West Ham showed a never-say-day attitude and destroyed Newcastle in a spectacular all-action clash on Sunday! Buoyed by the noisy crowd at St. James’ Park, the Magpies led twice in the first 45 minutes, but the East London side came back strong after the break and swept their opponents off the pitch to claim three points from their long trip to the northeast of England.It was a display of magic and trickery from Newcastle’s French number 10 Allan Saint-Maximin that kept the hosts ahead in the first half, as he provided an assist for Callum Wilson’s early opener after some serious tekkers on the edge of the area. Aaron Cresswell pulled the Hammers back with a cross that evaded everyone and ended up crossing the line of Newcastle’s debutant goalkeeper Freddie Woodman.What a match! 😅What a win! ☺️What a start to the season! 💪COME ON YOU IRONS ⚒❤️#NEWWHU pic.twitter.com/XB0haUsyx9— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 15, 2021 Jacob Murphy restored the lead for Steve Bruce’s team just before the break, but that was the high point of Newcastle’s afternoon. Shortly after the break, Said Benrahma finished off a great team move with a header to level the scoreline yet again.Young goalkeeper Woodman, who impressed during his loan spell at Swansea City, got a chance to introduce himself to St. James’ Park faithful after a penalty has been awarded for David Moyes’s side. He dived well to his left to palm Michail Antonio’s spot-kick away. But his joy was short-lived as Thomas Soucek tucked the rebound into the net to put his team in front.Tuesday, 21.45: (2.75) Swansea (2.90) Stoke (2.90)It was game over for Newcastle when strong striker Antonio made amends for his penalty miss with an exquisite low finish that made it 4-2 to West Ham. All Newcastle’s attempts to get back into the match were ineffective as the Londoners passed the ball around with newly-found confidence to see the impressive win out.Saint Maximin has just sent Declan Rice for a hot dog 🌭 pic.twitter.com/Q1nuBZpFIG— nath (@nathjnzy) August 15, 2021 Newcastle were left frustrated. Unless they start defending like a team, no amount of magic from the boots of Saint-Maximin would be enough for them to improve on last season. Unlike them, West Ham showed plenty of promise as they look to build on last season’s strong showings.PREMIER LEAGUE – Round 1FridayBrentford – Arsenal 2-0 (1-0)/Canos 22, Norgaard 73/SaturdayManchester United – Leeds United 5-1 (1-0)/Fernandes 30, 54, 60, Greenwood 52, Fred 68 – Ayling 48/Everton – Southampton 3-1 (0-1)/Richarlison 47, Doucoure 76, Calvert-Lewin 81 – Armstrong 22/Chelsea – Crystal Palace 3-0 (2-0)/Alonso 27, Pulisic 40, Chalobah 58/Burnley – Brighton 1-2 (1-0)/Tarkowski 2 – Maupau 73, Allister 78/Leicester – Wolverhampton 1-0 (1-0)/Vardy 41/Watford – Aston Villa 3-2/Dennis 10, Sarr 42, Hernandez 67 – McGinn 70, Ings (p) 90+6/Norwich – Liverpool 0-3 (0-1)/Jota 26, Firmino 65, Salah 74/SundayNewcastle United – West Ham United 2-4 (2-1)/Wilson 5, Murphy 40 – Cresswell 18, Benrahma 53, Soucek 63, Antonio 67/18.30: (5.20) Tottenham (3.70) Man.City (1.70)***odds are subject to change
