Newcastle Utd v West Ham Utd: live

A win for West Ham at St James' Park this afternoon would take Sam Allardyce's side back into the top six of the Premier League.

However standing in their way are Newcastle United who go into the game one point and a place below the Hammers, who are set to start with former Mags Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll.

United's solid start to the season means that a win against Alan Pardew's team could see them rise above Fulham, Arsenal and Tottenham into the Europa Cup spots.

For those unable to attend the match in person, live updates from Loftus Road will be provided throughout the evening on our forum match thread, which may be found here: www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=144096.

Meanwhile any live video streams will be listed in our 2012/13 season streaming thread at www.kumb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=141602. As always, you use these at your own peril.

KUMB.com will, as always, bringing you match summaries at both half time and the final whistle, with the thoughts of both managers to follow this evening/tomorrow morning and those of the opposition fans thereafter.

Meanwhile, if you've not already done so why not check out Preview Percy's match preview which provides a humourous look at this afternoon's fixture plus all the vital facts and stats you'll need ahead of the game: www.kumb.com/article.php?id=3133.


Today's line-ups

West Ham Utd: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Reid, Tomkins, McCartney, Noble, Diame, Nolan, Jarvis, Benayoun, Carroll.

Subs: Speigel, Demel, Collins, O'Neil, Maiga, Hall, Cole.

Newcastle United: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Taylor, Santon, Ferguson, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Jonas, Cisse, Ba.

Subs: Elliott, Anita, Amalfitano, Bigirimana, Marveaux, Obertan, Shola Ameobi.

Referee: M Dean.

Assistants: J Collin, J Brooks.

Fourth Official: N Swarbrick.