Eddie Howe
Newcastle UnitedDavid Moyes
West Ham United
Meeting Highlights…BOTMAN’S INJURY
It's a big blow, there's quite a complex story around Sven this season since he got his knee injury. Initially he had a partial tear of his ACL, we sought specialist opinion and there were conflicting reports on what he should do next. Ultimately our medical team advised him to get surgery, he himself wanted to carry on playing. We'll always try to guide and help the players, but ultimately it's their bodies and they have to make the final decision. Unfortunately he succumbed to the injury eventually. He now has a long period of rehab ahead of him and we wish him well.
…ABOUT BREAK
Challenging, for sure. The international break is a chance to recharge but it's certainly not been that for me! It's following suit from the rest of the season, there have been things thrown up that have been there to test us all of the time.
…LAST 10 MATCHES
If we can come through this season with a positive finish, I think we'll look back on a season that's really helped us grow and I think we'll be better for it in every sense. But of course, we have to have that positive ending and that's what we're desperate for.
Eddie Howe
Manager on Newcastle United…BOTMAN’S INJURY
It's a big blow, there's quite a complex story around Sven this season since he got his knee injury. Initially he had a partial tear of his ACL, we sought specialist opinion and there were conflicting reports on what he should do next. Ultimately our medical team advised him to get surgery, he himself wanted to carry on playing. We'll always try to guide and help the players, but ultimately it's their bodies and they have to make the final decision. Unfortunately he succumbed to the injury eventually. He now has a long period of rehab ahead of him and we wish him well.
…ABOUT BREAK
Challenging, for sure. The international break is a chance to recharge but it's certainly not been that for me! It's following suit from the rest of the season, there have been things thrown up that have been there to test us all of the time.
…LAST 10 MATCHES
If we can come through this season with a positive finish, I think we'll look back on a season that's really helped us grow and I think we'll be better for it in every sense. But of course, we have to have that positive ending and that's what we're desperate for.
David Moyes
Manager on West Ham United…IMPORTANCE OF MATCH
I think it’s a really important match as they all are now. I think we have nine to play, I think every game’s going to be vitally important to pick us as many points as we possibly can. There are a few teams chasing in and around the European spots and we’re one of them. We’ve had more games than Newcastle, so I can only comment on ourselves. Has it impacted us? Yeah, it has. I’m sure in some ways it’s impacted Newcastle as well.
…EUROPE
It would be unbelievable for us to get four years in a row. I think the level of competition in the Premier League is so difficult every year, and trying to be in and around the top teams. We see the quality of the top two three four teams are so good, teams regularly getting to the latter stages of the Champions League, getting to finals and winning them, so I think being in and around them and being just below that is good. We’d like to challenge them but at the moment we’ve got to be happy with where we are.
…INJURY REPORT
I think having Michail Antonio back has given us another dimension. It’s one that we’ve had in the past but you’ve got to remember that he’s been out since November. Our results have been good. We’ve had some really good periods with and without Mick, but he scored a really good goal for us the other week against Aston Villa. Jarrod Bowen has got a great number of goals this year and has done brilliantly well recently, so we need Mick to get up amongst those numbers and score goals regularly for us.