Hammers surprise Newcastle in first half

Newcastle’s woes continued after their midweek FA Cup hammering by Birmingham as West Ham claimed a 2-1 half-time lead at St James’ Park.

Hammers surprise Newcastle in first half

Newcastle’s woes continued after their midweek FA Cup hammering by Birmingham as West Ham claimed a 2-1 half-time lead at St James’ Park.

The Hammers went ahead when Carlton Cole (19) finished after a corner caused chaos in the home defence and Marlon Harewood turned Peter Ramage to double the lead four minutes later.

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