Nolan handed chance to score 100th goal

  • by Staff Writer
  • Sunday, 24th May 2015

Kevin Nolan will end Sam Allardyce's reign as captain - just as he was in his first game some four years ago.

The 32-year-old attacking midfielder has been a shadow of his former self this season but has been handed one more opportunity to grab his 100th Premier League goal by Allardyce, who has worked with Nolan since he was a 16-year-old apprentice at Bolton.

And should he manage to complete a century of goals, any scored today may also result in the relegation of both his and Allardyce's former club.

Regardless of today's result, the match offers us a rare opportunity to witness two managers who are both likely to be in charge of their respective clubs for the final occasion. Join us on the KUMB match thread for live, in-game discussion from 3pm.


How they line up

West Ham Utd: Adrian, Jenkinson, Burke, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Nolan (c), Kouyate, Downing, Valencia, Cole

Subs: Jaaskelainen, O'Brien, Tomkins, Amalfitano, Jarvis, Lee, Nene

Newcastle Utd: Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Dummett, Anita, Colback, Gutierrez, Sissoko, Riviere, Cisse

Subs: Woodman, Perez, Ameobi, Cabella, R.Taylor, De Jong, Gouffran

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