Newcastle vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2026

West Ham go up against Newcastle this coming Sunday for a Premier League meeting at St James' Park.

Ranked as number 13 in the Premier League standings, Newcastle, have so far collected 46 points this season, while West Ham collected 36 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 36 rounds.

Newcastle need a good result here against West Ham, if they wish to climb the Premier League table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the St James' Park.

Newcastle are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

West Ham are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 13 times, an average of 1.3 per game. They managed four clean sheets in these.

Newcastle took a hit when West Ham handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Newcastle vs West Ham Prediction

Newcastle Form

In their last three matches, Newcastle lost 1-0 against Arsenal, won 3-1 against Brighton, before drawing 1-1 against Nottingham Forest. Newcastle managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.

West Ham Form

West Ham have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Everton by 2-1. Disappointment followed, going down 3-0 against Brentford, and 0-1 against Arsenal. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, West Ham won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and five scored.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for West Ham, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

This particular encounter between Newcastle and West Ham looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win this coming Sunday.

Newcastle won 22 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won six, scored 18 and let in 12 goals. West Ham claimed five wins from 16 goals scored and 13 conceded from their past nine matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them 15 points to their account. Newcastle claimed 13 wins, seven draws as well as 16 defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at nine wins, nine draws and 18 defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs West Ham Squads

Newcastle Squad

Eddie Howe will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against West Ham from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Aaron Ramsdale (0/12), John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Max Thompson (0/0), Nick Pope (0/25), Alex Murphy (0/1), Daniel Burn (1/27), Emil Krafth (0/1), Fabian Schaer (0/16), Kieran Trippier (0/20), Leo Shahar (0/0), Lewis Hall (1/28), Malick Thiaw (4/33), Sven Botman (1/23), Valentino Livramento (0/17), Alfie Harrison (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (9/27), Jacob Murphy (3/31), Jacob Ramsey (2/26), Joelinton (2/27), Joseph Willock (0/22), Lewis Miley (1/23), Sandro Tonali (0/34), Sean Neave (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/30), Anthony Gordon (6/26), Harvey Barnes (7/35), Nick Woltemade (7/31), William Osula (5/22), Yoane Wissa (1/17).

West Ham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Ham players that the manager Nuno Espirito Santo will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alphonse Areola (0/20), Lukasz Fabianski (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/16), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/24), Axel Disasi (0/12), Ezra Mayers (0/6), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/22), Konstantinos Mavropanos (3/29), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/22), Max Kilman (0/21), Soungoutou Magassa (1/22), Crysencio Summerville (5/29), Freddie Potts (0/22), Malick Diouf (0/30), Mateus Fernandes (3/34), Mohamadou Kante (0/9), Oliver Scarles (0/13), Tomas Soucek (5/33), Adama Traore (0/24), Callum Wilson (6/30), Jarrod Bowen (8/36), Keiber Lamadrid (0/0), Pablo (0/12), Valentin Castellanos (4/16).

Newcastle vs West Ham Team News

Newcastle could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against West Ham. Newcastle have to alter their line-up, as both Anthony Gordon and Malick Thiaw get a day in the shade.

Newcastle are unable to field Sven Botman this coming Sunday against West Ham, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Newcastle vs West Ham Lineups

Newcastle vs West Ham H2H

Newcastle lost to 3-1 West Ham in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Newcastle dished out the match before that. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Newcastle won four and The Irons won three matches. However, West Ham did manage a 3-1 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 12/5.

Newcastle vs West Ham Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Newcastle and West Ham. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Newcastle vs West Ham Betting Tips

Konstantinos Mavropanos shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Newcastle, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with William Osula also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Newcastle won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St James' Park. They drew one and lost six as well, while West Ham won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. West Ham should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday, as Newcastle failed in keeping a single clean sheet in the last 10 outings at St James' Park. The visitors managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Newcastle managed an average of two goals, while West Ham averaged 1.9 goals a game. Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.