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Newcastle Utd: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Manquillo, Ki, Diame, Ritchie, Kenedy, Rondon, Perez. Subs: Woodman, Clark, Lascelles, Shelvey, Joselu, Atsu, Longstaff
West Ham Utd: Fabianski, Cresswell, Balbuena, Diop, Zabaleta, Noble, Rice, Snodgrass, Anderson, Arnautovic, Hernandez. Subs: Adrian, Carroll, Obiang, Wilshere, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Perez

Take it with whichever size grain of salt you like, but there is a particularly worrying story on social media regarding the fitness, or lack of it, of Hammers striker Andy Carroll.

The media do love a good story whether there is any truth in it or not, nowadays it is called fake news, back in the day it was just known as bovine excreta or words to that effect.