Mark Lawrenson has offered his prediction for Newcastle United’s trip to face West Ham United at the London Stadium this lunchtime.
The Magpies go into the game on the back of that three-game winning run but this will be a tricky assignment as they seek to make it four in a row.
Lawrenson feels that Eddie Howe’s men will suffer a setback here, going down 2-0 in this one.
Lawrenson’s prediction
“Newcastle’s mini-revival is up and running, and they have a little bit of breathing space above the bottom three after winning three games in a row.
“The way the Magpies beat Aston Villa last weekend wasn’t pretty, but it was the result that mattered for them.
“To get anything out of a trip to West Ham is probably going to involve even more defensive effort and looks a much harder task for Eddie Howe’s side, especially with Kieran Trippier out injured.
“The Hammers have been a bit up and down of late but they always seem to have at least one forward in form and firing. Jarrod Bowen is that player at the moment. Lawro’s prediction: West Ham 2-0 Newcastle.”
This is a tough away game against a side with Champions League ambitions and of course missing Trippier is a major blow.
But Newcastle have momentum and confidence and should not be travelling down to London with any fear this lunchtime.
They have an opportunity to put some early pressure on their rivals in the relegation dogfight with a result here and they are capable of proving Lawrenson’s pessimistic prediction wrong.
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