#118 It’s A Sabotage!
From The West Ham Breakdown by Jack Elderton
May 19, 2026 · 55 min · Season 3 · Episode 39
About this episode
Jack and Cal analyze West Ham's 3-1 loss to Newcastle and its implications for the team's relegation fate.
Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Jack and Cal break down Newcastle 3-1 West Ham, a loss which might just have sealed the Hammers’ relegation fate. They discuss the changed line up and why it was doomed to fail, debate if starting Callum Wilson was a mistake, analyse Nuno's tenure as Hammers' Head Coach and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Our reaction to the Newcastle loss (01:40) The starting 11 (08:33) Newcastle’s goals were inexcusable (19:00) How Nuno’s substitutions changed the game (twice) (25:31) Was starting Callum Wilson a mistake? (30:56) How has Nuno performed as West Ham manager (35:56) Has Nuno’s experimenting caused more harm than good? Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/analyticsunited You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jack Elderton, Cal
Topics covered
- Newcastle vs West Ham
- relegation battle
- football analysis
- Nuno's coaching
- line up changes
- Callum Wilson
- match breakdown
Keywords
- West Ham
- Newcastle
- Nuno
- Callum Wilson
- relegation
- football
- match analysis
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Organizations: Analytics United, Patreon, Newcastle, West Ham, Creative Commons
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