Newcastle vs Hull Prediction & Betting Tips (19 September)

Newcastle United host Hull City at St James' Park on Saturday 19 September 2026 at 3pm BST, with both 2026/27 Premier League squads tested by an early-season congestion spell; the latest team news points to Newcastle still missing Joelinton, Dan Burn and William Osula, with Ewen Jaouen and Amar Dedić doubtful, while Hull are without Eliot Matazo, Darko Gyabi, Jack Butland, Ilyas Ansah, Charlie Hughes, Nobel Mendy and Hidemasa Morita and have Paddy McNair doubtful. European odds are around 1.56 for Newcastle, 4.55 for the draw and 6.25 for Hull, but our prediction is Newcastle 3-1 Hull.

Newcastle's 25-man group is built around Nick Pope, Lukas Hornicek and Mark Gillespie in goal, Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Malick Thiaw, Lewis Hall, Tino Livramento, Dan Burn and Amar Dedić in defence, Joelinton, Lewis Miley, Nico Gonzalez, Joe Willock and Jacob Ramsey in midfield, and Anthony Elanga, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Yoane Wissa and William Osula in attack; their season rhythm was jolted by a 4-1 defeat at Leeds after the 2-2 home draw with Bournemouth, so Jaissle needs a cleaner press and faster rest defence against Hull's direct runners.

Hull's 2026/27 listed squad includes Jack Butland, Dillon Phillips and Konstantinos Tzolakis as keepers, Lewie Coyle, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, John Egan, Paddy McNair, Matt Targett, Ryan Giles and Brooke Norton-Cuffy across the back, Nobel Mendy, Matt Crooks, Tim Iroegbunam, Hidemasa Morita, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Regan Slater, Mohamed Belloumi, Abdulkadir Omur and Elliot Stroud in midfield, and Joe Gelhardt, Oliver McBurnie, Ilyas Ansah and Sorba Thomas as forward options; the Tigers remain awkward league opponents after 2-2 at Chelsea and 0-0 with Aston Villa, though the 1-0 Carabao Cup loss at Sunderland showed how quickly their build-up can stall when Belloumi and McBurnie are starved of service.

The tactical picture favours Newcastle because Hull's long absentee list limits rotation and their likely 5-4-1 depends on McBurnie holding up play, Slater recovering second balls and Giles/Belloumi supplying width, whereas the Magpies can still field Hornicek behind Dedić or Hall, Thiaw, Botman and Hall/Miley, with Miley and Nico Gonzalez protecting a front four of Elanga, Willock/Fernandez-Pardo, Barnes and Wissa; if Newcastle score first, Hull must chase and leave space for Wissa's movement, making 3-1 the value scoreline rather than the lower-scoring 2-0 project