Overview
- Lucas Paquetá equalised before Sven Botman’s own goal and Tomáš Souček’s stoppage-time finish sealed a 3-1 comeback after Jacob Murphy’s early strike.
- An initial West Ham penalty for a challenge on Jarrod Bowen was overturned by VAR after Malick Thiaw was judged to have touched the ball.
- It was Nuno Espírito Santo’s first win since his late-September appointment and West Ham’s first home league victory since February.
- Sections of the home support stayed for a post-match sit-in to protest the club’s leadership under majority owner David Sullivan.
- Newcastle stayed 13th after another blunt away performance, with Eddie Howe criticising his players’ mentality and physicality.