Morning.
First up, here's the current standings up to & including Friday's results;
@Tikay10 + 5.6 points
@edrich + 4.25 points
@Brrrrrr + 4 points
@BooBooTheB +3.5 points
@millwise11 + 3.5 points
@pompeynic - 2 points
@wynne1938 - 2.25 points
@dobiesdraw -2.8 points
@LmfaoAllin - 3.2 points
@Glenelg -5 points
@ItsOver4U -5 points
@MISTY4ME -5 points
@MAXALLY -5 points
@coo1_um -5 points
@Snuffer -5 points
@freeatlast -5 points
@mkgunner -5 points
@mumsie -5 points
@KOBAYASHI -5 points
@Young_Gun -5 points
@Essexphil -5 points
@SidV79 -5 points
@Phantom66 -5 points
@tmc460 -5 points
@gpc70 -5 points
@madprof -5 points
@DonttelMum -5 points
@goldnballz -5 points
@dragon1964 -5 points
@lkelly – 5 points
@johnjoe81 – 5 points
@zadoc - 5 points
@MasoniReef – 5 points
@jakally – 5 points
@lufc333 -5 points
Comments
Today's game will be West Ham v Newcastle, which is a 5.30pm kick off. (Spurs v Arsenal would have been better, but it's a 12.30 kick off, so does not allow enough time for players to enter).
Here's the SkyBet.com link for the game;
https://m.skybet.com/football/premier-league/event/23609706
The SportingLife.com preview & tips are here;
https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/magpies-to-prove-a-point/159139
OPTA stats? Of course.
West Ham United, 3-0 winners against Newcastle in the reverse fixture, are looking to complete a league double over the Magpies for the first time since the 1998-99 season.
Newcastle United are looking to win consecutive away Premier League matches against West Ham for the first time since September 2006.
West Ham have lost just one of their last seven home Premier League games, and are unbeaten in their last four at the London Stadium (W2 D2).
Newcastle United have won four of their last six Premier League games (D1 L1), as many as in their previous 22 combined this season (W4 D6 L12).
No side has lost more Premier League away games in London than Newcastle (74, level with Everton).
In all competitions, Newcastle have registered four victories by more than one goal during 2019 – one more than in the entirety of 2018 (3); the Magpies haven’t won an away Premier League match by a margin of more than one goal since a 3-0 win at Hull City in January 2015.
Only against Wigan (6) has West Ham’s Javier Hernandez scored more Premier League goals than he has against Newcastle United (5).
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has won more Premier League games against West Ham than he has vs any other opponent (11).
Despite being West Ham’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with eight goals, Felipe Anderson has failed to score in his last nine games in the competition.
Sean Longstaff scored his first Premier League goal against Burnley in Newcastle’s last match – should he score in this game, he’d be the youngest Englishman (21y 123d) to score in consecutive Premier League games for the Magpies since James Milner in January 2007.
EDIT; I thought this was 6/5 earlier, but I'm starting to think I was mistaken, so I'm gonna change the price to the current price which is 21/20.
16-1
(33/1)
Draw 12/5 for this one.
If exchange bets aren't counted then I'm on West Ham DC @1.32 on Expekt.
Bets have to be at SkyBet.com prices.
They can be seen here;
https://m.skybet.com/football/premier-league/event/23609706
If you want to change your bet, fine, if not you are on West Ham at 21/20.
Makes coming top after tomorrow harder but wouldn’t want to win due to an error.