West Ham is set to host Newcastle United in the postponed match of the seventh week of the Premier League. The two teams will face each other at Olympic Stadium London, England on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 2:00 AM in 24-hour format. Currently, Newcastle is third in the Premier League standings while West Ham is at 14th place, just one point away from relegation zone.
Head to Head: West Ham and Newcastle United have met 141 times in all competitions since their first encounter in February 1908. During that period, Newcastle United has an edge in 58 matches against the 43 wins of West Ham, while the other 40 games ended in a draw.
Here are some of their previous matches:
– February 5, 2023: Newcastle 1-1 West Ham (Premier League)
– February 19, 2022: West Ham 1-1 Newcastle (Premier League)
– August 15, 2021: Newcastle 2-4 West Ham (Premier League)
– April 17, 2021: Newcastle 3-2 West Ham (Premier League)
– September 13, 2020: West Ham 0-2 Newcastle (Premier League)
Preview: West Ham managed to climb up from the relegation zone after their narrow victory against Southampton last weekend. The result also extended West Ham’s record of having three wins and one draw from their last four matches. Furthermore, The Hammers are heading to the match with a streak of six unbeaten games at home, four of which resulted in a clean sheet.
However, their performance overall this season has not been satisfying, with only seven wins from 27 matches so far. West Ham is also one of the six teams with the least goals scored in the Premier League 2022-2023. Conversely, Newcastle’s domination against Man United last weekend brought them to the third place and closer to playing in the Champions League next season.
Newcastle also has a positive record as the team with the best defense in the Premier League this season, obtaining 13 clean sheets.
Predicted Starting Line Up: Gianluca Scamacca is the only absence for West Ham due to his ongoing recovery from a knee problem. Their attacking line-up will still consist of Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, and Said Benrahma. Meanwhile, Newcastle will be without Miguel Almiron and Emil Krafth due to injuries, and their backline quartet of Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, and Dan Burn will be tasked to guard Nick Pope on The Magpies’ last defensive line.
West Ham (4-3-3): Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Rice, Paqueta; Bowen, Ings, Benrahma
Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Saint-Maximin
Score Prediction: Despite West Ham’s improved performance lately, including being unbeaten in their last five home matches, Newcastle is still favored to record their fourth consecutive win in the league.
