Newcastle 3 West Ham 1

We looked good in the first half and Ashton took his goal well. I felt Lucas Neill was at fault for the two goals, losing possession for the first and way out of position for the second.

I'm not sure what happened in the second half. We seemed to rely too much on the long ball when we had mixed it up well in the first, with a mixture of long balls and pace down the wings.

If we defend like this against Arsenal we will get mullered.