How did the players fare in Newcastle United’s 5-1 thrashing of West Ham United?
WEST HAM (4-3-3):
Fabianski 3; Kehrer 4 (Coufal 63, 4), Zouma 4, Aguerd 3, Emerson 3; Paqueta 5, RICE 6, Soucek 4 (Downes 63, 4); Bowen 6, Antonio 5 (Ings 63, 4), Benrahma 4 (Cornet 63, 4).
Subs (not used): Areola (gk), Cresswell, Ogbonna, Fornals, Lanzini.
NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):
6 Pope: Should have done better when his failure to reach a corner enabled Zouma to score, but made a good save from a Paqueta free-kick
7 Trippier: Marked Benrahma out of the game in the opening hour and was his usual dangerous self from set-pieces
7 Schar: Proved more than a match for Antonio physically and was always in the right place to mop up West Ham attacks
8 Botman: Another superb defensive display from the Dutchman, capped by the perfectly-timed first-half sliding challenge that prevented Antonio from getting a shot away
7 Burn: Lost out to Bowen in the opening 40 seconds, but didn’t let that get to him and responded with an influential performance
8 Guimaraes: Oozed class at the heart of midfield and comfortably outshone his Brazilian team-mate, Paqueta, in the West Ham ranks
7 Longstaff: Covered a lot of ground at the heart of midfield and slotted in defensively whenever Bruno pushed forward
9 JOELINTON: Probably thought he was offside when he raced clear in the first half, but played to the whistle and got his reward – and added another goal in the dying seconds
8 Murphy: Would have rounded off a candidate for Goal of the Season had his second-half shot not been saved by Fabianski
9 Wilson: Maintained his remarkable scoring record against West Ham by heading home in the first half and tapping home in the second
8 Saint-Maximin: Took the game to West Ham throughout the 63 minutes he was on the field, and came close with a second-half shot that was saved
Subs:
7 Isak (for Wilson, 63): Was presented with the ball by Fabianski – and calmly lofted it into an empty net
7 Willock (for Murphy, 63): Made a series of effective second-half breaks into the West Ham box
6 Gordon (for Saint-Maximin, 63): Ensured the Magpies’ energy levels did not slacked in the closing stages
Targett (for Burn, 85)
Manquillo (for Trippier, 87)
(not used): Dubravka (gk), Lascelles, Ritchie, Anderson.
Man Of The Match: JOELINTON – The Brazilian more than justified his recall to the starting side as he scored two goals and was a huge threat all night.
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