{"id":449664,"date":"2017-12-23T18:30:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T18:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/atsu-ayew-score-as-newcastle-beat-west-ham\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T18:30:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T18:30:30","slug":"atsu-ayew-score-as-newcastle-beat-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/atsu-ayew-score-as-newcastle-beat-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Atsu, Ayew score as Newcastle beat West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Saturday, 23 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Kwese.espn.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/37412351.295.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Ayew 20\" title=\"Andre Ayew 20\" width=\"295\" height=\"308\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Andre Ayew, who had earlier missed a penalty, pulled one back but Newcastle held on for victory<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514053830_649_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Newcastle halted their alarming slide and ended West Ham&#8217;s recent revival by edging a five-goal thriller 3-2 at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Marko Arnautovic gave the Hammers, who had a spring in their step following recent wins over Chelsea and Stoke, a sixth-minute lead.<\/p>\n<p>But the wheels fell off spectacularly as Newcastle raced ahead through goals from forgotten midfielder Henri Saivet, Mohamed Diame and Christian Atsu.<\/p>\n<p>Andre Ayew, who had earlier missed a penalty, pulled one back but Newcastle held on for victory, their first win in 10 matches, to ensure they will not spend Christmas in the bottom three.<\/p>\n<p>The first 10 minutes of an often barmy match were simply the Saivet show, remarkable given the Senegal midfielder had barely been seen in almost two years &#8211; his last league appearance for the Magpies was in February 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Saivet made an immediate impact, although not the desired one when he gifted the ball to Arnautovic in the centre of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian still had plenty to do as he charged from the halfway line, but he outstripped lone defender Ciaran Clark before slotting past Rob Elliot for a third goal in four matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, Saivet redeemed himself almost immediately, lifting a 25-yard free-kick over the West Ham wall and inside Adrian&#8217;s near post to bring his side level after 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle were then twice denied by the woodwork, Dwight Gayle seeing his effort crash back off the crossbar and Matt Ritchie curling against a post.<\/p>\n<p>The back five which had earned West Ham three successive clean sheets was suddenly not looking quite so robust and Gayle passed up another chance when he sidefooted Javier Manquilo&#8217;s cross off target.<\/p>\n<p>Solid defending has hardly been Newcastle&#8217;s strong suit either, and Michail Antonio should have done better with the free header he planted wide before the interval.<\/p>\n<p>Eight minutes after the break Newcastle forged ahead through a familiar face in east London.<\/p>\n<p>Atsu raced past Pablo Zabaleta and his low cross was met with an emphatic finish from former Hammers midfielder Diame.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later West Ham were gifted the chance of an equaliser when Clark fouled Antonio in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of regular penalty taker Mark Noble, Ayew stepped up but his his stuttering run-up was followed by a weak penalty which was palmed away by Elliot.<\/p>\n<p>Buoyed by their let-off, and helped by some comical defending between Zabaleta and Arthur Masuaku, Newcastle doubled their lead when Astu raced clear and exchanged pases with Joselu before tucking away the third.<\/p>\n<p>With 20 minutes left Ayew, woeful from 12 yards, showed he is still deadly from two as he snaffled the rebound after Elliot had blocked substitute Andy Carroll&#8217;s header.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham piled forward looking for an equaliser but Newcastle held firm to record a much-needed first win since October for manager Rafael Benitez.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 58 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Saturday, 23 December 2017 Source: Kwese.espn.com 2017-12-23 Andre Ayew, who had earlier missed a penalty, pulled one back but Newcastle held on for victory Newcastle halted their alarming slide and ended West Ham&#8217;s recent revival by edging a five-goal thriller 3-2 at the London Stadium. 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