Newcastle United succumbed to a dreadful 3-1 defeat to struggling West Ham at the London Stadium despite taking an early lead. The Magpies initially went 1-0 up after a neat pass from Bruno Guimaraes found Jacob Murphy, who hammered home following some impressive play down the right. However, West Ham levelled the score when Lucas Paqueta confidently swept home on the 35-minute mark before Sven Botman inadvertently put the ball through his own goal following a blunder from the Dutchman.

Manager Eddie Howe made some ruthless decisions during the break, pulling off Anthony Gordon, Emil Krafth and Nick Woltemade. Despite these significant changes in personnel and tactics, Newcastle faltered to defeat on a day when West Ham could hardly believe their luck. Tomas Soucek secured the 3-1 win for the home side deep into injury time. Express Sport rates and slates the Newcastle players...

Nick Pope - 6

Without Pope's saves, this could have been a thrashing, but he still marred his performance with the Paqueta goal. A blunder at the end also allowed West Ham to score their third.

Emil Krafth - 6

Usually dependable, Krafth was off form at the London Stadium. He struggled against Summerville and paid the price immediately at half-time.

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