Kickoff: 20:00 GMT (15:00 EDT, 12:00 PST)
Venue: London Stadium
Broadcast: Sky Sports (UK), NBC (USA), fuboTV (Canada)
Team News & Lineups
West Ham:
Key absences: Antonio, Summerville, Füllkrug (injured); Paquetá, Coufal (doubtful)
Predicted XI: Areola; Cresswell, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Scarles; Ward-Prowse, Souček, Álvarez; Kudus, Bowen
Player to Watch: Jarrod Bowen (8 goals this season)
Newcastle:
Key absences: Gordon (suspended); Botman, Hall, Lascelles (injured)
Predicted XI: Pope; Trippier, Schär, Burn, Livramento; Tonali, Miley, Joelinton; Barnes, Wilson, Murphy
Player to Watch: Alexander Isak (22 goals this season, 5 in 4 games vs West Ham)
Match Prediction & Betting Tips
Result: 1-2 (Newcastle to win) West Ham’s recent form is promising, but Newcastle’s squad quality, despite injuries, makes this a close contest.
Betting Tips:
Total corner – over 8.5
Newcastle slight favorites (43.9% win probability)
Recent Head-to-Head
Matches Played: 145 (Newcastle: 60W, Draws: 41, West Ham: 44W)
Last Meeting: West Ham 2-1 Newcastle (Nov 2024)
Key Stats
Newcastle averages 1.50 points per away game, with 64% of those matches ending in both teams scoring.
West Ham home games average 9.71 corners, while Newcastle’s away games average 10.21.
What Uncle says is that both teams can generate a good number of corners, and betting on over 8.5 corners is the best bet for this match.
“Sorry, Nephew and Niece. Uncle missed this by 1.”