Beleaguered West Ham, who sit in the bottom three after seven defeats in their opening nine league games, face a Newcastle side who are coming into form after a slow start to the season. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes ahead of Sunday's clash at the London Stadium.

The struggling London club put in their best display of the season against Newcastle and will be hoping it's a sign of things to come

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The 32-year-old has struggled for form and fitness since signing a four-year deal with West Ham in August 2024 after joining from Dortmund.

The Portuguese tactician secured his first win at the London Stadium on Sunday as West Ham beat Newcastle 3-1 following goals from Lucas Paqueta, Tomas Soucek and an own goal from Sven Botman. Winning for the first time in seven games, West Ham have climbed up to 18th in the Premier League, three points off safety.

West Ham and Liverpool remain pointless this season after seven games, but they can take solace from the fact that the four teams with the worst starts in Women’s Super League history all avoided relegation.

West Ham United have endured an awful start to the Premier League season, already sitting four points adrift of safety after picking up just one point from their last six games – and one summer transfer failure is already looking as though it’s haunting them.