Newcastle United entertained West Ham United at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a good start to the game and scored the opener in the 14th minute when Nick Woltemade found the back of the net. William Osula doubled his side’s lead just four minutes later as Eddie Howe’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Osula scored again for Newcastle in the 64th minute before Valentin Castellanos got a goal back for West Ham in the 68th minute. The contest finished with the Magpies securing an impressive 3-1 win in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the clash against the Hammers.
GK: Nick Pope – 7.5/10
Pope made a handful of crucial saves at the back and did well to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 6.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when he could and made one key chance going forward.
CB: Malick Thiaw – 6.5/10
Thiaw gave a good account of himself defensively but failed to keep a clean sheet.
CB: Sven Botman – 7.5/10
He was a rock at the back and won his fair share of aerial duels.
LB: Lewis Hall – 6.5/10
Hall managed to impress at times on both halves and didn’t shy away from having a strike at goal.
CM: Sandro Tonali – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in the middle of the park and was replaced early in the second half.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7.5/10
Guimaraes was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
RW: Jacob Ramsey – 7.5/10
He managed to shine on the right flank and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Nick Woltemade – 7.5/10
Woltemade caused a few problems for his marker but failed to register a goal.
LW: Harvey Barnes – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and did well to earn an assist.
ST: William Osula – 8.5/10
Osula was a constant menace on the offensive end of the field and deserves a ton of credit for scoring a brace this evening.
Substitutes:
CM: Joe Willock – 7/10
Willock engineered a few inviting chances for his teammates in the final third and did well to secure an assist.
LB: Dan Burn – 6/10
He made one good chance going forward.
RW: Jacob Murphy – 7/10
He made a positive impact off the bench.
RW: Anthony Elanga – N/A
ST: Yoanne Wissa – N/A
