Both teams will be going into Saturday's game with good reason for believing they can take a positive result away from the game as two teams in struggling form go up against each other.
A remarkable statistic about this fixture is that we have never played against West Ham outside of the league since the first league meeting in 1923. During this time, records would suggest that they have been fairly evenly matched throughout their respective histories.
It was back in December 2017, when Newcastle paid their first visit to the London Stadium since it opened in 2016. Newcastle came away from East London with all three points in a 3-2 win courtesy of goals from Henri Saivet (his only goal for the club), Mo Diame and Christian Atsu.
Regarding current form of the two sides, the Hammers have lost four of their last five matches, a run that began with their shock 4-0 defeat to Oxford in the EFL Cup. However, our own run of form is cause for concern with only one win since the bank holiday weekend win over Tottenham.
Facts and Figures
All Competitions
Newcastle wins: 54
West Ham wins: 42
Draws: 37
Premier League
Newcastle wins: 19
West Ham wins: 13
Draws: 10
Premier League at West Ham
West Ham wins: 9
Newcastle wins: 8
Draws: 4
Previous ten (all competitions)
Newcastle wins: 5 (13 goals)
West Ham wins: 4 (12 goals)
Draws: 1
League Record
Home: Played: 64, Won: 34 (53%), Drawn: 20, Lost: 10, Goals for: 122, Goals against: 66, Goal difference: +56, Pts: 122 (64%).
Away: Played: 64, Won: 20 (31%), Drawn: 15, Lost: 29, Goals for: 73, Goals against: 108, Goal difference: -35, Pts: 52 (27%).
First met in the league: 1923/24
Doubles achieved: 8
Doubles conceded: 6
Last away win: West Ham 2 (Marko Arnautovic 6, Andre Ayew 69) Newcastle United 3 (Henri Saivet 10, Mohamed Diame 53, Christian Atsu 61) - 23/12/2017 - Premier League.
Last away draw: West Ham 0 Newcastle United 0 - 04/05/2013 - Premier League.
Last away defeat: West Ham 2 (Declan Rice 7, Mark Noble pen 42) Newcastle United 0 - 02/03/2019 - Premier League.
West Ham's Last 10 (W4, D2, L4)
24/08: Watford (a), Premier League, Won 3-1, 4 points - 13th place.
27/08: Newport (a), EFL Cup 2nd Round, Won 2-0.
31/08: Norwich (h), Premier League, Won 2-0, 7 points - 5th place.
16/09: Aston Villa (a), Premier League, Drew 0-0, 8 points - 8th place.
22/09: Man United (h), Premier League, Won 2-0, 11 points - 5th place.
25/09: Oxford (a), EFL Cup 3rd Round, Lost 0-4.
28/09: Bournemouth (a), Premier League, Drew 2-2, 12 points - 3rd place.
05/10: Crystal Palace (h), Premier League, Lost 1-2, 12 points - 7th place.
19/10: Everton (a), Premier League, Lost 0-2, 12 points - 10th place.
26/10: Sheffield United (h), Premier League, Drew 1-1, 13 points - 9th place.
Average placing last 20 years: 14th (14th in the Premier League).
Biggest win: West Ham 1 - 3 Newcastle United - Premier League (18/01/2014).
Biggest defeat: West Ham 8 - 1 Newcastle United - (Old) Division Two (21/04/1986).