Newcastle warmed up for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final by beating West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium to climb into the Premier League’s top six and put life back into their Champions League challenge.
A run of three league defeats in four had left Eddie Howe’s side teetering on the brink of falling away in the race for Europe, while there was also valuable momentum at stake before they face Liverpool at Wembley for the chance to end a 70-year domestic trophy drought.
