Yohan Cabaye scored a brace to help Newcastle United earn a 3-1 away victory over West Ham United in the Premier League this afternoon.
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Newcastle should have gone ahead in the eighth minute of the game as Loic Remy was found by Cabaye, but the striker fired his attempt wide from the centre of the box.
Matthew Jarvis looked to work the flanks for the hosts and he found Matthew Taylor with a great ball into the box, with the midfielder somehow managing to send his headed effort wide of the post from only a few yards out.
Cabaye made the Hammers pay a few minutes later when he picked up a pass from Yoan Gouffran in the centre of the box, before turning the ball home with a right-footed finish.
Moussa Sissoko almost made it two as the visitors piled on the pressure, however Adrian did well to get down low to his bottom corner and turn the ball away from goal.
Remy doubled the visitors' lead in the 33rd minute when he converted a right-footed shot from close range, having been picked out by Sissoko with a pinpoint cross.
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However, West Ham grabbed a vital goal back on the stroke of half time as Mike Williamson put the ball into his own net to leave the score at 2-1 going into the break.
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Shola Ameobi was guilty of not increasing Newcastle's lead after half time following a miss which saw him blast wide following Remy's neat ball into the box.
Sissoko was next to play in Ameobi, but the Englishman was wasteful again as he was thwarted by Adrian, who pulled off a save in the centre of goal to keep West Ham in with a chance.
Substitute Andy Carroll did his best to pull the Hammers back into the match, but he wasted a good chance when blazed over with his right from the centre of the Newcastle box.
Cabaye cemented Newcastle's three points in the final minute of the match as he converted a free kick to leave the final score at 3-1.
Christopher Dodd
