On a bitterly cold Tyneside night West Ham finally remembered how to fight back. Even better for their beleaguered manager, Julen Lopetegui, a team inspired by standout performances from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen exhibited the sort of ruthless precision strangely absent from Newcastle’s game.
Expertly taken goals from Soucek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka reinforced Lopetegui’s fragile job security, lifting West Ham to 14th, three points behind Eddie Howe’s team, as Newcastle’s hopes of Champions League qualification sustained a dent.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/25/newcastle-west-ham-premier-league-match-report
Author : Louise Taylor at St James’ Park
Publish date : 2024-11-25 22:06:00
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