West Ham vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 16/02/2022, 20:28  by Indran | Modified on 16/02/2022 at 21:28 in Premier League Predictions

West Ham and Newcastle meet at the Olympic Stadium for this Premiership encounter. The home team are in fifth position with 41 points while the visitors are in 17th position with 21 points. West Ham are just two points behind fourth placed Manchester United. The race for the top four is highly competitive with just six points separating the team in seventh position from the team in fourth spot. West Ham know that a victory could see them back into the Champions League spots. They are unbeaten in their last two league games which is a welcome return to form as they had lost their two matches preceding this. West Ham are looking to complete the league double over Newcastle having beaten them 4-2 in the opening weekend of the season. It will be only the third time that they will have achieved this feat.

Newcastle are on a purple patch and are unbeaten in the league in their last five matches. They have won three matches in a row and only Liverpool have a better record than this as the Reds have won four on the trot. They are now four points clear of the relegation zone. Newcastle beat Leeds 1-0 in their last away match which brought to an end three consecutive away losses. They have won 10 matches away to West Ham which is their best record against any team in the league. Newcastle have won their last two away games against West Ham but have never won three consecutive away games against them. They are aiming for four consecutive wins for the first time since 2018.