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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Trippier makes a good block to stop Ings latching onto a ball in behind, before the England right-back fells Emerson with his outstretched leg while on the ground. West Ham will whip this free-kick into the area from the left-hand side…
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West Ham win a corner on the right flank, which is lifted in by Paqueta. A scramble ensues as the Hammers look to crowd Pope in the six-yard box, but Newcastle clear and Zouma concedes a foul near halfway.
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Among all Premier League goals this season, only Oliver Skipp's goal for Tottenham against Chelsea in February (45:19) has come earlier in the second half than Wilson's second strike in this match (45:22). West Ham have struggled to gain any momentum since that moment.
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Gordon's first involvement sees him chase back to dispossess Paqueta, disrupting a promising West Ham move. Newcastle then come forward through Trippier, but Emerson makes an important block.
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That's four changes for West Ham and three for Newcastle – with the Magpies' entire frontline being switched out. How will those substitutions affect the flow of the match?
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Substitution Jacob Kai Murphy Joseph George Willock
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