The English Premier League resumes following the international fixtures and we have a top half of the table preview to kick things off.
The game between Newcastle United and West Ham United will be played on the 30th of March at St James’ Park. The hosts begin the weekend in 10th place on 40 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 44 points.
Newcastle come into the match having lost 2-0 at Manchester City in the FA Cup quarterfinal prior to the international break.
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Manchester City opened the scoring in the 13th minute and added a second in the 31st minute. There were no further goals as Newcastle failed to breakdown the hosts.
The defeat at Manchester City means Newcastle have won only 2 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The victories came over Blackburn Rovers away via penalties in the FA Cup and Wolverhampton Wanderers at home in the Premier League.
The was a 2-2 draw at home against Bournemouth plus defeats at Arsenal and Chelsea in the Premier League.
Statistics show Newcastle have a good record of 28 undefeated games in their last 33 home encounters in the Premier League.
However, they have recorded just a single victory from their 5 most recent home Premier League games and have seen both teams score plus over 2.5 goals in 4 of those 5 league matches.
West Ham make the trip north to St James’ Park on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The Hammers took the lead in the 29th minute and led 1-0 at halftime. Into the second half and Aston Villa scored the only goal in the 79th minute to take a point.
The draw with Aston Villa means West Ham are undefeated in 5 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Brentford at home and Everton away in the Premier League plus an excellent 5-0 home victory over Freiburg in the Europa League.
West Ham were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Burnley in the Premier League plus lost 1-0 at Freiburg in the Europa League.
Trends show West Ham have recorded just a single win from their 4 most recent away Premier League games. Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 3 of those 4 matches.
Team news: Newcastle are without the injured quartet of Sven Botman, Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson, and Nick Pope. Sandro Tonali continues to miss out due to suspension.
West Ham are without suspended defensive midfielder Edson Álvarez. Mohammed Kudus is a doubt due to a knee injury.
Both teams have scored in the previous 6 meetings between these clubs in the Premier League and we expect more of the same in this match.
Analysis shows Newcastle are not easy to beat at home but have been struggling to win games, meaning this one could end level, with both teams scoring.