Premier League Newcastle vs Westham
As the Premier League match between west Ham and New castle is about to held today, an Important encounter between these teams at St. James park. After the transfer have been closed, this is the first match between west ham and New castle this will be a match for both teams to make their move.
Newcastle currently sits 3rd position in the Premier league points table while west ham sits sixteenth place in table. Newcastle have exceeded their expectations in this league and almost have shown their remarkable skills throughout Season.
The Magpies defeated Southampton to 2-1 victory in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch this weekend.
The Magpies agreed a deal worth up to £3m to sign Ashby. He now provides boss Eddie Howe with cover for Kieran Trippier on a long-term contract. The switch also offers the 21-year-old a quicker route to first-team football.
Newcastle’s journey in Premier league
Everton said in a brief 64-word statement that they sanctioned the deal for Gordon, who joined Everton aged 11, to move to the Magpies after he handed in a transfer request.
Gordon has signed a long-term contract at Newcastle after they agreed to pay an initial £40m plus add-ons that could see the deal rise to £45m, with the £63m paid for Alexander Isak last summer remaining their club-record transfer.
Newcastle also secured the Deadline Day signing of West Ham defender Harrison Ashby.
Ashby had only seven senior appearances in claret-and-blue across all competitions in the past three seasons. Moyes offered his first-team debut in September 2020 in an EFL Cup tie with Charlton Athletic.
Ashby will now hope he earns chances to show his worth in black-and-white after just two appearances this season. Moyes only fielded the defender during two of the Irons’ Europa Conference League fixtures. He also only started him once during a qualifier on August 18.
Wood will spend the rest of the season on loan at the City Ground, with the deal having a conditional obligation to become permanent until the summer of 2024.
Westham in transfers of Premier League
West Ham United coach David Moyes admits he wanted to keep Harrison Ashby before his transfer to Newcastle United. The right-back sealed a deadline day move to St James’ Park.
The Hammers defeated Derby County by a comfortable 2-0 score line this week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
West Ham also faced the prospect of losing Ashby for nominal compensation at the end of the season. The Milton Keynes native was set to be out of contract at the London Stadium this June. So, the Hammers sought to secure a greater fee in January with Newcastle keen.
The right-back’s other appearance came in a 24-minute came during the Hammers’ final Group B fixture. Yet Moyes admits he was still holding out hope that West Ham and Ashby would find an agreement over a new contract and he would reject a transfer to Newcastle.
West ham vs Newcastle head to head
Newcastle United have a good historical record against West Ham United and have won 58 out of the 140 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to West Ham United’s 43 victories.
Since two defeats against West Ham United in the 2018-19 season, Newcastle United have scored in each of their last six matches against the Hammers and have lost only one of these matches.
West Ham United won this fixture last season by a 4-2 score line and last won consecutive away games against Newcastle United in the Premier League in 1998.
Newcastle United have played out six draws in the Premier League so far this season, with three of these results coming in their last four games.
West Ham United won their previous Premier League game by a 2-0 score line and will be looking to secure consecutive victories in the competition for only the second time in this season.
