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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First-half goals for West Ham's midfield pair, one with the head from Declan Rice, one from the spot for Mark Noble, and a solid defensive performance secure a strong home victory.
A proud day for the club with the unveiling of the Billy Bonds Stand, and Bonds was watching on proudly with the sort of steely performances he produced time and again in claret and blue.
Manuel Pellegrini's side are up to ninth; Newcastle remain 14th after Crystal Palace jumped ahead of them with a win at Burnley earlier.
And that's all from us here after a long day of Premier League action.
It started at Wembley with Arsenal holding Tottenham in the hosts' first draw of the season, continued with two battling wins for the Manchester sides and closed with an accomplished West Ham win.
Plenty more to come tomorrow with Brendan Rodgers' first game in charge of Leicester at Watford and a pair of derbies, Fulham and Chelsea battling for West London supremacy before a rather more ill-tempered affair on Merseyside.
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