West Ham United not so long ago became the winner of the European club tournament - the Conference League. However, after a season and a half after this significant for the club historical event, the "Hammers" have not started to progress. To be among the best teams in England and compete at least for a place in the Champions League zone they fail. The club, the composition of which is estimated at about half a billion euros last season ended in ninth place, and now goes on the fourteenth. Lopetegui is already looking for a replacement, but the fans are waiting for results on the pitch now. Newcastle United shone in the Champions League last season, before losing some of their top-five Premier League status. Nevertheless, the "forty" have a decent squad, and the ability to beat anyone remains. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.50 on their victory.

Newcastle went to the break, associated with the matches of national teams, in a great mood. The team won three consecutive official meetings, none of which were played with a simple opponent. First, the Magpies knocked Chelsea out of the English League Cup, then in November they beat Arsenal at home and away to Nottingham Forest, who are now unexpectedly in fifth place in the Premier League. It is not known in what condition the Newcastle players will return from the national team, but their calculation on the attack in the home game is quite obvious.

West Ham had such a November matches, that there is only one conclusion - this team can not play worse. In the first meeting of the month, the "Hammers" lost to Nottingham Forest with a score of 0:3, and then in London they failed to score to Everton limping on both legs - 0:0. However, the important fact is that prior to these matches, West Ham had scored in ten of their eleven matches of the season. In this regard, it is quite reasonable to expect the capital club to score in Newcastle. When choosing a bet on the upcoming match, the statistics of personal meetings between the rivals is important. In the last seven matches between Newcastle and West Ham United since the beginning of 2021, 32 goals have been scored, which is an average of 4.6 goals per match. Let's bet that the final match of the twelfth round of the Premier League will have at least three goals scored.