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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 52 games played, Magpies have recorded 25 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in October 2003, with West Brom. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Magpies in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1-2 | West Brom. | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | West Brom. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 04 May | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 27 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 11 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 01 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 5 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of West Brom. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Baggies have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd.'s 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Brom. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Magpies being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| West Brom. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 10 most recent games. |