Caught out for West Ham’s opener by needlessly charging off his line. A silly way to end a run of three Premier League clean sheets in a row. Redeemed himself with some important saves towards the end as Newcastle looked to hang on. placeholder image
Caught out for West Ham’s opener by needlessly charging off his line. A silly way to end a run of three Premier League clean sheets in a row. Redeemed himself with some important saves towards the end as Newcastle looked to hang on. | AFP via Getty Images

Newcastle United half-time player ratings v West Ham: ‘Silly’ 4/10, ‘lucky’ 5/10 & one 7/10 - photos

Newcastle United are trailing 1-0 at West Ham United at half-time - here are the player ratings from the match so far.

Eddie Howe made just one forced change to the side that beat Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 in the Champions League heading into the game with Elliot Anderson replacing the suspended Anthony Gordon on the left-wing.

West Ham took an early lead after Emerson caught out a charging Nick Pope before squaring the ball back to Tomas Soucek for a simple tap-in.

After an impressive run of form, The Magpies were lacking ideas in the opening 45 minutes at the London Stadium as they found themselves behind.

Here are the half-time player ratings from the match...

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