Newcastle Beat West Ham 3-1 as Osula Double Leaves Hammers Near Relegation
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Updated · ESPN · May 17
Newcastle Beat West Ham 3-1 as Osula Double Leaves Hammers Near Relegation
12 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 17
Will Osula scored twice and Nick Woltemade added his first league goal since December as Newcastle won 3-1 at St James' Park, leaving West Ham on the verge of dropping out of the Premier League.
West Ham can be relegated on Tuesday if Tottenham win at Chelsea, and even a draw would all but send them down because their goal difference is far worse.
Newcastle raced 2-0 ahead inside 19 minutes through Woltemade and Osula, then restored a three-goal cushion in the 65th after Taty Castellanos' introduction had briefly improved West Ham.
Castellanos pulled one back with a sharp finish and later hit the crossbar, but the defeat left West Ham needing a highly unlikely final-day combination to survive.
Does West Ham's potential £100m loss reveal a fatal flaw in the Premier League's financial model for relegated clubs?
With a career-low win rate, is manager Nuno Espirito Santo truly the main reason for West Ham's impending relegation?
As Newcastle farewells its 'catalyst' Kieran Trippier, can rising star Will Osula become the club's new on-field leader?