West Ham daze Newcastle to ease weight on Lopetegui

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West Ham delivered a clinical absent execution to defeat resurgent Newcastle 2-0 on Monday night, facilitating the weight on ambushed chief Julen Lopetegui. Tomas Soucek headed the guests in front against the run of play at St James´ Stop and Aaron Wan-Bissaka grabbed a uncommon objective within the moment half to twofold the Hammers´ lead. Newcastle were incapable to capitalise on the chances they made, falling flat to construct on the energy made by later wins against Arms stockpile and Nottingham Woodland. The result, as it were West Ham´s moment win on the street this season, lifts them to 15 focuses, fair three behind 10th-placed Newcastle. The domestic side made the early running and in-form forward Alexander Isak had the ball within the net within the fifth miniature after a sensitive dink over Lukasz Fabianski, as it were for it to be ruled out for offside. West Ham, anticipated to confront a intense test on Newcastle´s domestic turf, appeared small enterprise within the opening stages. But their to begin with real foray up the pitch come about in a corner and the unmarked Soucek fueled domestic a header from near run within the 10th miniature. Newcastle delighted in the bulk of the ownership as a enthusiastic to begin with half unfurled but West Ham were strong in guard and threatened when they went forward. Anthony Gordon had a brilliant chance to level after a destitute clearance from Jean-Clair Todibo but let go straight at Fabianski.