Newcastle vs Watford Predictions

Newcastle’s bleak Premier League season continued to depress the supporters last weekend as they limped to a goalless draw away to Southampton, leaving them 10 games into the campaign without a single win to their name.

They have 3 draws in the bag amid their 7 defeats and are only keeping their feet off the bottom of the table by virtue of their superior goal difference when compared to Huddersfield. The Magpies are 2 points off safety, but a return of 3 points from 10 games and just 6 goals scored has all the telling signs of an impending disaster.

St James’ Park isn’t exactly a safe refuge for Newcastle either. The loyal and outspoken season ticket holders have had to watch their side lose all 5 Premier League games there, and while many excuses were made about their unfavourable fixture list at the start of the season it’s getting increasingly difficult to place the blame there. They have faced Southampton, Brighton, Leicester, and Crystal Palace in the last 5 weeks and have dropped 13 out of 15 points.

This will be music to the ears of the travelling Watford fans, who have seen their team bounce back from a run of results that would have sent them floundering into a downward spiral in previous seasons. Javi Gracia seems to have instilled a sense of calm onto the squad, and even after picking up just 1 point in a run of 4 games they have dusted themselves off and got back to business.

Last weekend’s 3-0 dismantling of Huddersfield followed on from their impressive win at Wolves, and after such a bright start to the campaign they find themselves in 7th position despite that mini run of poor form in September.

Away from home The Hornets have only lost 1 of their 4 games, and that came against the in form Arsenal. Considering they have now scored 5 without reply in the Premier League and are facing a Newcastle side who have scored just 3 times in their 5 home games so far, this is Watford’s game to lose really.

Still, the bookmakers have offered very generous odds on the away win, so we’re backing a Watford Win on Saturday along with a 2-0 correct score predictions.