Newcastle United FC vs West Ham United FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Newcastle United FC vs West Ham United FC — Premier League at St James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jarred Gillett
- Assistant 1 Neil Davies
- Assistant 2 Scott Ledger
26 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W 10 May Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D 02 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–1 W 25 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–1 L 18 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L 12 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Newcastle United FC A 1–3 L 10 May Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 02 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L 25 Apr Everton FC H 2–1 W 20 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D 10 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W Season Stats
Newcastle United FC West Ham United FC #12 Position #18 49 Points 39 38 Played 38 14 / 7 / 17 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 19 53 Scored 46 55 Conceded 65 -2 GD -19 1.29 PPG 1.03 37% Win % 26% Key Stats
69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season18% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this seasonNewcastle United FC are 12th (49 pts). West Ham United FC are 18th (39 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United FC0-152/116-302/131-451/146-60–/–61-753/276+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededWest Ham United FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/–46-601/161-754/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to St James' Park that hosts another battle between Newcastle United FC and West Ham United FC.
- 5' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Newcastle United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nick Woltemade on 15.
- 19' GOAL! William Osula scores on 19. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey
- 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for El Hadji Diouf suffering a number of foals already.
- 29' The travelling West Ham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 34' It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Sandro Tonali has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 49' It looks like no one’s ball. West Ham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 54' Jacob Ramsey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Tomas Soucek. He receives a card.
- 64' West Ham United FC is showing some good football. However, West Ham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 65' Goal! William Osula scores his 15 goal in 366 matches.
- 67' El Hadji Diouf was booked on 67.
- 69' What a strike from Valentin Castellanos! The score is 3-1.
- 69' El Hadji Diouf is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruno Guimaraes made 370 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' West Ham United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Valentin Castellanos scoring 1 goals.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Mohamadou Kante.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a card for Lewis Hall.
- 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mads Hermansen, as he is very good at scoring at St James' Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Newcastle United FC players.
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Lineups
Newcastle United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 39
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 41
- 4
- 27
- 12
- 18
- 3
Bench
- 32
- 23
- 33
- 9
- 28
- 10
- 20
- 37
- 62
Coach Eddie HoweWest Ham United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 15
- 29
- 9
- 20
- 25
- 4
- 28
- 1
- 7
- 18
- 12
Bench
- 2
- 23
- 11
- 3
- 32
- 19
- 27
- 55
- 30
Coach Nuno Espírito Santo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Callum Wilson 6 Tomas Soucek 5 Alexander Isak 5 Joelinton 4 Michail Antonio 3 Joe Willock 3 Jonjo Shelvey 2 Issa Diop 2 Head to Head
Newcastle United FC Form
2026-05-17 Newcastle United FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-04-25 Arsenal FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC LWest Ham United FC Form
2026-05-17 Newcastle United FC 3–1 West Ham United FC L 2026-05-10 West Ham United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-05-02 Brentford FC 3–0 West Ham United FC L 2026-04-25 West Ham United FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2026-04-20 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D 2026-04-10 West Ham United FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.13 Newcastle United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 West Ham United FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Newcastle United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Newcastle United FC or Draw 78%Draw or West Ham United FC 44%Newcastle United FC or West Ham United FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Newcastle United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.9%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 7.8%1 – 0 6.8%3 – 1 Actual2 – 2 5.7%1 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 5.4%0 – 0 4.9%3 – 2 4.1%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.5%Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC
Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push West Ham United FC covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 17% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 21% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 12% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.