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West Ham XI vs Newcastle: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, latest injuries for Premier League

Sebastien Haller remains a doubt for West Ham's trip to Newcastle this weekend despite returning to training this week, while Felipe Anderson could also miss out.

Haller has been missing since the restart thanks to a hip injury, with the Hammers sorely missing his presence against Wolves and Tottenham before finally finding their feet going forward with Wednesday's victory over Chelsea.

Mark Noble and Arthur Masuaku, who both missed the victory, have also been training.

Michail Antonio has worked tirelessly to lead the line on his own without Haller, but with four games in 10 days from Saturday, Moyes could do with Haller back.

"They are all on the grass and doing a bit of training [Haller, Masuaku and Noble]," Moyes said. "I hope to have some of them back, we will know more [on Saturday]. I could do with getting them back."

While Moyes is unsure as to whether Haller will return, the appearance of Andriy Yarmolenko - who scored the winner - and Jack Wilshere from the bench on Wednesday will have been a big boost to their chances as the schedule continues to place strain on his squad.

"For us to have people coming off the bench and making a difference helps us massively," Moyes said. "I have not had much of a chance to work with Jack or Yarma since I arrived because they were both injured up to lockdown, only had a chance since then really in this short period.

"What I saw from them both was encouraging and lets hope they both can add to what we have in the squad at the moment."

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Predicted West Ham XI (4-1-4-1): Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice; Bowen, Soucek, Noble, Fornals; Antonio​

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