West Ham United extended Newcastle United's winless beginning to the season with a 2-0 result at Upton Park on Monday night.
Slaven Bilic's Hammers scored their first home win of the new Premier League campaign thanks to a fine double from summer signing Dimitri Payet.
The French attacking midfielder produced a well-placed curling effort into Tim Krul's top left corner from Mark Noble's cut-back pass in the ninth minute before adding a second three minutes into the second half when coolly side-footing home after Victor Moses' attempt had deflected back off the crossbar.
The victory was West Ham's third of the season which has them placed fifth on the table while Steve McClaren's Toon occupy bottom position having secured just two points in their opening five matches.
MATCH OVERVIEW
West Ham United: 2 (Dimitri Payet 9'/48')
Newcastle United: 0
Upton Park, London - 34,907
TALKING POINTS
- Is Payet quickly becoming the league's best summer arrival?
- Will it be the same old story for Newcastle or can McClaren turn it around?
WHAT'S NEXT?
West Ham head to league leaders Manchester City on the weekend as the Magpies look for their first win when they host Watford.
TWITTER INSIGHT
Great to get the first home win! Brilliant team performance and first goal from this man @whufc_official#COYIpic.twitter.com/30h5lg0yI0
— James Tomkins (@TomkinsOfficial) September 14, 2015Great to make my debut for West Ham last night! The team were brilliant now let's move on to the next game
— Victor Moses (@VictorMoses) September 15, 2015GINI WIJNALDUM: Delayed arrival was no excuse http://t.co/PCC2xp5oqN#NUFCpic.twitter.com/2iKXMGtl3j
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 15, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Newcastle boss McClaren on his side's shortened preparations due to London traffic:
"We can make excuses and say the preparation wasn't ideal, but it's no excuse. You don't like going through nights like tonight, it's painful, but sometimes you have to."
West Ham's Bilic on the rightful victory:
"We fully deserved the three points, we were better from the start and we scored at the right time.
"It's small proof that we really did well in the transfer window. “
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
2 - Newcastle United have picked up just two points from their last nine Premier League away games (W0 D2 L7). Glum.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 201510 - Dimitri Payet has had a hand in 10 goals (3 goals, 7 assists) in his last 13 league appearances (PL & Ligue 1 combined). Star.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
WEST HAM
Goals - Dimitri Payet 3
Assists - Aaron Cresswell 2
Clean sheets - Darren Randolph 2
Yellow cards - Mark Noble 3
Red cards - Adrian, Carl Jenkinson, Mark Noble 1
NEWCASTLE
Goals - Papiss Cisse, Gini Wijnaldum 1
Assists - Gabriel Obertan 1
Clean sheets - Tim Krul 1
Yellow cards - Daryl Janmaat 3
Red cards - Daryl Janmaat, Aleksandar Mitrovic 1
