William Osula struck twice to condemn West Ham to a 3-1 defeat that puts them on the brink of relegation. Check out the best facts, stats and data from this Premier League clash with our Newcastle vs West Ham stats page.
West Ham United’s Premier League status is hanging by a thread after a resounding 3-1 defeat away to Newcastle United.
Defeat in their penultimate game of the season leaves West Ham two points from safety. But with their goal difference (-22) significantly worse than Tottenham’s (-9), Spurs now need only a point from their final two matches to condemn the Hammers to relegation.
West Ham’s survival hopes are almost gone – something the Opta supercomputer acknowledges, giving them just a 6.2% chance of staying up.
Nuno Espírito Santo initially set his side up in a back five, with Callum Wilson operating as the lone striker, but the approach backfired badly. Newcastle repeatedly sliced through West Ham’s shape and dominated possession in the opening exchanges, with the away side struggling to gain any foothold in the game.
The opening goal came from a poor giveaway by Mads Hermansen as West Ham were trying to build from the back. Harvey Barnes pounced on the loose ball, surged down the right and clipped a low cross into the middle, where Nick Woltemade applied the finish. It ended a 17-game Premier League goal drought for the German forward.
No player has been involved in more goals for Newcastle in all competitions this season than Barnes (22 – 16 goals, six assists), level with Anthony Gordon.
Newcastle’s second was even more impressive. A vertical, one-touch move cut straight through West Ham before
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