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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 8 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, when they played out a goalless 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Magpies's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Hammers have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 games played so far, West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 19 points from their 23 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 14 away matches. |