Newcastle United and West Ham United round off the Premier League weekend when the pair square off at St James’ Park on Monday night.
The Magpies will be aiming to continue the momentum they were beginning to build before the international break.
After battling to a 1-0 win over Arsenal, Eddie Howe's team moved up to eighth place in the table with a 3-1 win away at high-flying Nottingham Forest.
Back at their Tyneside base on Monday night, Newcastle will look to put another three points on the board at the expense of struggling West Ham.
The Hammers have tallied a paltry total of 11 points across their opening 11 Premier League games of the season, the most recent of which was collected during a dull 0-0 draw at home to Everton.
While speculation over his future is still rife, West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui has survived the international break, though he can expect little respite at St James’ Park on Monday night.
How the bookies view it: Toon Army to triumph
Newcastle United head into their latest Premier League home game as heavy 1/2 favourites with Betano.
West Ham, who have fallen to defeat in each of their last two top-flight road trips, are 19/4 outsiders on Betano, while a share of the St James’ Park spoils has been priced up at 10/3 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: West Ham tend to wobble
Newcastle United have come up short in just one of their previous 11 meetings with West Ham across all competitions.
The Magpies fought back from 3-1 down to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory during last season’s corresponding fixture.
Players to watch: Isak to hunt down Hammers?
Alexander Isak has hit the goal-scoring groove in the Premier League in recent weeks, netting in each of his last three outings. With that in mind, the Newcastle goal-getter stands out for an anytime strike on Monday night at 11/10 on UniBet.
Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s leading marksman in the Premier League this season with three goals. The Hammers skipper is 19/5 (UniBet) to strike at St James' Park.
Predicted line-ups
Dan Burn will miss out for Newcastle after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in the win at Nottingham Forest, while fellow defenders Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman both remain sidelined
West Ham will again be without the suspended Mohammed Kudus for their trip to St James’ Park, however midfielder Edson Alvarez is leaving the naughty step after serving his own suspension against Everton.
Newcastle: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Kelly, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Gordon, Isak, Joelinton
West Ham: Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson; Alavarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville; Antonio
Anything else catch the eye?
I suspect in-form Newcastle will heap more misery on West Ham on Monday night, however they are too short to support at the above-mentioned odds.
Therefore, I’ll head to the Bet Builder market and partner up a home win and Tomas Soucek to commit a minimum of one foul at 10/11 on Bet 365.
The towering West Ham midfielder has committed a combined total of 12 fouls across his 10 Premier League outings this season, seven of which have come across his last five appearances.
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