Newcastle vs West Ham: Premier League stat pack

Newcastle United welcome West Ham to St James’ Park in Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off this weekend.

The Magpies are 10th in the division but their home record this term is superb. Back Newcastle to beat the Hammers at 5/6 with bet365.

Newcastle vs West Ham stat pack

Before the game, a number of interesting stats regarding both teams have emerged:

• Newcastle have lost just one of their past nine Premier League meetings with West Ham, a 4-2 home defeat in August 2021.
• However, West Ham have lost just one of their past five Premier League games at Newcastle, going down 3-2 in April 2021.
• The Magpies have picked up 73% of their points in the league this season at St James’ Park, with only Fulham (74%) having a higher home ratio.
• Newcastle are one of three sides - along with Manchester City and Tottenham - to have scored in all of their Premier League home games this season, while the Magpies have also kept a league-high seven clean sheets at home.
• Only the bottom two sides - Sheffield United (12) and Burnley (11) - are on a longer run without a clean sheet in the Premier League this season than West Ham’s nine.