Relegation looms for West Ham after defeat to Newcastle | OneFootball

West Ham United could be relegated as early as Tuesday after falling to a 3-1 defeat at St James' Park.

Newcastle United probably should have been given a penalty in the 11th minute when Will Osula sent in a cross that came off Tomás Soucek's arm. VAR did check it but the Czech midfielder managed to get away with it.

The decision didn't affect the scoreline too much as Newcastle took the lead 15 minutes into the game when Harvey Barnes found Nick Woltemade to finish from close range.

That lead was doubled four minutes later, when Jacob Ramsey found Osula through on goal with the Dane then slotting past his compatriot, Mads Hermansen.

Nuno Espírito Santo wasn't happy with his side and made a change in the 26th minute with Taty Castellanos coming on for Jean-Clair Todibo.

That change didn't do much for the Hammers' fortunes and Newcastle found a third midway through the second half. The Magpies glided through the West Ham defence with substitute Joe Willock teeing up Osula for his second of the game.

When West Ham did score it was something quite special. It came from a long ball lumped forward that Castellanos latched on to some 25 yards out which sailed over Nick Pope and into the goal.

The visitors weren't able to produce any more moments of magic like that to get back into the game though and now have to rely on Tottenham Hotspur to lose against Chelsea midweek to keep their faint Premier League hopes alive.

Incidents: The story of the match

Newcastle Official Line-ups:

Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Ramsey, Bruno Guimarães, Nick Woltemade, Will Osula, Harvey Barnes

West Ham Official Line-ups:

Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo, Axel Disasi, Kostas Mavropanos, El Hadji Diouf, Tomás Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Crys Summerville, Jarrod Bowen, Callum Wilson

1':

The match begins

Newcastle United lead 1-0 against West Ham United. Nick Woltemade scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Harvey Barnes.

15':

GOAL Newcastle: Nick Woltemade (Newcastle) scores!

Nick Woltemade scores goal number 8 in the competition (32 matches)

Newcastle United lead 2-0 against West Ham United. William Osula scores for Newcastle United with a left-footed shot from outside the box to the center of the goal, assisted by Jacob Ramsey's through ball.

19':

GOAL Newcastle: Will Osula (Newcastle) scores!

Will Osula scores goal number 6 in the competition (23 matches)

Newcastle United 3, West Ham United 0. William Osula scores for Newcastle United with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the left corner, assisted by Joe Willock.

65':

GOAL Newcastle: Will Osula (Newcastle) scores!

Will Osula scores goal number 7 in the competition (23 matches)

Valentín Castellanos scores for West Ham United with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top left corner. The match stands at 3-1 in favor of Newcastle United, with the assist credited to Mads Hermansen.

69':

GOAL West Ham: Taty Castellanos (West Ham) scores!

Taty Castellanos scores goal number 5 in the competition (17 matches)

998':

The referee whistles for the end of the match