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 ultimate on the horizon and at the moment are degree on factors with Manchester Metropolis and nicely positioned for one more tilt on the Champions League after a much-needed win on the highway.
West Ham noticed Tomas Soucek blaze an incredible 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 nicely 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 risk.
First his shot from Kieran Trippier’s move was clawed out earlier than the French keeper made a advantageous save from a near-post header.
Neither facet might discover the web within the first half however the breakthrough got here when Guimaraes prodded in a Barnes cross to set the Magpies on the best way 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 really check 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 12 months, and he was launched to the group 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 lined a big a part of the decrease tier behind one aim, studying “Michail Antonio – our quantity 9.”
Newcastle, however, can concentrate on a second League Cup ultimate look in three years in opposition to Liverpool.
Can they lastly finish that 70-year watch for a home trophy?
