West Ham will be looking to return to winning ways when they welcome Newcastle United to London Stadium for an intriguing Premier League fixture on Saturday afternoon with kickoff at 15:30
West Ham have made another strong and memorable campaign this season, but the London club have only won one of their last four matches in the English top-flight, picking up one draw while suffering two defeats in the process and are coming off a 2-2 draw against Leicester City last Sunday at King Power. David Moyes’ side had to rely on a last-minute header from Craig Dawson to claim the important point.
With the draw and Manchester United’s midweek victory, the Hummers have been knocked out of the top-four and they now sit fifth with two points behind the Red Devils and are two above Arsenal who have three matches in hand. The Hammers have also played at least two matches more than both Wolves and Tottenham who sit in seventh and eighth on 37 and 36 points respectively.
Therefore, the capital club will be under pressure to put an end to their league slump as Moyes’ side could find themselves sliding down the table over the next few weeks if they are unable to put some wins on the board.
they will draw confidence from their 4-2 win against Newcastle earlier this season but they will be aware that the side they are facing on Saturday is not the same as the one the beat at St James’ Park.
Indeed Newcastle had a difficult start to the Premier League with the side spending most of the first half of the season in the relegation zone. However, investments made in January have paid dividends thus far for the Magpies. They now boast a five-match unbeaten run in the league and have won all there last three matches, including a hard fought 1-0 success at home against Aston villa last weekend, with Kieran Trippier’s first-half free kick proving to be difference.
As a result Eddie Howe’s side are now out of the relegation zone, sitting in the 17th on 21 points four above 18th-placed Norwich with a game in hand. Therefore, Howe will want to keep the momentum going and make sure that Magpies survive the drop as the club simply cannot afford to be relegated this season due to their lucrative takeover.
West Ham vs Newcastle head to head
Both sides have met in 48 encounters since 1993 with Newcastle claiming 23 victories while West Ham have claimed 14 victories and there have been 11 draws.
- Newcastle 2-4 West Ham 15/08/21
- Newcastle 3-2 West Ham 17/04/21
- West Ham 0-2 Newcastle 12/09/20
- Newcastle 2-2 West Ham 05/07/20
- West Ham 2-3 Newcastle 02/11/19
Home
- Leicester 2-2 West Ham
- West Ham 1-0 Watford
- Kidderminster 1-2 West Ham
- Man United 1-0 West Ham
- West Ham 2-3 Leeds United
Away
- Newcastle1-0 Aston Villa
- Newcastle 3-1 Everton
- Leeds 0-1 Newcastle
- Newcastle 1-1 Watford
- Newcastle 0-1 Cambridge
West Ham team news
West Ham will be without Angelo Ogbonna and Arthur Masuaku due to injurie.
Newcastle team news
Newcastle will be without Kieran Trippier, Javier Manquillo, Federico Fernandez, Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie and Cullum Wilson due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
