Opta Stats: West Ham United v Newcastle United

Can West Ham return to winning ways when they face in-form Newcastle?

It's a case of familiar foes this weekend when West Ham's Sam Allardyce and Newcastle's Alan Pardew face their former clubs. Opta provides the stats.

Carlton Cole has scored in three of his last four Barclays Premier League matches against Newcastle United. Cole is 3.185/40 to find the net.

Newcastle have won four and lost just one of their last eight Premier League visits to Upton Park. They are 3.711/4 to win.

This match sees former Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce (PL record at Newcastle: W7 D5 L9) against former West Ham manager Alan Pardew (PL record at West Ham: W20 D9 L26). The draw is 3.55/2.

West Ham have only won two of the last 17 Premier League matches against the Magpies (W2 D7 L8). You can lay the Hammers at 2.226/5.

West Ham have gone three Premier League games without a win for the first time since April. They are 2.26/5 to get back to winning ways.

Newcastle are looking to win six Premier League games in a row for the first time since April 2012. The draw half-time/Newcastle full-time double result is 8.415/2.

The Magpies' record run of wins in the Premier League is seven (recorded in 1994 and 1996). You can back them to equal that record by winning to nil at 6.05/1.

Andy Carroll has nine Premier League goals in 41 apps for West Ham; he scored 14 in 41 PL apps for Newcastle. The Magpies are 4.47/2 to keep a clean sheet.

Newcastle are the only team not to score a single goal in the opening 30 minutes of a Premier League game this season. The odds of the second-half containing more goals than the first are 2.111/10.