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title: "Mark Lawrenson predicts West Ham defeat vs Newcastle United"
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# Mark Lawrenson predicts West Ham defeat vs Newcastle United

BBC pundit and former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has predicted [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/04/16/trevor-sinclair-launches-stout-defence-of-west-ham-fans/) will come up short at St James’ Park against Newcastle United.

[David Moyes’ side](https://readwestham.com/2021/04/16/virals-trevor-sinclair-laughs-off-bizarre-jonjo-shelvey-claim/) remains in pursuit of UEFA Champions League qualification for next season, sitting in fourth place ahead of the [seven-game](https://www.skysports.com/west-ham-united-fixtures) run in.

Having recently afforded themselves some breathing space, Steve Bruce’s men will be looking to [all but secure their top-flight status](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) this afternoon, and both Lawrenson and his guest predictor on the[BBC column](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56752802) are calling an upset.

> I’m going for a bit of an upset here, partly because I think Newcastle usually pick up points in bursts and also because they also have Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson to come into their starting XI after the impact they made off the bench against the Clarets.

Soccer AM stalwart Tubes also predicted a victory for the hosts, plumping for a 2-1 Newcastle victory, whilst the former [Republic of Ireland centre-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mark-lawrenson/nationalmannschaft/spieler/175876/verein_id/3509) suggested a 2-0 home win could be on the cards.

However, as Lawrenson himself alludes to, this [wouldn’t be the first time](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56633070) he has predicted pain for the Hammers, only to be proven off the mark.

> I am going for the Hammers to lose this time but I am sure they won’t mind – I also thought they would be beaten by the Foxes and, before then Wolves, and I was wrong on both occasions.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

West Ham have been [proving doubters wrong all season](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/betting/football/premier-league-relegation-odds/) so it’s unlikely the Irons will be perturbed by any as the season reaches its critical point.

Having performed [so impressively](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) up until now, Moyes knows his Irons are just a handful of games away from a remarkable achievement.

That said, the Magpies have [gained some confidence of late](https://www.skysports.com/newcastle-united-results) and will be buoyed by the return to fitness of some key players – making the 12.30pm kick-off no foregone conclusion despite the disparity in league position.