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Hammers fans who are normally notoriously 'robust' when it comes to dealing with the fall out of under performing managers were in no laughing mood Yesterday evening, despite their usual gallows humour they were finding it very hard to laugh.

West Ham: Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Rice (c), Paqueta; Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma. Subs: Areola (GK), Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier (c), Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Wilson, Saint-Maximin. Subs: Dubravka (GK), Lascelles, Gordon, Ritchie, Targett, Isak, Manquillo, Willock, Anderson.

When Al Pacino took on the role of Sonny Wortzik, a man who decides to rob a local Brooklyn bank to pay for his lover's operation but he is forced to take hostages after the heist does not go as planned, the part was seen as a very brave choice. Dog Day Afternoon was critically acclaimed but didn't do very well at the Box Office initially.