The story
West Ham won 4-2 away to Newcastle at St. James' Park in the Premier League, gameweek 1.
Newcastle's goals came from Callum Wilson (5') and Jacob Murphy (40'); Aaron Cresswell (18'), Saïd Benrahma (53'), Tomas Soucek (63') and Michail Antonio (66') replied for West Ham.
It was 2-1 at half-time. West Ham came from behind to win.
Michail Antonio missed a penalty for West Ham (63').
West Ham had 53% of the ball and 18 shots to Newcastle's 17.
Match stats
Key moments
- 5' Callum Wilson Goal · Newcastle 1-0 Assist: Allan Saint-Maximin
- 18' Aaron Cresswell Goal · West Ham 1-1 Assist: Pablo Fornals
- 40' Jacob Murphy Goal · Newcastle 2-1 Assist: Matt Ritchie
- 53' Saïd Benrahma Goal · West Ham 2-2 Assist: Michail Antonio
- 63' Tomas Soucek Goal · West Ham 2-3
- 63' Michail Antonio Penalty missed · West Ham
- 66' Michail Antonio Goal · West Ham 2-4 Assist: Saïd Benrahma
Line-ups
Newcastle
- Freddie WoodmanGoalkeeper
- Emil Krafthoff 85'Defender
- Matt RitchieDefender
- Ciaran ClarkDefender
- Federico FernándezDefender
- Miguel AlmirónMidfielder
- Jonjo Shelveyoff 70'Midfielder
- Isaac HaydenMidfielder
- Callum Wilsonoff 85'Forward
- Jacob MurphyForward
- Allan Saint-MaximinForward
West Ham
- Lukasz FabianskiGoalkeeper
- Craig DawsonDefender
- Vladimir CoufalDefender
- Aaron CresswellDefender
- Angelo OgbonnaDefender
- Declan RiceMidfielder
- Tomas SoucekMidfielder
- Pablo FornalsMidfielder
- Jarrod Bowenoff 90'Forward
- Michail Antoniooff 90'Forward
- Saïd Benrahmaoff 88'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (8)
- 5' ⚽ Callum Wilsonassist Allan Saint-Maximin
- 18' ⚽ Aaron Cresswellassist Pablo Fornals
- 40' ⚽ Jacob Murphyassist Matt Ritchie
- 51' 🟨 Jonjo Shelvey
- 53' ⚽ Saïd Benrahmaassist Michail Antonio
- 63' ⚽ Tomas Soucek
- 63' ✕ Michail Antonio missed penalty
- 66' ⚽ Michail Antonioassist Saïd Benrahma
Head to head
3Newcastle wins1Draws2West Ham wins
