Newcastle vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-24 20:00.
[p]Monday night’s Premier League action is under the floodlights at St James’ Park as Newcastle United look to record a third straight league win for the first time since September 2023. The international break arguably came at a bad time for Eddie Howe’s men, who had finally built a bit of momentum to ease pressure on Howe after a mixed start (W5, D3, L3). [/p]
[p]Despite winning fewer than half of their games, Newcastle sit on an identical points tally as they had achieved at this stage when reaching the Champions League back in 2022/23. Dreams of a return to Europe’s top table may remain intact, especially if the Magpies take the lead, as Newcastle entered the round as one of two sides yet to drop a point from winning positions, while they’ve actually won each of the last ten matches in which they have led in the Premier League.[/p]
[p]Falling behind is a familiar feeling for visiting West Ham United, who had a lot to ponder over the international break as they linger in the bottom-half after making a worse start than in four of the last five seasons (W3, D3, L5). Pressure continues to mount on boss Julen Lopetegui, who reportedly has just two games to save his job which begins with this trip to a side they’ve beaten in just one of the previous ten H2Hs (D4, L5). [/p]
[p]Things are unlikely to get much better here for a West Ham side who have kept just two shutouts across their last 28 away league games, conceding 2.4 goals on average across that period. The negative omens don’t stop there, as Lopetegui’s beleaguered Hammers travel here having failed to score in their previous two league outings, as many times as they had done in 14 games prior to that barren run. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Newcastle’s Alexander Isak has scored a joint-career high five times across three meetings against West Ham, including braces in his last two. For West Ham, Mohamed Kudus scored his first Premier League goal against Newcastle and more recently contributed to goals either side of half-time in the most recent away H2H. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ten of Eddie Howe’s last 12 managerial H2Hs against West Ham saw both teams score (Howe: W5, D6, L1). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]