West Ham beats Newcastle 2-0 in Premier League

As for West Ham, a win could help them climb higher in the league after losses from other teams above them occurred earlier in the game week.

Three minutes into the second half Payet wrapped up the win when he followed up after Victor Moses’ shot crashed against the crossbar.

“We’ve got talented players out there, but we didn’t do the basics well enough”, said McClaren, whose side take on Watford at St James’s Park on Saturday.

Winston Reid of West Ham vies for the ball with Newcastle’s Georginio Wijnaldum on Monday night in their Premier League contest. The Frenchman has been the most creative player for the Hammers this season with a chance created every 39 minutes. Meanwhile, West Ham showed how good combination play can produce a attractive finish and goal.

The 30-year-old was linked with a move to Qatar or China during the summer, but McClaren, who is still looking for a first League win as Magpies’ boss, says the former Metz and Freiburg player remains a big part of his plans.

“He is a player who I really wanted from the start and I hoped that he was going to come”, said Bilic.

“I was surprised because previous year I tried to take him to Besiktas but it was impossible”.

And in their first competitive meeting since that rain-soaked night, Bilic once again came out on top while McClaren’s Toon side are still winless, having not scored in the league since the opening day of the season.

“They were late, and we were expecting the game to be put back for 15 minutes”, Bilic told a news conference.

“This is proof that we are on the right way and proof we did well in the transfer window”, he added.

West Ham’s first home win of the season after defeats by Leicester City and AFC Bournemouth edged them up five places, six points behind leaders Manchester City, and gave manager Slaven Bilic plenty of reasons to be cheerful. “In the second half I was proud, because we were solid, good at keeping the ball and great at counter attacks”.

“The preparation was short, but we had to deal with that and we didn’t”, he said. These sorts of nights and games are painful to go through, but sometimes you have to go through them to learn about individuals and your team.