West Ham vs Newcastle: Declan Rice and Mark Noble hand Hammers victory at the London Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.West Ham returned to winning ways after beating Newcastle United 2-0 at the London Stadium.
After losing 1-0 to Manchester City earlier in the week, the hosts responded in fashion with a comfortable and largely controlled display in front of their fans.
It took just seven minutes for Manuel Pellegrini’s side to take the lead, with Declan Rice finding the back of the net for his second goal of the season.
Mark Noble doubled the lead from the penalty spot three minutes before the break.
After the restart West Ham continued to dominate proceedings as the visitors struggled to make their presence felt, aside from a late free-kick which struck the woodwork. The result sees the Londoners move up to ninth in the table on 39 points.
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79 minutes
Both sides make their final change.
Pedro Obiang replaces Mark Noble in midfield, Marko Arnautovic handed the armband. A hearty round of applause for the club captain.
Christian Atsu replaces Isaac Hayden as Newcastle go for broke.
82 minutes
Another excellent intervention from a West Ham centre-half.
Angelo Ogbonna on this occasion gets his boot in the way as Salomon Rondon looks to flick Christian Atsu's low cross into the bottom corner.
Solid defending.
84 minutes
A lovely back heel from Robert Snodgrass is just about kept out by a combination of Newcastle bodies.
85 minutes
Mohamed Diame crashes into the back of Manuel Lanzini on the edge of the Newcastle box as West Ham come forward.
Martin Dubravka is none-too-happy with the decision, and picks up a booking for his protests.
86 minutes
Robert Snodgrass steps up to the ball after the faintest of touches from Felipe Anderson, but his effort is too floated and rising all the way as it drifts into the second row of the offset crowd behind the goal.
88 minutes
Ayoze Perez's pass through for Christian Atsu is too weighty, but Issa Diop has caught Perez after-the-fact and will be cautioned.
Free kick in an almost exactly opposite position to where Snodgrass took his. Can Salomon Rondon do better?
89 minutes
He can! Off the post!
Lukasz Fabianski seems to have it covered anyway, but Rondon's curling free kick dips over the wall and rebounds off the post.
90 minutes
Marko Arnautovic battles to win the ball from Paul Dummett after Arthur Masuaku's cross fails to find the Austrian, laying the ball off to Manuel Lanzini, who curls along the floor to Martin Dubravka's left.
The goalkeeper keeps it out. Three minutes added on.
90 + 2 minutes
Christian Atsu waywardly blazes high and wide, and that may do it for goalmouth action in this one.
A very professional showing from West Ham.
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