Overview
- Newcastle surrendered a fourth-minute lead in London, with Lucas Paquetá equalising before a Sven Botman own goal and Tomás Souček's stoppage-time finish completed West Ham's 3-1 win.
- Eddie Howe executed a triple substitution at the break, withdrawing Nick Woltemade for Will Osula alongside two other changes, with no injury cited for the striker.
- The manager said he "could have changed anyone" and lamented a lack of energy and collective spirit, calling the performance unrecognisable from recent Newcastle teams.
- The result extended Newcastle's league away drought dating back to April and left them 13th in the Premier League table.
- West Ham secured their first home victory and only their second league win of the season with Niclas Füllkrug still injured, as Newcastle now face Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League under pressure.