We asked for your thoughts after Sunday’s Premier League thriller between West Ham United and Newcastle United, where the Hammers staged a comeback to secure their first home win since February. Jacob Murphy opened for the visitors, but Lucas Paqueta, an own goal from Sven Botman, and Tomas Soucek’s late clincher sealed a vital 3-1 victory for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side. Here’s what you said:
West Ham Fans
Adj: Wow! Where has that performance been hiding? Everyone was doing their part defending, putting pressure on and winning balls. In previous weeks, we would’ve stood off and waited for the opposition to pass past us. Hopefully this is a turning point in the season. European places are only 10 points away!
David: A very spirited performance and the fact that this was the performance after Nuno had his first extended period working with the team bodes well. Freddie Potts was excellent on his full debut – it’s a shame his goal was chalked off for a toenail offside decision.
Julie: Best performance of the season so far and (obviously)! Potts has to start. It was great to see the ball going forward. Every player put in a great performance and we looked like a team at last!
Rob: It was like we had just bought 11 new players. Energy, effort and cohesion combining to produce our best performance for perhaps nine months. With luck, it could have been 5-1. In Potts, we have finally found our Rice alternative.
Newcastle Fans
Paul: One of the worst performances of the Eddie Howe era. No creativity, no drive and sloppy in possession. Aside from Jacob Murphy and perhaps Sandro Tonali, the whole team just looked completely disinterested. We got exactly what we deserved and West Ham should be pleased with their performance.
Dean: Goodness knows what anyone involved in this match was thinking. The players looked half asleep, the changes we made were downright bizarre and had little to no impact, and subsequently we gifted a struggling team three points. Our league form has to be a concern.
Andrew: West Ham were rattled by the penalty call against them and that proved fatal to Newcastle. We played like we would be the dominant team which, given West Ham’s position, should’ve been the case. But West Ham played like a team in Europe and, just like a DJ with a cold, we couldn’t turn up the tempo. Sometimes it takes a performance like this to get the players to address their performance level. Here’s hoping!
Phil: Dreadful and embarrassing! Perhaps the worst performance under Howe. Playing Dan Burn at left-back completely unbalances the whole team and limits our ability to attack as a cohesive unit. It’s blindingly obvious to everyone except Howe.
