Newcastle v West Ham

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Newcastle United will be seeking a third league win on the trot on Monday night when The Magpies play host to West Ham at St James' Park having previously picked up wins against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest just before the international break.

West Ham headed into the break on the back of a disappointing 0-0 draw at home with Everton which meant The Hammers had to make do with remaining in the bottom half of the Premier League table in 14th place.

Newcastle United's recent wins have helped lift Eddie Howe's side up into eighth place in the Premier League table and now just a single point separates the north-east club from the top four pack in the division which will give The Magpies further incentive to grab all three points here on Monday night.

A previously worrying five-game winless run in the English top flight was ended with these two important wins while the bigger picture shows Newcastle United have lost just three of their 11 matches played so far in this Premier League campaign.

In addition, two of these three losses were incurred on their travels while results on home soil at St James' Park have been extremely solid and consistent as Newcastle United have slipped to just a single defeat within their previous 13 home games in the top flight whilst collecting seven wins in the process.

West Ham failed to score again just before the international break as The Hammers had to make do with a point in a 0-0 stalemate at home against Everton which followed a dismal and heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at Nottingham Forest.

The London club have managed to capture just two wins in their last nine games overall in the English top flight which came by way of rare successes against Ipswich Town and Manchester United, both of which were registered on home soil at their London Stadium.

However, The Hammers have also been dealt four defeats within these previous nine games which were inflicted upon Lopetegui's side by the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest respectively, the latter two both being away from home.

Overall, it has been a very disappointing top flight campaign so far this season for the Spanish manager Lopetegui as his West Ham side have collected a meagre total of just three wins to date which includes an earlier 2-0 win away from home at Crystal Palace.

In addition, the visitors have managed to muster just one win from their last eight attempts on the road whilst also being handed five losses in the process.

Newcastle United v West Ham Verdict

Newcastle United are unbeaten in the last five meetings against West Ham and The Magpies look the more likely to find a way to win here too.

Therefore, our main bet will be Newcastle Utd win @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct Score: Newcastle Utd 2-0 @ 9.00