First half goals from midfielders Declan Rice and Mark Noble were enough to secure all three points against a disappointing Newcastle at the Olympic Stadium.
And the victory was enough to take the Hammers back into ninth spot in the Premier League table, just four points shy of seventh-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.Embed from Getty Images
You may read our full match report here...
West Ham Utd: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell (Masuaku 34), Rice, Noble (Obiang 79), Lanzini, Snodgrass, Hernandez (Arnautovic 70), Anderson.
Subs not used: Adrian, Nasri, Antonio, Perez.
Goals: Rice (7), Noble (pen 42).
Booked: Noble, Diop.
Newcastle Utd: Dubravka, Lejeune, Schar (Dummett 65), Lascelles, Ritchie, Hayden (Atsu 79), Longstaff (Diame 46), Manquillo, Perez, Almiron, Rondon.
Subs not used: Darlow, Ki, Muto, Yedlin.
Booked: Longstaff, Hayden, Schar.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Tickets Sold: tbc.
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