Newcastle vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League

Newcastle United

5': Callum Wilson
40': Jacob Murphy

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2 - 4

West Ham United

18': Aaron Cresswell
53': Saïd Benrahma
63': Tomás Soucek
66': Michail Antonio

West Ham beats Newcastle 4-2 in Premier League opener

— West Ham twice came from a goal down to start its Premier League campaign with a 4-2 victory against Newcastle on Sunday in a crowd-pleasing game in front of a full St James’ Park.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Ham United 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
18': Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Ham United 1. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
40': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 1. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 1.
51': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 2. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a cross.
63': Penalty saved! Michail Antonio (West Ham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
63': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 3. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
66': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 4. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma following a fast break.
70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Emil Krafth.
85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Callum Wilson.
88': Substitution, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks replaces Saïd Benrahma.
90': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Jarrod Bowen.
90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Michail Antonio.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,673

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+26	Arsenal	22	50	2
+24	Manchester City	22	43	5
+8	Aston Villa	22	43	5
+4	Liverpool	22	36	6

Full Table

Statistics

WHU		NEW
3	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	4
53.6	Possession	46.4
18	SHOTS	17
9	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
405	Accurate Passes	340
473	Passes	401
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
23	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.2
38	Long Balls	51
18	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	7
14	Effective Tackles	5
23	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	9
21	Effective Clearances	21
21	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (5-3-2)

No.	Name
27	Freddie Woodman (GK)
18	Federico Fernández
2	Ciaran Clark
17	Emil Krafth
11	Matt Ritchie
23	Jacob Murphy
8	Jonjo Shelvey
24	Miguel Almirón
14	Isaac Hayden
10	Allan Saint-Maximin
9	Callum Wilson

Substitutes:

Jamal Lewis, Jeff Hendrick, Mark Gillespie, Fabian Schär, Dwight Gayle, Ryan Fraser, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton, Sean Longstaff.

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
21	Angelo Ogbonna
15	Craig Dawson
3	Aaron Cresswell
5	Vladimír Coufal
22	Saïd Benrahma
28	Tomás Soucek
41	Declan Rice
9	Michail Antonio
8	Pablo Fornals
20	Jarrod Bowen