Newcastle United vs West Brom Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔵
Newcastle lost their last meeting with West Brom in the Premier League, going down 0-1 at home in April 2018. They’ve not lost consecutive league games against the Baggies since a run of three between 1977 and 1984.
West Brom are looking to win consecutive away league games against Newcastle for the first time since September 1966, following their 1-0 win at St James’ Park in April 2018.
Newcastle are looking to pick up back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since June, which was also the last time the Magpies kept consecutive clean sheets in the competition (in a run of three).
West Bromwich Albion have conceded the most goals (23), have the highest expected goals against total (22.2), faced the most shots (167) and shots on target (68) in the Premier League this season.
No team has failed to score in more different Premier League games than West Bromwich Albion this season (6). After netting five goals in their first three league games this season, the Baggies have netted just three in their last eight.
Though Newcastle have had the fewest shots (86) and second fewest shots on target (28) in the Premier League this season, no side has scored with a higher percentage of their efforts on target than the Magpies this term (42.9% - 12/28).
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has lost more Premier League games against promoted sides than any other manager in the competition’s history (28). Meanwhile, of the 31 managers to have taken charge of 30+ such games in the competition, only Tony Pulis and Jim Smith (33.3%) have a lower win rate vs promoted sides than Bruce (35.9% - won 23/64).
Callum Wilson has netted the winning goal in all four of Newcastle’s Premier League victories so far this season – only Son Heung-min (5) has scored more winning goals in the competition this term.
Newcastle’s Callum Wilson has been involved in 75% of Newcastle’s 12 Premier League goals this season (7 goals, 2 assists). Indeed, his nine goal involvements in nine Premier League games this season is as many as he managed in 35 league appearances last season (8 goals, 1 assist).
Conor Gallagher has scored in his last two Premier League games – the last English player to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances for West Brom was Geoff Horsfield in August 2005.
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