NEWCASTLE, England (AP) â Conceding for the first time in the English Premier League since November, Newcastle was held by West Ham to 1-1 on Saturday. Lucas Paqueta's strike took the shine off Eddie Howe's 600th game as a manager and dented Newcastle's rise. The Brazilian's 32nd-minute equalizer came after Callum Wilson ended his 10-game drought with an early strike at St James' Park. Newcastle had not conceded in the league since Nov. 6. The home team missed the suspended Bruno Guimaraes, and
The 25-year-old Brazilian, a summer target for the Magpies, clinched a 1-1 draw with a 32nd-minute equaliser after Callum Wilson had ended his 10-game drought with an early strike. A point was no more than the Hammers deserved after recovering from a dreadful start in front of a crowd of 52,256 to deny Eddie Howe victory in his 600th game as a manager. The Carabao Cup finalists badly missed the suspended Bruno Guimaraes, and even the introduction of ÂŁ45million January signing Anthony Gordon for his debut could not get them over the line.
Chelsea this week set a new mark of ÂŁ106.8million in bringing in World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez from Benfica, but Moyes believes the much-admired Rice would go for more than that. However, the Hammers levelled through former Newcastle target Lucas Paqueta and then defended impressively to claim a deserved point.