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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 33 and win only 8 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches. West Ham Utd.'s 25 points from 20 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 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |