On the evening of February 19, Beijing time, an early match in the 26th round of the Premier League, the Hammers helped West Ham to face the league upstart Newcastle United at home. In the first half, West Ham relied on Craig Dawson's header to take the lead, but was equalised by Willock at halftime. In the second half, the two sides did not succeed again, and finally ended the game 1-1.
Under Moyes, West Ham continued their strength from last season, they are strong contenders in the top 4 of the league this season. In the last round, West Ham fought heavily against Leicester City, eventually equalizing at the last minute of injury time and taking away one point away from home.
On the Newcastle side, as they have introduced a number of strong reinforcements in succession in their winter window, the momentum of the team is fierce. In the past three rounds of premier league matches, Newcastle has won. But recently, they have suffered a major blow. Trippier was forced to end treatment due to a fractured left leg, and the players were most likely reimbursed early for the season.
The game is crucial for both sides and the Hammers will overtake United to return to the top 4 once they win. And Newcastle also needs to score points away from home and establish its own relegation situation as soon as possible. On the starting list, both teams are out of the strongest lineups in existence.
After the game opened, Newcastle was clearly trying to be anti-away, and they constantly made threats in west ham's penalty area. But the home team relied on the opportunity to counterattack and created a clearly greater threat. In the 19th minute, Bowen volleyed into the mid-post and West Ham missed the lead. However, in the 32nd minute, Dawson relied on an assist from Cresville to successfully achieve the goal.
Just when West Ham fans thought the home team could return to the dressing room with the lead, there was an accident in their penalty area before half-time. In a scuffle, West Ham's 7500W captain Rice delivered a oolong assist, and former Arsenal player Willock seized the opportunity to equalize, and the two sides returned to the dressing room 1-1.
In the second half, the two sides did not pose much of a threat, and finally passed a relatively dull 45 minutes. At the end of the match, West Ham was drawn 1-1 by the opponent in the lead, and failed to surpass Manchester United to return to the top 4 after this round. For Moyes, this is definitely not a successful game, and their recent struggle for 4 is very unsatisfactory, with only 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in 5 rounds, losing 10 points. The Hammers' recent downturn has arguably been the biggest winner for Manchester United.
Newcastle, who was able to take away one point away, was definitely a task. Since losing to Manchester City in 18 league rounds, Newcastle have remained unbeaten in six rounds, with a record of 3 wins and 3 draws. After having the "banknote ability", the premier league's upstart relegation is basically not a problem.