How about an unlikely win at St James’ Park to ease the pressure and lift the mood? Julen Lopetegui needed results — and quickly — and his West Ham side well and truly deserved this 2-0 victory over Newcastle.
The opening three months of Lopetegui’s first campaign in charge have been a frustrating watch. So often it has been desperately unclear how he wants to set his team up, what he is asking of his players.
