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Those Hammers fans of a certain age, who have been through the mill, will be perplexed but not surprised by by what is happening to their club, but spare a thought for those younger fans who were seduced from supporting traditional 'serial winners' Chelsea, Manchester's two clubs and Le 'Arse by the brief Hammers renaissance inspired by the now persona non grata Marseilles' captain, currently dropped from the french national team, Dimitri Payet.

Newcastle: Elliot, Manquillo, Lascelles, Mbemba, Clark, Hayden, Merino, Ritchie, Atsu, Perez, Joselu Subs: Woodman, Murphy, Diame, Aarons, Saivet, Gamez, Mitrovic
West Ham: Hart, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Collins, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Antonio, Ayew, Fernandez, Chicharito Subs: Adrian, Fonte, Kouyate, Lanzini, Obiang, Sakho, Masuaku

It’s fair to say that West Ham have hardly had the ideal start to the season. Whilst most Hammers fans will be unsurprised that they’re not at the top of the Premier League, few people would have guessed that they would be bottom of the table after the first two games. But with a disastrous performance against Manchester United, and a disappointing result against Southampton, it’s clear that Slaven Bilić has got a tough few weeks ahead of him.