Newcastle vs. West Ham Predictions

• Where: St. James’ Park, Newcastle, England
• When: Sunday, May 17, 6:30 pm ET

The Magpies lost all chances to reach the European stage next year, as they sit 13th at the moment in the standings. Meanwhile, West Ham is in a desperate fight to stay in the EPL, occupying 18th position, the first in the red zone, with two points fewer than Tottenham. It’s do or die for the team from London, who are with their back against the wall.

Newcastle vs. West Ham Preview

Newcastle

The Magpies beat Brighton at home, 3-1, and then played 1-1 on the road against Nottingham Forest. After 5 defeats in a row, this came as a refreshment for Eddie Howe’s unit, whose season didn’t end as planned.

The thing with this team is that it has very poor defense. Believe it or not, Newcastle had just one clean sheet in the last 22 matches. This says pretty much everything about that part of their team.

Magpies are terrible at home these days – 3 wins, 6 defeats and a tie is their record, with them allowing two or more goals in 7 games.

West Ham

The Hammers missed a nice chance to take at least a point against Arsenal, if not all three, but both Castellanos and Fernandez were denied by Raja. Now, the Hammers are two points behind Tottenham and the place that leaves them in the EPL.

After a period of good performances, this team slowed down in the past two appearances, having lost both. At first, they suffered a defeat to Brentford, 3-0, and then to Arsenal, 0-1.

When looking only at the matches away from home, things aren’t good for the team from London. One win in the last 5 EPL fixtures and not scoring in the previous three outings are reasons for concern.

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Newcastle and West Ham Possible Lineups

Newcastle: Pope; Hall, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes, Woltemade; Murphy, Osula, Joelinton

West Ham: Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Bowen, Fernandes, Soucek, Summerville; Wilson, Castellanos

Newcastle vs West Ham Head to Head

The Hammers won 3-1 back in early November. Also, the last time they met at St. James, in November 2024, the Hammers came out as winners, 0-2. That was the first meeting at this venue after five straight with both teams netting

Newcastle vs. West Ham Predictions

Newcastle’s reckless football brings goals, and since West Ham has to attack, as they have nothing left to keep, this is a perfect match for betting on high efficiency. That’s why we pick both teams to score and over 2.5 hits.

Our verdict: BTTS & Over 2.5 goals

Newcastle versus West Ham Odds

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