EPL: Newcastle 3-0 West Ham

Newcastle produced a fine performance

Newcastle earned their first Premier League victory of the season, beating winless West Ham 3-0 at St James' Park.

Joselu netted the opener on his full Newcastle debut in the first half, finishing into an empty net after Christian Atsu's unselfish square ball.

Newcastle grabbed a second with 18 minutes remaining through Ciaran Clark, who rose to head home Matt Ritchie's fine ball from the right.

Sub Alexandar Mitrovic put the cherry on the cake after rounding Joe Hart in the 86th minute, and the result means West Ham are bottom of the Premier League with no points and 10 goals conceded from three games.

During a first half lacking in chances, Newcastle eventually took the lead on 36 minutes through summer signing Joselu.

After young Declan Rice gave the ball away 35 yards from his goal, Atsu was released through on Joe Hart, before squaring for Joselu to bundle home in front of the Gallowgate End.

Hart was forced into a save early in the second half from Ayoze Perez's cross-shot, before Javier Hernandez failed to shuffle his feet quickly enough to turn home Aaron Cresswell's parried shot on the rebound from eight yards.

The impressive Ritchie nearly netted just after the hour mark, Hart getting down low to save his 20-yard effort, but the Scot did have a big part to play in Newcastle's second.

After wrestling the ball free on the right, Ritchie's fine ball was plum on the head of defender Clark, who found the net off the far post with a header.

Hart did well to deny Mitrovic late on from an angle, but the Serbian got his goal with four minutes remaining, rounding the goalkeeper and netting after Perez's deft ball allowed him through on goal.