Newcastle vs West Bromwich Albion Predictions

• Newcastle have reached at least the quarter-final in the EFL Cup in each of the last four seasons
• Both teams have scored in Newcastle’s last 11 competitive home games
• Both teams have scored in all three of West Brom’s fixtures this season

Magpies’ EFL Cup love affair set to continue

Newcastle have a proud recent record in the EFL Cup, having secured their first domestic trophy for 70 years in the competition with victory over Liverpool in the 2024-25 final.

The Magpies were also runners-up to Manchester United in the EFL Cup in the 2022-23 campaign while making last season’s semi-final, where they crashed out at the hands of winners Manchester City.

Having taken over from Eddie Howe over the summer, new manager Matthias Jaissle should see the benefit this competition could have on his team and he may not have a choice but to deploy a strong side.

The Magpies have been hit hard by some headline departures and they put up a bold show in Sunday’s Premier League opener, holding Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park.

The Reds needed an injury-time penalty to rescue a point and it was a good performance from Newcastle given the negativity that has surrounded them all summer.

Newcastle should have a class edge on West Brom but there is plenty of concern defensively which suggests that the Baggies can play their part in an entertaining EFL Cup encounter.

West Brom are two wins from two in the Championship, triumphing 2-1 at Norwich before a 3-1 victory when hosting Burnley, while they were emphatic 4-1 winners when travelling to League Two Rotherham in the previous round.

So Newcastle may concede in victory and taking the Premier League hosts to win 2-1 could be the way to go for correct-score bettors.