vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Newcastle are ninth with 5 points after three rounds: one win, two draws and no defeats, six goals scored and four conceded. At home they are still without a win, two draws in two matches, four goals scored and four conceded; away from home they have won the only match played, two goals scored without conceding. Their last five outings read a 1-0 win away to Millwall in the most recent round, before that a 2-2 at home to Bournemouth, further back a 2-0 away win over Tottenham, further back still a 3-2 home win over West Brom and, furthest back of all, a 2-2 home draw with Liverpool. Hull City are third with 8 points from four rounds: two wins, two draws and no defeats, five goals scored and two conceded. At home they have won once and drawn once in two matches, two goals scored without conceding; away from home one win and one draw in two matches, three goals scored and two conceded. Their last five outings read a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea in the most recent round, before that a 0-1 away defeat to Sunderland, further back a goalless draw at home to Aston Villa, further back still a 1-0 away win over Coventry and, furthest back of all, a 1-1 draw away to Stoke City. In the head to head record Newcastle have won three of the last five meetings, including the 2-0 from July 2024 played at Hull; there are two draws, the 1-1 from November 2016 and the 2-2 from September 2014 on Newcastle's home soil. The competition average is 2.78 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.