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Newcastle United will be looking to make it three Premier League wins in succession when they take on a West Ham United side who have failed to win three of their last four league matches.
Newcastle United finally look like they have hit some form as they aim to get back into Europe after missing out last season.
The Magpies were unable to kick on from their qualification to the Champions League as they agonisingly missed out on Europe after finishing in seventh place.
Following a run of five league matches without a win thanks to three defeats and two draws, Eddie Howe’s men have finally started to pick up some results.
They picked up their best win of the season with Alexander Isak scoring the winner in a 1-0 win over Arsenal, before the Sweden international got on the score sheet again in a 3-1 win away at Nottingham Forest.
Howe is hopeful at least one of Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson will get some minutes against the Hammers, while Dan Burn misses the match through suspension.
Emil Krath has a broken collarbone and joins fellow defenders Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles in the treatment room.
Life under new manager Julen Loptegui has not been great as West Ham United sit in 14th position with just three wins all season.
Their form away from the London Stadium is pretty poor. They have won just once on the road this campaign - a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Since then, the Hammers have drawn two and lost three. They head into this game desperately needing the international break following a 3-0 hammering at Forest and a goalless draw at home against Everton.
Mohammed kudus is still suspended following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur, although Edson Alvarez is available after completing a ban of his own.
Summer signing Niclas Fullkrig is not ready to return following an Achilles tendon injury that has kept him out since September.
Newcastle United have the edge over West Ham United with 48 wins from 113 matches and 29 draws.
Thirty one of those victories have come on home soil, so you can see why the Magpies would be confident going into this game.
These two last met at St James’ Park in March last season when the home side came back from 3-1 to win 4-3 with Harvey Barnes scoring twice in the final seven minutes.
The Hammers have not won in Newcastle since 2021 when Aaron Cresswell, Said Benrahma, Tomas Soucek and Michail Antonio all scored in a 4-2 success.
The Magpies have won two of their last three meetings against West Ham - scoring 11 goals and conceding six.
Newcastle United are currently in eighth position on the league ladder with 18 points thanks to five wins, three straws and three defeats.
The Hammers only have three wins under their belt and they are six places and six points behind their hosts.
We cannot see anything other than a home win in this game on Monday evening.
Of all the games taking place in the Premier League this weekend, we are the most confident in seeing Newcastle United take three points at home against West Ham United.
Newcastle United are clear favourites to win this game and can be backed at 4/9 with BetMGM to register their sixth success of the campaign and boost their hopes of playing Champions League football again.
West Ham are the 11/2 outsiders to win the game, while you can get odds of 18/5 for the game to end in a draw.
Newcastle United have some world class players in their squad with the likes of Joelinton, Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Isak, Miguel Almiron and Sandro Tonali.
One player who probably does not get the recognition he deserves because he is next to so many top class players is Harvey Barnes.
The former Leicester City, MK Dons, Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion star rarely has a bad game and he has started to contribute a bit more with goals.
He scored twice in their last game against West Ham last season, while he was also on the score sheet in their recent Premier League match against Nottingham Forest.
We are including the England international in our special bet builder for the game between Newcastle United and West Ham United.
We are backing Barnes to score at any time with Newcastle winning the match which will see over 2.5 goals. You can get this bet builder at 18/5 with BetMGM.
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