- Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, winning 3 and drawing 2.
- Hull City have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 fixtures.
- Newcastle have drawn both of their home games in the Premier League 2026/2027.
Magpies up against a compact Hull City team
Newcastle welcome Hull City to St James' Park in a fixture that pits Matthias Jaissle's high-pressing Magpies against Sergej Jakirovic's pragmatic Tigers. Jaissle has built his Red-Bull-style vertical 4-3-1 on the principle of aggressive pressing and speedy transitions, and he has Newcastle flying high in the early stages of the Premier League 2026/2027. The Magpies have had a few off days, drawing 2-2 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League 2026/2027, but they come into this game unbeaten in their last 5 games after beating Tottenham 2-0 in the league, Bournemouth 2-2 at home in the league and Millwall 1-0 away in the EFL Cup 2026/2027. They sit 8th in the Premier League 2026/2027 table with 5 points from 3 games, while Hull City are 3rd with 8 points from 4 fixtures. Hull have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5, while Newcastle are the clear favourites for this game at 11/25 with Hull at 28/5 and the draw 7/2.
Tigers have bite on the road
Newcastle to win is the clear selection here but Hull City will put up a fight. They haven't lost either of their 2 away games in the league, winning 1 and drawing 1, and they have only conceded 1 goal per-game on their travels. They have scored an average of 1.50 goals per-game, a more steady output than Newcastle's 2.00 goals scored and 2.00 goals conceded per-game at St James' Park.
This is a similar fixture to Hull's trip, where the Tigers played in a compact block and looked to counter-attack their way to a result. Jakirovic will set his team up to stay compact and keep men behind the ball in order to frustrate Newcastle and try to catch them on the break.
The Magpies will try to force Hull into errors high up the pitch but I don't think they will get the job done on Saturday. Newcastle have enough quality to edge this one, but Hull's unbeaten away record in the Premier League 2026/2027 (W1, D1) suggests that this could be close. So Newcastle to win and Both Teams To Score, priced at 73/100, is the cleanest approach to take.
Anytime goalscorer picks
Anthony Elanga has been Newcastle's main goal threat in the Premier League 2026/2027 with 2 goals in 3 games, while Harvey Barnes has 4 of the club's 8 goals in their last 5.
Liam Millar leads the way for Hull City with 1 goal in 2 games in the Premier League 2026/2027, but Mohamed
Belloumi has 2 of Hull's 4 in their last 5.
