Newcastle 1-1 West Ham: Hammers come back to earn a point
As West Ham came from behind to draw at St James' Park, Lucas Paqueta dented Newcastle's Premier League charge. The 25-year-old Brazilian, a summer target for the Magpies, equalised in the 32nd minute after Callum Wilson ended his 10-game goal drought with an early strike. A point was all the Hammers deserved after recovering from a poor start in front of 52,256 fans to deny Eddie Howe victory in his 600th game as manager. The Carabao Cup finalists were without suspended Bruno Guimaraes, and even the introduction of £45million January signing Anthony Gordon for his debut was insufficient. If Howe was worried about a hangover from Tuesday night's semi-final victory, he didn't have to be, at least not right away, as his team raced out of the blocks. Wilson latched on to Sean Longstaff's defense-splitting pass and confidently fired past Lukasz Fabianski, his first goal in 11 appearances in all competitions. Longstaff, Kieran Trippier, and Willock worked to feed Migue