West Ham United beat Newcastle United in their Premier League opener. (AP Photo)
Premier League 2021-22: West Ham United got here from behind twice to get their season off to a flying begin with a 4-2 win at Newcastle.
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- Last Updated:August 15, 2021, 20:44 IST
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West Ham twice got here from behind to get their Premier League season off to a flying begin with a 4-2 win at Newcastle in entrance of over 50,000 followers at St James’ Park on Sunday. Roared on by the Magpies’ first capability residence crowd for 17 months, Newcastle began brightly as Callum Wilson headed residence Allan Saint-Maximin’s teasing supply. An meant cross by Aaron Cresswell crept in to rapidly get West Ham stage earlier than Jacob Murphy’s header restored Newcastle’s lead at half-time. But David Moyes’s males confirmed why they completed sixth forward of Tottenham and Arsenal final season after the break.
Newcastle couldn’t stay with the tempo and inventiveness of Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio.
They mixed to get the guests stage as soon as extra on 53 minutes as Benrahma stooped to move residence Antonio’s cross.
Antonio then hit the put up with a header from point-blank vary, however on the rebound Murphy tripped Pablo Fornals contained in the field.
On his Premier League debut, Freddie Woodman saved Antonio’s penalty, however Tomas Soucek pounded on the rebound to place West Ham in entrance.
Three minutes later Benrahma fed Antonio on the counter-attack and this time he made no mistake with a thumping end to maneuver stage with Paolo Di Canio as West Ham’s all-time prime goalscorer in the Premier League.
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