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Result could have been better yesterday, Little Ed in particular was very 'disenfranchised' much to the chagrin of Lady B he is sure, let's face it following West Ham is a roller coaster ride of happiness and usually despair. Parents who inflicted being a 'Hammer' on their offspring would now make the front page of the 'Evening Excess', or even the Daily Snail, for neglect or abuse or some other Corbynesque misdeed!

West Ham Utd: Adrian, Reid, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Masuaku, Kouyate, Obiang, Ayew, Arnautovic, Antonio Subs: Hart, Carroll, Sakho, Hernandez, Collins, Quina, Rice
Newcastle Utd: Elliot, Yedlin, Clark, Lascelles, Manquillo, Diame, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Gayle, Joselu Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Murphy, Aarons, Perez, Mbemba, Haidara

Joe Hart desperately needed a good performance for West Ham in the cup game against Arsenal at the Emirates last night in order to keep alive his chance of being England's goal keeper at this year's FIFA World Cup finals in Russia. In a drab game that saw West Ham register NO shots on target despite having Hernandez, Ayew, Carroll, 'Elbows' and Sakho on at various points in the 1 - 0 defeat by Arsenal.