Newcastle United beat West Ham United 1-0 at the London Stadium on Monday evening - here are the player ratings from the match.
Eddie Howe made three changes to his side that were beaten 2-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion last time out in the FA Cup. Nick Pope returned in goal while Bruno Guimaraes came in for Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy replaced the suspended Anthony Gordon.
Tomas Soucek almost opened the scoring for West Ham in the opening minute but blazed his shot over the bar. Harvey Barnes twice came close for Newcastle in the first half but was denied by Alphonse Areola on both occasions as the sides went in goalless at half-time.
Newcastle broke the deadlock midway through the second half as Harvey Barnes’ cross from the edge of the box was turned in by Bruno Guimaraes to make it 1-0.
That ended up being the winner as Newcastle picked up a big three points to move back up to sixth in the table. Next stop, Wembley.
Here are the Newcastle United player ratings from the match...
5. Tino Livramento - 5
Gifted West Ham an opportunity in the opening minute that Tomas Soucek blazed over the bar from close range. Lost possession attempting to bring the ball out which led to a West Ham chance. Got into some decent areas but unable to find the delivery on his weaker foot which resulted in too many attacks ending. Improved defensively in the second half. | Getty Images
6. Sandro Tonali - 6
Showed good bursts of energy to carry the ball but lacked the final pass or shot. Wasteful at key moments. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Bruno Guimaraes - 7
Tidy on the ball in the first half and showed good movement to put Newcastle ahead with a close-range volley from Harvey Barnes’ cross. | Getty Images
8. Joelinton - 6
Drifted in and out of the game and brought the ball out well for a counter-attack but just made the wrong decision in passing to Livramento instead of Barnes. | Getty Images