Newcastle 3-1 West Ham LIVE – Hammers’ survival hopes suffer huge blow with defeat

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe: “It’s a big summer for us, a huge summer for the football club. The results, how you finish the season, give hope for the next and that is what we are trying to do.”

West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen: “We are holding on by a small thread but we are still holding on. We have to see how the result goes on Tuesday, there’s a chance that we are relegated then and we can’t hide from it. The only thing we can do is wait and see what happens.”

“Let’s try to finish the season with dignity and respect for the club. It’s going to be a hard week but we owe it to the club to fight until the end.

“It’s possible (to stay up) but it’s difficult.”

And it’s full time here at St. James’ Park. West Ham’s Premier League status is hanging on by a thread following goals from Woltemade and Osula. Castellanos’ wonderstrike is not enough to inspire a comeback for the Hammers, and Spurs need one point from their remaining two games to condemn West Ham to the Championship. It’s a fitting performance for the hosts to end their season at home, and a nightmare result for West Ham and Nuno. Stay tuned for the reactions from both managers here.

West Ham have a free kick in a dangerous position, with Castellanos set to shoot this one.

Guimaraes to deliver.

We will have seven added minutes to end the game.

Guimaraes to deliver.

OFF: Trippier, Osula

ON: Elanga, Wissa

Trippier exits the pitch at St. James’ Park for the final time as a Newcastle player.

Lewis Hall receives a yellow card for halting West Ham’s counter attack.

Diouf fouls Osula and then proceeds to kick the ball away following the whistle. If the foul wasn’t a yellow card, then his subsequent reaction was enough to warrant his name going in the book.

Castellanos is single-handedly trying to drag West Ham back into this one. Receiving the ball at the back post, the forward strikes one goalward, but to his dismay it ricochets off the post and out for a goal kick.

Newcastle have been all over the place since that Castellanos wondergoal. West Ham have come close to scoring again, and Eddie Howe will be hoping the introductions of Dan Burn and Jacob Murphy can bring some much needed composure to a currently erratic defensive structure.

OFF: Barnes, Woltemade

ON: Murphy, Burn

VAR says no penalty and play continues.

VAR is checking for a possible penalty for a foul on Callum Wilson.

Barnes to deliver.

What a strike that is from Castellanos. Is it too little too late? The substitute reads the bounce of the ball terrifically and from out of nowhere loops the ball over Pope from 25 yards out. A wondergoal from Castellanos, but can it inspire the comeback West Ham need?

And there’s the hammer-blow! It’s Osula again! The Dane receives the ball in the middle of the park and races away. He plays in Willock toward the by-line, who returns the favour to the forward. Osula is all alone in the West Ham penalty area and is free to tap it home to compound West Ham’s misery. It could be all over for West Ham as soon as Tuesday evening.

OFF: Soucek, Wan-Bissaka

ON: Kante, Pablo

Soucek has been shown the first yellow card of the evening for a foul on Guimaraes. West Ham need to be careful not to lose their heads here.

Fernandes weaves his way into the Newcastle penalty area and fires a shot goalward. Pope is equal to the task, though, and makes a easy catch.

OFF: Tonali

ON: Willock

Both teams have come out strong after the restart. Both keepers are yet to be tested, and Newcastle are about to make a change.