Newcastle grew in confidence after the goal and controlled the game cleverly. West Ham threw on reinforcements in the hope of changing the course of events, but nothing clicked. Paquetá was brought on to try to add creativity, Soler and Ferguson were introduced to fight for a comeback, but the finishing touch was lacking.

Bruno Guimaraes has been a shadow of his usual self in recent weeks but the Brazilian was a leader in every sense of the word against West Ham United on Monday night. It’s hard to remember a more challenging week than the one just gone,

LONDON (Reuters) -Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes poked home the only goal in a 1-0 win at West Ham United that lifted his side into sixth place in the Premier League on Monday. The Brazilian applied the finishing touch from close range to a pass by Harvey Barnes in the 63rd minute and it proved enough to secure the points.