West Ham United have entered ‘crisis mode’ as they’re deeply embedded in the relegation zone, while visitors Newcastle United will be looking to continue their march up the table.
Match News and Current Form
West Ham are enduring their worst-ever start to a Premier League season after nine games (W1, D1, L7), owing mostly to having conceded a league-high 20 goals in the first nine rounds. They started matchweek ten only above last-placed Wolves in the table, and are at risk of losing eight of their first ten league games of a new campaign for the very first time, having already written unwanted history by suffering defeat in their opening four home league games of a new season for the first time in their storied history.
They will take on a Newcastle outfit who have won two of their last three Premier League matches (L1), but with all three of their Premier League wins this season coming at home, they have had to settle for a mid-table position because of their undesirable away form. The Magpies are winless in their last seven league road trips (D4, L3), but manager Eddie Howe will be eyeing this fixture as a chance to break that duck since he defeated opposing manager Nuno Espírito Santo in each of their last four touchline meetings.
Head-to-Head History
West Ham have won just two of the last 12 H2Hs (D4, L6) and have been victorious just once against Newcastle at the London Stadium (D2, L5).
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Hot Stats and Streaks
West Ham have scored just one first-half goal this Premier League season.
Six of West Ham’s last eight home games saw both teams score.
Eight of the 17 goals seen in Newcastle’s league games this season were scored after the 75th minute.
Just one of Newcastle’s last six away league matches produced more than 2.5 goals.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
If Jarrod Bowen heroics are what the London Stadium faithful are after, then they may have to wait since 15 of his last 19 goals came after half-time, a run that started against Newcastle in 2023/24. Bruno Guimarães was Newcastle’s hero with a 90th-minute winner against Fulham, making that the fourth time in his last six goalscoring appearances that he netted the game's final goal, which began when he recorded the winner in a 1-0 win over West Ham last season.
With Konstantinos Mavropanos already injured, West Ham would have hated to see young defender Oliver Scarles limp off early against Leeds, while Newcastle fortunately had no new injuries to report.
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Betting Analysis
Given West Ham’s first-half shyness and the tendency for late action in Newcastle games, backing thesecond half to be higher scoring appears logical.
