Opinion
**West Ham 3 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 2 November 2025 2pm**
Instant fan/writer reaction from some of our regular contributors on The Mag.
**Nat Seaton:**
_‘Well, didn’t see this performance coming._
_We got such a great start from Murphy’s strike that makes what came after that so hard to believe._
_I don’t think there is one player you could say played to their usual level, add to that the lethargy across the team meant we didn’t deserve to take anything from the game._
_The own goal and their third goal just sums everything up._
_A day to forgot as a travelling fan, let’s hope for MUCH better on Wednesday…’_
**Billy Miller:**
_‘A dismal display at the London Stadium._
_Our away form will cost us if we don’t sort it soon._
_Several of our players had their worst game of the season and at times we looked like a group of lads that just met for the first time for a kick about in the park._
_Without trying to deflect, it was frustrating that the goal that put us behind was in the 5th minute of added time._
_Anybody with eyes could see it wasn’t a penalty on the second viewing. Why VAR couldn’t sort it quicker and without sending the ref to the screen, I have no idea._
_We were deservedly beaten though and our brief winning streak abruptly ended.’_
**GToon:**
_‘That was a disgrace._
_We played a bottom team and were outplayed from start to finish._
_Can’t even control the ball._
_Some abysmal individual performances but that was really the worst I’ve seen us for a long long time.’_
**Matt Busby said…:**
_‘What an abjectly terrible performance._
_I can’t take anything positive out of it, Murphy’s goal aside, a lovely finish that had us ahead inside 5 minutes, after which it totally unravelled, their calamitous third perfectly summing up such a dreadful afternoon._
_I’m off to do some ironing. Roll on Bilbao.’_
**David Punton:**
_‘Really bad. A shocker. So poor._
_Every now and again you get to say ‘typical Newcastle’. Today is one of them._
_A struggling West Ham side who ain’t won at home since February – so naturally we hand them a 3-1 win, and all after having taken the lead._
_Not a good day for us at all. Players and manager._
_Could make an excuse that West Ham didn’t have to play midweek, but that’s flimsy._
_We are a better side than this, right?_
_The loss leaves us slumped in mid table.’_
**Jamie Smith:**
_‘No way of sugar coating this._
_A shocking, unacceptable performance that has turned the away form from being patchy into a real issue._
_West Ham were there for the taking at one nil but that horrendous habit of misplaced passes and lack of attacking desire contributed to a dismal defeat that for me is thé worst result since…well, since losing to West Ham at home last year._
_Really really poor, Thiaw the only one to emerge with any credit for me.’_
**West Ham 3 Newcastle 1 – Sunday 2 November 2025 2pm**
**Match Stats**
**Goals:**
**Newcastle United****:**
Murphy 4
**West Ham:**
Paqueta 35, Botman OG 45+5, Soucek 90+7
**Possession** was Newcastle 62% West Ham 38%
**Total shots** were Newcastle 12 West Ham 15
**Shots on target** were Newcastle 4 West Ham 9
**Corners** were Newcastle 6 West Ham 7
**Touches in the opposition box** Newcastle 22 West Ham 21
**Newcastle team v West Ham:**
Pope, Krafth (Schar 45), Thiaw, Botman (Barnes 65), Burn, Bruno, Joelinton, Tonali, Gordon (Ramsey 46), Woltemade (Osula 46), Murphy (Elanga 77)
**Subs:**
Ramsdale, Hall, Willock, Miley