West Ham v Newcastle ratings: Aguerd 4, Bowen 7; Joelinton 9, Wilson 8

Magpies run out 5-1 winners in Premier League rout at London Stadium

WEST HAM RATINGS: Lukasz Fabianski 5: Rounded easily by Joelinton for second goal and Wilson threatened to do same not long after but Pole timed challenge well. Saved well from Murphy and Saint-Maximin but made dreadful error for fourth goal. AFP

Thilo Kehrer 6: German gave away needless corner that would end up with Newcastle taking early lead which set the tone for a woeful night’s defending from home side. PA

Kurt Zouma 5: Nowhere near Wilson when striker opened scoring and then caught flat-footed as Joelinton beat offside trap to make it 2-0. Headed Hammers back into game from Bowen corner. AFP

Nayef Aguerd 4: Scored winner against Southampton at weekend but miserable night here. One error gifted chance to Wilson who nearly made it 3-0 just after half-hour mark. Badly at fault for Newcastle’s third when caught in possession 22 seconds after restart. PA

Emerson 5: Failed to close down Saint-Maximin giving Frenchman time to set-up Wilson goal. Played Joelinton onside for second. Booked for going through back of Murphy and looked like he might see red on couple of occasions. Reuters

Tomas Soucek 5: Taken off as part of a quadruple West Ham substitution in second half having made little or no impact in game. PA

Declan Rice 7: Ran show when two teams last met and produced a couple of his trademark driving runs forward in first half, one of which almost set up chance for Antonio. Newcastle’s third goal seemed to take wind of his and West Ham’s sails just after break. Reuters

Lucas Paqueta 6: Earned Hammers a point with goal in February’s reverse fixture and saw curling free-kick saved by Pope in first half here. Tried to make things happen but let down by defensive colleagues. PA

Jarrod Bowen 7: His run and low cross turned onto own post by Guimaraes in first minute, then drilled shot wide from distance soon after. Gave Burn a tough time and was West Ham’s biggest attacking spark. AP

Said Benrahma 6: Looked dangerous at times with his attacking runs in first half but was skinned by Saint-Maximin ahead of Wilson’s opener. Disappeared as game went on. PA

Michail Antonio 6: Went down under Burn challenge claiming penalty in first half but ignored by referee and VAR. His presence in six-yard box unsettled Pope ahead of Zouma goal. AP

SUBS: Danny Ings (On for Antonio 63’) 5: Never got sniff of goal with supply line non-existent. Reuters

Vladimir Coufal (On for Kehrer 63’) 5: Couldn’t stop Newcastle running away with game. Getty

Maxwell Cornet (On for Benrahma 63’) 6: One very good run and cross soon after coming on but no one in middle to take advantage. PA

Flynn Downs (On for Soucek 63’) 5: Did nothing apart from picking up yellow card for cynical foul. PA

NEWCASTLE RATINGS: Nick Pope 6: Rare mistake from big keeper when caught in flapping at thin air before Zouma’s goal. Solid apart from that, though, to be fair. Getty

Kieran Trippier 7: Another fine showing from Newcastle’s reliable right-back who is having a superb season for the Magpies. Captain is always driving on teammates and made some timely challenges at the back. AFP

Fabian Schar 8: Simple ball out from back caught West Ham napping and allowed Joelinton to score. His partnership with Botman at the back has been the bedrock of Newcastle’s superb defensive record. PA

Sven Botman 8: Fantastic last-ditch tackle on Antonio with West Ham attacker almost through on goal in first half. Immaculate performance again from Dutch defender. Reuters

Dan Burn 5: Can look susceptible against pace and was beaten a few times by Bowen who made the Geordie defender’s life difficult all night. AP

Sean Longstaff 8: Playing some of the best football of his career at the moment and his engine closing down and harrying opponents in the middle of the park is very impressive – and crucial to Eddie Howe’s pressing tactics. Getty

Bruno Guimaraes 7: Hit own post in opening minute and gave away clumsy free-kick on edge of box that ended with Paqueta’s effort being saved. The usual fine distribution from Brazilian, though, who supplied an excellent ball for Joelinton’s second goal. PA

Joelinton 9: Calmly rounded Fabianksi before making it 2-0 – after VAR confirmed Brazilian had timed run perfectly to beat offside trap. Good run and finish to score the fourth. Booking in second half for foul on Paqueta did not take shine off impressive return to team. Reuters

Jacob Murphy 7: Caused Man United problems with his attacking runs down right on Sunday, made less impact here until catching Aguerd in possession just after break and setting up Wilson for third goal. Should have made it 4-1 after flowing Newcastle move but finish saved by keeper. Reuters

Allan Saint-Maximin 8: Lovely footwork and cross to set-up Wilson for the opening goal. Denied goal himself when his curling finish was saved superbly by Fabianksi just before the hour mark. AFP

Callum Wilson 8: Nice header to put side in front – his 11th goal in 13 games against West Ham. Denied second in 31st minute by sliding Fabianski challenge. Second did come when he rolled home goal No 12 against Hammers just after half-time after defensive mix-up. AP

SUBS: Anthony Gordon (On for Saint-Maximin 64’) 7: Busy and a handful going forward from moment he came on and his tackle helped start move for final goal. AP

Joe Willock (On for Murphy 64’) 7: Left on bench due to injury concern and helped Newcastle maintain dominance. Getty

Alexander Isak (On for Wilson 64’) 8: Capitalised on Fabianski error to calmly make it 4-1 and continue his scoring form. AFP

Matt Targett (On for Burn 85’) N/A. PA

Javier Manquillo (On for Trippier 87’) N/A. Getty

Callum Wilson inflicted more pain on West Ham as Newcastle strengthened their bid to finish in the top four of the Premier League with a thumping 5-1 win at the London Stadium on Wednesday.

Wilson scored early in each half to take his goal tally to 12 in 13 meetings with the Hammers.

Joelinton also scored twice and Alexander Isak added another as West Ham fell apart after half-time and were booed off at the final whistle, with the team only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

Newcastle remain third in the table, level on points with Manchester United but enjoy a superior goal difference over Erik ten Hag's side.

“Difficult game,” said Newcastle manager Eddie Howe. “I thought after the high of Sunday [beating Manchester United 2-0] this would be a tough test psychologically. We weren't at our best but we were clinical. We haven’t been like that for a while.

“The scoreline looks comfortable but it was a tight game.

“We set such high standards for ourselves that we want the team to play at the highest level. We were a bit sloppy at times. I'm delighted with the spirit and determination.”

West Ham manager David Moyes lamented the defensive errors his team made.

“I'm not sure the score is what it should have been, it was down to individual big mistakes,” he said. “We had done a lot of things which warranted goals before half-time, could have scored but we didn't.

“Overall there were things in the game I was pleased with, we had more attempts than the Southampton game but didn't defend well at all.”

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