Football Tips: Thommo’s got a 9/1 fancy for West Ham v Newcastle

Phil Thompson has his say on Wednesday's London Stadium showdown.

West Ham v Newcastle Betting Tips

Newcastle to win 2-0

There were big wins in different ways for both these teams on Sunday.

Newcastle propelling themselves now into third place and West Ham, I know it was just a 1-0 victory against Southampton but it was massive to help get them away from that relegation zone.

Eddie Howe’s side have won their last three games and obviously beat Man Utd quite convincingly at the weekend as well.

Wednesday 8pm: West Ham v Newcastle
TV: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League

Now though they have three away games on the trot!

This game at West Ham and then Brentford and Aston Villa are all possible victories for Newcastle because they’re playing that well.

Their defence is great but they’ve only scored nine Premier League goals this calendar year. So I don’t think it’ll be a goal fest by any means.

What do we have with West Ham? They’ve only won three of their last 15 Premier League games.

Their leading goal scorers Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen have only four each this season so they don’t look likely to score.

Taking all that into account, I’m going for Newcastle to win this game and to keep a clean sheet. My score prediction is 2-0.

Correct Score: Newcastle 2-0 West Ham

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