West Ham United vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
The Hammers remain in relegation trouble despite beating Southampton at the weekend; they sit 15th but the congested bottom half means they are only outside the drop zone on goal difference. A positive result against a top-four opponent would be a massive boost to their survival hopes therefore, though even after this fixture they have another game in hand on those around them.
As for the Magpies, Eddie Howe will hope the big weekend performance in beating Man United is replicated to keep their Champions League hopes firmly on track. Newcastle are third, though will drop to fourth if the Red Devils get a better result than them tonight.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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West Ham appeal for a penalty as Antonio backs into Botman and goes down. There's a VAR check… but there wasn't enough contact to send the striker down, and Pawson says nothing doing. Wilson breaks into the area at the other end, but he fails to get his shot off as Fabianski smothers the ball.
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A terrible corner is swung straight into the gloves of Pope. West Ham have enjoyed a better spell in the last few minutes, but they need to improve their set-piece deliveries.
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The subsequent corner comes to nothing, but Rice stops Saint-Maximin from launching a break before driving forward himself. The England man finds Antonio, but Botman tracks back to block his shot, handing the Hammers another corner.
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Good save from Pope! Paqueta steps up and bends a low effort around the wall. It's heading into the bottom-left corner, but Pope gets down to turn it around the post!
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West Ham win a free-kick in a great position on the edge of the D, with Guimaraes scything Soucek down. Left-footers Emerson and Paqueta are among a crowd of players standing over this...
West Ham United vs Newcastle United
Murphy spots Fabianski off his line and shoots from inside his own half… but the goalkeeper is able to make a comfortable catch!
West Ham United vs Newcastle United
Paqueta and Bowen combine as West Ham finally maintain an attack in Newcastle's half. The ball finds Antonio on the edge of the area, but the big striker is swiftly crowded out.
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