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Derby County pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park at tea-time on Monday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 13 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in December 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 23 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 17 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Derby County | 2 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 23 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Derby County | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 2 goals against.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Derby County are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rams have conceded 4 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 50 points. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Newcastle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Derby County | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |