Newcastle United 0 West Ham United 3
While the Hammers play in Geordieland, we're away in Stratford-upon-Avon looking at Shakespearian gaffs to celebrate our wedding anniversary. I text fellow Hammer Matt to hope that Pellegrini Hathaway of getting three points at Newcastle. And he does. All four of his changes (Hernandez, Snodgrass, Noble and Cresswell) make a difference and Chicharito has a lean and hungry look. While we're looking round Anne Hathaway's cottage the Hammers take the lead when Snodgrass gets a deserved assist, crossing for Chicharito to stroke home in the box past a sleeping home defence. Newcastle aren't too bad for the rest of the half, with Perez missing a free header and a brilliant Zabaleta block denying Rondon.
But Anderson absolutely dominates the game and bamboozles poor Yedlin. Chicharito misses two good chances created by the Brazilian, but make amends by latching on to Arnie's header and dispatching past Dubravka. Anderson has an effort saved after another thrilling break and enjoys himself hugely playing little wedge passes. In added time he gets his reward, firing under the keeper. That's four in four games for Felipe and should shut up the bloke behind us who is always haranguing him for not getting stuck in. A great result at a team that had just won three in a row. All's well that ends well for West Hamlet, and as Matt texts to say, it's one of the Macbeth results of the season. Irons!
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