches, drawing 0-0 at Aston Villa, Leeds United and AFC Bournemouth and losing 2-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Tickets…
Tickets for Sunday’s fixture have sold out, but seats become available on the Ticket Exchange as Season Ticket Holders who cannot make the game relist for other members of the Claret and Blue Army to buy!
Click HERE to check availability or relist your seat!
Tickets start from just £35 Adults and £26 Concessions. You can secure your seats by clicking HERE or calling 0333 030 1966.
Supporters are urged to arrive early at London Stadium on Sunday as security and ticket checks will be in place at all entry points.
Travel…
The DLR will be closed between Beckton/Canning Town and Shadwell/Tower Gateway.
The London Underground Piccadilly line will be closed between Acton Town/Heathrow Terminal 4 and Terminal 5, and between Rayners Lane/Uxbridge. The Waterloo & City line will be closed.
The London Overground Mildmay line will be closed between Richmond and Clapham Junction/Willesden Junction and a reduced service will run between Willesden Junction/Camden Road.
On Greater Anglia mainline services, buses replace trains between Halesworth/Ipswich in Suffolk and between Thetford/Cambridge North in Norfolk/Cambridgeshire and between Ely/Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
On c2c rail services, engineering work between London Fenchurch Street and Barking means services will be diverted to London Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford but not calling at Limehouse or West Ham. Services will not run between Upminster and Grays via Ockendon, with replacement buses running.
On the Southeastern railway, engineering work means buses will replace trains between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, on all routes via Faversham (London Victoria/Ramsgate and Dover Priory and London St Pancras International/Faversham and Ramsgate) and between Plumstead/Dartford on the Bexleyheath Line.
Engineering work also means no Southeastern trains will run between Charing Cross and London Bridge via Waterloo East.
Stratford and Stratford City Bus Stations are located in close proximity to Stratford Station. Buses that run to these stations are numbers: 25, 86, 97, 104, 108, 158, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 425, 473, D8.
Supporters using public transport are advised to check their journeys before they travel, using resources such as TfL’s Journey Planner and the TfL Go app. Supporters may also wish to visit the National Rail website if travelling on the rail network.
There is no parking available at London Stadium. Restrictions will be in place and enforced in the local area.
How To Follow…
Sunday’s 2pm kick-off has been selected for live broadcast in the UK by Sky Sports, and will also be broadcast around the world. If you live outside the UK, click HERE for details of Premier League listings in your territory.
You can follow the action via our live blog on whufc.com and our app, and across our social media channels. We will also have a match report, highlights and exclusive reaction for you after the final whistle on our website and social media.
Live audio commentary will be available in the UK on BBC Radio 5 Live, and worldwide on our official website and app.
We Are West Ham. United...
West Ham United has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the Club and we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome to attend our fixtures in a safe environment.
Any form of discriminatory behaviour or chanting is unacceptable; it has no place in football and has serious criminal consequences. West Ham United will take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be engaging in such behaviour, including potential lifetime bans and referral to the police.
The Club can also face disciplinary action if any of its supporters are found to have engaged in this behaviour, which is not representative of the West Ham United fanbase and will not be tolerated by the Club.
West Ham United provides a number of support mechanisms on matchday to ensure that supporters can report any incidents discreetly and in confidence. To report any incidents during a match, you can speak with the nearest steward or Supporter Liaison Officer, or text our new reporting number on 07701 401966.
You can also contact West Ham United at [email protected]. Please provide as much information as possible, including the stand, row, seat number, description of the offender and incident.
We believe that the overwhelming majority of West Ham United supporters share these values and will work with us to continue to protect the Club’s status as an equity leader in the Premier League, a position recognised and acknowledged through our award and continuous retention of the Advanced level Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard - the League’s highest accolade attainable in this area. Anyone attending matches who does not share these values, does not share the diverse and inclusive values that West Ham United and our community stand for.
View our Supporter Conduct Charter for more information by clicking HERE.
Matchday Information...
West Ham United would like to make supporters aware that enhanced security measures will be in place for Sunday’s match against Newcastle United. This includes additional checks at turnstiles, restrictions on half-and-half scarves or items illustrating the colours/crests of both clubs and steps to ensure home areas remain for West Ham United fans only.
We would like to kindly ask all supporters for patience when entering the stadium to allow our staff to perform these checks, especially during the busiest times in the 45 minutes ahead of kick-off.
Supporters can read the full guidance, including how to report issues on a matchday, by clicking HERE.
Official Programme…
Up to an incredible 132 pages, the publication remains the largest in English football, while once again each Premier League issue also comes with an eight-page pullout, complete with an eye-catching poster, a competitions page and plenty of games for our younger Hammers.
Our sixth issue of the season is led by an extensive interview with Brazil international Lucas Paquetá, who speaks openly and honestly about how faith, the fans and the Club helped him and his family through personal challenges off the pitch and how he hopes to channel that resilience into a change in fortunes on it.
Head Coach Nuno Espírito Santo and captain Jarrod Bowen pen exclusive columns, there are stats and in-depth analysis from Analytics United, the latest news from our Academy, women’s team and Foundation, plus a half-time quiz, statistics and the lowdown on our opponents from the North East, plus much, much more.
Click HERE to purchase your copy!
Team News…
Head Coach Nuno Espírito Santo will hold his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, at which he may confirm his team news for Sunday's game.
Full-back Ollie Scarles will be absent after undergoing surgery to repair a broken collarbone suffered at Leeds United last time out, while centre-back Dinos Mavropanos suffered a leg injury in the home game with Brentford on 20 October.
Germany centre-forward Niclas Füllkrug has missed West Ham United’s last two matches with a leg injury. Young midfielder George Earthy returned to action for the U21s on Tuesday evening after recovering from an injury suffered in training.
For Newcastle United, DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa remains sidelined with a knee injury, while England full-backs Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento are also unlikely to feature at London Stadium. Dutch centre-back Sven Botman could return from a facial injury.
Opposition…
The summer saga over Alexander Isak’s protracted transfer to Liverpool distracted from the fact Newcastle United did plenty of business of their own during the window.
The Magpies spent well over £200 million bolstering their squad with the signings of Germany centre-forward Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart, DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa from Brentford, Sweden winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest, England U21 midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa and Germany centre-back Malick Thiaw from AC Milan.
While Newcastle’s net spend was ultimately reduced by the £125 million sale of Isak to the Reds and the offloading of Lloyd Kelly, Sean Longstaff and Martin Dúbravka to Juventus, Leeds United and Burnley respectively, the outlay would have been expected to yield successful results.
Newcastle have won three, drawn three and lost three of their nine Premier League matches and are yet to win away from St James' Park. A hard-fought home UEFA Champions League defeat by Barcelona could be considered creditable, and was followed by a 4-0 thumping of Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium, while Bradford City and Tottenham Hotspur were swept aside in the EFL Cup third and fourth rounds.
However, after finishing fifth and winning the EFL Cup last season, the Toon Army would expect their team to build on those achievements and mount a sustained challenge for a top-four finish this term. That may still emerge but, following the departure of talisman Isak, Newcastle have found goals hard to score in the Premier League, with just nine hitting the net in those opening nine Premier League matches.
Woltemade has scored four of them, but the 23-year-old will need support from his teammates if Eddie Howe’s men are to close the gap on the leaders before it is too late.
Of course, it should be remembered that Newcastle’s return to a position as one of England’s top sides is a recent one, and has only occurred since the club was taken over by the Saudi-based Public Investment Fund in 2021.
The Magpies were in the EFL Championship as recently as 2016/17 and then finished no higher than tenth in the five seasons after winning promotion.
Callum Wilson’s 18 goals helped them to fourth and the EFL Cup final in 2022/23, before Isak took centre-stage and plundered 52 goals across two seasons to help his side to seventh in 2023/24 and fifth last season.
The EFL Cup final triumph over Liverpool in March this year ended Newcastle’s 56-year wait for a major trophy, so Newcastle supporters have plenty of positive memories to draw upon.
Modern-day football and society demand success and gratification, though, and the Toon Army will expect their club to continue challenging for trophies and European qualification.
Previous Meetings…
West Ham and Newcastle have met an incredible 145 times; a run of games that started back in February 1908 when Bill Appleyard's double gave the Magpies a 2-0 victory over the Irons in the FA Cup second round.
Since then, most contests between the two sides have been played out in the top division of English football. Indeed, 54 of the 145 matches played between the two teams have taken place in the Premier League.
Honours were split last season, with West Ham winning 2-0 at St James’ Park in November before the Magpies triumphed 1-0 at London Stadium in March.
Our biggest ever home victory over Newcastle was on 24 March 1979, when John McDowell's two goals highlighted a 5-0 Second Division success at the Boleyn Ground.
Premier League-wise, we've scored three 3-0 wins over Newcastle, including one on home turf on 23 September 2001, when Paolo Di Canio was among the scorers.
Match Officials…
Referee: Rob Jones
Assistant Referees: Neil Davies and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Lee Betts
Rob Jones will referee Sunday’s game, assisted by Neil Davies and Nick Greenhalgh.
Promoted to the EFL list at the start of the 2016/17 season, Jones took charge of his first top-flight fixture in December 2019, and was promoted to Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) Select Group One ahead of the 2020/21 campaign.
Jones takes the whistle for a game involving West Ham for the tenth time, having refereed our 2025/26 Premier League opener away to Sunderland in August. He also took charge of our 2-0 win away at Crystal Palace in August 2024, before a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in December.
The 38-year-old Merseysider has been the man in the middle at three finals during his career so far, the most recent of which was Wycombe Wanderers’ victory over Oxford United in the EFL League One Play-Off final in July 2020. He previously refereed Rotherham United's win over Shrewsbury Town in the 2018 League One Play-Off final, and Grimsby Town's triumph over Forest Green Rovers in the 2016 National League Play-Off final.
Peter Bankes will be the fourth official, while Video Assistant Referee responsibilities will be overseen by Paul Howard, assisted by Lee Betts.
