Tomas Soucek’s first-half header and Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s first objective for his new membership gave West Ham their first away win in additional than three months because the Hammers grew to become the primary workforce to attain greater than as soon as at Newcastle this season.
Soucek discovered area to energy in from Emerson Palmieri’s outswinging nook for the Tenth-minute opener, setting the guests on their method to a victory sealed by Wan-Bissaka’s end eight minutes after the break.
Alexander Isak had a fifth-minute strike dominated out for offside as Newcastle, who had not conceded at dwelling for greater than 4 hours of soccer, missed out on a victory that might have despatched them sixth.
Joe Willock, Isak and Anthony Gordon all had presentable first-half possibilities however the hosts failed to supply an try on course throughout a lacklustre second-half displaying.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka scores his first West Ham objective! ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/3xHDd8gGo2
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Newcastle vs West Ham: Magpies shot-shy
After three consecutive victories together with dwelling wins and clear sheets in opposition to Chelsea and Arsenal, Newcastle seemed to have turned a nook following a five-match winless run and entered this contest as favourites in opposition to inconsistent opponents.
West Ham had been the final workforce to attain a number of targets at Newcastle in a memorable thriller in March, main 3-1 till the 76th minute earlier than an Isak penalty and two Harvey Barnes targets inside the ultimate eight minutes turned the scoreline round.
Barnes had come on as a 67th-minute substitute on that event. This time the winger was launched to switch the injured Willock at half-time, however Newcastle appeared devoid of any inventive spark as soon as the motion restarted.
Tomáš Souček’s bullet header provides West Ham the lead! 💥 pic.twitter.com/GwGfrxC4Lp
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Within the absence of attacking inspiration, supervisor Eddie Howe won’t have anticipated the workforce who had held the most effective defensive report except for leaders Liverpool to concede once more.
Full-back Wan-Bissaka’s objective should have made the house followers surprise the place that resolve had gone, amassing Jarrod Bowen’s move and coming into the penalty space to fireplace in.
Full-time scenes as West Ham declare a giant win! ✅ pic.twitter.com/DcNURiwC5Y
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Premier League desk: West Ham trying up
Wan-Bissaka’s fellow defenders had capitulated of their two previous away video games, shedding 3-0 at Nottingham Forest and 4-1 at Tottenham, the place they’d additionally taken an early lead.
Their reward for a primary win on the street since beating Crystal Palace 2-0 in August is a six-point hole above the relegation zone, with sixth-placed Spurs solely 4 factors above them.
Tenth-placed Newcastle are three factors forward of West Ham, with Everton the one workforce above the underside two to have scored fewer targets than the 13 notched by Howe’s aspect.
