Saturday 18th January
15:00
Boleyn Ground
West Ham United vs Newcastle United
Analysis
After a very important win last weekend, we head into another crunch game.
Newcastle United have lost the last four games on the bounce, and have managed no goals in their last three Premier League games. On paper, this should be a good time to face the Toon, but we all know that what's on paper doesn't mean much when it comes for West Ham.
Newcastle have some very able individuals. Hatem Ben Arfa is one of those players who can produce match winning quality at the drop of a hat, but spends the majority of his time on the peripheries of games. Yoan Gouffran has had a good season so far, bagging six goals from the left forward position. Cheick Tiote is another player who is important for Newcastle is they are to be successful.
But for me, there are two real dangermen: Loic Remy and Yohan Cabaye.
Loan signing Remy is Newcastle's top scorer this season, notching himself 10 goals in 19 appearances - a feat made all the more impressive by his fantastic chance conversion rate of 24% (10 goals, 41 shots).
The French international has proven himself to be a very capable finisher in this division since his move to Queens Park Rangers a year ago, but has been in something of a lean spell recently. He hasn't netted in his last three games, and before his two goal haul over 9-man Stoke City on Boxing Day, he went five games without a goal.
That said, the striker will pose a very real threat to West Ham's goal on Saturday. The image below shows his goals scored this season.
What you'll notice, is that Remy's goals are very clearly split down the middle. He has either scored from close range from the right hand side of the box, or coming in from the left and shooting across goal. Clearly, this suggests that Remy has been operating from the left channel and cutting inside.
This is in stark contrast to his goalscoring exploits for QPR last season (image below).
All of Remy's goals came from the right hand side of the goal, usually going across the goalkeeper. What this tells us, is that the Frenchman is capable of operating across the front line, and is dangerous from around the area, wherever he may pick up the ball.
For me, Yohan Cabaye is the outstanding midfielder in the Newcastle side.
The French international has created 29 chances for team mates in 18 appearances this season, netted five for himself, attempted 77 tackles (42% success), has made 46 interceptions, and has an impressive pass completion rate of 83%.
Cabaye is a very able ball player, averaging just over 49 passes per game this season. And when given the luxury of time and space on the ball, the midfielder is more than capable of hurting you.
In that Boxing Day game against Stoke City, Cabaye was afforded time on the ball, and he used it to full effect. Cabaye attempted 97 passes against the Potters, completing an incredible 94%. The map below shows his passes that day.
To get something out of the game on Saturday, West Ham will need to keep the ball away from Cabaye, to stop him giving it to Remy.
With reports that James Collins, Ravel Morrison and Guy Demel will give West Ham a fitness boost for the game this weekend, and Newcastle's recent poor form, there is a real possibility that we could get our first back to back victories in quite some time.
Here's to hoping.
Head to Head
31% Head to Head Win % 40%
38 Won 49
37 Drawn 37
49 Lost 38
170 Goals Scored 189
189 Goals Conceded 170
Recent Form
L D L L L W Last 6 W W L L L L
7 Goals Scored 9
19 Goals Conceded 7
D L W D L D Home/Away Form L W L W W L
7 Goals Scored 6
9 Goals Conceded 6
Form Player (Last 6 League)
Mark Noble - Yohan Cabaye
6 Appearances 5
482 Minutes Played 439
99 Sum Squawka Performance Score 172
17 Average Squawka Performance Rating 34
243 Passes Attempted 334
206 Completed 287
85% Success Rate 86%
9 Chances Created 9
0 Assists 0
6 Attempts on Goal 17
2 On Target 9
1 Goals 2
3 Take Ons Attempted 1
2 Successful Take Ons 1
67% Success Rate 100%
24 Tackles Made 16
8 Successful Tackles 7
33% Success Rate 44%
17 Interceptions 8
9 Clearances 1
6 Blocks 0
5 Defensive Actions Per Game 2
3 Aerial Duels 0
2 Won 0
67% Success Rate 0%
1 Defensive Errors 0
0 Leading to a Goal 0
Last Meeting
24 August 2013
4-2-3-1 Starting Formation 4-4-2
Jussi Jääskeläinen - Tim Krul
Guy Demel - Mathieu Debuchy
James Collins - Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Winston Reid - Fabricio Coloccini
Joey O'Brien - Davide Sandon
Mark Noble - Hatem Ben Arfa
Mohamed Diamé (75') - Vurnon Anita
Stewart Downing (64') - Moussa Sissoko
Kevin Nolan - (65') Sylvain Marveaux
Matt Jarvis - (72') Papiss Cissé
Modibo Maïga - Shola Ameobi
Subs
Adrián San Miguel - Rob Elliot
James Tomkins - Paul Dummett
Rǎzvan Raţ - Gael Bigirimana
Ravel Morrison (75') - Dan Gosling
Alou Diarra - Haris Vuckic
Ricardo Vâz Te - (65') Sammy Ameobi
Joe Cole (64') - (72') Yoan Gouffran
Absentees
Injured/Doubtful
West Ham United: Winston Reid, James Collins, Joey O'Brien, Guy Demel, Ricardo Vâz Te
Newcastle United: Fabricio Coloccini, Ryan Taylor
Suspensions
West Ham United: James Tomkins, Kevin Nolan
Newcastle United: Mathieu Debuchy
Opposition Last Time Out
vs Manchester City
Goals Scored: 0
Goals Conceded: 2
Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1
Tim Krul
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (82') Steven Taylor Mike Williamson Davide Santon
Vurnon Anita (73') Chieck Tioté
Moussa Sissoko Yohan Cabaye Yoan Goufrann (82')
Loic Remy
subs:
Rob Elliot
Massaido Haidara (82')
Dan Gosling
Hatem Ben Arfa (82')
Sylvain Marveaux
Sammy Ameobi
Papiss Cissé (73')
Best Player: Cheick Tioté
Squawka Rating: 63
Worst Player: Yoan Gouffran
Squawka Rating: -20
Top 5's (Min 5 Apps)
Goals Scored
Carlton Cole 4 - 10 Loic Remy
Joe Cole 3 - 6 Yoan Gouffran
Ravel Morrison 3 - 5 Yohan Cabaye
Ricardo Vâz Te 2 - 3 Hatem Ben Arfa
Kevin Nolan 2 - 1 Mathieu Debuchy
Assists
Kevin Nolan 4 - 4 Moussa Sissoko
Matt Jarvis 3 - 2 Loic Remy
Modibo Maïga 2 - 2 Yohan Cabaye
Ravel Morrison 2 - 2 Hatem Ben Arfa
Andy Carroll 1 - 2 Mathieu Debuchy
Passing Accuracy
Ravel Morrison 87% - 89% Massadio Haidara
Mark Noble 84% - 88% Cheick Tioté
Stewart Downing 82% - 88% Fabricio Coloccini
Joe Cole 81% - 88% Vurnon Anita
Jack Collison 81% - 84% Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
Chances Created per game
Stewart Downing 2 - 1.9 Moussa Sissoko
Mark Noble 1.7 - 1.6 Yohan Cabaye
Matt Jarvis 1.2 - 1.1 Shola Ameobi
Kevin Nolan 0.9 - 1 Loic Remy
Modibo Maïga 0.9 - 1 Yoan Gouffran
Successful Dribbles per game
Mohamed Diamé 2.2 - 3 Hatem Ben Arfa
Ravel Morrison 2.2 - 2 Moussa Sissoko
Mark Noble 1.4 - 1.1 Davide Santon
Stewart Downing 0.9 - 0.9 Loic Remy
Guy Demel 0.8 - 0.9 Cheick Tioté
Tackles per game
Mark Noble 2.5 - 3.8 Cheick Tioté
Mohamed Diamé 2.5 - 3.4 Mathieu Debuchy
Winston Reid 2.4 - 2.4 Yohan Cabaye
James Collins 2 - 1.8 Davide Santon
Kevin Nolan 1.8 - 1.7 Mike Williamson
Aerial Duels Won per game
Modibo Maïga 5.9 - 3.8 Mike Williamson
James Tomkins 4.5 - 3.7 Mathieu Debuchy
James Collins 3.6 - 3.4 Shola Ameobi
Winston Reid 3.2 - 2.1 Davide Santon
Carlton Cole 2.5 - 1.9 Fabricio Coloccini
Manager
Sam Allardyce - Alan Pardew
40.3% Current Club Win % 38.6%
48 Won 56
31 Drawn 35
40 Lost 54
39.8% Managerial Career Win % 42.8%
342 Won 287
230 Drawn 164
287 Lost 218
2 League Titles 0
0 Cup Wins 1
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