West Ham United vs Newcastle United Matchday Stats Preview

Following their 2-0 win at St James’ Park in November, West Ham are looking to complete the Premier League double over Newcastle for the first time since 2018-19.

Newcastle are unbeaten in their last five Premier League away games against West Ham (W3 D2), since a 2-0 loss in March 2019 under Rafael Benítez.

West Ham’s 2-0 victory against Newcastle in the reverse fixture this season was also on a Monday night – it’s the first time both of the Hammers’ meeting with an opponent in a single campaign have been on a Monday since 2016-17 (vs Chelsea)

West Ham United have won their last two Premier League games (vs Arsenal and Leicester), last winning three straight in December 2023 under David Moyes.

Newcastle have lost 4-0 to Man City and 2-0 to Liverpool in their last two Premier League away games. They last lost three in a row on the road without scoring in December/January 2020-21 (a run of four).

Only Southampton (7.5%) have a lower shot conversion rate in the Premier League this season than West Ham (9%), with the Hammers also hitting the lowest proportion of their shots on target so far this term (30%).

Only Liverpool (95%) and Bournemouth (83%) have a better win rate in Premier League games they have scored first in this season than West Ham (75%), who have won nine of their 12 matches when going 1-0 ahead (D1 L2).

West Ham’s Premier League games this season have seen a total of 801 shots (F357 A444), the highest cumulative total of any side in the competition this term. Meanwhile, Newcastle have the smallest difference (1) between shots taken (358) and shots faced (357).

Having been unbeaten in his first five Premier League meetings with Newcastle (W2 D3), West Ham boss Graham Potter has now lost two of his last three against the Magpies (D1).

Against no side has Newcastle’s Harvey Barnes scored more Premier League goals than he has against West Ham (6), with three of his six strikes against the Hammers coming as a substitute.