Newcastle host West Ham at St. James’ Park in the early Saturday kick off in the Premier League. Both sides will be hungry for three points after the international break as they hunt down European football.
Date: 30/03/2024
Kick off time: 12:30
Location: St. James’ Park
The battle for the last few places in Europe for next season is heating up with sixth down to 11th only separated by just five points. Both Newcastle and West Ham are embroiled in the fight, making three points this weekend of utmost importance.
Newcastle currently sit tenth in the Premier League after 28 games. The Magpies have 12 wins, four draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 40 points, seven points from sixth-place Manchester United and four points from West Ham.
The Magpies have massively overscored where they sit on the table. In 28 games, Newcastle have scored 59 goals which gives them an average of 2.11 goals a game. However, The Magpies have massively struggled at the other end of the pitch, conceding 48 goals but keeping eight clean sheets.
West Ham sit just above Newcastle in seventh in the Premier League. In 29 games, The Hammers have 12 wins, eight draws and nine losses which leaves them on 44 points, nine points from fifth-place Tottenham but just three points from Man United.
The Hammers have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 46 goals in 29 games, an average of 1.59 goals a game. But defensively, West Ham have struggled, conceding 50 goals and keeping just five clean sheets.
Newcastle and West Ham have met 143 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in the 1908 FA Cup. The Magpies have the better record in the fixture with 59 wins in comparison to West Ham’s 43 wins. There are a high volume of draws in this fixture, with 41 draws to date.
In fact, in the last five meetings in this fixture, there have been three draws and one win each for Newcastle and West Ham. This fixture has also delivered goals as of recent, with three of the last five games having more than four goals.
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