There should be a significant difference in form between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Newcastle United in front of West Ham United by 21 points.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
The hosts Newcastle United saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Carabao Cup. This match was also played here at St. James' Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, West Ham United have had more rest.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have performed here at St. James' Park this season with 6 wins from 10 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. Newcastle has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Newcastle United are confident in defense, having played 541 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Newcastle United's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-1 vs Southampton. The home team are looking to repeat that performance. Midfield player Longstaff got a match rating of 8.54 in that game, the max score being 10. Longstaff scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total).
In the game before, a strong away win at Southampton. A Carabao Cup match.
It should be taken into account that a look at the 11 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Newcastle have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. James' Park with 18 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Newcastle United have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
West Ham United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for West Ham United so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Two away matches in a row for West Ham, whose boss Moyes could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Derby County. Attacker Antonio got a player rating of 7.82 in the game. "Man of the match" Antonio scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Everton in the Premier League.Low on goals? 15 of this side's latest 20 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting West Ham United as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. West Ham United have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: five wins for Newcastle United, two draws and three wins for West Ham United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Almirón Rejala 9 goals |  C. Wilson 6 goals |   J. Bowen 4 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Newcastle United | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 33 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 70% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 15% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 60% | 70% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 17.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 31% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 17% | 22% |
| 10.8 | 8.7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
- Newcastle United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as West Ham United have scored away.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premier League
- Newcastle United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- West Ham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Premier League
- West Ham United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Brentford | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | -23 | 17 |
| 19 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -18 | 15 |
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