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Newcastle Utd. pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, Magpies have recorded 14 wins, and West Ham Utd. have come away with 29 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was within the last three years, in September 2008, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 10 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 4 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hammers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Magpies's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
West Ham Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 6 points. Newcastle Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |