West Ham experienced a bit of rare joy on Sunday, as the Hammers came back from a goal down after just four minutes to beat Newcastle 3-1 at London Stadium and snap their six-game winless skid in the Premier League.
WATCH — West Ham v Newcastle full match replay
The victory also gives West Ham (7 points) their first points of the season at home, and lifts Nuno Espirito Santo’s side up the 18th in the table. Newcastle (12 points) slip to 13th, one spot down from where they began the weekend.
Jacob Murphy put the visitors ahead very early on, just seconds after Jarrod Bowen smashed the post at the other end of the field. It was the kind of swings-and-roundabouts moment that had come to define West Ham’s season to that point. Only, this time, good luck and fortune swung right back to them, in a big way.
Lucas Paqueta uncorked a beauty of a left-footed strike from 25 yards out to make it 1-1 in the 35th minute and Sven Botman poked the ball into his own net from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross in first-half stoppage time. Newcastle barely had a sight of goal in the second half after bringing off Nick Woltemade and Anthony Gordon at the break, and eventually Tomas Soucek added goal no. 3 in a mad scramble seven minutes into second-half stoppage.
What’s next?
- Newcastle vs Athletic Bilbao — Wednesday, 3 pm ET (UEFA Champions League)
- West Ham vs Burnley — Saturday, 10 am ET
- Brentford vs Newcastle — Sunday, 9 am ET (next PL fixture)
West Ham vs Newcastle live updates - by Andy Edwards
West Ham vs Newcastle final score: 3-1
Goalscorers: Jacob Murphy (4'), Lucas Paqueta (35'), Sven Botman (45'+5 - OG), Tomas Soucek (90'+7)
GOAL! West Ham 3-1 Newcastle: Soucek puts the game to bed (90'+7)
GOAL! West Ham 2-1 Newcastle: Botman pokes Wan-Bissaka’s cross into his own net (45'+5)
GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Newcastle: Paqueta smashes one in from 25 yards out (35')
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Newcastle: Murphy scores seconds after Bowen hits the post (4')
West Ham starting lineup
Areola - Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Diouf - Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta - Bowen, Summerville, Wilson
Newcastle starting lineup
Pope - Krafth, Thiaw, Botman, Burn - Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton - Murphy, Gordon, Woltemade
How to watch West Ham vs Newcastle live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 9am ET Sunday
Venue: The London Stadium — East London
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
The Irons have claimed just a single point since Espirito Santo replaced Graham Potter in late September, and they’ve only claimed four in total this season. The Londoners are four points back of 17th place and have been out-scored 12-3 across a 1D-5L run in the Premier League.
Eddie Howe’s Magpies are not struggling like West Ham but they’ve been inconsistent in the Premier League, still seeking their first back-to-back wins. They can slay that particular demon on Sunday if they build on Week 9’s 2-1 home win over Fulham. Newcastle have won three-straight matches, though, across all competitions. as the Fulham win is sandwiched between a 3-0 home win over Benfica in the UEFA Champions League and Wednesday’s 2-0 victory vs Spurs in the League Cup fourth round. But all of those matches have been at home; Newcastle are just 3D-1L away from St. James’ Park in the Premier League.
West Ham team news, focus
OUT: Oliver Scarles (shoulder), George Earthy (thigh), Konstantinos Mavropanos (thigh), Niclas Fullkrug (thigh)
Newcastle team news, focus
OUT: Yoane Wissa (knee), Tino Livramento (knee), Harrison Ashby (thigh) | QUESTIONABLE: Lewis Hall (thigh), William Osula (ankle)
West Ham vs Newcastle prediction
Matter-of-fact West Ham have been that poor this season, thanks for asking. The Irons have already conceded 20 goals in the league and fans are hoping that Espirito Santo finds the right recipe for his midfield and helps both his defense and his forwards. Newcastle, however, have one of the best midfield trios in the world, so it won’t be easy even if the Irons get it right. West Ham 1-3 Newcastle.
