West Ham United beat Newcastle United 2-0 on Saturday evening.
West Ham United picked up another home win on Saturday evening, beating a resurgent Newcastle United side 2-0 at the London Stadium.
The Hammers were beaten at Manchester City in midweek despite a strong performance, and got back to winning ways with two first-half goals against Newcastle.
Declan Rice thundered home a header from a Robert Snodgrass corner, before Javier Hernandez was brought down by Florian Lejeune for a penalty.
Mark Noble stepped up to score, and that’s the way it stayed as West Ham saw out a 2-0 win over Rafael Benitez’s Magpies.
With one defeat in five, West Ham are impressing under Manuel Pellegrini, and midifelder Rice has been at the heart of their success of late.
The 20-year-old grabbed his second goal of the season and continues to excel in front of the back four, even with the furore over his defection from Ireland to England on the international stage.
After the game, teammate Aaron Cresswell joked about Rice, suggesting that it was about time he scored a header due to his ‘helmet head’, and wishes he had it when he took a blow to the head early in the game.
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