West Ham United missed the chance to move clear of the Premier League’s relegation zone on Wednesday night with a disastrous 5-1 defeat to Newcastle United at the London Stadium.
The Hammers, suffering their heaviest Premier League home defeat since the opening day of the 2019/20 season, were downed 5-1. After Callum Wilson and Joelinton fired early on, Kurt Zouma’s header gave West Ham hope at half-time. Individual errors from Nayef Aguerd and Lukasz Fabianski gifted Wilson and Alexander Isak goals before Joelinton added a fifth late on.
As West Ham suffered their first home defeat in all competitions this calendar year, here are the major talking points from their humbling by Champions League chasing Newcastle.