Overview
- Jacob Murphy opened the scoring for Newcastle in the fourth minute.
- Referee Robert Jones rescinded an initially awarded penalty against Malick Thiaw after a VAR review.
- Lucas Paquetá equalized following a Nick Pope mistake, and Sven Botman’s own goal in first-half stoppage time put West Ham ahead.
- Tomáš Souček added a stoppage-time goal to seal the result.
- Newcastle slipped to 13th as West Ham earned a second league win without the injured Niclas Füllkrug, with Nick Woltemade withdrawn at halftime.