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Newcastle Utd. are ready to welcome Derby County to St. James' Park at tea-time on Monday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 32 and lost only 13 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in December 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sun 23 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2-2 | Derby County | PREM |
2007/2008 | Mon 17 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rams have conceded 4 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 50 points. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Newcastle Utd. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Magpies. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Newcastle Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
Derby County | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |