Javier Hernandez helps West Ham thrash lacklustre Newcastle
Relive all the action from the Premier League clash at St James’ Park
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Javier Hernandez brought Newcastle's recovery in the English Premier League to a juddering halt by scoring twice in West Ham's 3-0 win at St James' Park on Saturday.
The Mexico international struck either side of halftime, with Felipe Anderson adding a third in injury time to end Newcastle's three-game winning streak in comprehensive fashion on an afternoon when West Ham might have won by a bigger margin.
Newcastle enjoyed plenty of the ball, but was unable to do enough with it to get something out of the game and was hit repeatedly on the counterattack as Hernandez, Marko Arnautovic, and Anderson picked it off at will.
Hernandez was recalled by West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini and took his tally of Premier League goals to 48 with an opportunistic strike in the 11th minute and a near finish in the 63rd.
His first came when he drifted away to the far post and met a right-wing cross from Robert Snodgrass with a steered finish from six meters out.
Hernandez missed two more good chances before doubling West Ham's lead, running onto Arnautovic's flick-on and beating the advancing goalkeeper Martin Dubravka with ease.
Anderson brushed aside defender Fabian Schar after running on to substitute Jack Wilshere's pass and found the back of the net for a late third goal.
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Relive all the action below.
What time does it start?
Newcastle United vs West Ham United kicks off at 3:00pm (GMT) on Saturday 1st December.
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
The Independent will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:20pm on BBC One.
Player to watch…
Salomon Rondon: The Venezuelan scored a brace in his last home appearance against Bournemouth, his only goals of the season so far. Having been signed on a loan deal from West Brom in the summer, the 29-year-old is Newcastle’s main man up front, and will fancy his chances against a West Ham defence which leaked four goals last week to Manchester City.
Form guide…
Newcastle: LLDWWW
West Ham: LDLWDL
Odds…
Newcastle to win: 29/20
West Ham to win: 41/20
Draw: 23/10
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League action, starting with five games at 3pm.
League leaders Manchester City are in action as they host Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, with the chance to increase the gap at the top to five points as Liverpool do not play until Sunday.
Newcastle United are looking to continue their recent up-turn in form as they face West Ham United, who have fallen behind the Magpies on goal difference, while Crystal Palace are looking to put some breathing space between them and the relegation zone as they host fellow-strugglers Burnley at Selhurst Park.
The final 3pm kick-off sees Leicester City take on Watford at the King Power Stadium as both teams look to keep pace with sixth-place Everton in the hunt for European football.
The one evening kick-off today sees Manchester United and Southampton meet at St Mary's, with Jose Mourinho's side looking to close the gap to the top five to keep their faint top-four hopes alive.
Follow all the latest news and goals as they go in from 2pm as we bring you the team news.
Man City face a Bournemouth side who are coming off the back of three straight defeats, will they extend their lead at the top of the table to five points or can Bournemouth stop the rut and cause an upset?
Watford boss Javi Gracia wants his side to rediscover the form they had earlier in the season and he's targeted Leicester as the first step towards that goal.
Huddersfield vs Brighton
Huddersfield come into the match with a three-game unbeaten run. They jumped from the bottom to 16th and could move four points clear of the relegation zone with victory today.
They are still in a vulnerable position though and will need to be at their best - especially as in-form Glenn Murray will be waiting for his opportunity on the Brighton bench.
Brighton though are without a win in three games but victory could push them up into 10th place should Leicester lose to Watford at home today.
Man City vs Bournemouth
Raheem Sterling will be the main man for Man City today. He has been involved in nine goals in five Premier League appearances against Bournemouth scoring seven and assisting two, averaging a goal or assist every 48 minutes.
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