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West Ham United (a) Premier League
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Date: Saturday 12th September 2020, 8.00pm Live on Sky Sports Venue: London Stadium
Conditions: Competent |
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West Ham United |
Newcastle |
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0 - 2 |
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| Half time: | 0 - 0 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
Wilson (56)
 Hendrick (87)
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Teams |
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Fabianski |
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Darlow Manquillo Lewis Fernandez Lascelles Hayden Shelvey Hendrick Saint-Maximin Carroll Wilson |
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(67) Yarmolenko for Noble (67) Haller for Fornals (89) F.Anderson for Bowen |
Joelinton for Saint-Maximin (75) S.Longstaff for Carroll (88) Almiron for Wilson (85) |
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Randolph Balbuena Johnson Lanzini |
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Gillespie Ritchie Krafth Fraser |
| Bookings: | ||
Fredericks Yarmolenko |
Hayden
Manquillo
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| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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Referee:
Stuart Attwell. The whistler from Warwickshire
handled the corresponding
fixture last season - a game that Steve Bruce's side won 3-2.
VAR: Peter Bankes |
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Attendance:
Behind closed doors.
Among the invited guests was the current owner of Newcastle United.
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Goals |
Half time: Hammers 0 Magpies 0
56 mins Javier Manquillo evaded Fornals down the right and Jeff Hendrick headed his deflected cross on at the near post as Ogbonna idled, allowing Callum Wilson to stab home from close range in front of the Sir Trevor Brooking Stand (away end). 1-0
87 mins
Standing almost on the halfway line, Federico Fernandez played a short pass
to Jamal Lewis on the left hand touchline. The left back then threaded a
fine ball forward to substitute Miguel Almiron, who played a wall pass off
Andy Carroll and regained possession on the edge of the area.
Miggy pinged the ball infield for Jeff Hendrick to slam a
rising right-footed effort into the roof of the net.
2-0
Full time: Hammers 0 Magpies 2
We Said |
Steve Bruce:
"I wouldn't say (this was my) best week (as
Newcastle manager) but when you come away from the Premier League
and win 2-0 with two new signings scoring, it helps the cause.
"We needed people who can play (in the) Premier League and everybody
at the club agreed. They are proven quality from the Premier League,
it takes away the risk.
"There was not much in it and we have a striker who scored typical striker's goal. Callum Wilson enjoys playing against West Ham and it was good to see them two get off the mark. We were worthy winners.
"We have been missing the goals, Callum will give us something different and makes the squad better. He can only help the situation.
"We have made progress, it is a long season and cannot get carried away but the last week has been a positive week for everybody, the impact the signings have made, the supporters in particular will like the look of them,
"That is certainly the best I have seen of Andy Carroll since the year he has been back. He has scored a couple goals in pre-season and when he plays like that and he stays well, we know what sort of competitor he is."
They Said |
Ex-mackem David Moyes moaned:
"Didn't enjoy the performance didn't enjoy the game. So that's my
thoughts. We didn't show enough quality.
"It was a disappointing game and I didn't particularly think it was
officiated well today but that's not the reason we lost.
"Miles off (last season). I’ll try and find out why and I’ll try
and do better with it. I thought we’d have started off the same way and
with the same form that we were in at the end of last season but we
didn’t.
"Partly Newcastle made it difficult for us but I’d have liked us
to do a lot better today."
About Callum Wilson's goal:
"I thought it was dangerous play. The game didn't feel like it was
officiated particularly well, but that's not why we lost.
"I hadn't see that coming at all, even from when I took over in
December. I expected much better.
'When you go over the line it's down to your own concentration. The
dressing room has been very good with a good spirit among the players."
tats |
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2020/21 Won 2-0 Wilson, Hendrick This victory was our 10th in the Premier League in the 23 games we've played away from home against West Ham. That draws them level with our trips to Spurs, where we've won 10 times in 25 PL visits. There were debuts for Jeff Hendrick, Jamal Lewis and Callum Wilson, taking the number of players to have appeared in the Premier League to 243. Fellow new boys Ryan Fraser and Mark Gillespie were on the bench. Wilson became the 152nd Magpie to score at the right end in the PL, with Hendrick the 153rd. The pair are the ninth and tenth Magpies to mark their PL debut with a goal, but the first to have done so away from home. 1. Alex Mathie v Sheffield Wednesday (h) September 1993
won 4-2 (19 mins as sub)
This was the sixth occasion that we've collected maximum
points from the first away fixture of a Premier League season and
the first time since 2011 - and Ryan Taylor's famous "over the wall"
free kick at the mackems. 1993/94 Coventry City lost 1-2 (3rd)
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Waffle |
Second half strikes from debut duo Callum Wilson
and Jeff Hendrick earned Newcastle a deserved victory at the London
Stadium on Saturday night.
Steve Bruce's side failed to win any of their final six games last
season, but couldn't have wished for better opening day opponents this time round.
The Hammers struck Karl Darlow's goal frame twice in the opening
period but looked listless and unconvincing for long periods: a
hollow side in a hollow venue.
Just four of the side defeated by Liverpool on Tyneside almost seven
weeks ago survived to line up as a 4-4-2 formation here in East London: messrs Manquillo, Fernandez,
Saint-Maximin and Shelvey.
Returning were Darlow, Lascelles and Hayden; augmented by incomers
Jamal Lewis at left back, Jeff Hendrick in right midfield and Callum
Wilson up top.
The £20m man was partnered with Andy Carroll - making a first
league start of 2020 and an obstacle to his former employers at both
ends of the field.
Carroll's combative approach almost had fateful consequences in the first minute, VAR clearing him from leading with an
arm in an aerial tussle.
Wilson's prolific goal record against West Ham when with Bournemouth
had been highlighted pre-match and the England international looked
in the mood to inflict further punishment on the hosts.
A crisp centre from Lewis in the fourth minute saw United's new
number 13 head just past the near post and the same supply line led
to Wilson shooting wide midway through the opening period.
Between those two chances, Angelo Ogbonna struck the Newcastle
crossbar with a header and Pablo Fornals then did the same with a
34th minute strike that deflected up off Lascelles.
The visitors continued to look far more comfortable, dominating
midfield and able to push both full backs on unchallenged.
By half time, Jonjo Shelvey had fired into the side netting and
Wilson seen his dipping curler flash just off-target, but Lukasz
Fabianski hadn't been seriously tested in the home goal.
Despite the game being scoreless though, the sheer novelty of seeing
a Newcastle strike take three touches in the opposition box during
one half play was worthy of comment, let alone actually having three
goal efforts.
An artless beginning to the second half by both sides prompted
thoughts of possible changes, but the breakthrough soon came, as
Manquillo evaded Fornals wide on the right flank outside the box.
Hendrick headed his deflected cross on at the near post as Ogbonna idled and Wilson stabbed home from close range: scruffy, but the sort of predatory instinct we've lacked, save for occasional periods when Dwight Gayle is fit.
After 75 minutes of being continually upended, Saint-Maximin was withdrawn and the Magpies struggled for a time with their out ball - although West Ham's service into the box mercifully remained poor.
Wilson made way for Miguel Almiron and within two minutes the Paraguayan had worked his way to the left edge of the area, pinging the ball infield for Hendrick to slam a rising right-footed effort into the roof of the net.
That sealed Newcastle's first opening day victory in eight seasons and
brought a satisfactory conclusion to what has been a confusing week for
black and white followers.
For the manager however it's been nothing less than transformative: from
enduring successive friendly defeats at the hands of Championship also-rans
to three significant transfer breakthroughs and an outbreak of competence.
And the owner even paid for a meal out in a proper steak restaurant, with
napkins and everything: none of your happy hour pizzas in Ponteland....
Despite - or maybe because - of a lengthening injury list, that trio of
signings instantly gave some much-needed impetus to the squad and fans
alike. With Ryan Fraser still to feature after not having played since
March, there were pleasing signs on both flanks here, as new arrivals Lewis
and Hendrick dove-tailed with Saint-Maximin and Manquillo respectively.
Options from the bench now exist also, as the squad gains some much-needed
balance; the sort of thing that followers of other clubs take for granted,
but which is worthy of mention when we actually bother ourselves.
Bruce spoke of acquisitions with Premier League experience not being a risk
but that's only partly true; Danny Rose and Nabil Bentaleb both brought that
with them, but seemingly lacked sufficient motivation to apply it. From an
entirely personal perspective, seeing serial failures DeAndre Yedlin and
Christian Atsu nowhere near this first squad was also reassuring.
We may be no further forward off the field - and no nearer to
returning to watch what's on it - but for once there was solace to
be had from a display and result.
For that, if nowt else, we're grateful.
Biffa