Newcastle United began a giant week by transferring as much as sixth place within the Premier League as a second-half strike from Bruno Guimaraes was sufficient for victory at West Ham.
Eddie Howe’s facet have the Carabao Cup remaining on the horizon and at the moment are stage on factors with Manchester Metropolis and effectively positioned for one more tilt on the Champions League after a much-needed win on the highway.
West Ham noticed Tomas Soucek blaze an awesome probability over simply 46 seconds into the sport as Newcastle had their fair proportion of defensive jitters.
However after that miss the Magpies had been the brighter facet and Harvey Barnes was twice denied effectively by Alphonse Areola earlier than the break.
Barnes has been handed an opportunity on the left of the Newcastle assault with Anthony Gordon beginning a three-match ban and the previous Leicester man was a continuing menace.
First his shot from Kieran Trippier’s go was clawed out earlier than the French keeper made a tremendous save from a near-post header.
Neither facet might discover the online within the first half however the breakthrough got here when Guimaraes prodded in a Barnes cross to set the Magpies on the way in which to a few factors.
West Ham are but to win a sport within the Premier League after conceding and regardless of seeing loads of the ball, and sending on Evan Ferguson, Danny Ings, Lucas Paqueta and Carlos Soler, they had been unable to actually take a look at Nick Pope.
Mohammed Kudus, the intense gentle all through for the hosts, noticed a robust shot charged down within the closing moments however they seemed blunt.
Defeat leaves the Hammers sixteenth within the desk – however they do have a greater than wholesome 16-point cushion over the hapless backside three.
One spotlight for the house crowd was having ahead Michail Antonio on the stadium for the primary time since a automobile crash final yr, and he was launched to the gang earlier than the sport in emotional scenes.
With 68 targets he’s West Ham’s all-time high Premier League scorer and supporters welcomed him onto the pitch with an enormous banner that coated a big a part of the decrease tier behind one aim, studying “Michail Antonio – our quantity 9.”
Newcastle, alternatively, can concentrate on a second League Cup remaining look in three years in opposition to Liverpool.
Can they lastly finish that 70-year look ahead to a home trophy?
