Summary

  • Rice heads in West Ham opener, Noble adds penalty

  • Newcastle remain six points above bottom three

  • West Ham move up to ninth

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    The bubble machine is back on.

    Mo Diame has entered the field for Newcastle in place of Sean Longstaff, who was on a booking.

    Under way!

    Rafa BenitezImage source, PA
  2. 'It's OK to be gay in football'published at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    #FAPeoplesCup

    Meet Newcastle Panthers - an LGBT+ friendly five-a-side football team from the north-east England - who played in the first round of the FA People's Cup...

    Media caption,

    FA People's Cup: Meet the five-a-side team 'proving it's OK to be gay in football'

    See how Newcastle Panthers and other teams got on in a programme presented by special celebrity guests on the BBC Red Button at 19:15 GMT on Saturday,2 March and on the BBC iPlayer here.

  3. Lawro's predictions v Dina Asher-Smithpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    Dina Asher-SmithImage source, Getty Images

    BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on sprinter Dina Asher-Smith to predict the outcome of this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

  4. 'Open game'published at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    David Pleat
    Former Tottenham manager on BBC Radio 5 live

    It's a competent display from the home side, they have been more progressive particularly down the right. It has been an open game, Newcastle at the moment are unable to fashion chances and the silly penalty mistake from Newcastle could be the different at the end.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    #bbcfootball or text 81111

    Uday: Just flat from Newcastle. Need to get Almiron in the game. Changes needed at half time. Hayden getting run over.

  6. Half-time statspublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    Newcastle failed to register a shot on target during the first 45 minutes and have made half the amount of passes as their opponents.

    Half-time statsImage source, .
  7. HALF-TIMEpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    Very happy Hammers.

  8. Postpublished at 50 mins

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    A late Newcastle surge, here.

    Fabian Schar and Javier Manquillo combine and eventually earn a corner.

    Matt Ritchie's going to take it. The bend on the ball is good, Issa Diop heads away the danger and then makes a brilliant tackle to stop the Magpies poking in the rebound.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    #bbcfootball or text 81111

    Samuel: Mark Noble and penalties, the perfect combination

    Noble scores a penaltyImage source, PA
  10. Postpublished at 46 mins

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    Mark Noble has scored 19 of his last 21 penalties in the Premier League. He's only ever missed four in the top flight. Bang.

    Meanwhile, West Ham have another free-kick but once again it goes into the wall. Must do better.

  11. Postpublished at 45 mins

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    Five minutes added on for various injuries, yellow cards, penalties etc.

  12. 'Very careless'published at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2019

    West Ham 2-0 Newcastle

    David Pleat
    Former Tottenham manager on BBC Radio 5 live

    Lejeune caught Hernandez's right ankle, it was a lunge. Very careless and a silly mistake for Newcastle but a humdinger of a shot from Noble.

  13. goal

    GOAL - West Ham 2-0 Newcastlepublished at 41 mins

    Mark Noble

    Mark Noble makes the run up and is told to get back and start again.

    The West Ham captain isn't put off...he sticks the ball into the top of the net.

    West Ham celebrateImage source, Reuters
  14. PENALTYpublished at 40 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    Ay up. PENALTY TO WEST HAM!

    Javier Hernandez is brought down in the box by Florian Lejeune.

  15. YELLOW CARDpublished at 39 mins

    OOOF. Sean Longstaff has just made a hefty challenge on Robert Snodgrass.

    He bundled his entire body into the Hammers' Scottish midfielder and he gets a yellow for it.

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 36 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    Fabian Schar concedes a free-kick and is booked for a clipped challenge.

    West Ham can't do owt with the set piece. Lanzini sticks it straight at the wall.

  17. Postpublished at 34 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    A dinked pass from Robert Snodgrass goes in search of Manuel Lanzini.

    The West Ham number 10 stretches his leg as far as he can to try and get a touch. It's to no avail.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 33 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    Aaron Cresswell's been in the wars again and he's going to be forced off and replaced by Arthur Masuaku.

    Newcastle's resulting corner from that last move comes to nothing. West Ham break forward with intent but are held up again.

    Aaron Cresswell receives treatmentImage source, Reuters
  19. Postpublished at 32 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    Now we have some lively play.

    Felipe Anderson inspires a blistering attack, but then West Ham lose possession.

    And Newcastle make their move. Sean Longstaff pulls out a long ball over the top for Javier Manquillo, but his bandaged head can't turn it in.

    Rafa BenitezImage source, Reuters
  20. Postpublished at 28 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Newcastle

    Ayoze Perez tucks the ball into the bottom corner for Newcastle but the flag was already up.

    Of course the West Ham fans jeered him. What's a Saturday afternoon without a chorus of 'waaaaaahhhhheeeeeyyyy'?