West Ham United clashed heads with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they looked to secure all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Hammers made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the sixth minute when Alexander Isak found the back of the net from the penalty spot. Michail Antonio equalised for the home team in the 21st minute before Mohammed Kudus put West Ham ahead in the dying embers of the first half. David Moyes’ men led 2-1 at the half-time break.
Jarrod Bowen put his team 3-1 up in the 48th minute. However, the Magpies came roaring back after Alexander Isak scored another goal from the penalty spot in the 77th minute. Harvey Barnes equalised for Newcastle in the 83rd minute before scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. Anthony Gordon was sent off in injury time as West Ham suffered a tough 4-3 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player fared during the clash against the Magpies.
GK: Alphonse Areola – 6/10
He made some solid saves at the back but was replaced at half-time.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 5/10
Coufal struggled to keep things tidy inside his half but made one key chance in the final third.
CB: Kostantinos Mavropanos – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could but his efforts were not enough today.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6/10
Zouma put his foot through the ball when needed but failed to keep the Newcastle attackers quiet in the second half.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6/10
He tried his best to keep things solid on the defensive end of the field and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 6.5/10
Ward-Prowse protected his backline well in the first half and was underwhelming in the second.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
RW: Jarrod Bowen – 7.5/10
Bowen was a real threat in the final third and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Lucas Paqueta – 7.5/10
The Brazilian attacker caused a lot of chaos in the opponent’s half and ended the game with an assist to his name.
LW: Mohamed Kudus – 9/10
Kudus caused all sorts of headaches for his marker and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
ST: Michail Antonio – 7.5/10
Antonio made two good runs with the ball and managed to find the back of the net in the 21st minute.
Substitutes:
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 6.5/10
He made some solid saves at the back.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – 5.5/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RB: Ben Johnson – N/A
ST: Danny Ings – N/A
