Captain Jarrod Bowen has one goal and five assists in eleven career appearances for West Ham against Newcastle. Bowen will play wide on the right, with Crysencio Summerville starting wide on the left.
Former Newcastle striker Wilson starts up front and makes his first ever Premier League appearance against one of his former clubs. Wilson has played 75 games since 2022/23 for Newcastle and West Ham but never faced Bournemouth. The only player to have played for three or more clubs and made more appearances than Wilson (245) without facing a former side in Premier League history is former Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea goalkeeper Neil Sullivan (247).
Czech midfielder Souček, who has four goals in eleven games for West Ham against Newcastle, is named among the nine substitutes, alongside Mayers, who featured once before in a Premier League matchday squad against Arsenal in November 2024.
Scarles, Dinos Mavropanos and Niclas Füllkrug are all absent through injury.
West Ham United: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Diouf, Potts, Fernandes, Paquetá, Bowen ©, Summerville, Wilson
Subs: Hermansen (GK), Walker-Peters, Igor, Mayers, Rodríguez, Magassa, Irving, Luis Guilherme, Souček
Newcastle United: Pope, Krafth, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimarães ©, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Woltemade
Subs: Ramsdale (GK), Hall, Schär, Willock, Miley, Ramsey, Barnes, Elanga, Osula
Referee: Rob Jones
