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West Ham Utd. are ready to welcome Newcastle United to Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 12 of the 55 games.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in January 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2-2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 19 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 23 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
West Ham Utd.'s 25 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Newcastle Utd.'s 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Newcastle Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |