West Ham United playmaker Lucas Paqueta is on track to be available for Monday's Premier League battle with Newcastle United at the London Stadium. The Brazilian has returned to training following an ankle injury, but the threat of a lengthy ban is looming as his hearing into alleged betting breaches gets underway later this month.

West Ham United will host Newcastle United on Monday in the English Premier League and both teams have a chance to surge up the EPL table with a win. West Ham are currently 16th in the Premier League with 33 points but could climb to as high as 13th with a win.

Newcastle United beat West Ham 1-0 on Monday to boost their hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. MORE – Full match replay Ahead of a huge week for Newcastle with the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday against Liverpool,