Luton vs Newcastle prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-22 15:00.
[p]Football paled into insignificance on Saturday when Luton Town’s Premier League (PL) match at Bournemouth was abandoned following a cardiac arrest suffered by away captain Tom Lockyer. The Hatters later stated that the Wales international was “stable and currently undergoing further tests” as he continues his recovery in hospital, while the outcome of that game, which was paused at 1-1 in the 60th minute, is still to be decided by the league. [/p]
[p]Due to Everton’s latest PL win on the same day, Rob Edwards’ side begin this round five points from safety, though a return to Kenilworth Road this weekend will be most welcome given their results there, as they’ve taken more points at the venue in 2023/24 than on their travels (five compared to four), while they’ve only failed to score in one of their eight home PL outings so far![/p]
[p]As for visiting Newcastle United, they suffered another poor midweek as they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the quarter-final stage by Chelsea on penalties, after finishing bottom of their Champions League group the Wednesday before. The Magpies at least put another PL victory on the board in between those encounters with an ultimately comfortable 3-0 triumph over Fulham, but a return to the road in this competition won’t come as great news for manager Eddie Howe.[/p]
[p]That’s because his men have won just one of their last ten PL away matches (D4, L5). However, that did come in the form of an 8-0 thumping in September of Sheffield United, who were promoted to the PL along with Luton ahead of this campaign. That extended Newcastle’s run to 16 games unbeaten against such sides in England’s top flight (W9, D7), a statistic that could be used as inspiration as they look to close the five-point gap to the top four. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Elijah Adebayo is Luton’s top PL scorer with four goals to his name this season, though his three on home soil have all come in defeats. Newcastle could look to Callum Wilson, who took his tally to eight competitive goals this term in midweek, while he netted in his last personal H2H. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Newcastle have kept seven PL clean sheets this campaign – the joint-most in the competition. [/p]