Premier League: West Ham v Newcastle half time report
West Ham 1 Newcastle 1
It’s level at the break at Upton Park, with two Englishmen on the scoresheet.
Carlton Cole prodded home his first goal of the season from a Frédéric Piquionne centre early on, before Newcastle skipper Kevin Nolan replied with a left-footed finish following Andy Carroll’s knockdown.
The Hammers have had marginally the better of it, and winger Victor Obinna should have done better when he lifted an effort over the crossbar when goalkeeper Tim Krul was way off his line.
Some late Newcastle pressure almost resulted in a goal shortly before the break, but this match is well set up going into the second half.
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