Newcastle vs West Ham LIVE: Irons make nightmare start to crucial clash in Premier League relegation battle

Three additional minutes at the end of the half.

Newcastle ending the half on the offensive. There’s real zip about their passing today.

What you would say is that Nuno Espirito Santo has lost one of his impact options later. He’d probably have envisaged making that Castellanos for Todibo change in the second half – needs must.

Nick Pope almost gets himself in a bit of bother as he miscontrols near his own line. There’s not enough oomph on the pass to him to take into the net.

It’s Mavropanos again who cuts out Kieran Trippier’s outswinger, more conclusively to clear this time.

A corner kick gives Newcastle a chance to send the big blokes forward. Konstantinos Mavropanos flicks it behind and up they will stay.

Newcastle will feel they just need to ride this West Ham wave. They’ve looked a threat every time they’ve had possession, and again do here as William Osula fails to bring down a neat clipped pass from Bruno Guimaraes.

Taty Castellanos and Wilson are working nicely with one another, a neat dummy from the former putting the latter into space. It’s 4-4-2 from West Ham now – old school.

Strong defending from Bruno Guimaraes in his own box, ensuring Tomas Soucek cannot corral the ball as it hops about near the penalty spot.

Callum Wilson then can’t quite get the connection he likes. Much better from West Ham.

Top stops! That’s nearly what West Ham needed, first Taty Castellanos and then El-Hadji Malick Diouf forcing Nick Pope into outstanding saves in quick succession.