There was an element of revenge in the air in the North-East on Monday night as West Ham United produced a performance of authority and class to beat high-flying Newcastle United 2-0.
Discounting that gut-wrenching defeat at St James' Park in March, when we relinquished a two-goal lead late on to lose 4-3, West Ham had lost just one of the previous 15 Premier League games when we'd gone 1-0 up, and there was certainly no let-up this time with a goal in each half from the Hammers.
After struggling for sustained possession in the opening exchanges, we hit the front through Tomáš Souček’s pinpoint header, before Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s first goal in Claret and Blue added the icing on the cake and capped off a memorable night on Tyneside.
Victory keeps the Hammers 14th in the Premier League standings, now just four points off the top six, and is our first three-point haul over Newcastle since August 2021.
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