Newcastle United vs West Ham United Premier League preview, team news and prediction

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West Ham United could be playing their final Premier League away match for at least a year on Sunday evening, when the Irons travel to St James’ Park to face Newcastle United . Relegation could be confirmed before the final day if Nuno Espirito Santo’s side fail to win and Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea in midweek.

The Irons are priced at 2/1 with BetGoodwin to get themselves back to winning ways while Newcastle are the favourites with the bookies at 11/10 with Sky Bet and a draw is 13/5 with Paddy Power . You can also find more betting offers at the Mirror Betting Hubs Free Bets offers .

Newcastle, who briefly faced a slim risk of being dragged into the battle at the bottom before gameweek 36, guaranteed their safety with a point away to Nottingham Forest. However, familiar issues surfaced again at the City Ground as Harvey Barnes’ opener was cancelled out by former Magpie Elliot Anderson in a 1-1 draw.

That result underlined a recurring problem for Eddie Howe’s side, who have now dropped 27 points from winning positions in 2025-26 — more than any other team in the division. Had they protected those leads, Newcastle would remarkably still be in the title conversation; instead, they sit a modest 13th in the table.

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The hosts’ struggles extend beyond letting advantages slip. Newcastle have also picked up the fewest points from losing positions — just three — and have conceded a league-high 20 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches.

Even so, Howe’s men have improved slightly of late, taking four points from their last two games — more than they managed in the previous five combined. Their home form has also contained goals, with Newcastle scoring at least twice in 13 of their 18 Premier League matches at St James’ Park this season, including four of the last six.

West Ham, by contrast, arrive having failed to score in consecutive games, and their frustrations deepened last weekend in a narrow 1-0 defeat to leaders Arsenal. Leandro Trossard’s deflected strike proved decisive, but the match ended amid VAR controversy when Callum Wilson’s late equaliser was ruled out for a foul on David Raya.

Raya was also being tugged by Jean-Clair Todibo, and while most agreed the goalkeeper was impeded, the decision reignited debate over consistency and the “clear and obvious” standard.

That call could have major implications at both ends of the table. West Ham, 18th, are now two points behind Tottenham and must win on Sunday to ensure they still have a route to 17th on the final day.

The signs are not encouraging for the Irons away from home, where they have failed to score in their last three league trips. Another blank would make it four consecutive away games without a goal for the first time since May 2015 — and, fittingly, the fourth match in that run was also at Newcastle in their final away fixture of the season.

West Ham can, however, draw confidence from recent head-to-head results. They won 2-0 at St James’ Park in this fixture last season and beat Newcastle 3-1 at home in November, meaning they are 90 minutes away from securing only their third-ever Premier League double over the Magpies.

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Anthony Gordon’s absence from Newcastle’s starting XI drew attention again last weekend, and Eddie Howe’s “looking at the future” comments suggest the winger - reportedly close to Bayern Munich - could remain on the bench.

Harvey Barnes is pushing to start after scoring off the bench against Nottingham Forest, putting him in contention to replace Jacob Murphy. Newcastle are still without Lewis Miley (calf), Emil Krafth (knee), Tino Livramento (groin) and Fabian Schar (ankle), but have no new injury concerns.

West Ham are expected to be largely unchanged too, though Adama Traore is a doubt with a quad issue. Nuno Espirito Santo may stick with the 3-4-2-1 used against Arsenal, with his key call in attack: Callum Wilson or Taty Castellanos, with Castellanos likely to get the nod.

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