Newcastle United are losing 2-1 to West Ham United after 45 minutes at St James' Park this afternoon - here are the player ratings from the match so far.
Eddie Howe made one change to his side that were beaten 2-0 at Manchester City in the FA Cup prior to the international break with Tino Livramento returning from an ankle injury in place of Sven Botman. The Dutch defender has been ruled out until late 2024 following surgery on an ACL injury.
The Magpies went into the game four points behind West Ham United in the Premier League table with a game in hand.
Newcastle took an early lead after Anthony Gordon was fouled by Vladimir Coufal inside the penalty area. Following a VAR check, Alexander Isak stepped up and dispatched his penalty to make it 17 goals for the campaign.
The Magpies then suffered an early injury blow with Jamaal Lascelles forced off. Minutes later, West Ham equalised as Michail Antonio beat the offside trap to make it 1-1.
An end-to-end opening 45 minutes unfolded with Bruno Guimaraes rattling the crossbar in first-half stoppage time before Mohammed Kudus capitalised on a quick free-kick to make it 2-1 to the visitors just before the break.
Here are the half-time player ratings from the match (ratings updated at full-time)...
5. Dan Burn - 5
Gifted possession to West Ham but the attack came to nothing. Been strong in the air. Showed good strength to stop Mohammed Kudus going clean through. | AFP via Getty Images
6. Sean Longstaff - 5
Too passive in midfield. Wasted a great chance after Almiron pulled the ball back to him. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Bruno Guimaraes - 7
Had a couple of decent moments. Battled well against Paqueta. Hit the bar at the end of the first half but guilty of a couple of sloppy moments on the ball. Came alive in the closing stages. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Joe Willock - 4
Looks off the pace despite seeing plenty of the ball. Hit a tame shot at Alphonse Areola at the end of the first half. A poor showing. | Getty Images