Newcastle United kept the pressure on their top four rivals as they beat West Ham United 5-1 at the London Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Eddie Howe's side claimed all three points thanks to goals from Callum Wilson - who scored one either side of half-time - a brace from Joelinton and another from Alexander Isak. The two changes made by the Newcastle boss both found the back of the net as the Magpies flexed their squad depth ahead of the run-in.
Allan Saint-Maximin's cross was headed home by Wilson after just six minutes before Joelinton calmly rounded Lukasz Fabianski in goal in the 20th minute to slot into an empty net after VAR confirmed that the Brazilian was onside. Much of the talk in the pre-match build-up had surrounded Howe's team selection and it was vindicated before West Ham had even clicked into gear.
