After another series of poor results, the team of Newcastle occupies the unfavorable 17th place in the standings, just five points above Wigan, who has a game less. After the heavy home defeat with 0-6 to Liverpool, the players of Alan Pardew must quickly put aside this horrible match for them and seek mandatory 3 points, which are extremely valuable to the team in the battle to stay in the league.
West Ham also has not secured at 100% its place in the Premier League for the next season and no doubt the team will look for the win here, which will guarantee just that. West Ham performs quite well at home, conceding only 4 losses for the entire season in front of own audience.
It is no surprise that the bookmakers mark West Ham as the favorite for this game, given the robust performances of the team at home and the poor results of Newcastle in its away games. The "Magpies" have not won in 17 of their last 18 away games in the Premier League, which is horrifying statistics for a team of the class of Newcastle. However, the "Magpies" play traditionally strong at the Upton Park, as in 5 of their last 6 away matches at this stadium, they have scored at least 2 goals, achieving 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.