West Ham United eager to end three-game losing run in Newcastle clash.

Having suffered a defeat last time out, the Hammers take on Newcastle United as they look to put an end to a three-game losing run. West Ham United vs. Newcastle United kicks off at 14:00 [GMT] on Sunday, November 2, at the London Stadium.

This fixture offers West Ham a chance to halt a worrying slide under new manager Nuno Espírito Santo, while Newcastle will look to strengthen their top-half position and maintain their strong recent record in this fixture. West Ham, who lost 2-1 to newly promoted Leeds, have endured their worst-ever Premier League start after nine matches, collecting just four points — even worse than their 2006–07 campaign when they had five at the same stage. The Hammers have never previously suffered eight defeats in their opening ten league games, but that unwanted record looms large as they prepare for Sunday’s meeting with the Magpies. Overall head-to-head, West Ham have won only two of the last 12 league meetings (D4 L6), both of those victories coming away from home — in August 2021 and November 2024. Defensively, their fragility is glaring: the Hammers have conceded 20 goals already, the most in the division, while also facing the second-highest number of shots (133) and recording the second-worst expected goals against (15.2). It’s the earliest in a season that West Ham have conceded 20 goals since 1967–68. Despite the odds, the Hammers will be looking to put an end to a three-game losing run [LDLLL] when they host Newcastle. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Lucas Paquetá in attack is expected here.

History heavily favours the visitors. Newcastle have lost just one of their eight Premier League trips to the London Stadium (W5 D2), remaining unbeaten in their last six visits (W4 D2). However, Newcastle’s own away form has been less convincing of late. They are winless in their last seven Premier League away matches (D4 L3), failing to score in four of those outings—their longest barren spell since a nine-game winless run between August and December 2021. Despite this, the Magpies have found a knack for late drama. Seven of their last 13 Premier League goals have come in the final 15 minutes of games, including Bruno Guimarães’ 90th-minute winner against Fulham on Matchday 9. That victory left the Hammers alternating between a loss and a win in their last four fixtures [DLWLW], a trend they hope to bring to an end. A 4—3—3 formation with Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon in attack is expected for the Magpies.