Graham Potter said he felt for his West Ham players after Monday’s 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle, explaining that while they had not done enough to win, they had deserved something from the game. They might have got it, too, if patterns of play in the final third had been cleaner and more polished in those dying embers of the match.

West Ham United will be keen to extend their recent winning run to three games on the bounce for the first time this season when they host top four hopefuls Newcastle United at London Stadium on