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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday 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 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 3 to 2.
The away form of West Ham Utd. however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hammers, and 8 goals against.
Newcastle Utd.'s 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. West Ham Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 10 points they have accumulated from 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Ham Utd. | 5 successive away victories. 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |