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)...
9. Jacob Murphy - 7
Put in several dangerous balls into the box. A creative outlet. | Getty Images
10. Anthony Gordon - 7
Showed good tenacity to win an early penalty for The Magpies. Came close with a header from Murphy's cross. Newcastle's biggest threat in the first half but often too predictable and faded in the second half before winning a second penalty. Did well to set up Barnes to make it 4-3. Sent off for a second bookable offence after kicking the ball away. | Getty Images
11. Alexander Isak - 8
Kept his cool to confidently dispatch an early penalty. Has had to drop deep in an attempt to link up with the midfield. Squandered a good chance to pull a goal back in the second half before scoring again from the spot. Showed great vision to slip Harvey Barnes through to make it 3-3. | Getty Images
12. Emil Krafth - 4
On for Lascelles 17: An early replacement for Lascelles. Played Antonio onside for West Ham's equaliser. Substituted shortly after Newcastle went 3-1 down. | Getty Images