Newcastle vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-03-29 12:30.
[p]Newcastle United come into the round sitting tenth in the Premier League table, with opponents West Ham United one of the three sides between them and Manchester United in sixth. A victory could make a significant dent in the seven-point gap to Erik ten Hag’s men, but Newcastle’s last seven league games have seen each result differ from the previous (W3, D2, L2), highlighting how consistency has been a big issue for the Toon recently. [/p]
[p]Add to that a meek 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester City and the pressure is mounting on manager Eddie Howe after their tremendous success last season. His side are already 13 points short of what they had on the board at this stage of their previous campaign, and an unremarkable home record of just one win from the last five matches between these two sides at St James’ Park (D2, L2) means the locals may not take to their seats feeling overly confident. [/p]
[p]West Ham have played one game more than their hosts, so that a defeat here could be detrimental to their own European ambitions with just four points separating the two sides. They should travel north in a positive mood after suffering just one defeat from their last six competitive outings (W3, D2), but away form does remain a concern for manager David Moyes. His side’s late showing away at Everton nearly four weeks ago (3-1) delivered their only road success from their last six trips (D1, L4). [/p]
[p]Despite travelling in marginally better form, the Hammers come into this particular contest as outsiders. That underdog title appears to have often suited Moyes’ men, so much so that they boast a 40% win rate as such in away games this season (W4, L6), with only Wolves (42%) able to better that across the whole division.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Alexander Isak has already netted twice since returning from a groin injury last month, whilst he also netted a double for Newcastle in the reverse (2-2). Mohammed Kudus came off the bench to rescue a point late on in that game, and his double in the 5-0 drubbing of Frankfurt two weeks ago is still fresh in the memory for Hammers’ fans. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: No side has scored more opening Premier League goals at home than Newcastle this season (12/14). [/p]
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